Got a dead stick of a lemon tree sapling in an 18" tall pot. I thought the
entire structure, roots and all were dead. Believe the few freezes here in
S. Texas did the deed as it was outside.

I watered it anyway to see if anything would happen. Now I got lemon tree
shoots near the main part, and one a few inches away. How should I pursue
this regarding:
How long to keep it in the pot before transplanting?
Should I try to maintain the shoots near the main rootage, or the one
further away, or both?
My end intention is to transplant to the front yard for southern sun
exposure blockage on the house The original tree was grown from seed, about
2 years old, and around 16" tall.

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Dave

Dioclese wrote:

My end intention is to transplant to the front yard for southern sun
exposure blockage on the house The original tree was grown from
seed, about 2 years old, and around 16" tall.

If I expected to have lemons to use off my trees, I'd go to the
nursery and get 2 grafted lemon trees and plant 15 or 20 feet apart
for cross pollination. If the nurseries in your area don't carry
citrus trees, that should tell you something!

If just to have a tropical tree, let it grow until you have a good
strong trunk and cut the others.

Tom J