My myers lemon tree is falling over. It has grown well and produces many lemons year round. I am concerned that the lemons are weighing down the branchers while the lemons are still green. What should I do? We live in Tampa florida.
Telling us the size of the tree and including a picture would help out. If it is a small tree you could try staking it up. If the branches are not breaking and the tree has not been deformed much I don't think that it is a big problem. Someone else may have some better suggestions so wait and see if you get another responce.
My father has a potted outdoor Meyer lemon in San Francisco, and when it's bearing many lemons he stakes it and even has made a few branched "crutches" to support its heaviest "arms." That works well.
Is this tree inground or potted? If you are talking about a pot falling over, you can increase pot size or put the tree with existing pot in a larger heavier pot. If you are talking about inground trees, I am not that familiar with large Meyer Lemon trees, but my Lisbon has many limbs that bend almost double with fruit, I have never had any break.
You can use twine and tie the branch back to the main trunk to keep it off the ground. I have to do this with my satsumas all the time. If its bush form, tie it back the a sturdier branch to keep it up & off the ground. Here a photo so you get the point... What a artist huh ? lol....
At times the main leader can not support the fruit load and outside supports are needed. I use lazz's way many times, but using additonal support as (Therese) posted is perhaps the best way. Dale
