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Meyer Lemon - yellow leaves?
Bartlomiej
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Hi, I have a potted Meyer lemon in my backyard. It looks OK, but probably not great.
Recently it some of its leaves started to yellow a bit and few were shed by the tree. As far as I remember, the leaves on this one were pale green with yellowish veins. I thought it was lacking some nutrients, maybe, and this would be solved by fertilizing. I use Westland concentrated Citrus Feed on a regular basis as per instructions. This plant was in full bloom in spring and since some lemons started to swell, they are as big as cherries now. Few days ago it started to bloom again. I know Meyer is very prolific citrus, but I am worried something might not be right.
My last Meyer had much darker leaves, no yellowing at all, but it died in late winter, it dropped all leaves then all branches died down to rootstock. I still kept it just to just see if the tree will recover, but only the rootstock survived even after I removed the suckers twice. I'm going to keep it as an ornamental tree, seems pretty resilient compared to Meyer.
Going back to my problem... Does this really looks like a problem, or am I overreacting?
BTW, I have some mini tree bark on the top of the soil as mulch (~2cm) which I will remove in winter when the tree will be moved inside the house.
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That should fix the leaf problem.
You can also try some Epsom salts - 15ml of salts dissolved in 5 litres of water and either fed to the roots or sprayed on as a foliar feed. That will fix any magnesium deficiency which can also cause yellowing of the leaves.
Keep the citrus feed for use from autumn to spring when they need the extra P & K energy for flower and fruit production.
Meyer's are hardy to -5C so in winter, keep it in a well-lit position that's frost free. If that's indoors, make sure you mist it regularly to maintain good leaf health as citrus don't like dry, CH air.