How old is the tree? Is it grafted, a cutting or grown from seed? Does she prune the tree to keep it the size she wants possibly not allowing the node count to get high enough? A seed grown tree can take over 5 years to start flowering. More info is needed to answer your question.

Got it. I'll ask and get back.

Thank you,

Anna

The origin of the tree is unknown. It was received in the same pot 3 yrs ago and about 1' tall at the time. It has never been pruned or trimmed.

Anna

What type of fertilizer?

It would also probably prefer more sun than just morning.

Usually it's a problem to get lemon trees to STOP flowering and grow (lol) instead.

If it was only 1 ft tall when she got the tree, I bet it is seed-grown. Some of you container growing experts will know better than I but doesn't the pot look a bit small now that the tree has grown so much?

BTW, five years would probably be a bare minimum for a seed-grown tree to flower. It could take 7-10.

The fertilizer is one specifically for citrus trees. She may not be using enough. I estimate, based on package directions, it should be getting about 2.5 cups every 6 weeks Jan-Oct. I think she is afraid to apply that much because of the pot size. I apply that much and a little more to a similar size Lime, but it's in the ground.

She might be able to move it so it gets more hours of sun.

Anna

The fertilizer doesn't make any difference in it blooming and fruiting if it's seed grown. Plus, if it's a supermarket lemon, it may not fruit here anyway. Tell her if she wants lemons, go spend $20 at WalMart and buy a grafted lemon and put it in a 10-gallon pot.

I agree that pot looks too small. The rule of thumb is that what's in the soil is at least as big as what you see above ground.

More sun, bigger pot. I have my potted citrus in full sun. Seed grown can take up to 6 yrs.

Wow! that is definitely a beautiful Lemon tree. I would definitely say to give it a pot upgrade and move it over to and area on the property it can receive full sun. It’s hard to tell from the photo wether or not it’s grafted maybe check for a graft line around the trunk. I would also increase the amount of fertilizer the tree is getting plus feed it once a month, it’s in a container so a lot of the nutrients leach out between watering.

I agree with the others, it's needs a bigger pot and more sun if possible, mine gets full sun all day, I do have to water her every day and I feed her 2X a month. I hate when I need to re-pot mine, the thorns are so sharp OUCH !!!

If grown from a seedling, it has at least 2 to 3 more years to go. If rooted cutting or grafted, it could bloom any time. But the fact that it has not yet bloomed might suggest it was a seedling. Bigger pot for sure.

Thanks everybody!!! I'm going to send her a link to this page with all your comments and suggestions.

Anna