What's happening to the leaves of this kumquat?
Most of the leaves seem to have a few pale yellowish spots.
I have been watering this plant regularly. Always checking the soil with my finger to about 3+ inches down to make sure I'm not overwatering.
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Comments (20)Hi, I live in Saigon where it is hot and humid. I have a kumquat tree in a pot on my balcony which I got at the end of June last year. It arrived in a black plastic sack and looked a bit sorry. I planted it in a largeish pot with fresh compost and it responded by growing loads of new leaves, and after a couple of months it was covered in flowers which filled the balcony with lovely scent. Then came the fruit. About six weeks ago the leaves turned yellow and a few dropped. The leaves have white/grey flecks, which are a leaf coloration and not mites or anything like that. About two weeks ago it started to flower again and now we have what looks like a sick tree with both flowers and fruit on it. I have attached a link to a pic of the leaf coloration (its in my drop box). Can anyone please advise how to make my tree healthy again? Here is the link in case the URL thingie doesnt work: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rs9koslt4zhsdtc/AAAZfjbzrplMAIo2xJY7npkia?dl=0 Here is a link that might be useful: CIMG1580.jpg This post was edited by eodmatt on Sun, Feb 1, 15 at 6:36...See MoreKumquat Redish and Falling Leaves
Comments (5)Raid, hope you don't mind...I just inserted it directly to the link, so we can see it right away...I had no way of making smaller...I only know how to insert it directly, sorry... It might be fertilizer burn? Not for sure, but sometimes this has happened to me when I use a strong fertiler or use it too often, the tips turn reddish brown. Best thing to do is what Toni suggested, cut back on fertilizer amounts/frequency. Water when soil is almost completely dry...then water in thoroughly to flush out the salts from the excess fertilizer. What fert. are you using? Not saying this is the problem, but possibly? Good luck!...See MoreHELP Kumquat tree losing all its leaves
Comments (3)TOO MUCH WATER This is almost alway a problem for us northerners because our trees must be able to take a few days with out watering on our hottest days. Here is what I do that works wonders and makes it possible to leave my tree alone for 4 days in upper 90F weather in the summer.Both tangerine trees are 49 weeks old from seed sprout. I use a shop vac plug into GFI now to protect from water that might drip from pot. My trees are also now permanently place on the vacuum chamber bucket for the cold season 'no setting up necessary". 10 seconds morning 10 seconds evening brings me close to my tree 2 times daily to catch problem while they are small. \vacuum chamber hold pot off cold floor. I mulch the surface to hold down evaporative cooling. A fan will do a fantastic amount to draw moisture from the leaves. This will draw much more on the water in the soil. Works best with leaves on the tree before they drop. Don't change your soil now but wait till spring and use what I am using to get you through the winter....See MoreBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThank you, lgteacher for sharing that link. I knew about that terrible insect and the quarantines. I just inspected my little tree and found that the yellowing spots are mostly asymmetrical (they are symmetrical when caused by the Asian Citrus Psyllid).
But I found what looks like leaf miner damage on a couple of leaves:
These pesky leaf miners have attacked several of my plants but most of the damage is seen on two of my chili pepper bushes.
This little kumquat plant doesn't seem to have grown much in the past year. I will post a couple of photos later (the sun is too bright now for photos). When I brought it from the nursery it had 17 ripen kumquats. I just counted the green fruit and it looks like we might be getting about 40 kumquats this year. I don't know if this is the normal yield for a dwarf variety, though.
Bleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agoBleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI thought I'd show you before and after photos of my little kumquat tree. It is evident that the tree has grown, it has a lot more leaves now and it seems to be producing more fruit as well (I counted about 40 kumquats, a few of them have started to ripen).
However, I really have no idea if the growth you see here is what's expected or if it should've grown more. I know it is a dwarf variety so maybe it won't get much larger than this?
This is back in February, straight from the nursery with 17 kumquats:
Then in mid-June (the pot I put it in is 2" larger in diameter than the nursery pot and it's sitting on an empty large clay pot):
And this is now:
Also, I keep reading contradicting info on fertilizers for kumquats. What do you use and how often?
Bleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years agoOne more thing...
I just inspected the tree again and found these two leaves. The one on the right had a sticky feel to it.
Is this leaf miner too? If so, what do you recommend to control it?
My four hot pepper plants started showing leaf miner problems about a month ago. When I noticed the problem some of the leaves had leaf miners. I discarded those leaves and sprayed the plants with a neem oil and dish soap mix, which hasn't helped at all - all four pepper plants are very infested with leaf miners now.
It would be very sad if the same happens to my dwarf kumquat tree. I know I can't apply systemic insecticide to fruit-bearing plants.
Bleu (Zone 9b - So Cal)
5 years ago
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