Hi All, I need some Meyer lemon assistance. I received a dwarf tree in the spring from QVC thru mycitrustree(dot) com. I had some beautiful blossoms in the summer and now have 2 lemons about 3 inches and 3 1/2 long. It was kept outside and watered as needed in addition to Mother Nature. I live in NJ and it was about to dip into the 40's one night so I brought it into my basement two weeks ago. I watered it before I brought it in and it got a soaking rain too. It's in a pot with drain access and it still moist. It has also now begun to bud on all end branch A LOT. My original question is some random leaves are turning yellow. They are not dry or curling and have no pests. The leaf veins are also not turning white. I am a nervous first time fruit tree mother. I did not give any fertilizer since I received it in the spring. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much! Barbara-Ann

I have read most of these post...yet I still do not seem to see an answer for me...I have lemons, maybe a handful that have been growing for almost 10 months! and still are green as grass....Are they ripe? Can I eat them? Or do I need to just say "Hey, it will take a year and a half to get a yellow lemon?"..it is for sure a meyer lemon plant..*sigh* Oh I live in mid to north Georgia..Highs are low 90's and cools are 68ish..

The picture that Steve circled, that scion is still alive (as you can see a fruit bloom on that branch that is cut). The other picture, the scion definitely appears dead, it may even have been killed by the tape that was used to keep it on the support having cut into the bark as the scion grew. Any of the long shoots that are trifolate (three leave - like a club playing card), like is showing on the ground in the first picture and on the tree, need to be cut as Steve mentioned. For the second tree pictured, if you don't have any leaves that are not trifolate, then you're not going to get any wanted fruit, unless you want to try grafting from your other plant.

Did your trees receive adequate water this year? Were any lawn fertilizers applied near the tree? Was the tree mulched to reduce water evaporation?