Advice please. My indoor Meyer lemon tree is dropping leaves.
deborah d'angelo
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Meyer Lemon Tree Dropping Lemons?
Comments (2)Meg, it's true that a certain percentage of immature fruit drop from a tree, but I think it happens moreso changing environments. Just like many flowering plants drop flowers once they come home w/us. Also, a NE exposure may not be enough light for citrus,...a tree that devours sun. Is it possible to set outdoors in summer? If not, do you have a brighter window? South or west? Otherwise, your doing everything right. Good luck, Toni...See Moreleaf drop on potted indoor meyer lemon?
Comments (10)Hi everyone (including rhizo -- sorry for the mixup!), Thanks for all the helpful tips. The tree has not lost any more leaves since I bagged it and set it well away from the windows. It has already perked up a little and looks like it is on its way to recovery. The tree has to be indoors because, alas, I am not fortunate enough to have any outdoor space. Most of my plants live in the sunny front end of my railroad apartment, which is unfortunately the only good exposure (surrounded by large south and east facing 4th floor windows) and the only place for my living room a/c during the summer. My plants have survived it pretty well, except for root-rot with some of the larger ones (hence the fast-draining mix). Thanks again everyone, and I'll keep you posted as to how the recovery goes!...See MoreLemon tree dropping healthy leaves after being brought indoors
Comments (25)Hi all, I am new to this forum, I have read this thread, but would like to double check my information to make certain my little lemon tree is doing okay. Briefly: I purchased the tree in the spring of 2011. I live north of Chicago. The tree spent the spring, summer and autumn on my side deck with a southern exposure;I have many mature trees (50+ years), and this area gets the most sunlight. The tree seemed to do fine while outside, I brought it inside before the frost. My house has floor-to-ceiling windows, so I placed the tree in the same exposure, except indoors. It probably receives strong sunlight probably 8 hours per day on sunny days. Today is 21 January, and recently just about all of the tree's leaves began to shrivel. They did not turn yellow, but they did die (become crunchy) and began to fall off. I was very alarmed, but after reading this thread, I believe the issue may be that the soil/roots were cold. I do not presently have a thermometer (it is after 1 am and we just had 9' of snow!) but the container does feel quite cool. The tree has never had any fruit, just one marble sized green lemon that I have not removed and some white buds, which I have also not removed. Here are my questions: 1) It appears the tree will lose all of its leaves, but that does not mean the tree is in danger of dying, correct? 2) If I am to understand the problem with the contrast of sunny leaves/cooler soil/roots, this problem can be rectified by either keeping the tree in the sunlight and warming the soil (with xmas lights, for example), or by moving the tree out of the bright sunlight so it can "wait" until going back outside in the spring. So, I can move the tree to a less sunny location and it will be fine until the spring, given all other things remain the same? I should add that I take pains not to overwater, and the room where the tree is located is quite dry with little humidity. I have used good soil and, as a bonus, since I have pigeons, I have also used some of the pigeon droppings into the soil. I have done this with great success with my other plants and in my garden, and with this tree during the warmer months when it was outside. Thanks in advance for answering my questions, I really appreciate it. I just want the tree to be happy and to be able to overwinter indoors with as little stress as possible. Thanks again, Bill B....See MoreContainerized Meyer lemon: mottled yellow leaves, leaf drop
Comments (1)Your tree is suffering from changing light conditions and also from transplant shock. I would ditch the Jobes in favor of perhaps Foliage Pro and Osmocote Plus, or Espoma Citrus Tone organic....See Moredeborah d'angelo
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