I was growing a 2-3 dwarf Meyer tree in a pot and the potting soil was pretty alkaline (8-9), so I used this product that said you could put straight on lawns to acidity the soil, It was 6x power vinegar. It pickled most of the tree.
Thanks for the helpful information and video. I did notice the base of the citrus tree looked bare and dry. Having read that citrus trees have shallow rooting system so thinking this tree needs much more water considering its size and the amount of fruit carried on the tree. I would suggest a thick mulch around the base care not touching the trunk of the tree. The mulch will help feed the tree, keep weeds down, keep the soil cool and slow the soil drying out in summer.
Good Vid. I have a sick orange tree also. All the oranges 🍊 split like cuts before I can pick them. I'm going to go through your steps and see what I can do to get this corrected
fantastic. I have 4 seedling Grapefruit and 1 seedling lemon and 1 seedling tangerine. I hope they do ok on 5 hrs of sun during the winter in Nashville .. that is my SW window.
Always so glad when we hire you to come care for our trees. They’re happy, & you have a wealth of information for us as well. How often should we be using an organic fertilizer this time of year (spring) for our Bearss lime?
Summer Corsaro If you’re using a dry top dressing type fertilizer, use it every 2 months or so. Or you could do some compost extract sprays and stuff a little more often for more protection and back off of the top dress a little.
I had a lot of concerns of the limón tree I have in backyard, its showing dryness and didn’t bloom like last year. Thank you for this video! But can you please help me to find out what I can do with an orange tree that was happening the same drying out thing, but only difference was that this orange tree had a hole with earwigs!😱
So I’m gonna do everything you just said to save my incredibly awesome orange tree which I believe is also from the issues are from lack of water and I was wondering I need to put something over the roots because I dug out a moat to get water flowing and I’m not sure what to put any suggestions is it regular topsoil is it dirt
Hello, we have a huge grapefruit tree in our front yard. We had a recent snowfall in Texas (which was not usual) and it looks really bad. All the leaves are dried up and branches look dead. What can we do to help our tree? Please help.
Just noticed my year 4 container mandarin has sap oozing at the graft point. Never had a problem with the tree before now. Is it gummosis?? I fed it earlier this spring with citrus tree fertilizer and some compost. Leaves look heathy. Has fruit set on it and new leaf growth. Trunk is maybe 2” thick at base by graft to 1” thick farther up. Any suggestions?? Thoughts?
Hello! I didn’t think my potted lime tree survived the winter in my garage. Cut it all the way down almost flush with soil (not very clean cuts, unfortunately) and looked dead, but upon scraping the bark saw some green. Is there any hope?! If so, what steps should I take? Fertilized a couple months ago, it’s now out in the sun and watering regularly but no signs of new growth. Thanks for any help!
hi i have a poncirus trifoliata and all the leave have gone like a cream colour and i dont why it dose not like full sun likes shade its an hardy one an can go days without water its a rare lemon bush not a tree it goes in a border can you help across the water in the united kindom
I live in Texas and as the world knows we had a hard freeze. I lost all the leaves on mines and its peeling also has a fungus-like growing on it all this happened after the freeze please help don't know what to do. I just started garden with plant, but not fruits this is the only fuit tree I have.
What do you do if your citus is young, yellowing and dropping leafs? I have no dead wood and I'm in the south east where I have sandy soil. So I don't know if adding rock dust would be beneficial. I've been hitting it clealated iron but I'm not seeing a change in the yellowing and veiny leaves.
I have an improved meyer lemon tree that I recently purchased from Home Depot. I gave it pellet fertilizer (hadn't come across your video yet) upon potting and watered. I live in Arizona so I was watering every day per the garden center but the leaves are yellowing and falling from the bottom up and the lemon buds that were there have turned black and I have been removing them. I don't know if I over watered, under fed, damaged the roots during transplant or what. I really want to save the tree and any advice you have would help.
Crystal Martin do not water everyday. Roots breath air, so if it’s always wet the water occupies all the air space. This is Drowning the tree. Mulch the surface with straw or a lighter colored mulch. (To reflect heat)Water like 3 -4 times a week during the heat. Soak it really well because it’s extremely hot there. But give a few free days to breath. It should never be dry, but it shouldn’t be really soggy all the time either. Find a happy medium. Make sure your pot has plenty of drain/air holes. Then I would do some foliar feeding with a compost extract or a kelp product. Or both. 2-3 times a Month.
