If you have fertilized and think there is a possibility that you dosed it on the high side, or, too close to the trunk, I'd say a very high probability of too much fertilizer ...and therefore damaged roots! I've done it. Scrape away as much fertilizer as you can and flush with water multiple times over the next months. Do not let it get (too) dry as the salty soil is dehydrating the plant. If all the leaves are gone and it hasn't been in the ground for too long, you might as well lift it and replace with fresh dirt. Good luck.I am in the process of recovering mine too. Actually, the Citrus that i have lifted and replaced/moved are recovering faster.

I would think the Eureka would be better for lemonade, as it's going to have more a that "lemon" flavor. The Meyer, my favorite, is a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. I swear, you can eat the pulp, it's sweet enough. I love them. The Eureka lemon is one that STIRRINGS, the cocktail mix maker, makes it "Lemon Drop Martini" mixer out of. And it has a very lemony flavor. The Meyer is just on the other side, with that mandarin mixed in, which I love. Williams-Sonoma makes a Meyer Lemon Martini mixer, made with Meyer Lemons, and it's my favorite. When talking via email to the people at STIRRINGS, I questioned why they only marketed a "Lemon Drop" mixer and not a "Meyer" mixer, as Meyer lemons are becoming quite popular as of late (I have two new trees myself). I was surprised to learn that STIRRINGS actually makes the Meyer Lemon mix that Williams-Sonoma puts their name on. I wrote them back and told them they should reconsider and mass-produce the Meyer for others rather than Williams-Sonoma and distribute the mixer in all the places STIRRINGS seem to be available, as a trip to the mall to buy mixer can be a rather daunting task. Our Williams-Sonoma is in the mall, and whenever I go, I stock up on this wonderful elixir. But making a special trip to get it, as I said, can be quite a challenge...what with the mall traffic and all. So after all that rambling...I would say the Eureka probably would make the best lemonade, but the Meyer would make a "special" lemonade that would make your guests say "Mmmmm.....what IS that?"

If you could post some fotos, it would help a lot. General information... citrus can always be pruned for shape or plant morphology,,, that is, cutting branches that are too low, or pointing toward the ground; or cutting branches that are crossing the center, i.e., to keep the center open to let in the light. My mental image I try to create is a tree more or less shaped like a wine glass; but that is only my vision...others have different ideas; I have seen citrus pruned as topiary, espalier, even bonsai. BTW, I am assuming your trees are in the ground; if they are in containers, there are others like meyermike who can give you much better advice. The bottom line is, if you don't like the shape of your citrus, prune it to make it Robert's tree. A word of caution, especially in Florida... don't prune it up so as to expose the trunk to direct sun...it can sunburn the trunk and kill the tree.

UPDATE 2019! Hey everyone, happy new year! You guys are still my special community of help and advice that I always think of when I am around my tree! I have since brought my tree down to my parents house in South Carolina. Being a bachelor (still) I had to move into several different apartments in Nashville since that post, none of which would be suitable for my baby to thrive in! My parents also have adopted her and done an excellent job helping raise her as my dad loves loves loves lemons in all of the water that he drinks. It had a great summer - they brought it outside and kept it in full sun - it grew to become a large leaf bearing tree that the kids love to “pretend water” with toy cups and boats full of water. Now it has been brought in for the winter and it has grown so many lemons - I’ve been anxiously waiting for them to start turning yellow. Over thanksgiving it appeared that some of them were beginning to turn yellow at the base of the fruit. I was hopeful that this January they would turn full yellow and I could come and pick a few. Here is the sad news. It has been dropping leaves consistently. It still is blooming. My dad and i think that it is due to over watering. Then i just found out from my dad that after Christmas it got a spider mite infestation. My dad sprayed it with some pesticide and he thinks the spiders are all dead. I’m attaching a photo of what he used. Again, just wanted to update you guys. Last year we got lemons and it was incredible to see where this tree had come from. I think I might have to name her Lazarus! Never would have saved her with yalls help. What do y’all think of the current state the tree is in? What do you think of the spider mite infestation? Any advice would ALWAYS be so helpful!! Forever grateful, Jamie