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Lemon tree disease?

danbye11danbye11 Posts: 3
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Hi all, I’m hoping someone can help me, i got this lemon tree last summer with a couple of fruits on it. Over winter I put it in the greenhouse and recently started to bring it outside in the day as the weathers been warming up and then back in at night. I was watering every 2 weeks and feeding with citrus feed every 4 weeks (watering in 2 week intervals), I have noticed some spotting on my fruit and marks on my leaves, I’ve tried to find out what this could be online and I’m worried it’s citrus canker. Could anyone please help with with this, Dan. 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I don't grow any citrus, but the damage in your photos looks more like it's related to weather/temperature to me.
    See what others think

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • danbye11danbye11 Posts: 3
    Thanks Pete, it was outside recently with the high winds, I’m hoping it could be from that. I also bought it inside the home for a couple of nights before I read central heating wasn’t good for them! 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Sounds like you're between the devil and the deep then :)
    I used to overwinter lemongrass successfully in an unheated north-facing bedroom and they always bounced back in the spring. If you have such a room I'm sure it'd be ok in there until it warms up a bit - which is hopefully not long now!

    I'd love to grow a kaffir lime as I use the leaves, but they're expensive and tricky to look after

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Could it be some sort sap sucking or scale insect? Have a look and see if you can see anything lurking on the underside of the leaves.
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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