u/bobcpk

hey all, thanks for the advice on the last lemon tree. learned what rootstock is and ripped the whole thing out.

trying to replace with orange tree now, and dug a whole a little further away.

Soaked the ground with water to make digging easier (and ran into a nonfunctional pipe that i dont care too much for, so disregard it), and it seemed like the dirt was a little more "clay-like". also need to trim a big dead branch on a nearby olive tree to ensure more sunlight (little shaded in the pic). there is a nearby Japanese plum tree that is very healthy (should be somewhat similar ground, but seemed less "clay-like")

is this still a good place to plant new tree, or find a better spot? would just work better aesthetically and in a layout sense, old lemon tree was just in the middle of a more usable area

any other tips for the initial planting into the ground?

Was like this when we moved into the house. The bottom half seems healthy and grows green and has 15-20 lemons start, but being so close to the ground the squirrels and gophers take it all before they ripen. Any chance to replant this and have it start growing taller again? Trim the big dead limbs? No clue what to do or what's possible...

EDIT: added additional photo below

thanks all, learned what rootstock is and that this growth almost assuredly is. No branches, just thin growths and no real branches forming. Goodbye lemon tree pampered with expensive cali water