I have a fruit cocktail tree that is in trouble. Half Meyer Lemon and Half Minneola. The Meyer side seems OK, if you don't consider the leaf miner infestation it is suffering. Its fruits are ripening nicely, and while it has a couple of yellow leaves, it seems alright.
The Minneola half is another story. Purchased in late June, it put out one flower that has set to fruit. It was a happy tree all summer. About a month ago it started putting out new growth on every branch and flowering like mad. Some of the flowers seem to have produced fruit, but they are tiny still, so I don't know if they will last.
October was an unusually hot and dry month for Orlando, with no rain for the entire month! We were watering it every few days. Then it rained like nobody's business heralding a brisk cold front that brought overnight lows into the mid-40s for 3-4 days about 10 days ago. I didn't water again until this Saturday. Sunday there was a pile of leaves under the Minneola. New growth and old growth leaves are continuing to pile up under the tree and many branches are half-bare, but dammed if there isn't two new flowers this morning!
How do I help my tree? Water / not water? Fertilize? Sit on my hands? Break off the new flowers / fruits?
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