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samkeyte89

My Kaffir Lime Tree

samkeyte89
8 years ago

Hello,

I bought a small kaffir lime tree about 2 years ago. It has seemed to be going great, until this winter, when I have started to get worried about it.

All the leaves have now fallen off and one of the main branches is totally brown (looks dead). The two other shoots are now a bit brown on the top.

I kept it inside over the winter, but recently left it outside in a greenhouse (for the past few weeks) as it has been very sunny. I have known that these plants are prone to root rot so have always been careful not to water it too much.

Yesterday I decided to take it out of it's pot to look at the roots. I discovered that basically all of the soil is still very wet. I haven't watered it for almost 3 weeks. It seems like it is not draining at all.

I have attached some pictures, and am basically asking for any advice at all. Do you think that it is now a lost cause, or are there some specific things I can do to try and save the tree?

Thank you so much!

Sam


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