Meyer Lemons Too Big for the Tree
Cindy Martin
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Lemons Too Big for a Small Meyer Lemon Tree???
Comments (8)Hi All, I need some Meyer lemon assistance. I received a dwarf tree in the spring from QVC thru mycitrustree(dot) com. I had some beautiful blossoms in the summer and now have 2 lemons about 3 inches and 3 1/2 long. It was kept outside and watered as needed in addition to Mother Nature. I live in NJ and it was about to dip into the 40's one night so I brought it into my basement two weeks ago. I watered it before I brought it in and it got a soaking rain too. It's in a pot with drain access and it still moist. It has also now begun to bud on all end branch A LOT. My original question is some random leaves are turning yellow. They are not dry or curling and have no pests. The leaf veins are also not turning white. I am a nervous first time fruit tree mother. I did not give any fertilizer since I received it in the spring. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! Barbara-Ann...See MoreNew Meyer Lemon - 5 trees or just 1 too deep?
Comments (15)I'm sure your suggestion of five rooted cuttings is the correct one. Meyers Lemon cuttings root easily and quickly with a bit of mist and bottom heat. Commercially - for the ornamental potted market - it makes sense to do this. Most of all, you don't need an expert grafter. Simply a handful of shoots which anyone can stick in a pot. If one dies, it is easily removed. The multiple shoots quickly make a nice looking bushy plant ready for sale. Cheap and cheerful! Dis-entangle the roots by swishing around in a large bucket of not-too-cold water, and you'll discover five plants for the price of one....See MoreHelp! Meyer Lemon tree not doing too well.
Comments (4)Your soils looks very dense. And that might be the problem. Not enough oxygen at the root area. How warm/cold is the floor area? Any cold draft?...See MoreHow late is too late to re-pot a soggy Meyer Lemon tree?
Comments (21)Update, six weeks later. The tree doesn't want to go on the cart... Red arrows point to one sucker branch and one sucker bud(?). Purple dashed line is what I believe to be the graft scar. Green arrows point to what I hope are new growth above the graft. These appeared all within the last week; maybe due to the days getting longer, maybe due to a few degrees rise in temperature inside as some other inhabitants were running fevers. I have read on this forum that sucker branches are usually not desirable. Are they worth letting grow for a while, if they are the only source of active chloroplasts on the tree? My hunch is yes, but I admit knowing very little about the regrowth tendencies of Meyer lemons. My next question is whether the old branches are actually dead,or whether they have some hope of rejuvenation: Most of these branches used to be green, but are now brown or near black. Some show hints of green near the branch collar. Is it worthwhile to prune back branches which look brown, if that might encourage growth from the same collar? Or do brown branches ever return to green, and it's worthwhile to wait? Thanks, all!...See Moresautesmom Sacramento
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