We have a lemon tree for about 8 years it has never given us any lemons, but this year it has flower buds does that mean it will give us lemons

@Julio 8 years and no flowers?

Great question! Now that my trees are finally flowering, I was wondering if I should be doing any pollinating, or just leave it to the insects! I do have plenty of bees and flies buzzing around my garden most days, so perhaps I should nature do its thing?

Let nature do its thing if you have pollinators buzzing around.

Julio, good chance that you will get lemons, if they get pollinated and the tree is healthy. Sounds like you may have grown your tree from seed if it has taken this long to fruit. It should be large enough to hold a decent amount.

I will often have 3-4 flowers at a single node set fruit. I will usually prune back all but 2, but if I miss any, the tree usually does it by itself. I just figure to save it some energy and focus everything into just a couple of lemons per node.

Hi. After reading through the discussions, I am a little concerned about the status of my Meyer lemon and Persian lime trees. I've attached pics of both. Looking at the lemon, there are quite a few buds. Should I remove some to lessen stress? Regarding the lime, thus far it only has one bud, and the leaves are two toned. Do you think it's due to a magnesium deficiency?

if it would be my tree, i would not take anything off. the tree will drop ant that is too much.Your tree looks very healthy :)

Thanks Susanne. Regarding the lime, thus far it only has one bud, and the leaves are two toned. Do you think it's due to a magnesium deficiency? Also, any recommendations regarding fertilizer?

I would think it is new growth that appears lighter green. Magnesium deficiency looks mottled. Just keep fertilizing regularly with a good citrus fertilizer. How long do you have had them?

To the original question From my personal experiences, I can say!

----------flowers equal Meiwa kumquat at close to 100%.-------

6b Steve

Is this where the lemon/fruit grows from. The base of the stamen? https://thewhiskerchronicles.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/954668_10201303642342635_1579111838_n.jpg

No. That is the base of the pistil, which is where the ovary is. The stamen contains the anthers with pollen.

The lemon is in the circle.

6b Steve

@Suzanne. Thought I would post a closeup of my lime tree leaves to better illustrate the discoloration of the leaves. Do it appear to be magnesium deficiency?

Hi all. Wanted opinions on how my lemon tree is looking? Got it at lowes about 5 months ago (Canada) and has just finished flowering for the second time. Is this a lemon forming or do I have a couple years still? How do I know if it's a dwarf tree? I changed the location because too many leaves were falling off, not enough sun and kids were touching it. Since a couple weeks ago when it was moved no leaves have fallen. The soil is nice aged manure and I re-potted to a large pot with the manure and the leaves really took off. New green ones forming all the time this past summer. it's now indoors since it's fall here.

Thanks.

Im new to lemons aswell so

this feed has been awesome. LOVE my little tree

I have a lime in a pot and it has some lime nubbins (i just learnt that word from this thread :) ). Can you tell by looking at them, whether or not they are pollinated? does the stamen have to stay attached or can they develop without it? There's one that seems to have progressed beyond the other green nubbins- Could it be a potential lime?

You do not have to pollinate them,. The tree will automatically accomplish this by itself. Your fruit will soon begin to develop.

Or they will drop if the tree 'feels' like it can't support a fruit load. How does you whole tree look.

Steve

I just recently reported my lemon tree and was wondering if my pot is too big?

It's fine

Can A pot be too big? starting to plant my now.

yes, depending on the mix you use. If you use a mix that stays wet too long or decomposes too quickly, too big is not good.

if you use a very porous mix a big pot would be just fine.

Thanks I got a non soil potting mix that I was told was best to plant them in is that ccorrect

What is it called.

Steve

Its members mark professional quality potting mix feeds up to 6 months and contains a wetting agent for easy even watering

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Hi there, I moved into a new place 6 months ago and was absolutely stoked that it came with a lemon tree. It’s about 6ft tall and has produced lemons previously. It’s now blooming quite a bit and I’m wondering if you guys who know way more about this than I do can tell if you think some fruit will be produced behind these blooms? The flowers are mostly white with a few tinges of purple here and there. Also, how can you tell if it’s a Meyer? Finally, how often do you recommend watering? I want to keep this guy as healthy as I can. I’m in Northern California, Bay Area (Sonoma county). Warn dry days, cool nights. Thank you!!!

Just got my first lemon tree a few months ago. im starting to see a lot of buds. they are mostly white is that correct b/c I thought they were supposed to be more of a purple

Yes.

maybe it's slightly different genetically

My friend gave me her lemon tree cause it bloomed and buds fell off. I put it outside and it's all blooms.

What do you think? Please comment.

citrus are ment to be grown outside maybe it wasn't getting enough light to keep the blooms

mine right now too young to flower

I don't think that's a citrus.

I think its gorgeous. If you decide you don't want it because it might not be a lemon and you live in or near Cincinnasti Ohio, I can find a home for it.

Steve

take a few leaves to your local nurseries and they will check from the leaves if it is a citrus

Myriam Mcmanus, I'm not 100% sure what your plant is. Certainly not a citrus. Are the blooms fragrant? Can you take closer up pics of the blooms? Not Osmanthus because the leaf arrangment doesn't look to be opposite. It looks quite a bit like Ardisia elliptica.

Link: Ardisia elliptica

Howard. That is a great advice'

Steve

that was the best I could think of when they say they don't think a plant is something this way it can be checked and confirmed one way or another

I can say that a lemon is a past flower which is good. That lemon is even better when it's past flower was that of a New Zealand lemonade.

Steve

I'm just trying to fit in here

I just purchased this Meyers dwarf tree about two weeks ago. It's got a lot of flowers on it. I've never had a fruit tree before so I'm not sure if the flowers will turn into lemons. Any help is much appreciated.

My Meyer lemon tree is only 2 ft tall. It made it through winter and this week I noticed the same as you...I counted 22 purple buds and one is flowering. Will they all flower and become lemons???

This is a photo.

They'll all flower, but it'll drop most fruitlets as it sees fit. In the odd case that it retains most and the fruitlets start expanding to the size of a dime--Meyers can be strange--I'd remove all but a couple (depending on the size of the tree). Generally the plant is able to moderate itself, though.

Thank you Tom. I had three more flowers come and go. I will remove most of the remaining buds, fertilize and hope for next year. Is that what you mean?

You may not even need to wait a full year! But if the tree overall is somewhat struggling, I'd do exactly that.