@@mrtrees665 I haven't watered since last Thursday because I guessed that it was over watered. Each day the leaves yellow more and more from the bottom up and the leaves that haven't yellowed are drooping. I am going to water it tomorrow (Thursday) as I wanted to give it time to air out. I have a composted wood mulch over it but it sounds like I need to get a different mulch. Should I remove all drooping leaves or just the yellow ones? I'm just finding it difficult to strike a balance, but I'm going to have my husband drill some more drainage holes and hopefully that will help.
Could I send you pictures of my citrus trees for advice? It's currently early February in southern Louisiana and I'm trying to salvage 2 citrus trees (and 1 hibiscus) in my back yard.
Hi there with interest i watched your video 👍 I need some advice.. if a Orange tree 40-50 years old or maybe even older has most or a lot of it's main limbs (10-20cm thick) deseased due to brembels overgrowing it for years what is best to do? The top of the trees have lots of leafes and oranges even tough some branches seem deseased or half dead Should i take out all the deseased parts altough the shape of the tree would be very weird and not very practical? + in some cases pretty much the hole trunk -bark is open or deseased mostly lower branches are afected and some of the trees have a height of about 6 to 7meters.. I would like to preserve and safe those trees in honor to the people who planted them. Thank you for your advice Regards Silvan
It's been 3 months since you posted, but just in case you're still looking for options - look up "Gardening Australia" (it's a tv show with a website) and find their story on "skeleton pruning" for citrus. It's radical, but may be what your trees need as they are definitely nearing the end of their lifespan. Good luck.
Help: Every time I prune a Dead Branch my Citrus Tree dies back even more. This has been going on for 4 years. My Tree is in very bad shape. Can I cut the whole Top of the Tree off ? My Tree is not producing new branches or leaves in the canopy.....just along the Trunk.
CerulianSins I would not take anything Time release and grind it up. It is not formulated for that and you could do more harm than good. Azomite is definitely good but you don’t need to add it on a regular basis. Your soil biology and proper care will provide the minerals you need from what is available in your soil
CerulianSins Never grind up anything that time release. It’s not formulated for that and could cause harm. You can use azomite. Make sure you cover the surface of the soil with a layer of debris like bark chips or straw to protect the soil and keep the soil temperature and moisture level consistent
*I have a 5ft tall Meyer lemon in a pot who dropped all her leaves this winter here in Florida. Gave her Citrus Tone, rock dust minerals and fish emulsion.She has blooms all over. What can I do to save her?*
Mit 2008 actually Meyer feed all the time specially in a pot in warmer climates. Osmocote plus every month if you don’t care about organic and epson salt once in a while. Remember that during the rainy season all the fertilizer could be wash out and the plant won’t have food to eat. This work in SoCal so I don’t know how harsh your winters are. If it gets below freezing you should bring that Meyer indoors to protect it.
Mit 2008 A Distressed citrus tree is going to try to over produce to ensure its seed gets out into the world before it dies. Do not let it set a bunch of fruit in a sickly state. Pull the fruit off as they form, unless the tree has a substantial amount of leaf development and a good canopy established. Ideally it should be in the ground or in a raised bed of some sort so we can truly develop the relationships needed to access what it needs most. Transplant if possible. And look at my compost extract video. That is something I would implement immediately. You can also feed with an organic higher nitrogen fertilizer like fish emulsion, or fish meal, blood meal, etc. NOTHING time release, NOTHING chemically derived. But less is more, consistent is best. Get it planted if you can as this will give you the best results regardless. See my video on proper planting coming up this week. Let me know how it goes.
I bought a calamondin tree about two weeks ago and it was perfectly healthy and also had fruits and flowers and yesterday suddenly almost all of the leaves were falling off and turned black/dark brown and i don’t know what to do. I’ve tried watering it again and giving it more light and sun (i live in a warm place) but yet nothing happened and i am afraid it might die. What should i do?
It’s 100% rootstock that took over the tree long ago below the graft. I have a video on this. You can send a picture and I can show you what happened and where. Probably not fixable without regrafting or replacing. Unless there is some of the original graft still alive within.
