Unfortunately, lemon trees are also susceptible to a range of different mites, including citrus red mites and two-spotted ...

3. Install tree stakes. Position the tree stakes just beyond the tree’s root area and drive the stakes into the soil at a ...

Disease, hurricanes, foreign competition and regulatory hurdles make growing citrus more challenging than ever.

Meyer lemon trees can grow indoors or outdoors, but must be protected from frost and brought inside in cold climates. These trees need full sun, regular water, and well-draining soil to grow ...

Citrus trees weren’t introduced in California until the 1800s, ... And the Bay Area loves its lemon, orange and grapefruit trees. Here are there tips on growing and caring for your own.

The 'Improved Meyer' lemon is easy to cultivate as a container citrus, but it needs protection from freezes. Calamondins, lemons, limes and kumquats flower and produce throughout the year. Other ...

The Meyer lemon is recommended because of its cold tolerance. Lemons are one of the less cold hardy of the types of citrus we grow. (In order from hardiest to least hardy: satsuma, kumquat, orange ...

The Spanish-style house a few blocks away has a kumquat tree dripping with quarter-sized orange fruit next to a Meyer lemon tree that looks to have closer to 100 yellow orbs hanging from the branches.

While it was discovered in a lime tree, Hornbaker said HLB infects and eventually kills all types of citrus trees, including orange, grapefruit, kumquat, lemon and tangerine. “There is no cure ...

Q: I have a Eureka lemon tree with a branch or two that are dying. Is it a borer problem? A: Branch dieback in citrus, particularly lemon, is very confusing. It is not likely to be a borer problem ...

While most trees, including citrus trees, benefit from staking after planting, stakes can do serious damage if they’re installed incorrectly or left on the tree for too long. Knowing how to ...