Potted Lemon Trees are Dying
Steven Alejandro
5 months ago
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5 months agoDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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Meyer lemon tree dying.. :(
Comments (5)bulldwgs, why are you potting your citrus? If you can, put them in the ground where they will flourish in your area! To post a photo, upload your photos to a photo sharing site like Photobucket. Then, just copy and past the .html code into the body of your message. Your photos will then appear right in the message (instead of links, which are kind of a pain). Also, what potting mix are you using, are your pots dark (read=fry the roots in the hot Riverside sun), and how much sun are they getting? In your area, if in pots, they may actually do a bit better with afternoon shade. Lastly, how much water are you providing them in pots? Citrus in pots need to be watered much more frequently, especially if you're using a porous potting mix. Patty S....See Morelemon tree dying?
Comments (24)Can't tell for sure but the suckers look like trifoliate orange rootstock. If they are, the leaves will look very different than the leaves on the grafted part. The leaves on your branch look different than the suckers which is good news. In any case the suckers should be removed promptly. It is better to snap them off, if you can, than to cut them off because then they are less likely to regrow. From the pictures your branch looks good. In short, if it were me, I'd remove the clearly dead branches, snap off the suckers and gently tie the branch to a stake into an upright position to assume the role of leader. I'd also tie the main stem to the stake gently thus straightening the line from soil to tip but don't overdo it or the branch might snap off. With time the tree will relax in this position and you will be able to straighten it a little more again and again until it is straight. And so with this treatment and with the natural thickening of the trunk the tree will grow straight and beautiful and no one will be able to guess it had ever been otherwise. Cath...See MoreDying Lemon/Lime and Olive Tree and Pittosporum General Questions
Comments (2)Hi, it's all learning. Don't give up. I don't know anything about olives, but it's reasonable to think some transplant shock there. Don't know how long they had been already in the ground, how much rootball you took etc. It might be the case, that they were always going to lose some leaves (as I say, dunno about olives). Some people "top" plants when they relocate them, some don't. for now I'd just let them be. I WOULD however move them into a shadier spot. No matter how much water, you've got heat on those pots and reflected heat from the fence. Give them a little time up a side path somewhere and see how they go. You might later decide to prune them back a bit if the tops die off. The citrus, if your sub-soil is clay, just won't like it too much. And fertilizing straight away might have been too much. What they HATE is root competition esp grass, so you need to decide whether you want a lawn there or citrus. You would be much better raising them up into mounds or make a little edging to keep that grass out. Give them time to settle, no more fertilizer for a while....See MoreLemon tree dying? Help!
Comments (11)The potting soil is mostly like already limed treated to correct the pH since all potting mixes and soils I bought at stores should be. First look and the first words lead me to believe it's your mix and very sick if not rotted roots that started back in winter, You first said that the leaves were turning yellow then leading me to suspect a very poor mix staying wet far too long with salt deposits to boot that kill feeder roots... Silica and others gave you sound advice about using mixes that provide oxygen and that is a must with just about ALL plants in pots..That is why we use the mixes we talk about here... With a potted plant in which roots are being killed off, suffocated in compacted wet mixes, the worst thing to do is to add fertilizers too.. If it's not too late, I would do a bare root re pot into a much porous mix and leave it alone to a shady spot for a week or two, making sure it stays moist...Or, I would flush that soil mix completely out with fresh water, don't fertilize and use the pot in pot method to help wick out the moisture from your mix even faster so that you can water more often allowing oxygen back into the root zone....See MoreSteven Alejandro
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