Is the 4 inches or feet?

Also North side is a problem. I do not have option of putting it against north facing side. The only place I have to put it is against east facing side. It will get morning sun about 3 hours in winters and 5 hours in summers. Maybe I should drop this plan.

4 feet, not sure that citrus is the best idea with the sun available to you. My trees get 7-8 hours of sun in the winter and 11-12 hours of full sun in the summer. 3 and 5 hours is definitely less than optimal, your tree might struggle to survive with that many hours of available sunlight. You could always keep a lime tree in a pot and move it as needed to get it more sun. There are many folks here on the forum that grow their trees in pots due to their location with great success. Best of luck to you.

Evan

Yeah maybe pots. I do have all the need stuff for 511 mix.

Just,

3 feet would be more than enough for a dwarf citrus; and 3-5 hours of sun is enough also. Plant it where you wish; and enjoy it.

yes, 3-5 hours should be plenty of sun. I've discovered through trial and error, and verified by professionals that most citrus will do fine as an understory tree... but NOT in total shade. As an example, lemons like more sun (and heat) than satsumas.

It is here.

This is where I plan to put it.

However it is at around 1.5 ft or around 45cm from foundation.

Not at 3 ft as minimum distance suggested. Almost halfway.

It will be flanked by AC and water heater.

Other option is to remove this small tree and put it in its place. I have been planning to remove the tree but it looks like a big task.

Specially I do not know how to remove roots and what effect that will have on the lime tree I put in.

Also what is the deal with the support? I have to keep it after planting?

That is a beautiful lime tree! It is so tall! I hope someone can give you some good advice where to plant it. Just remember that it will get a lot wider and taller. It does need some space to grow. I have fruit trees in my yard and the growth rate is in incredible. IMO it would be fine there for a year or two, but it will grow to fill that entire space. Why not plant it 3 ft out from the fence? Even if you potted it that spot by the fence looks sunny and warm :-)

I am thinking of doing the hard work and putting it in place of that tree. It will be back breaking work to remove that tree.

Does it need the support it has currently?

Leave the support only if it will topple over without it. Otherwise remove it. Removing it will help strengthen the trunk.

It is done. Here it is.

The ground below is pure clay of putty like consistency. So added some ground breaker solution before putting it in. Anyways lime roots spread on surface rather than going deep so not so concerned. Bought premium garden soil and put it around the root ball. Did add a handful of controlled release fertilizer. Then a layer of lucerene hay mulch topped up by pine bark left over from my mega 511 mix making experiment.

Let's see how it goes.

PS: They had planted it in sand in the pot!!

It is a bit elevated to keep roots from getting waterlogged. I expect the plant to sink a bit as the compost in soil gets eaten up.

That looks great! I bet you are going to grow a happy tree!

Few questions. Are curly leaves normal in Tahitian Lime?

Top ones are curly and bottom ones are nice and flat.

Should I water it deep. I poked my finger in soil and it is moist. It is it just transplant shock?

It is in full sun now. Not sure what was situation in nursery.

Usually leaves that curl up mean that it is over watered. Hopefully someone else will chime in and comment. I can not see any pests in the pictures. It is probably just a little stressed from being transplanted.

It looks good to me as well. I would say it's probably stress from planting but keep an eye on your watering to make sure it's not getting too much or too little.

With rains going on in Sydney I am not much in control over watering. Lol.

Will leave it as it is an see how it goes. Anyways I am supposed to pinch off fruits for first 3 years to lay the tree become strong. Sheesh.

I agree with baconeater it's probably just a little transplant shock, under watering and overwatering have the same leaf curling symptoms. It is difficult to overwater an in ground tree even in clay that has just been transplanted. I also would not worry about pinching any fruit off at this point, citrus trees are pretty good at self thinning, unless your tree is holding A LOT of fruit.

Evan

Looks like I am getting flowers on the tree.

So it is definitely over the transplant shock. But wondering if it is right time for flowers. They come in spring isn't it?

The leaves look super healthy! Great job. I would say that it is just doing its thing haha. If it is warm there year round, you might get flowers year round. When I bring mine in for the winter they always flower. I do not know much about Australia's climate patterns, are you entering fall or winter?

It's start of winters now. Temperatures now below 50 F consistently.

The flowers will probably fall off, but that's ok. It will go into a dormant mode, and just sustain all winter. How low will be your lows? I would say offer protection if it goes below 37. It is not quite established yet and I would baby it through its first winter. I just did a lot of research on limes because I got a baby lime tree.

Mostly 35F but sometimes it is zero in morning. Let us see how it does.

Flowers still going strong.

With new ones in the way.

Indications of overwatering.

It's winter now. I have to cut the watering to once a month now.

Do you get below zero (freezing) temperatures?

One or two days it is below zero. Otherwise mostly it is around 3 or 4 degree above zero in peak winters.

Still holding on in peak of winter. Wondering how this will end.

Such a beautiful sight those flowers are ... Mother Nature hard at work:)

Baby Tahitian lime.

With a few more on the way

Congrats! I hope that little fruitlet grows into a big ol lime! Good job!

Beautiful pictures and blooms!

The thing is loaded with baby limes. Hope they will fall off on their own. Can't bring myself to take the lime off.

Nice pictures, clusters are looking good! My lime tree self thinned it's fruit, out of 20+ fruitlets only 3 stay on the tree. Your winter is coming to an end, how low the temps got and did it affect the tree in any way?

Thanks to global warming we had a very mild Winters. No effect at all. Least we had was 1 degree Celsius for a few days.

Baby limes are getting fatter. And a new shoot too. I am not picking limes off but am indirectly helping plant to self thin out by blasting it's underside with water weekly once. Spider mites are a big headache here.

Keep an eye on the spider mites, they can stunt the future buds, spray sometimes with horticultural oil/soap mix for prevention.

Hi all! I know this thread is a bit older but I didn't know the citrus can do fine with only 3-5 hrs of sunlight. Does this include the Meyer tree too? The Meyer yellows so easily and my southern facing yard doesn't get much sun anymore because of tall trees from surrounding yards. I move it around the yard to the spots with direct sun and manage to give it 3-4 hours. It doesn't look too happy though :(

Johnmerr the master of Meyer says 3-5 hours is enough. That does it for me.

Well looks like I am getting a lime.

You have greenery all around and we have snow and ice, I am so longing for summer and warmth. Your trees are happy:)

First lime harvested.

Just, that is a gorgeous lime! Congratulations! How did it taste?

Sour with a hint of sweetness. And smelt lemony like there was no tommorow.

Congratulations on your first harvest! Beautiful fruit, enjoy!