Are all Improved Meyer Lemon dwarf trees?
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Improved Meyer Lemon tree losing all of it's leaves
Comments (2)How is your drainage? Is the soil staying soggy? Don't fertilze it yet; repot it in some African violet soil mixed with course sand and just a little nitrogen and Phosphorous 1-0-1 and a little chelated iron-half-strength, and trim any diseased roots. Trim the blooms; the blooms take away energy needed for recovery. Keep it a semi-shaded location out of the rain and cold. Water just to keep the soil damp as a sponge. Trim as much top growth as you do roots. Don't fertilize again until you see vast improvement, then use a good citrus fertilizer and gradually acclimate it to full sun. Good luck...See MoreDwarf Improved meyer lemon
Comments (2)Hello Charlie, Thanks for that information. I just wanted to get some more opinions from growers. I had a ponderosa lemon and even though I lost it, I really enjoyed growing it. The reason it died I believe was the fact that it had set fruit and I ended up with a fruit the size of a softball, and then it died. The lemon took about 8-9 months to mature and the fruit it self was full of seeds. That was the major downfall of the fruit. Ponderosa lemon is a cross between a lemon and a citron. I would rather have a fruit with less seed and better flavor. That is why I am looking into the IM lemon. Hopefully I can get some more responses and have some people that grow diffrent lemon varieties. Four wind growers has several varieties but there cost is almost double the cost I want to pay. Right now I can get a 3ft tree with smaller branches for $25.00. That to me is a steal! I will wait and see what people say and order it in a few weeks. Andrew...See MoreDwarf meyer lemon tree lost all leaves
Comments (25)I bonsai Plants, and currently have a Tangerine * and an Avocado no bigger then a small dog* in my care. My tengerine needs a good root pruning. Ya thats what I said a root pruning. As long as the Branches to not exceed more then half of the root ball, then your making a very healthy plant. This will back up any statement I plan on saying, Look up the art of the Bonsai. Which involves a lot of pruning roots and branches even citrus trees. In containers it is often that the soil gets compacted, this causes the little issue I am having, ware its winter and it needs it roots trimmed. * I hate using garbage bag in doors and it just gets messy* the act of simply loosening the soil, helps a lot, since containers do not have earth worms to keep it nice and airy. however in instances when in a pot, your roots tend to out grow the leafy part causing well the loss of leaves. Roots need energy to stay alive as well. If you have to much of a Leafy top to your tree, you loos leaves again, resulting in again your's and mines issue. However mine is simply due to it being that time for a root pruning, as my roots have out grown there leaf top. That and its pretty compacted in there..... I should probably changed the soil all together, but its winter ware I am at in winter potting soil is a rare find....See MoreImproved Semi-dwarf Meyer Lemon Care
Comments (4)Divine, I know that you think it is not dense, but it is. And adding potting mix, which is basically just peat, will make this mix even more dense. It will compact and will eventually cause water to accumulate in the bottom half of your pot, suffocating (drowning) your roots. Trust me, been doing this for a while, now :-) Silica is correct, so am I, so are the other several very successful container citrus growers on this forum. I wouldn't bother mixing my custom potting mix this way, if I didn't need to. And, it is quite warm where I live (Vista, N. San Diego county, about 7 miles inland), with little to no rain, and I still need to do this to prevent root rot. If I could have it easy, and just dump a bag of potting mix into my pot, I would. But, this eventually spells disaster in compacted and collapsed mix, and the death of my precious citrus tree. Since I grow a lot of rarer cultivars in containers, I consider it cheap insurance. You're welcome to do what you want, and ignore the advice of experienced container growers (and Silica is being very modest, he has the most fantastic greenhouse, and grows some of the most amazing things in a very inhospitable climate). I wish you luck, but I expect in a while, you'll see issues, so you can save this thread for future use, when you see your tree starting to do poorly. It will manifest itself in appearing to be under-fertilizing, then drooping, dropping leaves and overall failure. Those will be your signs of root rot. That, and a very wet bottom half of the pot with very stinky rotten roots. Patty S....See Morekev843
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