Potted Citrus Leaf Yellowing and Dropping
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Potted Citrus and Fruit Drop
Comments (6)Here are some more details: 1) 6-8 hours a day 2) Gets sun from W and SW windows 3) Fertilize with a Fertilome product per package instructions. Last fertilization 2 weeks ago and most drop has been since that time. 4) This is the first full year I have had it. I did not pollinate by hand - I gave the tree a little shake or two each day like some of the past posts mention 5) Yes it was summered outside last year 6) I have checked for spider mites per your recent post - I did not see any, but it has been cloudy this weekend. May have to wait for better light. From other reading and posts, I know they will drop at a couple of stages and will only retain what they can support. Since it dropped them all, I figure I must have done something wrong. The tree was stressed from an underwater problem back in December and had some leaf drop. I have corrected that problem I think (no leaf drop and flush of new growth). Could I just chalk this up to a first year of learning? The in ground plant appears to be doing just fine. The other two potted are showing new growth, but no blooms or fruit....See MoreCitrus yellow/narrow/curly leaves, immature fruit drop
Comments (14)Hi Patty, always a pleasure to hear your input. - thank you! The Gold Nuggets pictured are from Four Winds and so i believe on Cuban Shaddock. The Clementines are on Carrizo. The symptoms of too little water can be similar to too much. Essentially, the roots are not functioning properly. I initially thought my issues were related to too much water and phytophthora, but by pulling the GN and later the Clem, i discovered 1/2 the roots with a bit of moisture and the other half bone dry. [the Clem had an additional issue - neighboring tree root encroachment that was taking up the resources]. One of the GN's and both Clems were in the ground, in fill clay, and on a significant slope - so no drainage issue. Pulling that GN out of the ground and allowing it to enjoy constant moisture, food and water brought it back. Moving one of the Clems to another location with water pH of 7.1 and watching it respond gave me that "aha". A key point here is to try your best to asses your specific situation and feed/water/fix accordingly. And BTW, I would like to add that I still leaf-read, but its only one data point! I have noticed that Citrus leaves show evidence of their environment anywhere from 1-7 days [drought tends show more quickly]. If you adjust for something that you see the leaves showing you, it can set you up for some very wild swings in care.... the leaves might be telling you what happened last week!. - Golf is easier because your shot gives you instant feedback! [comments always welcome - just not about my golf game please] Best of Luck - George [edited to correct rootstock-sorry for any confusion] This post was edited by Becauseican on Thu, Jul 17, 14 at 15:43...See MoreCitrus leaf drop, how much is to much?
Comments (1)I consider any leaf drop to many but when you bring a tree inside most of them drop leaves. Pictures help. There is no reason to bring them in a dark hallway, but just place them out of sunlight when they are outside. Time will tell if you have a problem. Ste ve...See MoreCitrus Winter Leaf Drop, Root Rot, any Hope. SOS
Comments (19)Thanks for all of your help everyone. I think I've done everything I can/will do for now. It's in the sunniest window in the house. Its been fertilized, and I think it's in a planting medium that will do. It's not Al's gritty mix, which apparently is just this side of the mix used to grow the Garden of Eden, but it's organic and seems to drain quickly. The tree has produced a few flowers. I don't know if that's good or bad or portentous, but it did. So I'm just going to enjoy the sent, and hope it survives until March. On another note, we have some warm days in the forecast mid 60s. I want to put the trees on the porch, but the temp is supposed to drop again and I'd need to bring them back in. Is it good to move them in and outdoors frequently if I'm not "hardening them off." Will that cause some sort of shock and mess up the one orange tree that appears to be flourishing?...See Moreclip3
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