4 year old plants from seed kept indoors. 1 seems to be in a strong branch nonstop stretch with larger green foilage this spring and the other I pruned many shootings and pruned the smaller bush look with all thinner branch shootings more under control now, showing somewhat slower strong branch growth this year it can wait another year to bloom it . .........Being spring 2022 so green and healthy in an east facing window what can I do to get the 1 big young meyer lemon plant to bloom for its 1st time this year ?
The large one appears to be quite healthy which comes as a surprise for a tree that is being grown behind an east facing window. Does it spend time outside during the warmer months? You may want to be increase the light that it receives in order to encourage further growth which in theory would reduce the time for it to reach maturity.
They have had 3 different places from under lighting starting up ,to being outside 1 year ,and this year in a window through the winter until now..The smaller plant taking the moves harder to recoup the stress but now picking up faster than ever...Both 4-5yrs this year...the window opens wide , I can tie up the branches as it begins to bloom ...its about 13-14hrs light increasing now in spring . Iv never had a lemon plant to trigger into bloom...is there a preferred way to trigger it into blooming ? or does it really need more time and light.
I'm not aware of any way to force an immature tree to bloom, if that's even possible. However, a mature tree can be stressed by withholding water in order to induce the development of flower buds. By the way, are you sure the seeds were from a Meyer lemon? The leaves look more like those of a Lisbon or Eureka lemon.
Seeds from BC , Meyer Lemons ,ordered 5 seeds, 4 rooted, gave 2 plants away, have 2 currently.....The small plant just didnt take well after the transplant but its looking better this spring.
I am moving the larger meyer lemon plant to other windows daily for more direct sunshine hours to help it turn some of its 1st blooms . Also soon 1 good shot of fertilizer when getting dry.
All you can do is take good care of them for the time being. Like they say, "A watched pot never boils."
Been a couple years about and moved to new addresses ...5yrs and no blooming yet , maybe this year , as it is looking like it wants to get put outside for the start of spring here in Ontario....It has had prunings , was repotted bigger size , been put in different windows and outside every year ... A pic of healthy green growth every year with rubbed leaves smelling very lemony sweet ... Some xtra citrus food to help it bloom 3-5-5..will see in some weeks ahead......had taken 1 cutting off it and its rooted in just fine..noticing its growth is slightly quicker rooting than from seed.