Hi I have a lemon tree has black leave but the tree has been in a zipper bag since october... So could this have caused floppy and black leaves. Please help
Trogdor The Burninator Leaves curling in ward or looking like taco shells is a sign of lack of water. Or not being able to uptake water because the roots were damaged. The tree will roll up its leaves to try and reduce its surface area exposed to the sun and conserve evaporation from the surface of the leaf as well as catching any dew that settles on the leaf at Dawn or dusk to help itself. Make sure it’s well hydrated and the soil surface is covered with a layer of bark chips or straw
Would you please tell me how long a lime tree can live. My one is 23 years old. I just wonder if i need to get rid of it and plant a new one. Thank you in advance.
I think my issue is two part: clay soil plus overwatering. I am thinking of removing the tree from its current location and digging a bigger hole, then adding soils conditioner and compost to the hole. Does that sound like a good idea? The leaves are yellow, one even had a brown spot right the center. I was out of town during winter and Wasn’t worried because there was rain on the forecast and sure enough I came back and the tree had new green leaves on the bottom section. But now I am back to watering it, all leaves are yellowish.
12lzavala Your problem is not going to be fixed with that technique. Clay soil’s are a function of lack of air and a poor microbe populations, And fluctuating temperatures. I would bet anything your soil is exposed and clean underneath the tree for the most part. By covering the soil you will drop the temperatures to a consistent realm and allow organisms to want to live there while providing nutrition and protection to the system. The worst soil can be fixed by adding organisms and organic material to regulate and fix the situation. Compost and organic material is your best friend. Using liquid compost extracts and adding cover crops and a good layer barkchips will solve your problem. Keep in mind, Plants are not killed by too much water, They die from lack of air in the soil. Keeping the soil clean, pulling weeds, and removing native soil, are all creating compaction and pushing the life out of your land. Looking at it under a microscope it’s painfully obvious the direction we need to go.
I have a meyer lemon tree that has been in ground for a little over a decade that has been super healthy and fruited twice a year and then all of a sudden a couple weeks ago seems to have all but died. Can we connect over email or other means and maybe you can help me keep my baby alive?
Dom's Abode Prune down to the nearest new point of growth on the tree. It can be into the green living tissue, or just removing the dead, it doesn’t matter. Depending on your structure and personal situation determines the best cut back point. Don’t Encourage a bad habit.
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If only other RUclips arborists were as straightforward as you!
excellent and well spoken. All the key elements for rapid recovery in a way the tree can best handle.
You are awesome, Tyler...great info here...Thanks!
Thank you Tyler! I'm going to try this! My grapefruit tree has been struggling!!
1st vid that told me exactly what I need to do! Thank u!!
To the point and informative. Thank you! Just subscribed.
Great info. Mr Trees is an awesome dude
Thank you .. Will definitely be following your advice ..
Great video. Short and informative.
I was growing a 2-3 dwarf Meyer tree in a pot and the potting soil was pretty alkaline (8-9), so I used this product that said you could put straight on lawns to acidity the soil, It was 6x power vinegar.
It pickled most of the tree.
Thanks for the helpful information and video. I did notice the base of the citrus tree looked bare and dry. Having read that citrus trees have shallow rooting system so thinking this tree needs much more water considering its size and the amount of fruit carried on the tree.
I would suggest a thick mulch around the base care not touching the trunk of the tree. The mulch will help feed the tree, keep weeds down, keep the soil cool and slow the soil drying out in summer.
Hi! Thank you so much for the tip. May i ask how far out should the mulch be? Is up to the dripline enough?
You've helped me save mine. Thanks for the vid, to the point and very helpful.
My clementine tree branch is turning brown. It's in a pot and I live in AZ 9b
Good Vid. I have a sick orange tree also. All the oranges 🍊 split like cuts before I can pick them. I'm going to go through your steps and see what I can do to get this corrected
fantastic. I have 4 seedling Grapefruit and 1 seedling lemon and 1 seedling tangerine. I hope they do ok on 5 hrs of sun during the winter in Nashville .. that is my SW window.
Great information
Thanks for the tips ,sir ! Here in Brazil is an worm that kill my orange tree!
