Post by kulezi on Mar 15, 2020 10:29:04 GMT -5
Hello all,
We got a Bearss lime tree as a gift a few years ago, and it looks like it's not doing well. We have moved around, so it has been neglected. It is now settled in a sun room that gets full sun most of the day, and stays 40-45F on winter nights, so it should be a good environment for it.
I've looked up the leaf discoloration and think its either zinc or magnesium deficiency, and have added some of each recently plus fertilizer, just 3-1.5-2, getting citrus fertilizer soon. No instant results, but we'll see.
It has become a bit larger than I'd like it to be (not getting pruned regularly), and I'd like to prune it back, but am not sure how much I should cut it back. It's a bit big to get it through the door to be outside in the summer. Most of the leaves are at the end of the branches, without many in the middle of the tree. Can I cut it back to just a few leaves? Does one trim the roots as well to keep the tree small and in the same size pot?
This is my only citrus tree, I would love to help it flourish now that we are settled.
We got a Bearss lime tree as a gift a few years ago, and it looks like it's not doing well. We have moved around, so it has been neglected. It is now settled in a sun room that gets full sun most of the day, and stays 40-45F on winter nights, so it should be a good environment for it.
I've looked up the leaf discoloration and think its either zinc or magnesium deficiency, and have added some of each recently plus fertilizer, just 3-1.5-2, getting citrus fertilizer soon. No instant results, but we'll see.
It has become a bit larger than I'd like it to be (not getting pruned regularly), and I'd like to prune it back, but am not sure how much I should cut it back. It's a bit big to get it through the door to be outside in the summer. Most of the leaves are at the end of the branches, without many in the middle of the tree. Can I cut it back to just a few leaves? Does one trim the roots as well to keep the tree small and in the same size pot?
This is my only citrus tree, I would love to help it flourish now that we are settled.
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