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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comI have a lemon tree that blooms flowers. The flowers turn into very small green lemons but after a while they turn yellow and fall off the tree. Is there something I can do so that the lemon will continue to grow?
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2 Comments To "lemon tree"
#1 Comment By theficuswrangler On 12/08/2014 @ 3:00 am
The most likely problem is that the tree has too many fruit to support. You can pinch off some of the flowers, and you can also pinch off some (app. 3 out of every 4) fruits when they are still green, to see what happens. Here are some other possibiities: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lemons/lemon-tree-not-fruiting.htm [1]
#2 Comment By Nikki On 12/08/2014 @ 2:55 pm
There can be a few things happening that can cause the fruit to drop. The most common is that the flowers were not pollinated. If your tree is located in a place where pollinators can’t get to it, you can hand pollinate it with a small paint brush. Just go from flower to flower and swirl the paintbrush inside the flower.
The second most common reason for baby lemon drop is a lack of water. Lemon trees need more water when they are in fruit and it is helpful to provide more water to them when they are in fruit.