However, use caution when transitioning the tree outdoors in spring. An acclimatized lemon tree may suffer shock from cool temperatures below 50 degrees, and it will be damaged by frost.

Spring’s new growth also will allow you to ... Also, wear long, heavy gloves to protect yourself from lemon tree spines. STEP 1: Remove any suckers and water sprouts from your lemon tree.

When a friend asked me why her lemon tree, despite diligent fertilization, had bright yellow leaves and was failing to thrive, I told her I would try to determine the ...