Your NZL trees are gorgeous Steve! :)

Here is my NZL that I aquired from Mckenzie Farms early this summer. It is a lovely tree. It is bearing a few, cute little lemons..

Jinny, I would like a NZL you ordered from Stan ?

Nancy, yes.. At the time Stan said he only had one left in his stock that was available to ship. He found one more for Laura. I would give him a call to see when or if, he has, or will have more available. They are beautiful trees. Four Winds carries them, but, they are currently out of stock.

Sent him an email not heard back yet.

Jinny

Your tree. looks very nice especially with the lemons. My tree has fruited 4 times now but the lemons all fall off at around 1/3 inch in size. I don't know why but I suspect mot enough water between waterings. I hope you do beter at holding on to the lemons

Steve, thank you. How old are your NZL trees? I believe my tree I received from Stan is close to 2 1/2 years, if not a bit older by now.. I have no idea if any of the lemons will hold, but, I sure hope a few of them do. I have mine planted in my own gritty mix. When it is this hot, I water nearly every day, unless it rains enough. The mix drain fast in my pots, so I need to give them constant moisture.

I hope you get the fruit drop figured out, and, if your suspicion is right on the water theory, then you can hopefully expect the trees to flower again and hold onto some of the fruit next time around. What is your fertilizer regimen?

Nancy, Stan is a busy man, but, he is really good about sending and returning emails and phone calls..

I received my bigger tree July last summer. Pip got the tree for scion wood and grafted his own trees and gave this one to me. I don't know when pip got it, but I think it was new spring of 2015. The smaller tree below is just growing after a grafting 3 weeks earlier. It is on a US897 seedling

I feed it 24-8-16 Miracle Gro at 1/2 strength every watering. I also spread 32-0-4 grass feed on the soil surface to leach in on every raining/watering.

Nice looking tree Cory! :) Do you make your own labels/markers for your trees?

Steve, thank you for the information. Can you share a bit more on the grass feed you use on your plants? I have seen various mentions about it on some forums, and, it peaks my intetest..

Nancy, my Lowe's does not carry citrus trees unfortunately. I usually have to buy my trees on line from Harris or Four Winds or Logees. I also grow some from seed for the fun of it.

Jinnylea, I put several labels in all my plant pots as the critters like to take them out of my pots. I even bury one in the bottom just in case all the ones on the top get stolen so I will always know the plants name. Also, I like to read the names from different angles so having several is helpful when trying to see the name from a distance or in a crowded greenhouse.

Cory

I get lawn feed because you get more feed for the dollar and it come with a ratio of 32-0-4. This helps me get to a 5-1-3 ratio using my 24-8-16 Miracle Gro. Make sure it is weed killer free or it might kill your tree.

I'll post a pic of my pathetic one tomorrow. It looks no worse, so hopefully the leaf drop is over and it can begin to recover. I just gave all my trees a nice treat of FP, FE, and vinegar. ;-)

a few times when I have run out of osmocote . I have used magic carpet 25-5-10 lawn fert. was pretty decent.

Nice looking NZL trees everyone! Thank you for the information on the grass feed, Steve.. Cory, sorry for the late response. That is a good idea to have several labels for one plant. Very nice..I do that for my many tomato varieties.. The chickens are always pulling and pecking at my labels. I use a sharpie to write the various names on both sides of a wooden clothespin, then attach it to the wire cage. I have the original tags/labels from the nurseries, still attached to the citrus, but I need to add another label to them for in case the original tag fades or comes off. A few years back I bought a few packs of those metal tags that you engrave the name on, but, I misplaced them. :)

The NZL flowers are beautiful and their scent permeates the air in the sunroom.

Very nice everyone! Does anyone know of any suppliers in Canada who sell the NZL. I've never seen it sold before? They are such beautiful trees, I want one! And a baboon lemon (thanks Laura!) ...

Stefan, I believe Hobby and Dev might be able to help you out with that question. I know Hobby, at least, has been talking to, and working with a vendor in Canada to see if he can get more varieties into nurseries, or for individual customer orders.. I think I read that he can get some citrus trees ordered from Four Winds nursery here in the states..Hobby, Dev. ???

Mine is recovering well. I keep forgetting the pics! I'm out now, but will try when I get home if there is enough light.

Here it is! More than half of the leaves are new after the defoliation incident.

Haha yes Stefan (thanks Jinny) we are working on it, I have suggested to several growers that it would be a hot commodity. So stay tuned hopefully we will get news by early spring. You're currently third in line lol.

Kept kept forgetting to post pics of my NZ L. Here it is

foliage is shouting at me that it needs food

Ravenous deer have been devastating my young citrus so spend an hour yesterday spraying that vile deer repellent. They did not get to my NZ L but they did get two other precious that may not survive. I am beyond mad but that's life in the country

Deer have eaten my roses, picked them clean of leaves and stems and hostas right out of the pots. My citrus are on the Deck I am sure they will walk up the steps and munch on them too.....arggg

Bossy, very nice tree!! Sorry about the deer demolishing your citrus! We live in the country, surrounded by acres of fields and forests, and this area has always had a huge deer population.. They have a way of knowing what goodies you just planted.. They have demolished my gardens, newly planted orchards etc.. and will jump or trample any fence you put up.. sigh..

In the second picture, it looks like your tree has a nutrient deficiency. The leaves have that Christmas tree pattern.. I believe it is chlorosis.. It is a lack of uptakes of nutrients..Can someone correct me if am wrong? I just read about it recently . Let me see if I can find the link..

http://articles.ivpressonline.com/2001-11-10/irondeficiency_24198818

It worked.. yipee!! :)

Good info

Jinny, that Christmas tree pattern in the older leaves is a Mg deficiency. Silica just explained it well in another thread (can't remember which) - remember? You commented about the Epsom salts..

Here is mine. It has two fruit on it.