Q. I purchased a lovely Meyer Lemon tree in a one gallon pot
in middle of the spring. It already had 6 lemons on it. I have the original
fruit, have new fruit growing, and still am getting blossoms. Should I transplant
it now into a larger pot or wait until after the fruit ripens and is used?
A. Remove any mature lemons from the tree. Lemons should not remain on the tree longer
than about late December and possibly early January at the very latest.
than about late December and possibly early January at the very latest.
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| Check for circling roots in the container before planting. This is early enough you might be able to correct it. |
Leaving
lemons on the tree can disrupt the flowering fruiting cycle for the next season.
If you are planning on putting
it in the ground then I would just wait until you have that spot prepared if it
is this spring. If you are planting this fall then you might want to repot it
into a larger container and wait for fall planting.
lemons on the tree can disrupt the flowering fruiting cycle for the next season.
If you are planning on putting
it in the ground then I would just wait until you have that spot prepared if it
is this spring. If you are planting this fall then you might want to repot it
into a larger container and wait for fall planting.
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| When circling roots get to be this far along they can no longer be corrected. |
If you do
repot, check the roots for circling inside the container. This is a common
problem in nursery grown trees, called “potbound”, sold in containers. Planting
a tree with roots circling in the container and not trying to fix this problem
before planting can lead to some serious problems down the road.
repot, check the roots for circling inside the container. This is a common
problem in nursery grown trees, called “potbound”, sold in containers. Planting
a tree with roots circling in the container and not trying to fix this problem
before planting can lead to some serious problems down the road.