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title: "Was reading up on pruning my new lemon tree. I purchased one that…"
description: "Was reading up on pruning my new lemon tree. I purchased one that apparently has this “sucker” at the base that should be trimmed off. Can I prop it? And, if…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Mrs. Tebo"
published: "2025-07-20T18:29:37.210543Z"
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# Was reading up on pruning my new lemon tree. I purchased one that…

_Posted by Mrs. Tebo on 2025-07-20_

Was reading up on pruning my new lemon tree. I purchased one that apparently has this “sucker” at the base that should be trimmed off. Can I prop it? And, if so, water or soil?

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## 2 comments

### Adam commented on 2025-07-21

For sure cut it off. It can take energy from the plant u ultimately want. U can prop it if u want but it may not be a Meyer lemon. A lot of times the rootstock can be many different citrus varieties to give it drought tolerance, dwarf stature, earlier fruiting. It will probably not be a Meyer lemon and can grow way too big for it to fruit and it may not be the fruit u want but still a citrus tree.

#### Mrs. Tebo replied on 2025-07-21

Thank you so much! Snippetty snip!

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