But I couldn't leave her alone and let her grow in peace. I kept tinkering and repotting, trying to find the perfect pot and perfect soil blend. She started losing leaves. *Snifff* Every leaf that dropped stabbed to my heart. Those adorable lemons never grew bigger than the diameter of a nickle. Finally she was down to about 20 leaves and I made a very hard decision. I aborted the last few small green lemons in an attempt to save the tree. WaaaAAaa, I don't even want to think about it. *snniffsniff*
I did not dispair. I brought her in the house for the winter, loved her and, yes, even prayed for her. We got down to only 4 leaves, and I thought she was done for.
But... Spring brought new hope and new life to the lemon tree! Small buds started to appear and soon she had blossoms! And it didn't stop there, she keeps on growing! We now have a bunch of new leaves and some of the flowers are turning into little fruit. We're not out of the woods yet, but I'm definitely optimistic!!
2 comments:
I'm so glad!!! Keep us posted on her progress.
I can totally feel you Kath! Last year we had a Locust tree that only had leaves a the very top branch, it looked very sad. To make matters worse we transplanted it in this stressed state. I thought it was done for, for sure! Much to my suprise this spring, it bloomed, there were leaves all over! I seriously did a I'm so happy the tree isn't dead dance!
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