I have a key lime tree that I planted 3 years ago. In the first year it bore a lot of large fruit, but since last year - little or no fruit. We are in San Diego (Zone 10-11). I got lots of flowers in spring, but most dropped off or ended up with tiny fruit. How do I get the tree to bear large fruit again? Thanks.
Well, Key/Mexican Limes are quite a bit smaller than the other varieties. Are you near the beach. I am at the beach in Malibu and everything I read about this lime said it needed more heat than I get here. I kept moving my Mexican Lime around and finally found the perfect place for it-----up against a west facing wall and now it bears limes almost all year long, last year I had so many I took a basket to the Farmers Market every week and traded them. Before found that special spot for it my tree behaved very much as you describe.
