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| My meyer lemon, which has done very well up til now, is dropping alot of leaves. There are also currently about 5 nice-sized lemons on it, almost ripe. Should I be concerned? The upper ends of the larger branches are pretty much defoliated, but there are younger/smaller branches near the base that have plenty of leaves.
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- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (mikerno_1@yahoo.com) on Wed, Dec 29, 10 at 18:29
| No..Pretty common for Meyer with lower light levels, lack of fresh air, dry heat in a home if warm, and just a fussy plant. If you start seeing twig die back, then I would be concerned. That spells over watering or a very poor mix for this time of the year. Also, pest's can be destroyed if this is the cause. Have you checked? Mike |
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| thanks so much. I will give it a squirt of insecticidal soap as I do see two stringy threads hanging on it. No twig die-back as yet. |
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- Posted by greenman28 Nor Cal 7b/8a (My Page) on Fri, Dec 31, 10 at 12:15
| I can't add anything to what Mike wrote, but I will recommend that you shoot on over to the Citrus Forum. If you post pics, diagnosis will be much easier. Josh |
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| My key lime is prone to really massive/total leaf loss in the winter. Put it back outside in the summer and it's fine. I think it's a mixture of already less-than-optimal indoor lighting being worsened by shorter daylight. Also watering is sort of tricky to get right in the winter too. There's no active growth, so I tend to underwater. Except sometimes I underwater too much and that also makes the plant shatter, so whatever. and yes from what I've heard Meyer Lemons are the worst citrus in terms of spontaneous defoliation. |
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