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| When can I expect this to set fruit?
This is a potted dwarf lemon tree-it is supposedly a dwarf Meyer Lemon tree. The tree receives 4-5 hours of full sun each day. (when the sun is out) I water when the top 1 inch of soil is dry and I fertilize every 2 weeks with Dr. Earth Fruit tree fertilizer. I think the tree was only about 1 year old when I got it in October 2011. It was about a foot tall. Unfortunately I purchased this from Guerneys, which didn't say how big it would be at shipping time nor how old it was. I should have gotten a bigger tree from a different site. It has put on about 6 inches of growth since I planted it, but barely has any branching just a lot of foliage. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy102/plantgnome/lemon/DSCF0431.jpg
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| is it Grafted? I dont see an obvious graft union. it looks like a seedling tree to me. grafted trees can typically flower the first year. either way this one needs to just grow for many years before you would allow it to set fruit. Also you should try and get it atleast 8 hours of light and be careful about watering. Just because the top of the soil is dry doesnt mean the rootzone is. I have linked some very informative reading on container soils mike |
Here is a link that might be useful: Container soils
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- Posted by plantgnome 6b/7 (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 12 at 8:03
| Guerneys reply- bears fruit at 3 years old-is produced by cuttings. So fed up with this company. never again |
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| There is nothing wrong with a potted Meyer's Lemon grown from a cutting. It is a common way of rapidly producing an ornamental plant that will fruit perfectly well just as quickly as a grafted plant. If you require a highly productive tree for growing outside, then you should select a plant grafted on to a rootstock suitable for your local conditions. However, supplying a well-grown cutting is not justification for criticising the producer. For many people's reqirements it is a good way to produce a suitable plant at reasonable cost. |
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| Nothing wrong with a rooted cutting. It looks like its gonna need to put on some bulk before you can expect fruit. |
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| If it is a rooted cutting, it is not a dwarf Meyer. |
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