Orange tree leaves turning yellow

[Islander1]

We had lovely weather today in Essex so after work I checked on my orange tree today and noticed that a few of the leaves have started to turn yellow. So I did a search and come up with 2.

Answers 1) Over watering, I checked the soil quite far down in the pot and it is only a little damp so did not water today and was going to check tomorrow.

Answer 2) It needs fertiliser I have some on Order but won't be here till the start of Sep is this to long of a wait?



Please help.

[Islander1]

This is the fertiliser i ordered will this help the problem? But it won't be here will Sep.

[Bex2012]

If this is the same tree as on your other thread, its not long been potted up right? If that is the case, there should be plenty of nutrients in the potting compost still, so it wont need feeding yet. I know nothing about orange trees, but have you watered it in full sun, as that looks like leaf scorch to me? ie wet leaves that have been burnt by the sun. Personally I would put it in a shady spot outside, no cover or anything (im in essex too, its not exactly cold at the moment), and leave it alone to get over the shock of being transplanted, just check it for water. It might look ropey for a couple of weeks, but once it starts to put out new roots, its should look better. Sometimes you can kill plants by being over-kind to them.

[veggiechicken]

Have a read of Growing Citrus Fruits | Lemons | Limes | Oranges | How To Grow | Grow Your Own
It should give you some ideas about how to care for your orange tree.

[Ben1030]

This is the fertiliser i ordered will this help the problem? But it won't be here will Sep.

You can buy this fertiliser at most well known DIY and garden shops. Some people recommend a separate fertiliser for the winter months. Use this when the clocks go back in October to when then go forward in March.

[Islander1]

Thank you all for your help and advice every little bit helps.

This is a different plant to my other thread one is a cherry tree and this one is a orange tree.

Both plants were planted on the same day a week today.

The teepee idea is what I was thinking of doing it will need to fit 2 15'' plant pots in it.

Are these the type of Christmas lights you was talking about they run of batteries. It's not my tree with the light on. Also here is a picture of the tree in question.

[Islander1]

Here is a photo of the orange tree.

[starloc]

It looks quite healthy at the minute, the marks on the leaves are sunburn.

But...The pot is very much bigger than would expect to have for a citrus that size is it seed grown?, never go up much in size at a time with citrus, never plant too deep always leave the top feeder roots with the very top of them just exposed to air a tiny bit,
The pot looks far too deep and wide and should b lifted from the surface it is standing on to improve air into the pot and wide so unless the roots have filled it right up you will have very good chance of root rot and due to higher amounts of moisture contained inside and pot surface area more evaporation to cool the pot the root temperature will drop by about 10 or so degrees C cooler than the room root temp. needs to be 12 to 28C to stop winter leaf drop so get the room temperature over winter and take off the 10C for evaporation and it needs to be between 12 and 28 in the pot to stop winter leaf drop over winter.....they always loose leaves in winter but you dont have a lot of leaves with it being small.

It does look quite healthy though, but in a pot that big be very very careful not to overwater. The marks on the leaves in the first picture are nothing to worry about , they will be sunburn from water or fertiliser on the leaves in the sun,
Be careful not to over feed as its ony very small, for citrus feed I would look for chempak or the one from online at thee citrus centre

[Islander1]

I was thinking the plant can't be leaf burn as I only ever water in the evening. Then I remembered I planted the plant in the morning when it was a nice day so I guess it could be leaf burn. The Leaves are slowly going brown over time on quite a few of the leaves.


The plant does look healthy other then the brown leaves. I have the plant in a 15'' pot i read if you don't no what size pot you need go slightly bigger but I think I went a little to big. I check the soil daily. I check about half way down the pot and I am finding the soil is holding on to a little too much water then I would like. So I am making sure the soil is not wet before watering again. Also I know never let the soil dry out completely.

In the photo the plant was sitting on the grass as I moved it to get more sun. But most of the time it is sitting on 3 little plant stands so it is never on the floor.