Has anyone grown a dwarf meyer lemon?

[momof4]

I just bought this from a nursery, and it's semi-dwarf. I was so excited to see that I could buy it locally (I'm uneasy about spending $50 on a plant that gets shipped), that I didn't see that it gets to be 10-15'!! Where I live, I'll need to bring it indoors in the winter...I'd already planned on that, but it looks like it may get pretty big.

So, if you have a semi-dwarf, do you remember how long it took to get 10-15'?

Also, have you ever rooted one of the stalks to get a new plant?

Thanks!
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Sorry, I have absolutely no experience growing dwarf lemon trees. Hope your does great!
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[fulenn]

I have one. We bought it last year, brought it in over the winter, and finally decided where to plant it. I live in zone 8b, so the tree will live over the winter. My understanding is that it will grow based on the pot size that you put it in. You can also keep it pruned to stay small; but be careful about pruning, it is very easy to prune the new growth on citrus trees and then get no lemons for awhile because you took off the wrong area.

Fulenn
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[momof4]

Thanks, Fulenn! That's good info to know!
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[dlb]

Momof4 -

I have several citrus plants that I keep in pots - (no room for more in the ground ). When planted in a pot, they will not get as big as when put in the ground. My meyers lemon never really got above 4 feet. I have a grapefruit that has remained around the same size for years. It will also depend upon what size the pot is. The smaller the pot the less it will grow. I have mine in big containers.

This doesn't mean you wouldn't get a lot of fruit. They tend to produce a good deal.


As for starting another one, most stock now is grafted onto another root (flying dragon) that is hardier. So if you root a sucker it will not be the same as the main plant. My understanding is that rooting a sucker into another pot will work. Rooting it into the ground is a problem because it does not develop a tap root. This not only picks up water from farther below but also stablizes the plant.

Also, if you forget a plant outside that has a grafted root and it freezes you cannot bring it back. What comes back from the grafted root will not be a meyers but the root plant. So you need to watch the weather.

Donna
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[ImaTucker]

I bought a Meyer Lemon Tree off the web last summer. I got a few blooms, but they'd drop off before fruit formed.

I set it outside this summer and so far I have not had ONE bloom!!! I have it in a pot and was planning on bringing it inside this winter, then I read where fulenn said he/she lives in zone 8B (which is where I live). Fulenn . . .can you elaborate on how you care for it in winter?

momof4, I cant' answer your question about how long it takes to get 15' tall . . mine is only about 4'. And it's a year old.