Meyer Lemon Tree producing black buds
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Meyer Lemon Tree Not Producing
Comments (27)I planted a lemon tree from a seed. I went to a green house and purchased the correct potting soil for citrus and food. My plants are 2 years old and not produced so much as a flower as yet:( They are in like 6 inch pots, but planted close to the top and are now about 3 feet high. I have cut them back, severely, the first year, and this spring I have cut them back again. I have seen some post mentioning doing something with the roots, cutting the older ones off? I water them when they dry out and they get afternoon sun in the winter and are out with my hot pepper plants in the green house in the late spring and than are totally outside in the sun from July till September. I'm at a loss. What can I do to force flowering and production of a few lemons?...See MoreMeyer lemon tree - Odd looking buds?
Comments (17)Blurg, I really wish I had just sat on this for another couple of days. I chopped off the suspect branch this morning. I'm still curious though, so I have additional evidence to submit. Additional images are here: http://imgur.com/a/9avCc The only spot that looks like it could be the graft is just below the lowest branches, there are angles from different sides. I've also got pictures of the leaves and buds next to each other, and I popped open the biggest mystery bud and put it next to a lemon bud that had just started to open (I may have encouraged it a bit). If they're at different stages of development it probably isn't the best comparison but the stigmata look a lot different don't they? When I cut the branch, it did smell lemon-y, like pine-sol (my first uh-oh moment). None of the lemon branches have spikes anywhere near as impressive as the rogue branch, they're maybe .5-1cm on the lemon branches and sparse vs. 3-4 cm on the rogue branches and all over. I can't tell any difference in the petioles on the leaves, neither have obvious wings like some other citrus. If the branch were actually a water shoot, how much damage would I have done to the tree by chopping it entirely?...See MoreMeyer lemon tree grows dying buds?
Comments (1)Happens alot to my lime. It takes too much energy developing fruit so it aborts undeveloped fruits until there is a balance....See MoreMeyer Lemon Won't Produce leaves
Comments (15)I'm also interested in forcing my trees to produce leaves. I have many that dropped lots of leaves during this never ending winter and now are only flowering. I want them to produce full healthy canopies to support the fruit. How does one give a high dose of nitrogen? What is considered high? How long do you withhold water? I have Meyers, Limes, and Mandarains. Karol - I agree with Mike that there must be an under lying problem with your trees, otherwise they would be healthier. You wrote that it is to be expected that the trees health declined after producing 2 fruits. I would argue that a healthy tree would not decline even with many more fruit than that. My Meyers refuse to grow when they have fruit, but it does not cause them to decline in health. Since there are no leaves, it is unlikely that there is a bug issue. It's likely a root problem. Sadly, I don't know what to tell you to do to fix it. The yellowing branch is probably going to die back - it happens regularly to me with any branch that has no leaves. I don't think there is a way to stop it. What type of water do you use? Is it chlorinated? Do you have a water softener? How often are you fertilizing and watering? We need to figure out how to give that tree a chance to grow healthy roots or it will never grow leaves....See Moremarcom13
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