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Lime tree problem

Chichi_7Chichi_7 Posts: 28
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Hi,

I’m wanting some advice on my lime tree. I brought it in for winter and it has been really healthy, had loads of flowers in Jan (which fell off I’m guessing due to lack of pollination?) but in the last month has been losing all its leaves quicker and quicker. 

Does anyone know what I can do to stop it? I didn’t water it for its first winter and it nearly died, I revived it over the last summer and like I said it was looking great until the last month with biweekly sprinkling of water.

Any help is appreciated on what I can do to help it.

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  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Chichi_7 said:

    Chichi_7 
    Welcome to the forums.
    I suspect that you do not live in UK where this forum is based.
    Where in the world do you live?
    .
    In UK our Lime trees ..Tilia species ...are bare of leaves from October/November until our spring comes in March /April. They then produce flowers in summer July...approx.

    So maybe we are not the best people to advise you.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited 17 February
    @Silver surfer 😊
     I presumed the OP was referring to a Citrus lime tree …  if it’s of a size to bring indoors for the winter. 

    Perhaps @Chichi_7 coujd confirm which sort of line they have? 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Dovefromabove said:
    @Silver surfer 😊
     I presumed the OP was referring to a Citrus lime tree …  if it’s of a size to bring indoors for the winter. 

    Perhaps @Chichi_7 coujd confirm which sort of line they have? 
    Duh! Stupid me!
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Chichi_7Chichi_7 Posts: 28
    Hi @Dovefromabove and @Silver surfer

    Yes it’s a citrus lime tree and I’m in the UK. I have a lime and lemon which I bring in over winter and only the lime is dropping all its leaves after flowering.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hopefully @Nanny Beach will see this and pop in with some help … she and Mr @Nanny Beach grow lots of citrus. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • WaterbutWaterbut Posts: 344
    For pollinating your lime buy a child’s small painting brush and DIY. For watering they like to be drenched once a week in Summer but light winter watering. Tried growing a few over the years but they kept dying for some reason.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Hello Dove. Haven't heard anything from the other one... the lemon. I don't have limes. We have lemons, mandarin and calamondin. They are trees, they dislike central heating,dry air. That's usually why you loose the flowers or leaves. At below 10c, they normally loose their leaves, but quickly re grow the following spring. Ours,apart from the calamondin which is very tender, they are just kept frost free. We have greenhouses, but,a garage,porch would do. Somewhere cold,ours are watered every couple of weeks in winter, leaves sprayed. Rain water and it's kept in the conservatory,so it's not really cold. A picture would be helpful.
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