Q.Gardening – Tree planting – leaf problem in lemon tree
What trees can I grow in containers? Custard apple? Lemon tree? Paw paws? Orange?
I’ve got a very young lemon tree which keeps getting some white stuff stuck on the bottom sides of the leaves and the little black ants come and eat (?) the stuff.
The white stuff is probably honeydew, a sticky substance left by aphids, scale bugs, and other small insects that feed on plants. Ants enjoy eating honeydew:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/controlling-aphids-and-ants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/what-is-honeydew.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/controlling-citrus-scale.htm
Some lemon trees and some orage trees can be grown in containers. Meyer lemon is particularly well suited:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/growing-meyer-lemons.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/oranges/orange-tree-container-care.htm
Custard apple is a relatively small tree, and some gardeners have said they've been successful growing it in pots. Here is more information on its growth needs:
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/custard_apple.html
Paw paws produce a deep tap root (plunging root), so they probably wouldn't adapt well to growing in a container.