Always so glad when we hire you to come care for our trees. They’re happy, & you have a wealth of information for us as well. How often should we be using an organic fertilizer this time of year (spring) for our Bearss lime?
Summer Corsaro If you’re using a dry top dressing type fertilizer, use it every 2 months or so. Or you could do some compost extract sprays and stuff a little more often for more protection and back off of the top dress a little.
Thank you
Thanks 👍
What a great tutorial, loads of useful tips, thanks🤝🥭subbed
I had a lot of concerns of the limón tree I have in backyard, its showing dryness and didn’t bloom like last year. Thank you for this video! But can you please help me to find out what I can do with an orange tree that was happening the same drying out thing, but only difference was that this orange tree had a hole with earwigs!😱
Tyler what cultivars of apples grow down there? I'm up in southern doing some apple breeding experiments. Big hunt. Long waits. Peace n love brotha
So I’m gonna do everything you just said to save my incredibly awesome orange tree which I believe is also from the issues are from lack of water and I was wondering I need to put something over the roots because I dug out a moat to get water flowing and I’m not sure what to put any suggestions is it regular topsoil is it dirt
V nice
Hello, we have a huge grapefruit tree in our front yard. We had a recent snowfall in Texas (which was not usual) and it looks really bad. All the leaves are dried up and branches look dead. What can we do to help our tree? Please help.
Do you have an AFTER of this video? would like to see the tree back
Just noticed my year 4 container mandarin has sap oozing at the graft point. Never had a problem with the tree before now. Is it gummosis?? I fed it earlier this spring with citrus tree fertilizer and some compost. Leaves look heathy. Has fruit set on it and new leaf growth. Trunk is maybe 2” thick at base by graft to 1” thick farther up. Any suggestions?? Thoughts?
Hello! I didn’t think my potted lime tree survived the winter in my garage. Cut it all the way down almost flush with soil (not very clean cuts, unfortunately) and looked dead, but upon scraping the bark saw some green. Is there any hope?! If so, what steps should I take? Fertilized a couple months ago, it’s now out in the sun and watering regularly but no signs of new growth. Thanks for any help!
Pruning ok when it's still cold? Feb North Fl....
What is the best soil?
I have an acre of sansuma's and one tree has lumps and bumps all over the fruit,what is that caused from and can you still eat the oranges???
hi i have a poncirus trifoliata and all the leave have gone like a cream colour and i dont why it dose not like full sun likes shade its an hardy one an can go days without water its a rare lemon bush not a tree it goes in a border can you help across the water in the united kindom
Mine got burned by the snow freeze itsca full size tree leaves are dead light orange yellow ? Please an advice?.
Enjoyed the ‘no BS’ style mate.
Got any advice on how to treat a white spot thats started to overtake my Washington navel?
I live in Texas and as the world knows we had a hard freeze. I lost all the leaves on mines and its peeling also has a fungus-like growing on it all this happened after the freeze please help don't know what to do. I just started garden with plant, but not fruits this is the only fuit tree I have.
MR. TREES SIR. Does this all apply to 🍊 trees who are experiencing transplanted shock?
What do you do if your citus is young, yellowing and dropping leafs? I have no dead wood and I'm in the south east where I have sandy soil. So I don't know if adding rock dust would be beneficial. I've been hitting it clealated iron but I'm not seeing a change in the yellowing and veiny leaves.
Me too! Help!
@irqverracing overwatering
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What if there's a ton of unripe fruit ? Still remove?
I have an improved meyer lemon tree that I recently purchased from Home Depot. I gave it pellet fertilizer (hadn't come across your video yet) upon potting and watered. I live in Arizona so I was watering every day per the garden center but the leaves are yellowing and falling from the bottom up and the lemon buds that were there have turned black and I have been removing them. I don't know if I over watered, under fed, damaged the roots during transplant or what. I really want to save the tree and any advice you have would help.
Crystal Martin do not water everyday.
Roots breath air, so if it’s always wet the water occupies all the air space. This is Drowning the tree.
Mulch the surface with straw or a lighter colored mulch. (To reflect heat)Water like 3 -4 times a week during the heat. Soak it really well because it’s extremely hot there. But give a few free days to breath. It should never be dry, but it shouldn’t be really soggy all the time either. Find a happy medium. Make sure your pot has plenty of drain/air holes.
