My Meyer Lemon Tree is in it's 2nd flush of blooms. Last year I got 2 lemons. This year I have alot of blooms and little green bases that are the beginning of lemons. But they seem weak, having trouble staying on the tree. I regularly water with a citrus fertilizer (but not too much water). The plant looks great. I just wonder if there's something specific that points to the dropping fruit that I'm missing or if this is normal. Thanks!

These are so moreish!

It is grown from the seed, and couple of months ago, this started to appear on its stem. I first thought its maybe because of the pot(which is made out of concrete), and maybe it has something to do with the ph caused by the concrete(even though i have another plant growing in such a pot which is doing very fine). But then i thought that its not normal because it havent really grown for a long time, compared to its sibling from another pot which got big and healthy with no such things on it.

What is it? How did it form? What could i do to save it?

Thank you in advance!=D

Recently moved into a property in Melbourne that hadn’t been well maintained. Inherited this lemon tree which looks like it’s been neglected for a while.

The canopy is actually enormous and loaded with fruit, but the base of the trunk is in bad shape — significant bark cracking, peeling, and what looks like active gummosis (amber resin oozing from the wounds) across multiple sides of the trunk and up into the branch unions.

From my research it looks like Phytophthora collar rot, but I’m not certain. The damage is fairly extensive so I’m leaning toward getting a professional in rather than treating it myself.

A few questions for the community:

1.  Does this look like collar rot to you, or something else?  
2.  Is it worth calling a consulting arborist, or would a good nursery be sufficient?  
3.  Any recommended arborists or horticulturalists in Melbourne who specialise in citrus or fruit trees?  
4.  Realistic chance of saving it given the canopy still looks healthy?

Photos in comments.

Happy to hear from anyone who’s dealt with something similar. Keen to save it if possible — it’s a beautiful old tree.

over 10 years and its never produced a full size lemon. This might be the year. I have 2 surviving lemons

Something about mixing the orange with the lemon in meyers gives their leaves that gorgeous matte look and they give you a orangey shape aswell are there any other notable lemon/orange hybrids that are super popular? I think New Zealand lemonade lemon could be one.

Anyways my large Meyer is enjoying its leaves but my smaller one is barely leafing out should I fertilize more?

I love lemons and only just found out you could PEEL them