I was lucky to move into a home with two mature citrus trees in the yard. I have some kind of orange tree and i think the other is a Lemon??? I moved here almost 4 years ago and the "lemon" tree had only about 4 fruits on it and i have never seen anything since. (The orange tree is so full right now and almost ready to pick.) Can anyone tell me what might be going on? The tree about 9-12 feet tall and the leaves are very green. It seems healthy?? I am eager to learn more about growing citrus and just bought a persian lime tree. Do i need to bring it in for the winter? When do they usually produce and harvest? Is there any recommened literature out there for beginners like me? Sorry...lots of questions but I am really excited about it. Any help is greatly appreciated!! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
The tall one appears to a trifoliate orange or one of its hybrids. Are all its leaves trifoliate (three-part)? If so, it's likely the rootstock of a more desirable variety.
The tree has two trunks. Follow both of the trunks up to the foliage. One of the trunks will be producing foliage with trifoliate leaves, and one of the trunks is probably producing foliage with mono foliate leaves (single leaves). If indeed this is what you find, than the trunk with single blade leaves is the original citrus tree that is capable of producing good tasting quality fruit. The trunk with trifoliate leaves is from the rootstock, and produces inedible fruit, plus the trifoliate tree is in a strong competition with the quality variety. If indeed this scenario is what you find I would suggest you cut away the trifoliate tree. This will keep the root stock tree from robbing energy from the good tree. - Millet
