Okay, so what you call a node is a leaf, bud, or new stem?
Not following the rule of 3, is probably why I am getting new stems appearing mostly lower on the trunk instead of on the older, longer branches.
Maybe I'll post a photo and diagram, so you can help me determine the best way to increase healthy leaf spread, and improve the tree for the future, and maybe get fruit one day.
I also thought of that. I think it will be better for me to see the pattern on yours so we can figure something out from there. The less branches/stems you have, the more leaves and fruits your plant will bear at long term! I don't know if by a bud you refer to a flowering bud or does a bud produce leaves as well? A node is both plus it can sprout new stems/branches as well. You can get rid of the lower part stems, remember that if your plant has a good growing pattern that can also be very good when it comes to pruning and giving the plant a final form (bonsai style), you can play with it as much as you want, as long as you see that is healthy enough to do so. I think a lemon tree, like tomatoes, don't now if oranges and tangerines also do that, can grow both a single leaf and a branch (I think also a flower, don't remember about the fruit really) from a single node. So a smaller/medium size plant can get too bushy and grow too much to its sides and down by the weight and pattern of the stems, making it harder for the tree to grow, as the new branches and leaves keep draining all of its energy. That's why I decided to prune at least every two months all of my lemon trees. To give them a better shape, but also to have them fruit in less space and lesser areas, and the same or even more fruits.
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