Citrus Growers Forum

Lurkergirl · Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Illinois

Ivannn wrote:

Lurkergirl wrote:

So it looks good ? Like it suppose to ?

It looks good, but probably you'll have to wait a few more years before seeing a flower!
Anyway it's not an optimal idea to bring citrus inside a heated room, they don't like the typical dry heat of our houses.

Allright thanks .My husband had wondered if he needed to trim it or anything . I also don't have to much of an option on bringing it inside .
The temps here in the winter would kill it I am sure .

Ivannn · Posted: Fri 31 Dec, 2010 12:09 pm

Lurkergirl wrote:

Ivannn wrote:

Lurkergirl wrote:

So it looks good ? Like it suppose to ?

It looks good, but probably you'll have to wait a few more years before seeing a flower!
Anyway it's not an optimal idea to bring citrus inside a heated room, they don't like the typical dry heat of our houses.

Allright thanks .My husband had wondered if he needed to trim it or anything . I also don't have to much of an option on bringing it inside .
The temps here in the winter would kill it I am sure .

Don't prune it, otherwise you will make the juvenile stage (let's say the "non flowering" stage) longer.

Lurkergirl · Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Illinois

Ivannn wrote:

Lurkergirl wrote:

Ivannn wrote:

Lurkergirl wrote:

So it looks good ? Like it suppose to ?

It looks good, but probably you'll have to wait a few more years before seeing a flower!
Anyway it's not an optimal idea to bring citrus inside a heated room, they don't like the typical dry heat of our houses.

Allright thanks .My husband had wondered if he needed to trim it or anything . I also don't have to much of an option on bringing it inside .
The temps here in the winter would kill it I am sure .

Don't prune it, otherwise you will make the juvenile stage (let's say the "non flowering" stage) longer.

Ok thanks I just wasn't sure .I am guessing its going to be more years before its flowers .

Millet · Posted: Fri 31 Dec, 2010 6:10 pm

A citrus tree grown from seed, will become mature, and begin flowering only after the tree as grown the required number of nodes. After you planted your seed, the tree produced its first leaf (first node), followed by the second leaf (second node), then the third leaf, forth leaf and so on. As the tree continues to grow, ever producing a higher number of nodes, it will eventually reach the required node number and become mature. At that point your tree will begin to flower. By the very act of pruning a citrus tree, it reduces the node count, there by keeping the tree from reaching its required number of nodes, thus keeping the tree from becoming mature. If a citrus tree is continually pruned, it will never mature and never fruit. Millet (745-)

Lurkergirl · Joined: 27 Dec 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Illinois

Millet wrote:

A citrus tree grown from seed, will become mature, and begin flowering only after the tree as grown the required number of nodes. After you planted your seed, the tree produced its first leaf (first node), followed by the second leaf (second node), then the third leaf, forth leaf and so on. As the tree continues to grow, ever producing a higher number of nodes, it will eventually reach the required node number and become mature. At that point your tree will begin to flower. By the very act of pruning a citrus tree, it reduces the node count, there by keeping the tree from reaching its required number of nodes, thus keeping the tree from becoming mature. If a citrus tree is continually pruned, it will never mature and never fruit. Millet (745-)

Thank you I really appreciate this information