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Q. My Meyer lemon is dropping a lot of green fruit on the ground. Can you tell me what is wrong with my tree and is there something I can do to save the fruit that is left on the tree?
Of all citrus trees, Meyer lemons (Citrus x meyeri or C. limon x C. reticulata) are perhaps the easiest to grow in our area. Thought to be a cross between a lemon and a sweet orange or tangerine ...
Every seed from that Meyer lemon will yield a different tree altogether ... rooting strength as well as its resistance to certain diseases. If left to grow, it would be rank, lanky, thorny ...
Q: I have a 3-year-old Meyer lemon tree in my backyard ... a day and more in summer. What is the problem? A: I think it most likely that your tree is not bearing lemons. How could this be?
Cindy Funes, garden educator and owner of Garden Revelry, a container gardening company The best time to plant a Meyer lemon ...
Growing a Meyer lemon tree from seeds is not a viable propagation ... on the foliage before and after the summer season to fungal diseases. The majority of Meyer lemon trees were killed off ...
Regular pruning, feeding with citrus fertilizer, and hand-pollinating flowers indoors help your tree stay healthy and fruit more. The glorious Meyer lemon tree is a small, evergreen variety that ...