Description: Step by step instructions on how to prune a 4 year old Persian lime in a container from Gary L. Heilig, retired Michigan State University Horticulture Educator.
Thanks so much for such an informative video! This is wonderful content. I live in Nashville Tennessee and I purchased a Persian lime tree at the end of last summer. I kept it indoors in the original greenhouse pot over the winter and it lost quite a few leaves over the winter. I just repotted it into a bigger pot. The leaves are quite dry and have a greenish brown powder on them when I wipe them. Any tips?
Thank you .I bought a Beerss Lime tree yesterday and planted it into a container today.....I am in South Africa and it is now the beginning of spring temps 26-12 °C and summer rainfall. Do I have to pinch out growth points to make the tree branch out more or do I leave it till next year for pruning? Also...I applied a sprinkle of Osmocote 8mth SR fertilizer to the soil and a mulch.My area falls into a zone 4 equivalent.
Gary. good info. I have 2 Persian Limes from seed grown in north GA that I have to root prune as well as removing several feet of limb growth each summer. They're about 8yrs old now and grow so fast during the summer I can barely keep up with them. Just to fit them back through the door for the winter months I often remove 4-6ft of overgrowth. Be careful because there are so many dwarf citrus species it can become an addictive hobby in a hurry. ;) I let mine go semi dormant in a cool room indoors during winter reducing water and fertilizers. If you haven't you might want to try some Foliage Pro fertilizer and the 511 soil mix based around pine bark mulch. They go crazy in the larger more porous mix and lower PH.
Thanks for your the ideas. The reason I planted mine in the ground was to avoid hauling it in and out every spring. It was getting very heavy and I'm not getting any younger. I must admit that I always wanted to try this. Too late to change my mind now.
Gary, how are they now in the ground? Mine are too large to be very practical as well and I have to prune them back so far. That's just it, they get heavier each year as our back's lift less each year! Grafted onto dwarfing rootstock is the way to keep them mobile for sure.
Only the lime is in the ground right now. Temps are now down into the single digits and the trees is doing well.I am starting plans for a larger house for the other trees if this goes well.
You are right, Citrus does not like wet feet so a porous mix is best. As far as the addiction goes, it too late. I have also purchased a Eureka lemon, Honeybell tangelo and 2 avocado trees (Hass and Bacon) and I plan to buy more. Good luck with your trees.
Joe Cwik your comment answered many of my questions as Gary's video rolled on. The size and weight of the pot the indoor temp. & light . Indoors where in a greenhouse @40 degrees in a cool room would that be 60 degrees? .Gary said don't prune before cold weather and I'm looking at his bushy bush thinking Holy mackeral,that is a big bush but it's going indoors can it be pruned serverly to act like an indoor plant ? Aapparently not.
Hi I have a Persian lime tree in a container it produces flowers and small fruit but my fruit keeps falling off. I’m not sure what to do to help them stay on. It only gave me one good lime last year. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance!!!
Fruit trees are propagated (cloned) by a process called budding. Other forms of grafting are also used.I need citrus rootstocks in order to graft. Due to our climate and the need to keep the plants indoors during cold weather will make the project more difficult. I will check into though.
You can air layer a limb. Grow them from seed or root a cutting. That being said there are techniques to improve your odds of success. Some videos on my you tube page that will help get you started
Hey Gary you do select music that's not disturbing in the sence of elevator music. I like how you cut it off as you bend down describing pruning of the lower hidden branches. Many Orchard and gardening channel by foreign people conduct their presentation w/o narration and music would work there i dig your humor of your bogus production companies . This time working with an affiliate non existent production . Great production
Thank you so much for taking the time to give feedback. I have other humorous ideas that will appear in future videos. It is a great outlet for my creativity.
I'm a Persian guy 😊I had read your title and it grab me to watch the video
Yep..it's native of Persia( Iran )
Thanks for introduced and learning
Hi do you know if Persian lime is a dwarf, semi dwarf or regular tree?
Thank you for good information !
Very nice tree and I learned for my trees (shrubs actually!). Thank you!
Excellent job in this video sir!
