No too much at times, since I sometimes I never let them growm because I do not eat them..

I enjoy the fragrance and the growth more than the fruit.

If I wanted to, I could get at least several lemon on my ponderosas that are only 2 feet high which has happened before.

I have gotten at least 14 oranges, seedless, sweet and juicy on my washington navel just for fun, to feed to my co-workers.

I have gotten up to 6 grapefruit on my "oro"..

But, not way as much as you can get on a full grown tree in the dirt outdoors though..

Mike.:-)

In a 12 month period, I usually get more a 5 gallon bucket of calamondin fruits. The first 2 years my Ponderosa lemon fruited, I got about 25-30 pounds (10-15 lemons) each year. Last year a hail beat off the fruit. This year it is over-achieving and I should double those amounts.

In a 12 month period, I usually get more a 5 gallon bucket of calamondin fruits. The first 2 years my Ponderosa lemon fruited, I got about 25-30 pounds (10-15 lemons) each year. Last year a hail beat off the fruit. This year it is over-achieving and I should double those amounts.

This tree had 14 oranges at once before picking most.

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This short ponderosa has had up to 7 fruit huge size at once.

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This blood orange has had up to 8 on it at once on such a short tree. About 2 feet tall..

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Just a taste of what you can get in a container, even up here in the North East..

MIke..:-)

Hi, Mike. You had better get those plastic tags removed from your trees, unless you are able to loosen them every few months. That's an ideal way to do permanent damage to your terrific plants.

They might be loose already, but look tight to me.

Hi My mentor..:-)

Those are older pictures I took a while ago and I remember you telling me to do that back then...I did, thanks to your idea.

Rhizo, thank for being on top of things and your comments are always appreciated..

Mike..:-)

hello!

since we are in citrus subject. I have a small grafted lemon, it has been blooming and fruiting. It now has 4 tiny lemons but one of them turns yellow...what did I do wrong? too much water or not enough fertilizer?...I like to has at least 1 perfect lemon this year? Please help!!!!Any of your helps will be appreciated.
Dee

Hi, Tsmith2579! That sounds lovely! How large a pot are you using? :-)

We're looking to grow some citrus and other fruit trees for the fruit vs. ornamental value and so would love to hear more from other GW members on their experiences with growing fruit trees in containers!

rhizo, the Cal is about 11 years old. It is about 7-8 feet tall and 5-6 feet in diameter. We bought it on a trip to the Florida Keys at a mom & pop nursery on the south end of Seven Mile Bridge. We could actually see the bridge from the nursery. The Ponderosa must only be 5 or 6 years old. It was given to me as a cutting from Jan Lotz at one of our swaps. It is about 7 feet tall and 5 feet in diameter (limbs). The Key lime is about 6 years old. I grew it from seed. It is about 6 feet tall and about 4 feet in diameter (limbs).

Tsmith,

If your Ponderosa is only 5-6 years old, how big was it when you aquired it now that it is that tall?

I have some that are almost that age, that never got about a couple of feet! I am sick of it. They are very healthy, and produce blooms and flowers, but do not want to grow taller..

Thank a lot.

Mike, the Ponderosa was an unrooted cutting less than a foot tall that I was given at a Fall swap in either Sept or Oct. It sat in the greenhouse all winter as a green stick. In late spring it sprouted leaves and grew 2-3 feet the first year. Your next question is what did I feed it and what type soil. I fed it with 90 day slow release pelletized fertilizer such as Osmocote. It released a small amount of fertilizer every time I watered. I use a sandy loam which drains well. In warm weather, 85* plus, I have to water every day. We counted 27 lemons last Sunday, some are golf ball size, and it is covered with another flush of blooms. It sits about 12 feet from the driveway and I can smell the blooms when I get out of the pickup.

Hi Mike!

I live in the North East too, and have been looking for a good place to buy a Blood Orange. Yours is obviously doing very well. Would you mind telling me where you bought the tree from? Christy

How many plums or peaches to expect for those trees grown in containers? :-)

Mike, the size of your tree depends on the rootstock - what i have noticed is that all my "True Dwarf" citrus (Four winds) do not get taller than a few feet in 5-6 years. They lack "vigor" in growth rate, though they are healthy and productive. But, the semi-dwarf citrus are well over 5 ft tall in their second year. I don't grow a "standard" size citrus, but can guess that they are even more vigorous.
BTW/ I have a 10 year old "ultra dwarf" clementine that is only 2 ft tall.

Thank you tsmith! I would love to see a few pictures of your trees either here or in private e-mail..Your trees sounds so beautiful.. Thanks for the tips too.

Christy, I got mine at Logees....It is in Conn..
Quite expensive though, but worth it..I am also getting one at 4winds...

Ashly, thnak for the info..I never even gave this a thought..I just assumed all dwarf citrus still frow taller..That would explain it..Some of my "ponderosa lemon" trees look like bonsia..lol

I'm hoping to grow around ten oranges on my tree.
Because it is in a container, I will pluck some of the extra fruits to encourage those
that remain to develop better. I have heard that it is less stressful on a containerized
tree if you limit the crop. Since I must protect my tree during the winter, I think it will
be best to strike a balance between fruit production and vitality.

Josh

Hi, Greenman. Is that for the 1st year? Do you expect it to bear more fruit as it ages?

Hi Gardenathome,
I waited to post this since I have not had my Meyer for a whole year yet BUT, my tree is about 6ft tall and 4ft wide. When I got it it had 11 lemons. Since then I lost one from it falling over during a windstorm. It bloomed in the spring and now I have hundreds of lemons that are almost marble sized. I really don't know what will hold but I expect there to be at least 30 fruits, if not more. The good thing is that it bloomed in February and continued till beginning of April. Now it can have all summer outdoors to develop the fruits. I expect them to still be green except for the 10 fruits that were large when I bought it. I can't wait. I love the flavor of these fruits!
Andrew

While citrus is young count the leave and divide it on 20. that is how many fruits you may leave on them to bear. On adult trees 10 leave is enough for photosintesing for one fruit. The better plant is doing with foliage - more fruits you will collect. So pay attention on a mineral fertilising of your trees and they will pay you back with the fruits!!
That lemon of mine lost all leave in december and fruits never turn yellow - I had to collect them in april, so it could grow new leaves.
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This Meyer got 7 lemons
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This wild citrus is 5 years old, does not grow at all, but give me 2 fruits every year!!
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And it is very rare that you will collect more fruits than volume of your pot every year

Wonderful work fotograf!!!! Magnificent!! Very proud you can that that fruit for the size pots and trees! Thank you for posting.

I would love to see more pics of the fruitage of everyones labor..

Mike..:-)

Thanks for the tips on fruit, Fotograph!

Josh

Hi, Fotograph. Thank you for the tips! Very interesting information. :-)

Hi, Andrew. We're looking forward to growing fruit trees in containers too. Very exciting! :-)

half a dozen peaches on my stick tree!

Here is a link that might be useful: my container peach harvest!

Hi,

here is my strawberry guava fruiting in a pot for the first time. I have kind of neglecting it and never repotted into a larger pot. So it's rather dwarfy and scraggly.

Tomas

Here is a link that might be useful:

hey fotograf, looks like you got yourself a nice little bonsai lemon tree. ;)