Orange Tree Help (forum)

Eddie starts with ...
Hi was wondering why my orange tree and mandarine tree(about 6 months old) is starting to die it has leave curl as per pictures i have another 2 orange and mandarine trees and no issue with them the soil is not wet and not dry feed it seeweed solution and no pests at all and cannot come to any conclusions any help would be great
Thx Eddie
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Time: 21st September 2010 6:31pm

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Julie says...
Eddie, I don't know why the leaves are curling, but they look quite yellow. Maybe magnesium deficiency?

Pic 3 looks very much like snail damage on the trunk.

Time: 21st September 2010 7:55pm

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amanda says...
I think we need more information here Eddie..? Is the graft dying maybe?
How old are your other trees?

Tell us everything you have done and how much water and fertilisers they have had - and the pH of your soil would be good? Sand, loam or clay?

Not to say that Julie doe not have a point there about snails (I don't have them here - so wouldn't know really..)?

Time: 21st September 2010 11:33pm

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Eddie says...
Hi Amanda the orange and mandarine trees are about 6 months old i have 3 other citrus trees 5 years 3 years and the other one is 1 year so all up i have 5 trees my soil is clay but put clay breaker for a few years and is draining very well. I water it once a week not much been raining here and feed them start of the month just cant understand because my other trees are perfect there spaced out well i did have a look on the net at plants that have magnesium deficiency and similar results as mine they say to use Epsom salts so will try that any other ideas will be great.

Time: 21st September 2010 11:55pm

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amanda says...
Eddie - soil pH? VIP for citrus.

Time: 22nd September 2010 12:10am

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Eddie says...
Thats one thing i dont know what should it read i will get a kit and test it.

Time: 22nd September 2010 12:13am

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amanda says...
wow - that was quick hey! yes - get a it and do a test - it may not be a problem - but it's helpful and you really should have an idea of what your soil pH is.

Time: 22nd September 2010 12:15am

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Eddie says...
Thx for ur time Amanda appreciate it :-)

Time: 22nd September 2010 12:16am

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amanda says...
Welcome Eddie - the hard part maybe yet to come!? Citrus are one of the easier plants to diagnose (IMO) they behave very well when it comes to showing off their deficiencies! :)

Time: 22nd September 2010 12:21am

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Rob says...
Any thoughts on this problem my Kaffir lime has presented with in the last week?
It almost looks like leaf curl on a peach tree. I feed it with chook poop, worm wizz and a general fruit tree fertilizer and it lives in a large plastic tub.
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Time: 26th November 2010 7:04pm

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amanda says...
Hi Rob - is it windy in that spot at all?
Also - what's the pH of the potting mix?

Time: 26th November 2010 9:08pm

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au0rey says...
Rob, did you use fresh chook poop? Could that have caused nitrogen drawdown as the leaves look pale. They dont look too curly (peach curl is much worse-looking).

The leaves do not show any pattern of deficiency apart from looking paler than normal.

Must say citrus are so hard to grow..they are really fussy sensitive stuff...last year my kaffir lime in pot was quite cranky and after planting into the ground, turned yellowish but fortunately after giving some chelated iron, it bounced back and has been doing well since then...

Yes Amanda you are right, when they do have some deficiency, they show it quite obvious...

Time: 27th November 2010 8:52pm

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au0rey says...
This website is quite helpful on citrus deficiency.

http://members.fortunecity.com/pjsauber/Citrus%20deficiencies.htm

and here is another article which may be helpful :

http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/features/kaflime11.html

Time: 27th November 2010 8:54pm

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Rob says...
Thanks guys. The ph would be anyones guess, I am not that way inclined. I think it might be the fresh chook poop. 2 chooks make a whole lot of poop for a small garden and it usually gets thrown straight onto the veggie garden or the pots. Guess i will have to hold onto it for a while and see how it goes!

Time: 1st December 2010 9:19pm

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allybanana says...
Two for wind damage, flicked around and bumped somthing.
Thanks for the babaco and grape pics you have done well with those cuttings.

Time: 2nd December 2010 6:22pm

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Gary says...
My Navel Orange tree seems to be dying almost limb by limb. It use to be full and when it lost leaves I pruned it but now there are more branches with out leaves. Is it worth saving? How do I save it, I don't know what is wrong with it. Any help would be greatly appreciative.

Time: 14th May 2011 1:52am

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