How tall dwarf citrus trees

Well you are not alone. Typically, lime trees can grow as high as 15 to 20 feet tall so it is out of the question to take them indoors.

However, you will be able to find dwarf lime trees for sale in reputable nurseries. Aphids and mites can be eliminated with natural products such as orange citrus degreasers, while scale can usually be gently scrubbed off the bark with a toothbrush. Despite their small proportions, dwarf lemon and lime trees produce full-size fruit.

Usually it will take up to three years for a tree to reach mature fruit production. Younger trees may flower and produce small fruits, but this often inhibits root and foliage development. It is best to pinch off the flowers during the first two to three seasons to allow the tree to develop more fully before fruiting. Once mature, a healthy dwarf lemon or lime tree can produce 10 to 20 fruits each year.

Ann Pedtke has been writing about science and the environment since Tell us about your experiences in the comments section below. Uncredited photos: Shutterstock. Originally published by Mike Quinn on September 8th, Last updated March 27th, To Gretchen, nothing is more rewarding than a quick dash to the garden to pluck herbs to season the evening meal. I noticed giving the tree a large dose of fertilizer causes it to flower.

This especially wonderful during the winter time as it fills the house with the smell of lilacs. What is the limit for fruit? I have now blossoms on my tree. I bring the tree indoors from September to the middle of May. I started some lime seeds from a lime I bought about months ago.

Two are still alive and are about 6 inches tall. They seem to be slow growing. I love the dark green leaves and they are sitting under a table lamp. My question is when should I plant them outside or should I just keep them in pots and prune to keep small to bring indoors during winter?

I live in southern Oklahoma. Citrus can do well outside in this climate with some protection in the winter, but you may do better to keep your seedlings in pots until they mature into sturdy saplings. This will give you more control over watering as well. Harden off your seedlings gradually, giving them an hour of partial sunlight in a protected area outdoors, and increasing by an hour each day before bringing them back inside.

When they … Read more ». Hi Natalie, This all depends on the size of the plant, and many will be delivered in 2 to 3-gallon containers from the nursery. These will need to be transplanted into something slightly bigger after you receive them or bring them home, planted with additional citrus potting soil in containers with plenty of drainage holes. Pots need to be big enough to provide the same depth to which they … Read more ».

I have a 2 foot border along the house where I would like to place a potted dwarf eureka lemon. So I would be limited to little over a foot radius to the house. Could the branches be pruned to keep it off the house and yet produce more than just a couple lemons?

Appreciate your expertise. Hi Norm! Thanks for reading! Yes, I think that would work… do you have a trellis or something you could train branches to? So you could get more lateral branching? Great article and very helpful. I harvested my first clementines, but they are incredibly tart!!

Have I done something wrong in growing them or since this is season 1, will that change? I have I waited too long to pick them? A few factors can affect sweetness, Keegan. Does your tree get a lot of sun? Also note that too much water can affect the flavor. And, keep in mind that the longer the fruit stays on the tree, the more the acid content will be reduced, and the sweeter the fruit will get.

Sophia, you would want to purchase a live plant — you would be purchasing a regular tree that has been grafted onto a dwarf root stock. My table top lime plant came with some fruit, which we harvested a couple of times. I then transplanted it to the ground where it is growing large nicely, but no more signs of fruit. Any ideas if it will produce fruit again now that it is in the ground and much larger in size? Thanks for any suggestions. When did you transplant the tree? Have you fertilized it?

Thanks for getting back. I transplanted it about 9 months ago. I watered it with miracle grow, thus far, but no specific fertilizer other than that. I have most recently treated it with Bayers insect control because of leaf miners. Nothing will turn your backyard into a luscious oasis like an orchard of dwarf fruit trees.

You don't even need a lot of ground area to grow a small tree; put them in containers and reenergize your outdoor living space with pots of flowering peach and apple trees. With a little patience and work, you will soon be harvesting sweet produce from your own dwarf fruit trees.

Fortunately, no genetic engineering or modification is involved in making dwarf fruit trees. Instead, they are created using the old- fashioned technique of grafting. A scion a cutting or shoot from the desired plant cultivar is grafted onto a rootstock of another plant. Rootstocks are chosen for their hardiness, drought tolerance, disease resistance, soil adaptation and size. The fruit tree will only grow as much as the roots will allow it; combining a scion with a specific rootstock allows the grower to control the size of the tree.

Dwarf fruit trees grow to about 8 to 10 feet tall and wide, providing an abundance of full-sized fruit without requiring a large amount of room to grow. The amount of pruning needed is decreased since dwarf fruit trees have limited root systems and a compact growth habit.

Dwarf trees generally reach maturity and begin producing fruit more quickly than their larger counterparts.