you could train it to be dwarf. regular root and top growth pruning will keep it small. Basically like how bonsai growers keep normally huge trees small. Even dwarf trees can become pretty big if left alone. im sure someone knows where to find meyers on dwarf rootstock. Mike

Hello Witchywoman, I would not plant them in ground where you are. Citrus can't handle temps below freezing for very long and I am in zone 5 with a microclimate zone6. Lake Erie keeps us a little warmer but even still not warm enough for me to keep citrus outdoors year round. Much better to bring them out when warm enough and cart them back in when temps drop below 32. I don't like to keep mine out below 40! Where did you get your trees? I am concerned that at three years old you have not even had any blooms yet. That isn't a good sign. Are they grafted trees? I am guessing no since I recently got a 2-3 year old Oro Blanco grapefruit tree that is loaded with flowers. Matter of fact, I just went out side and removed 3 immature fruits that just formed after the flower petals fell. I do this hoping that the energy will go back to the tree and encourage it to grow larger. Can you post any pics of your trees? Where did you buy them? Kev, I wanted to let you know that a lot of people grow these trees from rooted cuttings and wheather it is grafted or not, you will still get a lot of pleasure from your tree. I love South Carolina. I have made many trips to Myrtle Beach and alsways wanted to experience Charleston but never have. As a teenager, I bought many of my first tropical trees there. Over the years I got a ponderosa lemon, 1 or 2 banana trees, and a huge gardenia tree that actually looked more like a large bush. I didn't have much luck with most of them. I left the ponderosa outdoors and a stupid rabbit turned it into dinner! Thorns and all. I lost the gardenia tree but now I am succesfull with growing them. I wanted to let you know that I recently bought a "dwarf" improved meyer lemon tree. My tree is a little over 6 feet but from what I hear they respond well to pruning. Unfortunetly for me, I can only let it grow maybe a foot taller, but this summer I am going to work on getting it to grow wider. Also, when the tree is full of fruits you can get a weeping affect due to the weight of the fruit. Good luck with your tree and if you have any questions fire away! You should check out my Calling all Imroved Meyer lemon tree post. I asked tons of questions and as a result, my tree is as beutifull as it was the day I got and actually i think it looks greener. Mike recommended a dose of white vinegar and Foliage Pro at every watering. My trees leaves are a nice healthy green! Andrew

Hmmm, Amanda, I guess you'll have to separate those two naughty trees! Imagine the nerve of them! Commingling their genes in such a tawdry display! And the pair of them aren't even the same species! Charles Darwin would be outraged! Seriously, I don't think there has been any nefarious hanky-panky going on, and, unless you happened to pull them apart and break off a few leaves from the one that became wedged in place on the other, I would be more inclined to think that the similarity is just coincidence. Under low light, new citrus leaves can appear quite different (bigger, flimsier, paler) from leaves that have grown in optimal lighting. Short of seeing a picture or two, that is my best guess! Don

The fruit can take several months to grow and ripen. You think your tree is just sitting there but it is really at work thriving and growing. If you see fruit, let them be and they will ripen nicely. Meyer lemons do ideally well in SF as well as here in the Sac Valley. I planted mine three years ago and right now it is 6 ft tall with about 20 green unripe lemons on it. They are gorgeous trees and very rewarding. They bloom several times a year and produce fantastic fruit. Just give it a little citrus fertilizer, Ironite if you see a pattern of yellow leaves, water as reccommended, and a pruning once in a while if the tree's growth is out of control. Other than that they stay green year round.