How to Prune a Lemon Tree Using Tree Science as a Guide

Join me today to prune my lemon tree! Using an excellent source, an expert in pomology, I will share with you all I learned and take you on my journey of Lemon Tree Pruning! In fact this information would apply to pruning any fruit tree. Join me at the end of the video to talk fertilizer as well!

#zone9gardening #zone9 #caradejong #zone9garden #sharingtheflowerpower #powertotheflower
#lemontree #pruning #howtoprunelemontrees #garden #backyard #prune #howtoprune

MY RECOMMENDED/AFFILIATE PRODUCTS (aka: clicking here costs the same for you and gives me a very small commission for recommending these items):

**PEST CONTROL + FERTILIZER I always have on hand:

**Favorite GARDEN TOOLS:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Are you a beginner gardener or an experienced gardener? You can subscribe here or follow me on Facebook or Instagram to have continued inspiration and ideas on all that Power to the Flower designs here in USDA zone 9 in the East Bay of Northern California.

Subscribe to Power to the Flower for more fun, inspirational ideas and gardening projects.

[justaperson]

Good info overall but just wanted to nitpick a little and mention that where you do heading cuts does actually matter somewhat. When you do a heading cut right after a node, that node is going to start sprouting new growth first, so you can actually choose a node facing in the direction you want your branch to grow, and do a heading cut just after there. Other growths at that node will invariably occur, but you can just do thinning cuts for those in order to focus most of the nutrients going to that particular branch into the new growth that's pointing in your favoured direction.

[cantseetheforestforthetree]

Just FYI: you can stimulate new growth from an existing bud with a relatively high degree of predictability and success without making a heading cut by using the bud notching method. Simply cut a notch directly above the bud you want to push new growth that is deep enough, and wide enough to sever the cambium layer which causes the hormone signal to bypass that bud as it travels down the limb. This technique allows one to stimulate new growth in a more targeted way than with heading cuts, or in situations where the existing growth that would otherwise be removed by a heading cut is not necessarily undesirable.

[allainaselah]

If you do a heading cut directly above a node/bud that is pointing toward your Redwood it will be more likely to grow in that direction. Great video 2 thumbs up

[madeleinecastillo]

Incredibly helpful as others said, but no one's mentioned how low-key funny you are! Educational and joyful - thanks!

[easypeasy]

For obvious reasons (my last name), I love all things LEMONS.
Last year, my Mayer lemon tree gave me 4 LEMONS, this year, 12. I'm not sure if I'm pruning her coreectly, but she sure brings me joy.

[saintgermain]

Thank you! I'm about to prune my lemon tree right now so I decided to look for some tips.

This was perfect!

Thanks!

[hdwoodshop]

All pruning videos are the same. An element of risk and adventure as well as technique and science that is well informed. I have a lemon tree that is about 30 ft tall 🥵. I’m Pruning to shape and to make fruit more accessible. Thanks for the video. Got some good tips.

[JoeEngineer]

This is fantastic; thank you for sharing! I have a young lemon tree grafted with other citrus fruits that bears really good fruit but the lemon branches have huge thorns and get so dense you cant get to some of the fruit. Today I learned my reckless pruning was a bunch of heading cuts, causing the dense conflicting growth. Time to re-evaluate and plan my future pruning!

[ThePaulfullTruth]

Thanks. Hasn't been easy to find such a demonstrative pruning tutorial. Appreciate the explanations of the cause and effect of each cut.

[jamesrissler]

This is perhaps one of the best explanations out there - Ty 🎉

[randomness]

Thank you so much for a real in depth video that really feels like im with you in real time. Im actually seeing and understanding you. Ive never grown anything n i just purchased 4 trees n two berry bushes. Im really happy to have found your channel. Pray 4 me!!

[sesshen]

This was this most helpful video! Love the science explanation, and actually showing your cuts (unlike so many videos)

[mackytvymca]

Wow yummy lemon tree delicious perfect video for the good health lemon juice thanks for sharing my friend good afternoon mam

[AngelaHamiltonRao]

I have inherited a mature lemon tree, this video has given me information for pruning and re structuring which is badly needed. Thank you.

[bigtomatoplantslover]

Beautiful Garden~
Thank you for good sharing.
Like it
My friend, have a good day

[lindaferguson]

The direction of your nodes below each heading cut determines where they grow out directionally.

[clairechinnery]

Thanks, great video. I watch others that were way too complicated but yours explained it very well. Off to prune my lemon tree today (winter here in Australia)

[lindagear]

Super helpful and very clear to follow, thankyou.

[ireneonunez]

yes! the expected canopy for the plant was established to have a pefect shape. On the other hand those unwanted branches can be marcoted to have more planting materials either for open field or for a bonsai!

[andrewmoodie]

Thanks for this! We've got a very over-grown lemon tree, so everything you've explained here will be very helpful when we start pruning tomorrow. 🍋😃