Help with potted Clementine
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Need help with my new Clementine Tree!
Comments (6)You may want to brace yourself. Your tree looks like it's going to lose almost all of of its leaves. This wouldn't be caused by water logged roots, or the repotting. I suspect its from the cold. The best advice I can give you now is to keep it in the west facing window so the branches don't get burned. The roots may not be able to supply the tree what it needs at the moment. Just water it as you would if it were healthy, by letting it dry out mostly before watering again. Any branch that is green is still alive, but any branch that has turned yellow will harden and be dead (or turn black... and be dead) I had mentioned my first tree. I had brought it back from Florida in 2005. It had only 5 leaves on it when I potted it. Not long after, it dropped all its leaves and as was literally a stick in mud for about 2 months before it showed any sign of life. Now its taller then me. This post was edited by CitrusWeekendWarrior on Fri, Feb 14, 14 at 22:54...See MoreI can leave this little Clementine in its pot for a while, right?
Comments (6)If you aren't totally confident in citrus gardening using containers, I would suggest you leave it in the current mix until next spring. We have this privilege living directly in the citrus belt. During the 1st year you learn watering, root temp protection, fert, and pests. More importantly, you learn a baseline behavior for a container citrus. Like what is normal and not for your tree. Then when you repot completely into a new mix in a larger container, you have so many fewer issues to contend with. Container trees are different than in-ground, I always suggest this to my family and friends when they purchase a fresh tree from a retail nursery....See MoreHelp with clementine tree!
Comments (10)Since you will need to bring the trees indoors, I suggest using the 5-1-1 because it is much lighter. You will need 5 parts Reptibark (from a pet store in the reptile department). I buy it from Amazon because it is often cheaper on sale. You can also use pine bark fines (but I prefer reptibark). Then, 1 part peat moss, 1 part perlite, and about 1 tbsp of garden lime. I also add a scoop of Oscomote plus. Stir it all up and shake out as much of the old mix as you can. Most of us soak the reptibark before using it, but if you can't manage that, I've managed fine without is. Just water very thoroughly afterwards....See MoreClementine plant help
Comments (3)I don,t know how to help you but if those are the only affected leaves then your tree is doing great. Reapply fungicide as directed and check for spider mites and spray for them if need be. Your tree will probably do fine...See Moremeyermike_1micha
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