Bearss Lime Tree Issue
Paul
4 years ago
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4 years agoDenise Becker
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Many limes on Bearss Lime tree
Comments (3)Your little tree will abort the fruit it cannot support. If it is still carrying too much fruit at the golf ball stage, you can always remove a few more fruit. You have a nice, big, healthy (very healthy, btw) canopy that should be able to support a fair amount of fruit. The tree is already most likely 3 years old, so about the time you'd see a nice fruit set. Enjoy, continue watering and fertilizing, and providing lots of light, hopefully outside soon, and you'll enjoy nice fat juicy limes in no time. Patty S....See MoreBuyer Beware Bearss Lime(Persian Lime)
Comments (3)Goyo, I would consider contacting Four Winds Growers and see about their Bearrs Lime trees. I am sure they use current and clean budwood from the CCPP that doesn't carry wood pocket, you can ask this question, directly. They are very nice folks. We have Bearss lime trees here in my neighborhood (old Bearss orchard) that are quite old and doing fine. Not all Bearss wil succumb to wood pocket. All citrus have their issues, and most garden center retailers wouldn't normally know this. My Bearss lime is about 3 years old and just fine, my other one is only about a year old, so too young to comment. Both bought from reputable growers that use clean CCPP budwood. Patty S....See MoreWhen to put indoor a Tahiti/Persian/Bearss Lime tree outside?
Comments (16)don't just water and water . the plastic bag creates the terrarium and misting very hi humidity - the soil should be just slightly moist, not drenched. usually when bagged the plant needs to be watered slightly may be once a week. if large pot, even less. you need to stick a dowel/long skewer/wooden chopstick,smth long inside deep and then check : if wood is damp most of the way, don't water. even if half way damp - dont' need to water. the roots closer to surface will need some moisture though, so if it's 3/4 dry, you can dribble a little water for the top. otherwise could be fine for like 10 days. just keep misting, but not to dripping point. usually even misting is required may be once in 4-5 days. the bagging and hi humidity raises the temp inside. so if at you have 15C in the room the temp in bag will be a few degrees higher. don't worry about them not getting enough light. you'll need to wait another 2 weeks proly. the roots can take anywhere from 4-8 weeks to form. every 5-6 days remove the bag and let it dry for 30 min. when you see new leaf growth - that means the roots are growing. then remove the bag for half a day each day - for like a week to acclimate the plant to lower humidity. and after that you need another week to slowly start giving it more dappled sunlight. and only after that move it in normal light. same slow acclimation will apply when you move plants outside into sunlight. the first week they need to be in shade, totally out of the sun. if it means just half a day - that's fine too. better to start moving them out when it's overcast for sev days - less hassle....See MoreNew Bearss Lime Tree help
Comments (8)are you potting it.. to bring it inside for winter ... if so.. understand.. that the most important thing in the pot.. will be the media ... most trees prefer a sip of water.. and then near total drainage .. they do not like to be sodden all the time like many houseplants are ... tree time is counted in decades ... you can start thinking about pruning.. in 2 or 3 years ... and when it gets potted.. and goes outside for summer ... full bright shade for a couple weeks.. and then harden it off to sun if you wish .. though if you are going to treat it as a houseplant .. maybe it should just stay in bright shade????? ken...See Moreevdesert 9B Indio, CA
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