Meyer Lemon Tree pruning
Two questions:
Should I prune any branches on this tree? If so, where?
Should I remove the baby lemons from this tree? I would still like to leave one or two if possible.
Should I prune any branches on this tree? If so, where?
Should I remove the baby lemons from this tree? I would still like to leave one or two if possible.
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Hi Soon! I have a Meyer lemon, it’s Ben 2 years now. It was smaller than yours, and had 6-7 tiny lemons and a lot of flowers. I was advised to take them all off as the plant was nowhere near mature for fruit. I did that last year. This year, I got 2 lemons. Birds or another critter ate one of them. My lemon is green, and I do have. Persian Lime tree so thought I may have switched labels. I found out that Meyer Lemons are green and it takes 6/9 months for the fruit to mature, and it starts to yellow when it’s ripe.if you want to prune it, I would take the top off (I did that to mine) so the tree gets fuller. As far as leaving the lemons/flowers, also up to you, but at this time if year, they might not mature (remember 6-9 month). Pretty sure youlll have to bring it inside during the winter- I’m in Texas and mine comes in, but I don’t know your winter there, but think it may be similar?! I hope this helps. ☺️
@SillyPlantGirl alright i’ll prune the top and the lemons! thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed response. also pretty plant