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Lemon tree after the freeze

Posted on 2/18/21 at 12:53 pm
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
40275 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 12:53 pm
My tree took it on the teeth despite my best efforts. What do I need to do to help restore it to its former glory
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46352 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 12:59 pm to
Give it time, it will probably be ok, even if it loses all its leaves
Posted by Gold Tiger
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2008
802 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:15 pm to
[quote]Give it time, it will probably be ok, even if it loses all its leaves[/quoW

What about orange trees?
Posted by mhasen1
Texas
Member since Feb 2008
1865 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:29 pm to
quote:

Give it time, it will probably be ok, even if it loses all its leaves


This.

Give it plenty of time. I've had a mango, lemon, and grapefruit make it through 14 degrees. None had any new growth for 8 months, but finally recovered.
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
19326 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:36 pm to
Looks like it survived . Ive seen the ones that dont and they look worse that that. It will lose it leaves but it looks good.
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8398 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 2:35 pm to
Keeping my satsuma and lime trees covered through Saturday night as its forecast to hit 25F
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
40275 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 2:35 pm to
Going to re-cover it tonight but we are getting a little sun so i figured I’d let it breath for awhile
Posted by Deerhunter62
Member since Mar 2014
353 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 5:38 pm to
We had an Inproved Meyer
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
7111 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 8:57 pm to
Lemons and limes are the least cold hardy of all citrus. I’ve seen some large trees come back after the freeze and others not make it. Your satsuma trees are probably fine.
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 9:20 pm
Posted by Popths
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
4497 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 9:09 pm to
Fertilize late Feb early March
Posted by Athis
I AM Charlie Kirk....
Member since Aug 2016
16342 posts
Posted on 2/18/21 at 11:27 pm to
I have a Lime tree and it took a major hit in 2016 (?). All the leaves fell off and I thought it was dead. Many dead branches. It didn't have any fruit until this past year.
Posted by Tbobby
Member since Dec 2006
4358 posts
Posted on 2/19/21 at 4:30 pm to
I planted a grafted Meyer lemon a few years ago. A freeze killed off the top part of the graft and only the root section lived, which sent up branches. It is now nothing but thorns and does not produce. I want it out of my yard.
Posted by chackbay
the bay area, la.
Member since Jan 2004
1778 posts
Posted on 2/19/21 at 7:12 pm to
It's going to look like a Charlie brown xmas tree. Give it time, if no shoots by may it's dead as 4o'clock
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