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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comShould I prop up limbs on the Meyer lemon tree so the fruit does not touch the ground? The tree is about 6 years old, but is just now coming back from a freeze 4 years ago. There are a lot of lemons about baseball size. The tree is almost 5 feet tall. So, should I prop the limbs up so the fruit does not touch the grass?
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1 Comment To "Should I prop up limbs on meyer lemon tree so fruit doesn’t touch ground?"
#1 Comment By theficuswrangler On 08/20/2014 @ 2:21 pm
Yes, if you’re wanting to get those fruits to ripen, you can prop up the limbs. After the fruit is done, though, you might want to prune those branches back a bit. This article has more information: https://extension.arizona.edu/sites/extension.arizona.edu/files/pubs/az1455.pdf [1]