I try to do my best. With time I hope to get better.
Very helpful and educational thank you
You are very welcome
Very helpful. Thank you.
great video thanks
Thank you for the video
Thanks so much for such an informative video! This is wonderful content. I live in Nashville Tennessee and I purchased a Persian lime tree at the end of last summer. I kept it indoors in the original greenhouse pot over the winter and it lost quite a few leaves over the winter. I just repotted it into a bigger pot. The leaves are quite dry and have a greenish brown powder on them when I wipe them. Any tips?
excellent video!
Thank you I look forward to sharing my successes with you all. I hope I don't have to report any bad news.
Great shot, thank you for the video. I just got one of my own in Chicago, would love to hear how you light it indoors
Just plug the sun up
Thank you .I bought a Beerss Lime tree yesterday and planted it into a container today.....I am in South Africa and it is now the beginning of spring temps 26-12 °C and summer rainfall. Do I have to pinch out growth points to make the tree branch out more or do I leave it till next year for pruning? Also...I applied a sprinkle of Osmocote 8mth SR fertilizer to the soil and a mulch.My area falls into a zone 4 equivalent.
Gary. good info. I have 2 Persian Limes from seed grown in north GA that I have to root prune as well as removing several feet of limb growth each summer. They're about 8yrs old now and grow so fast during the summer I can barely keep up with them. Just to fit them back through the door for the winter months I often remove 4-6ft of overgrowth. Be careful because there are so many dwarf citrus species it can become an addictive hobby in a hurry. ;) I let mine go semi dormant in a cool room indoors during winter reducing water and fertilizers. If you haven't you might want to try some Foliage Pro fertilizer and the 511 soil mix based around pine bark mulch. They go crazy in the larger more porous mix and lower PH.
Thanks for your the ideas. The reason I planted mine in the ground was to avoid hauling it in and out every spring. It was getting very heavy and I'm not getting any younger. I must admit that I always wanted to try this. Too late to change my mind now.
Gary, how are they now in the ground? Mine are too large to be very practical as well and I have to prune them back so far. That's just it, they get heavier each year as our back's lift less each year! Grafted onto dwarfing rootstock is the way to keep them mobile for sure.
Only the lime is in the ground right now. Temps are now down into the single digits and the trees is doing well.I am starting plans for a larger house for the other trees if this goes well.
You are right, Citrus does not like wet feet so a porous mix is best. As far as the addiction goes, it too late. I have also purchased a Eureka lemon, Honeybell tangelo and 2 avocado trees (Hass and Bacon) and I plan to buy more. Good luck with your trees.
Joe Cwik your comment answered many of my questions as Gary's video rolled on. The size and weight of the pot the indoor temp. & light . Indoors where in a greenhouse @40 degrees in a cool room would that be 60 degrees? .Gary said don't prune before cold weather and I'm looking at his bushy bush thinking Holy mackeral,that is a big bush but it's going indoors can it be pruned serverly to act like an indoor plant ? Aapparently not.
Hi I have a Persian lime tree in a container it produces flowers and small fruit but my fruit keeps falling off. I’m not sure what to do to help them stay on. It only gave me one good lime last year. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you in advance!!!
Can you show how to clone a lime tree please
Fruit trees are propagated (cloned) by a process called budding. Other forms of grafting are also used.I need citrus rootstocks in order to graft. Due to our climate and the need to keep the plants indoors during cold weather will make the project more difficult. I will check into though.
You can air layer a limb. Grow them from seed or root a cutting. That being said there are techniques to improve your odds of success. Some videos on my you tube page that will help get you started
Good point. I failed to mention that. Soft wood cutting may work also.
Hey Gary you do select music that's not disturbing in the sence of elevator music. I like how you cut it off as you bend down describing pruning of the lower hidden branches. Many Orchard and gardening channel by foreign people conduct their presentation w/o narration and music would work there i dig your humor of your bogus production companies . This time working with an affiliate non existent production . Great production
Thank you so much for taking the time to give feedback. I have other humorous ideas that will appear in future videos. It is a great outlet for my creativity.