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Citrus => Citrus General Discussion => Topic started by: Wisner on July 07, 2018, 10:11:51 PM
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I have a Meyers lemon started from a cutting. How will it compared to a grafted tree as far as it's mature size or any other differences to expect? I have it in a 25 gallon container that I hope to keep it in for a few years.
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I can only convey my experience with Meyer lemon from cuttings. I bought two small cuttings just over 3 years ago and planted them in the ground. I have to protect them in winter. They are now over 8 feet tall and wide and carrying well over a hundred lemons each. I have pruned them many times to maintain a size I can handle, and they need it again. Last year they produced 70 - 90 lemons each...I lost count. I give away cuttings all the time and even sell a few after they have grown some. I have some now in pots that have small lemons on them. They grow slower in pots than they do in ground.If room is a factor, you may want to buy a dwarf grafted one.
TFN
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Thanks for the information.
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Basically there is not much difference between a grafted Meyer and a rooted cutting. Meyer lemon cuttings root very easily, therefore the citrus nurseries now sell mostly trees grown from cuttings. As TFN wrote, you can prune a cutting off your tree and make as many Meyers as you wish. Enjoy your tree.,
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Thanks, I did not know that. Do you know if lime trees are easy to root from cuttings also?
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I have several rooted cuttings from Bearss lime. They seem to be nearly as easy as Meyer lemon.
TFN
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I can only convey my experience with Meyer lemon from cuttings. I bought two small cuttings just over 3 years ago and planted them in the ground. I have to protect them in winter. They are now over 8 feet tall and wide and carrying well over a hundred lemons each. I have pruned them many times to maintain a size I can handle, and they need it again. Last year they produced 70 - 90 lemons each...I lost count.
TFN
Lemon are as standard to my table as salt and pepper shakers but still, what do you do with so many lemons?
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After friends, family, and neighbors, I ran out. Lol But not before some lemon curd and lemon Meringue pie.
TFN
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With my lemons, I juice them and freeze the juice in ice cube trays, then store in the freezer. My wife uses them when making lemonade, and other recipes.
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I can only convey my experience with Meyer lemon from cuttings. I bought two small cuttings just over 3 years ago and planted them in the ground. I have to protect them in winter. They are now over 8 feet tall and wide and carrying well over a hundred lemons each. I have pruned them many times to maintain a size I can handle, and they need it again. Last year they produced 70 - 90 lemons each...I lost count.
TFN
Lemon are as standard to my table as salt and pepper shakers but still, what do you do with so many lemons?
I have a friend with a mature meyer lemon tree. Every year I pick at least 10 gallons of lemons. I could pick 100 gallons if I wanted! We drink lots of lemonade and make salt preserved lemons.
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Different root stocks can make a lot of difference
We bought two Bearrs Lemons at the recent Mannate sale.
We didn’t notice the root stocks were different and it changed a lot
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