Growing a lemon tree (or any citrus tree, for that matter) from seed is easy. However, because lemon trees are hybrids and most of them are grafted, their seeds produce seedlings that are not ...
Q. I think my Meyer lemon tree is confused! It is flowering and has baby lemons started in winter. I pruned it last January, hoping the new growth would stimulate flowers in April, but just got more ...
Growing up, I never knew the difference between a sweet Meyer lemon and an acidic Lisbon. Or a Eureka lemon. All I knew was that on weekends, I was out of bed by 7 a.m. because there were fruit trees ...
When you see a commercial on TV or in the magazines of photos depicting someone in Florida or Southern California next to a beautiful tree full of oranges, and wished you had such a tree, dream no ...
If you have ever smelled a Meyer lemon (Citrus x meyeri), you’ve probably fallen in love. It’s the sweetest, most aromatic lemon; in fact, it’s a hybrid between a mandarin orange and a lemon. Its low ...
When it comes to Meyer lemon trees, Kat Catton, store manager for Sloat Garden Center, can head off the first question before it is even asked. "What do you want to know about the best citrus tree for ...
Q. My Meyer lemon is dropping a lot of green fruit on the ground. Can you tell me what is wrong with my tree and is there something I can do to save the fruit that is left on the tree? A. Citrus need ...
Now that Christmas is over, I'm ready for spring. Despite the fact that winter "officially" started only a week ago, I'm totally over it already. We garden people are hankering for something green and ...
Of all citrus trees, Meyer lemons (Citrus x meyeri or C. limon x C. reticulata) are perhaps the easiest to grow in our area. Thought to be a cross between a lemon and a sweet orange or tangerine, ...