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About the Author NQ Grower north queensland 1st April 2012 2:58pm #UserID: 4821 Posts: 10 View All NQ Grower's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Xiem says... I think its about eight years NQG. Unless its on rootstock but of course the bush lemon is rootstock itself. Perhaps you might think about grafting other citrus on to it. See below for some reading material (the bush lemon is listed under rough lemon). http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/Chapter4.html | About the Author Diego 1st April 2012 3:36pm #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Mine took 5 years NQG. The two trees would now have over 80 fruit on each tree, so I'll have to do some pickled/preserved lemons:-) http://awesomepickle.com/archives/848 | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 2nd April 2012 7:08am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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NQ Grower says... Thanks heaps everyone - that helps alot - the links are also great! I am in Townsville so I am fairly NQ - hopefully that will be a bit quicker as you suggest jakfruit etiquette - 8 years is a bit soul destroying :) Love the pickles and preserves - how do you all find the bush lemon for taste as compared to commercial lemons? | About the Author NQ Grower north queensland 3rd April 2012 7:28pm #UserID: 4821 Posts: 10 View All NQ Grower's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi NQG, IMHO the bush lemon is easily the best lemon for taste, size etc. You can eat the whole thing, skin & all :-) It's perfect with Coral Trout, Red Emperor, Grunter etc. Mate of mine ate 6 whole bush lemons, washed down with a six-pak of XXXX Gold! It certainly cleaned his system out! :-) Other good lemons are Eureka & Lisbon. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 4th April 2012 7:36am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 4th April 2012 7:52am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 5th April 2012 10:33am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 5th April 2012 10:41am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 5th April 2012 11:04am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Hi Brendan, I bought it from Daleys last year and put it in the ground (all my other citrus are in pots) so that was probably a mistake. Anyway I potted it up a few days ago and there was very little roots on it so you may be right about root rot. I have no experience with that so please advice. The base of the trunk has this white stuff on it (just noticed it)- does it mean anything? I was going to throw it out but thought I'd put it in a pot to see if it would behave better.
| About the Author MaryT Sydney 5th April 2012 11:48am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi MaryT, citrus trees are not real keen on being moved. That pot seems very small (to me). What sort of potting mix is it growing in? Looks awfully 'woody'? The yellowing veins usually means it's lacking magnesium, so try a tablespoon of Dolomite, and water in with Seasol. Do the same two weeks later. You just might save it. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 6th April 2012 8:31am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks Brendan. I am doing all I can to save it. The pot size is right for the root ball, which is minute (say size of a lemon?) I chatted to my friend who gave me the bush lemons (fruit) and she said perhaps they like warmer climes. I think the problem is partly neglect, partly poor soil (sandstone with little topsoil), insufficient sunlight and perhaps some sort of pathology. I think if I give it enough attention it will be OK though I can't really afford the energy for fussy plants. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th April 2012 8:46am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th April 2012 10:23am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author 72 Gold Coast 6th April 2012 10:51am #UserID: 5373 Posts: 45 View All 72's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th April 2012 10:54am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike24 Cairns 6th April 2012 11:33am #UserID: 6819 Posts: 10 View All Mike24's Edible Fruit Trees |
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chillilover says... While we are on the topic of citrus would someone care to comment on this one for me. I've posted previously about this plant. Got a mature plants from someones backyard. Planted it. Not doing good and is not nearly dead. I am this - close to throwing it out but will leave it till spring to see if some miracle might happen. I sometimes see tiny buds (greenish) bits coming out but then they die out. I've given this plants potash , seasol and what the hack not but it won't recover. Seems to still have life on some of the greenish bits of the branches but rest is all dead. I've checked the roots and the roots seem to be expanding and throwing little new roots BUT BUT BUT.
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 6th April 2012 9:24pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th April 2012 9:31pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rebecca says... Hello Mary T..replying to your response of April 6..sorry.. the trees are not bearing..I'm only going by the pictures attached. personally,,I don't eat Bush Lemons..when I was a kid around 10 yrs old, I got stuck into several lemons I found..the acid was so strong & my mouth so sensitive, I blistered & to this day even some oranges/mandarins/ the sweeter citrus sets me off again. I can, however, eat lemons when they are in Lemon Mergingue Pie or Homemade Pancakes swimming in butter & sugar!!! Funny that..hahaha.. | About the Author 72 Gold Coast 14th May 2012 10:30am #UserID: 5373 Posts: 45 View All 72's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 14th May 2012 10:58am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... This is the first year my bush lemon trees have beared properly, I used to just duck down the creek next door and 'borrow' a few :-) We only had 2 fruit on last year, so I gave it a good dose of sulphate of potash and epsom salts (plus gypsum because they're in clay!) They taste unreal now, and you can eat the whole thing :-)
| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 17th May 2012 7:30am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 17th May 2012 7:47am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Diego 17th May 2012 11:12am #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 18th May 2012 7:27am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Peter1 Brisbane 4th February 2013 12:20am #UserID: 5231 Posts: 220 View All Peter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Peter1, My bush lemons are only half grown at the moment, I can give you some seeds later on? Also, atm, some have got Citrus Scab! :-(, so I'm in the process of spraying them with copper oxychloride. See link http://www.searles.com.au/Fungicidechart.html
