Q: Lemonless Lemon Trees
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I bought two lemon trees. One is a dwarf tree and the other is a regular tree. Other than the first year the last 3 years neither tree has produced lemons. I have tried the drought method and giving it plenty of citrus food–but neither has produced. The foliage is fantastic but no fruit. Any suggestions?
Tags: lemon tree, no fruit
June 6th, 2009 at 11:55 am
It is possible that your lemon tree is lacking in phospherous which helps to produce fruit. Is the plant growing in a pot or is it in the ground and in what part of the country are you growing it? You might try giving it a fertilizer that has plenty of phospherous in it.
June 10th, 2009 at 11:29 am
First, did they bloom? Should have bloomed last month unless they are in full shade. Next, citrus sometimes send up shoots from below the graft, these suckers may look a lot like your grafted leaves but often do not bloom as they are rootstock varieties.