Someone who doesn’t know much about lemon trees would ask if lemons are trees or bushes. This query becomes even more confusing for someone who has seen a standard lemon tree and a smaller potted lemon tree.  Typically lemons are trees. However, some lemon variants such as the Meyer lemon are dwarf varieties that appear … Read more

Lemon fruits are the whole purpose of growing a lemon tree. But, when there are none, it is disappointing. If this happens to me, I would also wonder why my lemon tree doesn’t produce fruit. Finding the problem and correcting it can restore lemons to your tree. Factors that can cause lemon trees not to … Read more

Drinking coffee every day or several times a day will create a lot of coffee grounds. If you don’t want to have a lot of waste you should look for ways to make coffee grounds an important substance. Yes, coffee grounds are good for Lemon trees as they have a lot of Nitrogen as well … Read more

Lemon trees are considered an asset to have in the garden and even the house. But home gardeners prefer popular types of dwarf lemon trees. Dwarf lemon trees are no more than 6-10 feet/2-3 meters. Popular dwarf-type lemon trees are Meyer lemons, Eureka lemons, Lisbon lemons, Ponderosa lemons, and the Variegated Pink lemon.  All produce … Read more

For anyone growing a lemon tree, flowering is usually a good sign. It shows that lemons are on their way. Flowers will slowly mature and develop into lemons as time passes. It can take anywhere from 4 months to 12 months for lemons to mature.  Getting your Meyer lemon tree to bloom involves getting it … Read more

If you’ve ever seen an orchard of fruiting citrus trees, you will probably notice they are in a sunny spot. This obviously will make you start to wonder if lemon trees need a lot of Sun since they always appear to be put in the sunlight.   Lemon trees like all trees need a lot of … Read more

For people growing fruiting trees, deer are a serious threat that leads to tree damage and lower fruit output.  Deer can eat lemon tree foliage when desperate. Also, besides eating the leaves they can cause damage using their antlers.  Do Deer Eat Lemon Tree Leaves?  Deer are usually a common garden or farm pest when … Read more

If you are serious about growing a fruiting tree such as a lemon tree, using fertilizer is unavoidable. It doesn’t matter how fertile your soil is, trees need an extra source of minerals and nutrients to promote fruiting as well as flavorful taste.  The best fertilizer for the lemon tree is one that contains a … Read more

Eggshells can be beneficial to some plants and so gardeners would obviously wonder if it can do wonders for their lemon tree.  Eggshells are extremely rich in Calcium. But, that’s not all this material contains! There are also trace amounts of Selenium and Magnesium. These happen to be some minerals that every plant and tree … Read more

If you are used to having trees and plants that lack thorns, you would be surprised to hear that lemon trees do have thorns. It is actually a typical character of lemon trees.  Almost all lemon trees have thorns on their branches. But, genetically enhanced lemon trees have fewer thorns with some even lacking thorns … Read more