Citrus from Seed???

I have been waiting for local citrus trees to bud (timing that activity is not easy without help from the tree owners!) so that I can acquire some scions to graft a citrus tree that I thought was already grafted!  It has never flowered and has been in the ground or a pot for at  least 2 1/2 years. Anyhow, I ran across this post talking about getting citrus fruit trees from seed.  Hmmmmm, I thought it could not be done. And perhaps my tree proves that right.  

So what do I do with my tree?  

1. Assume it is from seed, leave it alone because one day the fruit will come?!
2. Assume it is from seed, won't fruit and just admire it's beauty?!
3. Assume it is from seed and graft lemon and lime scions?!

I think I favor #3, but my problem is finding the lemon and lime scions to graft!!!If you have additional information let me know!!!

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Does Our Citrus Tree Need Pruning?

We purchased this Meyer lemon tree and finally found a home for it street side of the house and furtherest away from the salt spray.  Once planted two large spikes took off.  So do I need to prune?

One pruning site states:  Prune lemons every year or two, cutting back new growth by about one-quarter to one-third. Otherwise, trees will get too large, and fruit will be hard to pick.


I found this site on the internet and will probably take advice from it.

 http://meyerlemontree.com/pruninglemontree.html

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