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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    September 21, 2020
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    It looks like it needs feeding. They need feeding several times per year, and even more in container.

    Here are some articles that will help:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lime/potted-lime-trees.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/citrus/fertilizing-citrus-trees-best-practices-for-citrus-fertilizing.htm

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    December 16, 2020
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    Yes, it sounds like you did the right thing. When a pot is rootbound, it can prevent the plant from taking up enough moisture, thus giving the symptoms of too little water.

    You can try the Miracle Grow water soluable, but I didn't see one that had the suggested NPK ratio like the citrus fertilizers do.

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    January 21, 2021
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    The nearby fruit tree shouldn't affect your key lime tree. Usually when off-looking fruit arises, it's because the grafted tree is producing limbs. Check your graft line. If any branches are growing below it, remove them. You should regularly check for any errant branches below the graft and promptly remove them before they reach full size.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lime/mexican-key-lime-tree-info.htm

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  • Answered by
    BushDoctor on
    March 2, 2021
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    Unfortunately, your photos did not come through. I am unable to see the state of the tree.

    There is always a way to force a tree into a different shape. It does take patience, and doing too much at once will kill the top of the tree. This will allow the rootstock to take over.

    On your tree, select a new leader. Cut away all but that one branch, a little at a time.(No more than 1/3 of the tree should be pruned off at one time, and this should be done over several months.) This branch should be growing directly upwards. You will want to keep focusing on your new leader, keeping all other growth cut, until it reaches the desired height. Then, you can prune it so that it can start branching out.

    Here are some articles that will help you with the care of the tree:

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lime/mexican-key-lime-tree-info.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lime/potted-lime-trees.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/lime/tips-for-pruning-lime-tree.htm

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  • Answered by
    GKH_Susan on
    May 13, 2021
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