Lemon Tree

Question

I have a lemon tree that I started from a seed. It is about three and a half inches tall and it’s just growing straight up in the air without anything branching from the sides. If I prune it from the bottom, will it start branching out? Or prune it from the top and it will start forming branches? Please advise.

Answer 1

You can normally encourage branching by snipping out the top bud, which gives the side buds a better chance to grow.