Then I would do some foliar feeding with a compost extract or a kelp product. Or both. 2-3 times a Month.
@@mrtrees665 I haven't watered since last Thursday because I guessed that it was over watered. Each day the leaves yellow more and more from the bottom up and the leaves that haven't yellowed are drooping. I am going to water it tomorrow (Thursday) as I wanted to give it time to air out. I have a composted wood mulch over it but it sounds like I need to get a different mulch. Should I remove all drooping leaves or just the yellow ones? I'm just finding it difficult to strike a balance, but I'm going to have my husband drill some more drainage holes and hopefully that will help.
@@mrtrees665 and thank you so so much for your reply.
@@cmapit3220 how's your tree doing?
how can i get my manderin tree living again after i sprayed with white oil it has started to die an go black
Could I send you pictures of my citrus trees for advice? It's currently early February in southern Louisiana and I'm trying to salvage 2 citrus trees (and 1 hibiscus) in my back yard.
Yes. I’m starting an online help service at treefixer.com
Hi there with interest i watched your video 👍
I need some advice.. if a Orange tree 40-50 years old or maybe even older has most or a lot of it's main limbs (10-20cm thick) deseased due to brembels overgrowing it for years what is best to do?
The top of the trees have lots of leafes and oranges even tough some branches seem deseased or half dead
Should i take out all the deseased parts altough the shape of the tree would be very weird and not very practical? + in some cases pretty much the hole trunk -bark is open or deseased mostly lower branches are afected and some of the trees have a height of about 6 to 7meters..
I would like to preserve and safe those trees in honor to the people who planted them.
Thank you for your advice
Regards Silvan
It's been 3 months since you posted, but just in case you're still looking for options - look up "Gardening Australia" (it's a tv show with a website) and find their story on "skeleton pruning" for citrus. It's radical, but may be what your trees need as they are definitely nearing the end of their lifespan. Good luck.
Help: Every time I prune a Dead Branch my Citrus Tree dies back even more. This has been going on for 4 years. My Tree is in very bad shape. Can I cut the whole Top of the Tree off ? My Tree is not producing new branches or leaves in the canopy.....just along the Trunk.
can you take the pebbles time-release fertilizers and grind them up. I also have Azomite is this good.
CerulianSins I would not take anything Time release and grind it up. It is not formulated for that and you could do more harm than good. Azomite is definitely good but you don’t need to add it on a regular basis. Your soil biology and proper care will provide the minerals you need from what is available in your soil
CerulianSins
Never grind up anything that time release. It’s not formulated for that and could cause harm. You can use azomite. Make sure you cover the surface of the soil with a layer of debris like bark chips or straw to protect the soil and keep the soil temperature and moisture level consistent
Is rabbit poop good?
Good to know…☮️
What about ashes from fires?
*I have a 5ft tall Meyer lemon in a pot who dropped all her leaves this winter here in Florida. Gave her Citrus Tone, rock dust minerals and fish emulsion.She has blooms all over. What can I do to save her?*
Mit 2008 actually Meyer feed all the time specially in a pot in warmer climates. Osmocote plus every month if you don’t care about organic and epson salt once in a while. Remember that during the rainy season all the fertilizer could be wash out and the plant won’t have food to eat. This work in SoCal so I don’t know how harsh your winters are. If it gets below freezing you should bring that Meyer indoors to protect it.
Mit 2008 A Distressed citrus tree is going to try to over produce to ensure its seed gets out into the world before it dies. Do not let it set a bunch of fruit in a sickly state. Pull the fruit off as they form, unless the tree has a substantial amount of leaf development and a good canopy established.
Ideally it should be in the ground or in a raised bed of some sort so we can truly develop the relationships needed to access what it needs most. Transplant if possible. And look at my compost extract video. That is something I would implement immediately.
You can also feed with an organic higher nitrogen fertilizer like fish emulsion, or fish meal, blood meal, etc. NOTHING time release, NOTHING chemically derived.
But less is more, consistent is best. Get it planted if you can as this will give you the best results regardless. See my video on proper planting coming up this week. Let me know how it goes.
