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johndougg

dwarf lime - maintenance question

20 years ago

hi,

i am a newbie and bought a dwarf lemon and lime tree from mailorder this spring. it came with a stick to support the trunk from drooping. i removed the stick on both plants - probably shouldn't have - and after leaves grew and the trunks started to droop. the top 1/3 of the lemon trunk snapped off, and in doing so, it actually grew back real nice to where the little trunk can support the weight.

i've attached a picture of my lime, which is drooping. it has recently started growing shoots real low on the trunk. i wondered if it is a good or bad idea to chop the top 1/3 of this off and perhaps it would be sized better?

if you think i can't get away from using a support stick, i'm afraid to shove in soil now for fear of destroying roots. is that an invalid fear?

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