We have just returned from vacation and found our Honeybell citrus branches touching the ground and full of fruit. Can I use boards to brace the limbs to keep them from splitting?
Honeybells, also known as Minneola tangelos, are reaching their mature size, but harvesting does not begin until December. You could lighten the load by picking off some of the fruit, or trimming the limbs, but most gardeners won’t think of giving up these tasty fruit. Your suggestion of some well-placed notched boards to prop up the overloaded limbs is probably the best one.
