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12/29/09 at 1:36pm
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  • Location: Woodville Tx Zone 8b south coastal
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I live in south Texas a zone 8B(though reclassified a zone 9...but my temps still run the same as when was a zone8b)My orange tree dropped some leaves on one side(proably more exposed on this side or wind just blew on this side?)I don't know what kind of orange tree but the fruits are large juicy& sweet had 5 fruits year B4 last 3 last year and has 2 fruits this year,though one is small though turning which is normal.The temp dropped 26 windchill was 19(my temps don't go below 20 normally and don't stay below freezing longer than 6 hours....normally) we we're below freezing for 9 hours& the leafs dropped the following day though when highs we'e in 40s.looks like some leaves have sooty mold,but not all.some leaves left on tree near area where some dropped are curling.the tree is unknown age.I've had it for 9 years its about 23-25 ft tall.

Are my limbs gonna recover& regrow leaves?
should I spray it?My temps will reach above 50s at night sometimes and 70s in the day so its actually 'doable'I can reach the tree top if climb up on purgola and use hose end feeder to spray.i've not sprayed it for 3 years.
Its gotton this cold before but not dropped leves like this and we;ve not been dry dry like this summer but not wetter than normal for right now though it seems to come at 5 inches at a time& it did rain quiet a bit that week but no standing water.
kumquat,satsuma and both lemon trees....they are fine and not effected at all& this tree is older so more seasoned.

Thoughts?
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1/1/10 at 6:41pm
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  • Location: Western Australia (southern)
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njoynit,  I know leaf curl in citrus can be caused by many things.  The two I am most
aware of are leaf miner, where an insect invades and causes extensive leaf
curl, and the other is stress (in my case caused by lack of water. right down to the roots.)  The leaf miner
hasn't permanently damaged my trees, just made them look unsightly for a
period of time, and the stress factor needs to be removed quickly to give the
plant the energy to renew itself.   As you probably know already, citrus is
quite a hardy plant.  A dwarf lemon tree that I had to move sulked for a while and
showed bare branches, but with some tlc (extra water and appropriate food) it is now green all over.



Western Australia (Temperate or "Mediterranean" Climate).

Plant Hardiness Zone: 10 Plus

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#3
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1/1/10 at 8:52pm
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Our orange tree dropped a lot of leaves after 2 days of below fezzing nights. It is very old, and established, and has over a hundred fruits a year. IT mostly dropped leaves on the side where the wind was coming from, and the top. My 6 year old lemon tree suffered much more due to youth, and a smaller canopy to protect the fruits. Has anyone ever had lemons bigger than grapefruits?
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1/2/10 at 11:26am
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  • Location: Southern Alberta, Canada -Chinook zone
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Originally Posted by FLO View Post

 Has anyone ever had lemons bigger than grapefruits?



not me

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1/2/10 at 11:28am
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  • Location: Quad Cities Zone 5
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Your grapefruit must be very little.
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1/5/10 at 6:01am
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The only lemon I can think of that's supposed to be a montrous size is the one sometimes touted as the Ponderosa lemon, and I guess those can be better than twice the size of your average lemon, though I'd still think they'd have to stretch a bit to get as big as most grapefruit, but I'll admit even grapefruits varies in size and I have seen a few much smaller than average a few times offered in local supermarkets, so I'd say yes, it is possible, if you have the right variety of lemon tree!

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1/9/10 at 3:42pm
  • Joined: March 2009
  • Location: St Mary's Wv ...Zone 6
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I have dwarf meyer lemon and key lime trees and they spend the summer out of doors and come inside for the winter and they always have an attitude and drop leaves but i use a fertilizer for azaleas....{a tip from a friend in FLA}  and lots of water and they always come back and start to bloom before they go back outside .......mine are 7 yrs old and produce alot of great fruit.......

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