You may be right - the grafted part died back, the rootstock took over, and the only part that's left of the original grafted lemon is at the bottom. If the answer is 'Meh, it's hopeless,' then just say that. I don't know if there is a great solution here, in this case.

Looks like the bush died down, came back and the plant went up high but the lemon part only grew down low. I have a vague understanding about grafting. Could someone identify these trees so I can lookup what they're supposed to look like after pruning, and any other info that can help me create a decent result out of this scenario.Įdit: I'm told they're grafted. Obviously I want to be able to get to the lemons, cut the branches off of that stairway, and make the result look somewhat good. I realize this isn't the season to be doing this but I'm told I have to handle it now some way or the other. The lower, deeper lemons were so far into this big overgrown tree with giant thorns, and it's so thick and low to the ground I'd have to crawl on my belly in the mud to get to half the lemons in this horrible setup, so I started cutting some of the lower branches away from the ground. I don't have full control here, I can't cut these down/tear them out, but I am charged with the task of picking the lemons.

My dad has this terrible tree setup, I think it's 2 different trees, a lemon tree covered by a taller bushy tree.

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