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lemon tree fruit
I have just been given a small lemon tree. It is bearing small green
fruit which presumably developed last year. Do I remove these or will they develop into ripe fruit this year? |
lemon tree fruit
"Graham K." wrote ... I have just been given a small lemon tree. It is bearing small green fruit which presumably developed last year. Do I remove these or will they develop into ripe fruit this year? ................................... Citrus can take almost a year for fruit to grow to useful size, so no, do not remove them as they should be big enough to use later in the year, probably nearer Christmas. The only exception is if your small tree has too many fruit growing and whilst they usually abort excess fruit, sometimes they don't and it can weaken the tree. We had this with a Tahiti Lime which then took two years to recover. Do you know how to grow it? Ericaceous compost with added drainage material, no water tray underneath as the roots in water will surely kill it. Lots of feed too as gross feeders. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
lemon tree fruit
On 09/03/2011 17:19, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Graham K." wrote ... I have just been given a small lemon tree. It is bearing small green fruit which presumably developed last year. Do I remove these or will they develop into ripe fruit this year? .................................. Citrus can take almost a year for fruit to grow to useful size, so no, do not remove them as they should be big enough to use later in the year, probably nearer Christmas. The only exception is if your small tree has too many fruit growing and whilst they usually abort excess fruit, sometimes they don't and it can weaken the tree. We had this with a Tahiti Lime which then took two years to recover. Do you know how to grow it? Ericaceous compost with added drainage material, no water tray underneath as the roots in water will surely kill it. Lots of feed too as gross feeders. Thanks for that. |
lemon tree fruit
On 09/03/2011 17:35, Graham K. wrote:
On 09/03/2011 17:19, Bob Hobden wrote: "Graham K." wrote ... I have just been given a small lemon tree. It is bearing small green fruit which presumably developed last year. Do I remove these or will they develop into ripe fruit this year? .................................. Citrus can take almost a year for fruit to grow to useful size, so no, do not remove them as they should be big enough to use later in the year, probably nearer Christmas. The only exception is if your small tree has too many fruit growing and whilst they usually abort excess fruit, sometimes they don't and it can weaken the tree. We had this with a Tahiti Lime which then took two years to recover. Do you know how to grow it? Ericaceous compost with added drainage material, no water tray underneath as the roots in water will surely kill it. Lots of feed too as gross feeders. Thanks for that. Another question. It is in a 12" pot. The label says 24" pot which is too big to bring into the house in winter. Is it OK to leave in the smaller pot? Thanks in anticipation. |
lemon tree fruit
"Graham K." wrote Another question. It is in a 12" pot. The label says 24" pot which is too big to bring into the house in winter. Is it OK to leave in the smaller pot? Thanks in anticipation. ..................................... Eventually it will need a large pot but if it's only small and doesn't look under-potted then it should be OK for a couple of years. We have ours outside normally by the end of this month against a S. facing wall but watch the forecasts and take them back inside if frost is due. It's amazing how quickly they start growing away once outside with a good dose of sequestered iron and feed. BTW an older tree will usually have flowers and fruit at all stages of growth all at the same time. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
lemon tree fruit
On Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:54:36 -0000, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Graham K." wrote Another question. It is in a 12" pot. The label says 24" pot which is too big to bring into the house in winter. Is it OK to leave in the smaller pot? Thanks in anticipation. .................................... Eventually it will need a large pot but if it's only small and doesn't look under-potted then it should be OK for a couple of years. We have ours outside normally by the end of this month against a S. facing wall but watch the forecasts and take them back inside if frost is due. It's amazing how quickly they start growing away once outside with a good dose of sequestered iron and feed. BTW an older tree will usually have flowers and fruit at all stages of growth all at the same time. You mention ericaceous growing medium, but would you also say to use rain water? Or do you find the sequestered iron does the trick? Right about overcropping: in ignorance, I let mine produce over fifty little lemons, and the poor thing nearly died. -- Mike. |
lemon tree fruit
"Mike Lyle" wrote ... "Bob Hobden" wrote: You mention ericaceous growing medium, but would you also say to use rain water? Or do you find the sequestered iron does the trick? Right about overcropping: in ignorance, I let mine produce over fifty little lemons, and the poor thing nearly died. ............................. Strictly speaking they don't need ericaceous compost they just prefer it and if you use it you can then use hard tap water to water with. However, I do use rain water if I have enough. (I have some plants that demand it) -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
lemon tree fruit
On Mar 9, 5:00*pm, "Graham K." wrote:
I have just been given a small lemon tree. It is bearing small green fruit which presumably developed last year. Do I remove these or will they develop into ripe fruit this year? Some citrus fruits take nearly two years to develope/ripen. You can get flowers and fruit simultaneously on the tree in these cases. |
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