How long does it take for a lemon tree to grow?

Introduction to Lemon Tree Growth

When planting lemon trees, you need to choose soil with deep soil, loose soil, good drainage, and a certain pH value.

Anyue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province is the hometown of lemons in China. In addition, lemons are also cultivated in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in China.

Lemon tree growth cycle

Lemon is suitable for planting in subtropical areas. It likes warm and humid conditions, is shade-tolerant, not cold-tolerant, and afraid of heat. The suitable annual average temperature is between 17 and 19 degrees. It likes to be planted on warm, deep soil, and well-drained gentle slopes.

Lemon trees usually begin to bear fruit in the third year after sowing.

Lemon tree growth rate

Choose suitable soil, place the pointed part of the lemon upwards, water and fertilize, and when the seeds germinate, slowly transplant the seeds into other pots. Pay attention to sunlight and let the saplings absorb more sunlight, but do not expose them to excessive sunlight. Its growth cycle is relatively long, and it will take about three to five years to grow.

Lemon trees are slow growing.

Lemon tree growth cycle management

Temperature management: The suitable growth temperature for lemon trees is between 10 and 32 degrees, and the wintering temperature is 5 degrees. Special varieties can tolerate temperatures as low as minus 7 degrees.

Fertilization management: Lemon saplings are generally fertilized 5-10 times a year, mainly with quick-acting nitrogen fertilizers, and can also be combined with phosphorus fertilizers, potassium fertilizers and human and animal manure. For one-year-old lemon saplings, fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are usually applied annually. For 2-4-year-old saplings, the number of fertilizations is 5-6 times a year, and foliar fertilizers are applied 3-4 times during the tender shoot stage.