I just planted a small 1/4 in diameter Meyer lemon and it is about 1 1/2 foot tall, but it is just one straight tree with no side branches. Should I clip the top of it to force side branches to start? I prefer for it too be more on the bushy side rather than tall. It is not a dwarf.
2007-03-22 03:29:53 · 2 answers · asked by rightnow1956 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
What you're referring to is called; "Heading back".
Heading back removes the terminal growth of a shoot or branch and stimulates lateral bud breaks which leads to produce a more bushy, compact tree.
Rather than explain this process to you, I found a great site that will show you how to do this properly;
http://www.agnet.org/library/bc/52007/
Hope this helps. Good luck!
2007-03-22 04:17:42 · answer #1 · answered by jazzmaninca2003 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No let it grow natural, it will be fine.
2007-03-22 06:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by kanei 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