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About the Author Peter1 Brisbane 25th February 2013 12:28am #UserID: 5231 Posts: 220 View All Peter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... My two bush lemons took about 5 to 6 years to bear from seed Peter1, so that 50 years is incorrect. Don't forget, you have to feed them well to achieve this :-) This is the third year of them bearing fruit, they produce more fruit every year. I'll have to prune them later this year, they're getting a bit untidy. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 25th February 2013 8:42am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 25th February 2013 10:00am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 26th February 2013 8:47am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 26th February 2013 11:21am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 27th February 2013 3:59pm #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 27th February 2013 6:23pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter1 says... Brendan, Thanks for that info, I had an incling that 50 years was way too long but did not know if this was true or not, hence the post on this forum as people are growing them. 2 or 3 years is better, yes plenty of cow manure for sure. I use to drive a few miles to collect some from the bush but developers and some landholders placed an end to that idea due to development. I do ask the landowner for permission before venturing onto their property. Rain, rain, rain, hod our fair share too, I feel for those people that lost everything due to ex cyclone and more wild weather. Peter1 | About the Author Peter1 Brisbane 6th March 2013 2:44pm #UserID: 5231 Posts: 220 View All Peter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mrs B Brisbane 14th January 2018 9:41pm #UserID: 17711 Posts: 7 View All Mrs B's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... G'day Mrs B. Good on you Mrs B. You just have to wait five years to harvest the first fruits of your labor. Surely, there will be gardening trials and tribulations along the way but I'm hopeful you will always come up trumps. Who knows you might even uncover a new improved variety of Bush lemon tree. You can name it Mrs B lemon variety perhaps? Happy Gardening. | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 15th January 2018 1:28pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mrs B says... I received my Bush Lemon seedling from Daley’s yesterday and gave it a soak in a bucket and another water today, as well as spritzing the leaves. It looks to me like the leaves might be a bit dry, but we will transfer this one to a 5.5” pot tomorrow to see how it responds. The potting mix seems very dry. I am worried about my bush lemon. It is sitting in water now. I have attached a picture. Any advice is most welcome. Notice that I had some success with bush lemon seedlings grown from seed!
| About the Author Mrs B Brisbane 15th February 2018 4:37pm #UserID: 17711 Posts: 7 View All Mrs B's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Mrs B They are normal. They are just suffering from transfer shock from a cozy near optimum environment (nursery) to a less likely one. Don't be surprise if they may even loose some leaves. But in due time they will acclimatize to their new environment. It's beneficial for them to be transferred to a bigger pot and fresh potting mix because by now most of the nutrients in their current pot are already depleted hence the yellowing of the leaves. Once transferred into a bigger container with fresh premium potting mix they will quickly respond with new fresh growth within a forthnight. Don't forget a little bit of seasol with their drinks. Happy Gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 17th February 2018 4:51pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mrs B says... Thank you! If you look closely at the second and third pictures, some leaves have weird yellow spots on them. I have taken close up shots. Any comments on these? Should I keep this lemon seedling away from my two younger lemon seedlings? I have also added pictures of the two x 2-1/2 month old seedlings. Thanks.
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi Mrs B Looks like the small yellow spots are the early stages of citrus bacterial leaf spot disease. Usually the disease originates from the nursery. There is no known cure for it only control and prevention. Spray the affected plants with liquid copper based fungicide weekly or according to manufacturers recommendations. Avoid wetting the lemon canopy when watering. Move away your homegrown bush lemons to avoid cross contamination. Sorry to be the bearer of not so good news. Happy Gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 18th February 2018 7:32pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mrs B says... Thank you Fruity! Daley’s came back to me via email with advice, so will look into how to deal with it. My babies are well away from the Daley’s seedling for the time being. Daley’s have told me that it is difficult to say exactly what is wrong. They did not mention bacterial leaf spot. I am very concerned that in the few days close proximity, the diseased Daley’s seedling may have infected my other plants. Only time will tell. Based on Daley’s advice, I have removed the worst spotted leaves and cleaned each leaf with soapy water. | About the Author Mrs B Brisbane 19th February 2018 8:49pm #UserID: 17711 Posts: 7 View All Mrs B's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mrs B says... Update: Daley’s have offered to grant me a full refund. I had contacted them the day after receiving it with my concerns in line with its policy. I have posted it back to them so that it can be looked after properly. I do appreciate Daley’s commitment to service, and would buy from them again. I will keep an eye on my other bush lemon seedlings, as there is a reasonable chance they may have become infected with leaf spot (if that is what the problem was). | About the Author Mrs B Brisbane 20th February 2018 4:23pm #UserID: 17711 Posts: 7 View All Mrs B's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 21st February 2018 10:17am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mrs B says... Question for Bush Lemon lovers! I have two young BL seedlings. When can I safely start pruning them? These lemons are destined for urban life in a pot, and I may want to use Bonsai techniques to keep the tree small. Any advice from fellow BLLs would be welcome.
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 12th March 2018 8:43pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mrs B says... Thank you Julie! I am stoked that my Bush Lemon seedlings are growing, and wonder if anyone can give me advice on them. Should I remove the numerous but healthy lower leaves? How to get the straight one in the ceramic pot to make a “Vee” or crutch?
| About the Author Mrs B Brisbane 2nd July 2018 12:31pm #UserID: 17711 Posts: 7 View All Mrs B's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Roy59 says... I bought two bush lemon trees from daleys in feb 2011, 8 years have passed and still no blossoms or fruit. One tree died in first year the survivor now a beautifull green tree 2 mtrs tall. Someone from daleys told me could be gall wasp...cleared all galls 2 yrs ago still no fruit contacted daleys again someone said...they come from seed so takes 10 years to fruit. hoping the tree fruits in 2 years. Roy Sydney | About the Author Roy59 liverpool nsw 10th April 2019 4:45pm #UserID: 20098 Posts: 1 View All Roy59's Edible Fruit Trees |
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