meyer lemon tree dropping leaves
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Meyer Lemon, Lemon Drop & Mexican Lime Trees
Comments (5)To answer the original question it seems as tho the plants are just super stressed, and when they get stressed they drop their leaves and fruit to survive. They are getting much different conditions than they were at HD, where they outside or inside a greenhouse in HD? I am going to guess that they were inside or at least shaded, they had to be hardened off in before just putting them in full sun. This is done by SLOWLY introducing them to the sun for a short period of time gradually working up to full day sunlight. Stop fertilizing and watering until you know for sure they are dried out. Than completely soak and repeat the cycle. Citrus will survive slightly dehydrated better than they will flooded. The meter you are using measures the electric conductivity of the soil so if it is littered with fertilizers you will get false readings. Are you able to post pics of the trees and their pots? I would suggest a re-potting and pruning, but as you said you are new to gardening and this may scare you a bit. Do you have any friends with a green thumb that could help you with this? Don't expect any flowers or fruits till next year as said since the plants are so stressed, but you never know with some TLC and luck you may get some winter blooms. Again pics would really help, and good luck!...See MoreSuddenly sad Meyer lemon -yellowing/dropping leaves
Comments (18)I very strongly doubt that your tree has a phosphorous deficiency. I have NEVER heard of a phosphorous deficiency in container citrus, when it is regularly fertilized with a NPK fertilizer. Phosphorous does not leach from a container, as does nitrogen and potassium. Nitrogen and potassium are both VERY water soluble and readily leach with every watering, but not phosphorus. All of the leaves that are turning yellow, and dropping are the older leaves on the tree. Your tree is withdrawing the nitrogen from the leaves (thus they are yellowing) to reuse in other part of the tree before discarding them. When a leaf no longer is capable of supplying its expected quota of energy to the tree, it is quickly discarded. There is no welfare program for citrus leaves. However, your tree is also under fed. If the tree's problem was other than aged leaves, you would be seeing yellow dropped leaves from the new leaves also. Also it is not wise to add this and that chemical in hopes of coming across a cure. First ascertain what the problem actually is then correct it. I'm sure it was also not helpful to the tree to let it remain in the same container and "soil" for 5 years. Fertilize the tree using a high nitrogen fertilizer. You can add vinegar if you wish, but there are much better ways to acidify. Organic acids such as vinegar, have an extremely short life....See MoreMeyer lemon - small leaves turn yellow and drop
Comments (6)Here are three pictures from this afternoon. The small leaf in the container must be a newly dropped one some time today. I am in central WI. Our weather this week looks to range from 82F-88F with majority of days on the lower end. The lows are in the mid 60s. I will note that I do not think the tree has grown. At least there appears to be no new buds. I've had it for just over 3 weeks now. Note: I removed the stake once and the tree was angled about 45 degrees when I went out to look at it one day. I have it re-staked and tied near the very bottom now. This post was edited by Neurosci on Fri, Jul 5, 13 at 19:48...See MoreContinuing saga of Meyer lemon dropping healthy leaves...
Comments (6)Gman, products like "Earthjuice Microblast" (which I never even heard of), "Superthrive" and the whole lot of "Miracle Cures" (which there are many) are as you probably already suspect, never ever used, nor are they even recognized as valuable resources by commerical citrus producers nor by the citrus industry in general. They are never used by them, and the reason is they don't work. A MOST intreguing aspect of your tree, is that for a tree going through some sort of stress resulting in leaf drop, the tree still looks rather healthy. I must admit it has me puzzled. As you live in California, a citrus producing state, there is always the chance that the tree has a foliar disease. However, I think the tree's problem had something to do with the growing medium. The tree had a lot of roots, but out of all the root structure I only seen one (1) new little white root tip. Only one! All the roots were only the older roots, having the light tannish brown coloration. There has not been any new growth. I believe if you had not transplanted the tree the leaf drop whould have continued. Here is what I think will happen (I hope will happen). The leaf drop will continue for a little while longer, then stop. New root growth will develop due to the high aeration, excellent drainage and natural pH afforded by the CHC/peat moss medium. A new general flush will restore the tree's folage after the roots have generated some new growth tips. I would not fertilize for a while, then keep any fertilizer application below 200 PPM, 150-PPM might be better. Good luck to your tree. Drop me an e-mail using "My Page" I would like to know of the tree's progress. Regards - Millet...See Moremersiepoo
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