Q: I have a 3-year-old Meyer lemon tree in my backyard. It has seven or eight lemons on it now, but they are huge and green. When I cut one open, the rind is about an inch thick, with just a tiny ...

How to Plant a Meyer Lemon Tree Gardeners in zones 8 to 11 can plant a Meyer lemon tree outside. If you live outside these zones, grow your tree in a container and move it inside or to a sheltered ...

A Meyer lemon tree is fragrant, easy to grow, and ripe with sweet, floral lemons. Learn all about Meyer lemon tree care including common problems in our guide.

As for the palo verde, I had the tree on an emitter when it was planted, but later capped it after it was established, on the advice of my landscaper. I gave it a deep watering about a half dozen ...

Most Meyer lemons can be kept in 10- to 12-inch pots for several years. Larger containers will allow the tree to grow bigger and more productive, but are more difficult to haul in and out of the ...

Meyer lemon is more cold hardy, but in a very cold location or during a very cold winter, it can be damaged or worse. If there are spring freezing temperatures, you might see less or no fruit ...

Q: My Meyer lemon is about seven feet tall and is covered with small, green fruit, but it has lost most of its leaves. What should I do? A: Citrus tend naturally to drop some leaves during ...

A question for Dan Gill: I just planted a 3-foot Meyer lemon tree. How do I keep it from growing thorns? Any other tips would be appreciated. -- Pam Barron Answer: All of the citrus trees we grow ...

Frank Meyer, a plant explorer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the start of the 20th century, found people in Beijing growing a small tree with sweet lemons on their doorsteps.

Gardeners in zones 8 to 11 can plant a Meyer lemon tree outside. If you live outside these zones, grow your tree in a container and move it inside or to a sheltered location when temperatures drop.