Find out how to prune a lemon tree properly to get the best out of yours. Pruning promotes growth and results in a healthier tree, as well as giving you more fruit. Plus of course your tree will ...

Lemon and citrus trees don’t require too much pruning in order for them to produce large volumes of fruit. However, pruning is still important because it can lower the risk of fungal issues ...

Maintain a productive and healthy lemon tree with these pruning tips.

Having your own lemon tree at home is often a luxury we assume is reserved for people who live in citrus-friendly locales, like sunny California or humid Florida. However, that doesn’t mean ...

Using pruning shears, select a 6- to 8-inch cutting from a healthy, mature lemon tree. The branch should be flexible and free of any signs of disease or damage.

Beyond that, how you prune your lemon trees depends more on how you want them to look than a specific recommendation. The time to prune your tree is in early spring right after they finish blooming.

Follow this guide to learn when and how to prune citrus trees to promote the best fruit quality and neatest tree appearance.

This week, gardening columnist Don Kinzler fields questions about pruning an indoor lemon tree, preventing squirrel damage, and growing potatoes in a tire tower.

Branch dieback in citrus, particularly lemon, is very confusing. Most likely it is a disease issue called “shoot and twig dieback” of citrus.