Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 18, 2013 9:18 am I planted a small Meyer Lemon tree a few months ago and it doesn't seem to be doing too well at the moment. I have had it growing in a pot for about 12 months prior to planting and appeared happy and healthy. It had plenty of flowers when it was potted, which I removed after planting in the ground so it could focus the energy on getting established. Now it has curled leaves and some yellowing on some of the leaves (refer pics below). I haven't found any bugs on the tree, but something must be getting at it and some leaves have been chewed. The soil has a bit of clay in it, but when I planted it I backfilled with compost/cow poo. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Lemon Tree Help 2Nov 18, 2013 10:20 am To be honest I wouldn't be too concerned about what may be eating the trees leaves; I think the problem may be the soil that the tree is planted in. My meyer lemon was next to a pile of soil for a while (and getting "wet feet" from the water run off) and it was looking generally unhappy like your plant is. I moved it about a metre away, got rid of as much clay as possible from the hole and planted it in sandy loam and the tree has never looked back. Apparently these plants like a mediterranian climate thus too much water in the soil makes them unhappy. I'd try digging the tree out, making the hole bigger, adding some gypsum to break up the clay and back filling with a mix of your manure/compost and some sandy loam. Also try to get rid of that nearby ivy as it may be sapping some of the nutrients out of the soil. Good luck Re: Lemon Tree Help 3Nov 18, 2013 11:21 am I did think that it may be suffering from wet feet, so haven't really been watering it (not that it needed it, we have had so much rain lately). Unfortunately the ivy is coming through from the neighbours side, so aside from trimming back what pokes through the fence, my hands are tied. Re: Lemon Tree Help 4Nov 18, 2013 12:03 pm Looks like too much water. I would also make sure that the mulch isn't around the trunk so as to prevent collar rot. It looks to be planted far too close to the fence. What side of the fence is it planted? 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Lemon Tree Help 5Nov 18, 2013 12:18 pm It would be about a metre from the fence. It must be the camera angle or something but it looks a lot closer to the fence than it actually is in that pic. After taking that pic, I actually tidied up the mulch a bit and cleared a bit of the grass around it (made the grass free ring around the larger, if you get my drift). Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 9528 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 2759 |