Hello... I've looked back through the posts but can't find any to answer my question...
Does anyone know what to prune away and what to leave on a very young dwarf lemon tree?
I've had it for 6 mos. and it has flowered, grown one lemon the size of a dime, and now looks to be flowering again...should I prune the new flowers...or some? It looks like so many...I am clueless and thankful for any advice!
Citrus is never pruned promote fruiting (as you would prune a peach). Citrus is pruned only to remove deadwood and for correction (e.g., removing crossing branches or branches that touch the ground). In a garden, citrus is also pruned for aesthetic purposes; but I would let your young tree grow at least a year before doing that. In a container, you might want to trim back an established dwarf citrus tree to keep the foliage commensurate with the constrained roots; 6 months is generally too soon for that.
Citrus is self-thinning. If it sets too much fruit, much of the immature fruit will drop off the tree by itself. A failure to keep any fruit might indicate a lack of nutrients. For citrus, zinc in important; but you use only a very small amount (in a container, perhaps a teaspoon per two months).
For my own experience in growing dwarf citrus in containers, see .
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