Lemons - self fertile or self fertilising
 

My recent lemon tree from Aldi is not only covered in lemons at various
stages of development but is also flowering.

It is indoors so not exposed to insects (I hope).

In some places it is listed as self-fertile (i.e. can set fruit from its own
pollen) and in others (at least for the Meyer lemon) it is listed as
self-fertilising (i.e. a flower, if not fertilised by an insect, will set
fruit from the pollen produced by the flower without any outsidi
intervention).

Does anyone know which of these is correct?

The first flower to open looks suspiciously close to fertilising itself but
I would like to know if a quick wizz with a camel hair brush is required.

Cheers

Dave R

Lemons - self fertile or self fertilising
 

"David WE Roberts" wrote ...
My recent lemon tree from Aldi is not only covered in lemons at various
stages of development but is also flowering.

It is indoors so not exposed to insects (I hope).

In some places it is listed as self-fertile (i.e. can set fruit from its
own pollen) and in others (at least for the Meyer lemon) it is listed as
self-fertilising (i.e. a flower, if not fertilised by an insect, will set
fruit from the pollen produced by the flower without any outsidi
intervention).

Does anyone know which of these is correct?

The first flower to open looks suspiciously close to fertilising itself
but I would like to know if a quick wizz with a camel hair brush is
required.

I think they need a brush as I get lots of flowers that don't set.
BTW don't let the plant overdo the amount of fruit it can grow or you will
only get small fruit and a seriously stressed tree which will take a long
time to recover, or worse, a dead tree.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK