Garden

[tototwo]

This is for all the folks who got the Roberta's Meyer Lemon Tree. 

My husband ordered one and we received it last summer.  We planted it in a large pot and put it outside in the sun.  Oh my!  It took off like a rocket and we had a large green shrub and about 8 lemons in no time.  The lemons stayed green and never have turned yellow.

We brought it into the house when the weather changed in the fall.  My husband did all kinds of research online and we think we did everything right.  He even bought grow lights.   All the leaves fell off, but the green lemons remained.  It's not dead, just looks like it.

Now, in early February, we still have green lemons, 6 of them.  They have never turned yellow.  We are getting some tiny new leaves (thank goodness).   We will put it outside again when the weather warms up.

Anyone who has a Meyer Lemon Tree, did all the leaves fall off?  Did your lemons ever turn yellow?  Did you ever get to eat a lemon?  Did the tree live?  

Thank you.

[Kachina624]

@tototwo. Why don't you pick one and try it.  Maybe they're not supposed to be yellow.  They'll probably soon be petrified.

[drizzellla]

I can only tell our story. MANY years ago during a trip to Florida, my young son, wanted to buy a lime "tree". It was about a 8 inch twig. But we bought it - typical tourist.

Planted in a nice planter and it grew. Every few years put it in a larger planter. It kept growing. Would take it outside for the summer and it would take off and grow. Brought it in for the winter (we live in Pennsylvania) and it lost many of its leaves. We would think it would die. Until the next summer and it would become a nice full bush when we would put it outside. 

About 3 years ago we got 52 smallish limes. and made 3 lime pies for Thanksgiving.

It flowers every once in awhile but it will only produce limes when it flowers during the months that it is outside. Needs the bugs to do their job. But it does flower quite a bit while it is in the house.

The color of the limes are not the nice green that you would buy in the store. It is a light green with maybe a little yellow.

[jackthebear]

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@drizzellla wrote:

I can only tell our story. MANY years ago during a trip to Florida, my young son, wanted to buy a lime "tree". It was about a 8 inch twig. But we bought it - typical tourist.

Planted in a nice planter and it grew. Every few years put it in a larger planter. It kept growing. Would take it outside for the summer and it would take off and grow. Brought it in for the winter (we live in Pennsylvania) and it lost many of its leaves. We would think it would die. Until the next summer and it would become a nice full bush when we would put it outside. 

About 3 years ago we got 52 smallish limes. and made 3 lime pies for Thanksgiving.

It flowers every once in awhile but it will only produce limes when it flowers during the months that it is outside. Needs the bugs to do their job. But it does flower quite a bit while it is in the house.

The color of the limes are not the nice green that you would buy in the store. It is a light green with maybe a little yellow.

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those are probably Key Limes, they are small and yellow like that 

[LizzieInSRQ]

I agree with @jackthebear ...those are Key Limes...authentic for Key Lime Pie

[LizzieInSRQ]

@tototwo call Roberta's and cc adk for advice or your local County Extension office if you have one. 

[rockygems123]

@tototwo 

Growing up we had a meyer lemon tree in our backyard in the SF Bay Area.  They were yellow when ripe and very sweet for a lemon.

Not sure how winterizing works for that plant but keeping old fruit on it can't be productive. What does it say online for suggestions and information?

[drizzellla]

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@jackthebear wrote:

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those are probably Key Limes, they are small and yellow like that 

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and @LizzieInSRQ 

Wouldn't be surprised. No longer have the box "the twig"  came in. To tell you the truth did not expect "the twig" to last past a month, much less 25+ years.

[tototwo]

@Kachina624  -- did that against husband's wishes (after all, it's HIS tree).   He says everything he's read says to not cut one off the tree until it turns yellow.  They don't go bad and can stay on the tree for a long time.  Well, I did cut one off, and we'll see if the world ends because of it.  Haven't tasted it yet.

[tototwo]

@LizzieInSRQ - I'm a master gardener and so I work at the county extension office.  Nobody there knows anything about Meyer Lemons.  They're hoping I'll have information to give them from my experience..    

I called Roberta's once a few years ago about a different plant and they were no help at all.  Think I'll put that off.  But thanks for your help.  

I'm surprised our tree is still alive!  Can't wait to put it back outdoors when spring comes.