Junglekeeper, Feb 20,

Orange trees drop leaves from over or under-watering, extreme temperatures, transplant shock, pests, and diseases. However, issues with watering and temperatures are the most common. To prevent leaves from dropping, only water orange trees when the first inches of soil gets dry and avoid temperatures below 27ºF.

Why Is My Indoor Orange Tree Losing Its Leaves? Indoor orange trees don’t respond well to sudden changes in room temperature, such as heat from heating vents or drafts from windows. Sudden temperature changes can cause leaves to drop. Move the plant to a more sheltered area in your shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 9 mins.

Apr 06, Vancouver BC Canada The sticky substance is honeydew or excrement from a sap-sucking pest such as aphid or scale. The infestation is a problem and should be dealt with but it is likely not the cause of the leaf and fruit drop. Fine webbing in the foliage would suggest the presence of.

Dec 21, It is common for leaf drop during Winter months in the UK, particularly if Citrus plants are in transit during very cold weather. Try to limit cutting rose bushes back for winter changes in temperature, particularly during Winter by placing Citrus trees in airy porches with no central heating nearby.

Citrus Trees Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Jul 17, Indoors a dry atmosphere can result in leaf drop, misting with tepid water and standing the pot in a saucer containing gravel and water will increase the humidity around the plant.

Ensure the pot is not standing in water as this will cause the roots to rot. Citrus trees should never be stood near a radiator or other heat source. Mar 10, Why do apparently healthy looking citrus trees suddenly start deteriorating in a matter of days, with leaves curling then dropping, branches dying back, eventually resulting in the loss of the tree?

I used a soapy insecticide which in time only seemed to weaken the plant.

There are several causes, often caused by common gardening mistakes, which are easy to avoid. Curling Citrus Leaves as An Indicator of Root ProblemsEstimated Reading Time: 8 mins. Sep 01, There are three general reasons why trees lose their leaves early. The canopy is crowded. Some trees may have grown more leaves than they can support, so they drop leaves to conserve water in hot, dry weather. th It's a pest or disease.