I forgot when I planted them, but this key lime tree was grown from seed around this time last year. I was just looking for some feedback on if I should do anything to it or not.
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dracula13
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Sorry about that, here is a link that SHOULD work.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1010 ... 8111162905
Also, it hasn't been pruned at all, other than like 4 small leaves growing from the first inch of the plant's stem. You can see the scar marks.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/1010 ... 8111162905
Also, it hasn't been pruned at all, other than like 4 small leaves growing from the first inch of the plant's stem. You can see the scar marks.
Looks good for a one year old seedling. Citrus in general do not need or appreciate a lot of pruning so just taking off a few branches for aesthetics is fine.
It doesn't look like you have any pests and the plant looks pretty good. Citrus are acid loving plants and need regular fertilizing and especially micros and iron. Citrus are outdoor plants in zone 9 and up, but can be taken indoors when temps fall below 40 degrees in colder climates. It may be a few years before you see any fruit. Most citrus trees take at least 3-6 years to bear.
Citrus can be grown in containers permanently and they will stay relatively small. A citrus in a container can get up to 10 ft if it is in a big container and fed a lot but in the ground even a "dwarf" citrus will get to be 20-30 ft tall.
I have a few citrus. The oldest is a Kaffir lime about 17 years old. It is about 5 ft tall in a 20 inch pot. It will probably live to be 25 or so. Most citrus here have trestiza virus so most citrus are grafted on resistant rootstock. Trestiza will still kill the tree it will just take about 20 years instead of 3. The trees can still produce lots of fruit in the meantime. If you don't have to worry about trestiza or Huanglongbing (citrus greening), citrus trees can potentially live for hundreds of years.
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-77.pdf
https://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/ ... ndex.shtml
It doesn't look like you have any pests and the plant looks pretty good. Citrus are acid loving plants and need regular fertilizing and especially micros and iron. Citrus are outdoor plants in zone 9 and up, but can be taken indoors when temps fall below 40 degrees in colder climates. It may be a few years before you see any fruit. Most citrus trees take at least 3-6 years to bear.
Citrus can be grown in containers permanently and they will stay relatively small. A citrus in a container can get up to 10 ft if it is in a big container and fed a lot but in the ground even a "dwarf" citrus will get to be 20-30 ft tall.
I have a few citrus. The oldest is a Kaffir lime about 17 years old. It is about 5 ft tall in a 20 inch pot. It will probably live to be 25 or so. Most citrus here have trestiza virus so most citrus are grafted on resistant rootstock. Trestiza will still kill the tree it will just take about 20 years instead of 3. The trees can still produce lots of fruit in the meantime. If you don't have to worry about trestiza or Huanglongbing (citrus greening), citrus trees can potentially live for hundreds of years.
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/PD-77.pdf
https://www.crec.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/ ... ndex.shtml