Hi there..

We have a mature lemon tree which became infested with "Scale." So we
pruned it back (severely) to about 4 feet high about 8 weeks ago. Not a
leaf was left. It was about 12' high.

All remaining branches have sprouted a forest of new sprouts straight up.
Some are three feet tall. The sprouts are thickly populated along the old
branches. Some that have fallen off, have leaves which have turned over,
though they look healthy. It's been very warm here for the last three
weeks. Some days have been near 112 degrees f.

Also, the watering in the last couple of weeks has been much more
consistent.

Question: Could this be a normal behavior? Would a tree "test" many
sprouts and find the root stock can't support the fast growth?

Any insight to this would be welcome. Thank you and...

Best regards,

Stan-