Mature trees, too, can be trimmed down to an ideal height over.

Dec 05, For starters, citrus wood is tough, so it can withstand heavier loads of fruit. Additionally, pruning the center of the tree isn’t as critical because citrus trees are capable of producing fruit in less than optimum sunlight.

However, if you have a grafted lemon, the thorny branches may be suckers that have grown from the rootstock below the graft.

However, that doesn’t mean that you can get away without pruning citrus shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. Apr 17, Without seeing your trees, I’d guess that yes, you can safely do some pruning. Citrus take very well to pruning, especially this time of year. Do it sooner rather than later so the trees immediately fill in with leftover spring growth. If you do it in summer, there’s more risk Reviews: Jan 07, Ultimately, severe pruning will be necessary to reduce tree size to normal, which requires the cutting of such large-diameter wood that fruit production will be minimal, if any fruit are produced at all, for at least 2 years afterwards.

Prune fruit trees when the leaves are off (dormant).

It’s easier to see what you are doing and removal of dormant buds (growing points) invigorates the remaining shrubhauling.bar Size: 53KB. Timing. If you prune fruit, timing is critical.

Watching a tree grow is magical.

If you do it too late, the remaining fruit may not benefit enough, remaining small. If you thin too early, the stone fruits may split their pits.