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Old 10-08-2011, 07:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Ponderosa Lemon!

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Originally Posted by T-Black View Post
I planted a Ponderosa lemon in a huge pot 2 years ago! I doesnt seem to get thicker in Diameter or height, its about 1.5 ft tall and about 1/2 inch thick! The pot its in is probably a 10 gallon pot (so i dont think its out grown its pot!).

My question is, It produces (currently has 5) lemons on it that are about the size of Softballs. The 5 that are on the are bending the branches low (since tree is so small), which is causing for the tree to lean/pull due to the weight. I have staked the tree up so it wont lean, but am curious why every other tree ive ever planted is growing great (apple planted at same time is 4-5 feet tall, Bananas, and orange planted 1 year after lemon are bigger then this tree). Any suggestions would be great on what could be wrong or what i can do to fix it! I just bought a tomato cage from the store and am going to lift branches up and put the cage over the tree and maybe that will hold up branches! I jsut think its weird!
Thanks for any advice!
Looks like your lemon tree is putting all of its energy into producing fruit. Once you harvest this crop you will probably have new growth next year.

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