Danny Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I have 2 lemon trees in pots (both about 3 feet high) which were doing really well last year, loads of flowers and nice shiny leaves. I had them on our south-facing balcony all summer and moved them underneath the balcony for protection during the winter. I covered them when it got really cold (we are in 46) and kept them watered and fertilised. I have brought them back on to the balcony now but they have suffered: the leaves are all crinkled and dry and dropping off, and they've lost all the small fruit they had (these went black and fell off). So now I have a couple of sticks! The main stems seem green and healthy as much as I can tell and I have cut them back by about a third. Can anyone confirm this is probably frost damage and if so am I likely to see any more growth this spring or is the damage fatal? The smaller mandarin tree was with them and seems to have been unaffected, but I guess they can withstand lower temperatures.... we got down to -10. Any advice welcome, Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaysBasque Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Lemon trees don't like temperatures below 5C, plus that is, but I think that yours, whilst having suffered from frostbite, might well recover, especially if the stems are still healthy. I would just give them some more time and TLC and see what happens. However, make sure not to over-water or fertilize them, as that could be very counterproductive.Good luck,Christiane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjc Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 We were in southern Spain for eight weeks during the winter, where, we were told, it was the coldest winter for forty years. We noticed that all the citrus groves had most of the trees suffering as you have described.When we arrived home, we found that all our, previously healthy, citrus had been ravaged by frost, despite being under glass and fleece wrapped. We have just noticed a few new buds on the shrivelled branches, so hope that they will recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hmmsame problem here with citrus trees, but locals say they will recover ?lemon on leftsheltered side of orangeCheck top of orange tree Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Many thanks! I will cross my fingers this year and take more care next winter. Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjc Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Our local garden nursery, which has some super citrus trees, tells us that we should cut off all the branvhes which have frost dried leaves, and the trees will recover.If we do that, we won't have much left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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