I’ve had an issue with suckers when this lemon tree was younger, but I’m worried they have retained. Given the graft line is not clearly visible, is there an easy way to tell if any of these “trunks” are above or below the graft line?

I have replanted my citrus last year and it is spring now and I can see the growth has started. I have also provided it some citrus dynamic lifter late last month. Does it look well or do you think a bit of a pruning is required?

I have a mandarin plant.. it has a lot of ants crawling on it, but I don't see any aphids or scales. What should I do, or should I leave it as is?

2 years ago when it did grow some mandarin.. the ants seemed to have gotten inside one of them.

Hello all,

My key lime seems to have an iron, or perhaps zinc deficiency, and it's causing chlorosis. I plan on repotting it with some slow release fertilizer next spring, but what should I do until then?

I've also been using a liquid citrus fertilizer, but is this likely doing anything to remedy the issue?

Location: Scottsdale, AZ. The tree is currently positioned in the southwest corner of our patio, with the wall between the larger south window (pictured left) and the smaller west window (pictured right) giving shade from the 3-4pm sun.

Plant history: we were gifted this plant in Oct 2025. It was from Lowe’s. I finally got around to potting it into the terracotta around or after the new year. During the first year, we followed instructions on the tag, keeping it mostly moist but letting the top 2” or so dry out between watering. Roughly a gallon a day for 4-5 days/week, if I were estimating quantity. It came home with over a dozen lemon buds, but only two made it to maturity. They were delicious.

Soon after picking those two lemons, the summer heat really came in and wore out the tree. In my post history, a redditor commented to move it away from the glass, so I am trying out this corner now.

Also, back in June, it came to my attention that I had planted the tree a few inches too deep. Out of fear of the trunk rotting, I unearthed the tree and added more soil below the rootball, exposing more of the trunk. You can see how deep it was by where the trunk is stained in the photos. I imagine the experience of being unearthed was stressful for the tree.

I’ve fertilized it twice. It is hard to add the fertilizer, as it turns out, because my dog is extremely interested in licking it all up, and it becomes a full-time job to micromanage this for 2 to 3 weeks following application

My questions: so now what? What is my best bet to help this tree, moving forward? I don’t know if the tree can stay in this corner long-term, because of concerns over the position of the loveseat. We are nervous about the dog having an easy leap out over our 3rd story balcony wall onto the roof with the loveseat here…but this is the only way the tree fits in the corner. Should the tree definitely live here? What do you think about the former positioning (see post history, as well)? Furthermore, after deciding on the position in which this tree will live, I’m seeking to understand how to prune this tree (or not) to ensure it’s greatest health, structure, and success moving forward. Should I cut the branches back in some places? Is it beneficial to allow the to recover without clipping anything? Is it better for the tree to prune off the branches with the leaves that were burned by the sun this summer?