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Lemon Tree Question
Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:25 pm
I had a lemon tree die from freeze last winter. I cut it back to just the stump and it has now sprouted this spring from the root stock and several sprouts 6 in away obviously from part of a root.
The original tree was a grafted tree purchased in a local nursery. My feeling is the even though there is very large growth (tree now has many branches and is 6 or 8 ft tall) from the root stock and stump, it will never produce Meyer Lemons again, maybe no lemons.
This feeling is from the fact that the entire grafted portion of the tree was killed from the cold, and the restored growth is from the original tree which probably wasn't a Meyer Lemon.
Anyone have better knowledge than me on this Lemon Tree?
Thanks in advance.
The original tree was a grafted tree purchased in a local nursery. My feeling is the even though there is very large growth (tree now has many branches and is 6 or 8 ft tall) from the root stock and stump, it will never produce Meyer Lemons again, maybe no lemons.
This feeling is from the fact that the entire grafted portion of the tree was killed from the cold, and the restored growth is from the original tree which probably wasn't a Meyer Lemon.
Anyone have better knowledge than me on this Lemon Tree?
Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:34 pm to Fred439
If it's below the graft line I would trash it and just put a new one. I'm not an expert but I wouldn't waste time trying to find out what will happen.
Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:36 pm to Fred439
Pull it out and plant a new one
Posted on 10/29/23 at 7:36 pm to Fred439
Those tree are bud grafted onto trifoliate rootstock,,,,,you can’t kill that rootstock, however that freeze killed off that graft and everything on top of it,,,,,you can fertilize and water the crap out of that rootstock and the only think it will produce is a giant tree of thorns,,,,your best bet is to dig that thing up and start fresh,,,,it’s worth the $ to buy a 5/7 gallon tree that’s quite a bit bigger,,,,will cut a couple years of waiting for a decent sized tree to grow,,,,
Posted on 10/29/23 at 8:05 pm to Boston911
Had same happen years ago… if you manage to get a sprout out of the original main trunk you may get growth and a few lemons.. all the suckers coming from below will not produce.. I got like three lemons on the new growth from original trunk .. nothing but thorns on the suckers.. it is in a pot in the back corner.. not really doing much as the thorns are a pain.. not covering it this winter.. trying my luck with dwarf banana trees instead.. no thorns
Posted on 10/30/23 at 8:28 am to Fred439
Same thing happened to us a few years ago. Never produced another lemon.
Posted on 10/30/23 at 9:37 am to Fred439
quote:
This feeling is from the fact that the entire grafted portion of the tree was killed from the cold, and the restored growth is from the original tree which probably wasn't a Meyer Lemon.
This is correct, so as others have stated, replace the tree.
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