I bought a calamondin tree about two weeks ago and it was perfectly healthy and also had fruits and flowers and yesterday suddenly almost all of the leaves were falling off and turned black/dark brown and i don’t know what to do. I’ve tried watering it again and giving it more light and sun (i live in a warm place) but yet nothing happened and i am afraid it might die. What should i do?
Hi, I have the same problem... did you figure out what to do with the calamondin tree?
@@MadeintheUK987 ummm mine ended up dying i couldnt save it im sorry to disappoint
@@lexig10 so sorry about your tree! I’m trying my best to figure out so mine doesn’t die either.
My tree grows thorns and small fruit that is mostly seeds, what is your professional diagnosis/remedy. Thanks
It’s 100% rootstock that took over the tree long ago below the graft. I have a video on this. You can send a picture and I can show you what happened and where. Probably not fixable without regrafting or replacing. Unless there is some of the original graft still alive within.
Hi I have a lemon tree has black leave but the tree has been in a zipper bag since october... So could this have caused floppy and black leaves. Please help
sally stephens Send some pictures to my email and I’ll do my best to respond
I just repotted a tangelo tree and the leaves are curling inward. Should I just wait a few days to make show it's not from the repotting.
Trogdor The Burninator Leaves curling in ward or looking like taco shells is a sign of lack of water. Or not being able to uptake water because the roots were damaged. The tree will roll up its leaves to try and reduce its surface area exposed to the sun and conserve evaporation from the surface of the leaf as well as catching any dew that settles on the leaf at Dawn or dusk to help itself.
Make sure it’s well hydrated and the soil surface is covered with a layer of bark chips or straw
Would you please tell me how long a lime tree can live. My one is 23 years old. I just wonder if i need to get rid of it and plant a new one. Thank you in advance.
Lime trees can live up to 50 years with proper care.
I think my issue is two part: clay soil plus overwatering. I am thinking of removing the tree from its current location and digging a bigger hole, then adding soils conditioner and compost to the hole. Does that sound like a good idea? The leaves are yellow, one even had a brown spot right the center. I was out of town during winter and Wasn’t worried because there was rain on the forecast and sure enough I came back and the tree had new green leaves on the bottom section. But now I am back to watering it, all leaves are yellowish.
12lzavala Your problem is not going to be fixed with that technique.
Clay soil’s are a function of lack of air and a poor microbe populations, And fluctuating temperatures.
I would bet anything your soil is exposed and clean underneath the tree for the most part.
By covering the soil you will drop the temperatures to a consistent realm and allow organisms to want to live there while providing nutrition and protection to the system.
The worst soil can be fixed by adding organisms and organic material to regulate and fix the situation. Compost and organic material is your best friend. Using liquid compost extracts and adding cover crops and a good layer barkchips will solve your problem.
Keep in mind,
Plants are not killed by too much water,
They die from lack of air in the soil.
Keeping the soil clean, pulling weeds, and removing native soil, are all creating compaction and pushing the life out of your land.
Looking at it under a microscope it’s painfully obvious the direction we need to go.
I have a meyer lemon tree that has been in ground for a little over a decade that has been super healthy and fruited twice a year and then all of a sudden a couple weeks ago seems to have all but died. Can we connect over email or other means and maybe you can help me keep my baby alive?
Do you cut the dead wood above the live green part or into the green stem? Thanks.
Dom's Abode cut just a little into the green at an angle so it sheds water
Dom's Abode yes! Prune out all the dead wood. Cut back the dead to a new point of promising growth. Then energy will be directed there.
Dom's Abode Prune down to the nearest new point of growth on the tree. It can be into the green living tissue, or just removing the dead, it doesn’t matter. Depending on your structure and personal situation determines the best cut back point. Don’t Encourage a bad habit.
Any idea what is wrong with my orange leaves. Did not produce much fruit last season
Guess I cant post a pic here.
Curling leaves? Treatment I think it's over watering and too much heat and sun
I had two young lemon siblings n nearly one month ago I replanted them to new soil but one of them is dying I think
Can u help me?
Shiksha Adhikari I can definitely help send me an email
Backyardfruit@outlook.com
😍
Looks mainly like an issue of lack of water.
Rock dust is a scam. It'll help your plants about as much as if you were to wave your hands and start chanting.
If she’s sick then call a doctor 🤣🤣🤣
Wrong
Thank you