Should I remove all the leaves at the base of the trunk?

Joined
Aug 29, 2019
Messages
166
Reaction score
18
Location
California
Hardiness Zone
10A
Country
United States
Attached is my lemon tree. As you can see, there are new leaves coming out at the base of the trunk. Should I remove all these leaves at the base of the trunk so it will focus more on the leaves up on top or leave them alone? Thanks
 

Attachments

  • IMG_8243.jpg
    IMG_8243.jpg
    372.7 KB · Views: 100
Joined
Jan 31, 2018
Messages
3,517
Reaction score
3,875
Location
"The Tropic of Trafford"
Hardiness Zone
Keir Hardy
Country
United Kingdom
It depends on how you want it to look.
Many trees throw out shoots near the roots.
The energy will take the line least resistance.

You've got the right idea.

Shape the tree how you want it to look, remove any branches you find don't look "right."
More serious pruning should wait until the tree is dormant, but there's no reason not to lose those now.
 
Joined
Feb 21, 2020
Messages
1,550
Reaction score
505
Country
United States
I wouldn't make any hard pruning cuts until the tree is dormant in Winter. Then you can take the bottom off 1/3 of the way up to the place you like. If you cut the tree now you will make the tree change growth productivity from normal growing to healing wounds and new branching, and that will slow her down. It is a healthy tree right now, and looks super, and is growing very very well, so I would wait until Winter.
 
Joined
Nov 13, 2019
Messages
1,788
Reaction score
717
Location
Riverside/Pomona CA
Hardiness Zone
9
Country
United States
Do Not prune citrus in winter. It stimulates growth during cold weather which will be more frost sensitive. Prune them now if you need to prune at all. You can remove the lowest branches if you want or if it looks like they are rootstock suckers. For the most part citrus only get pruned when they get too big or have dead or broken branches, not yearly like deciduous fruits.
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Members online

No members online now.

Forum statistics

Threads
27,874
Messages
264,655
Members
14,609
Latest member
Hooman

Latest Threads

Top