what kind of soil do you use? what fertilizer? quality of water? how did the roots look like when you took it oht of the pot? does the drip water has a chance to get away from the pot?

Does it live full time indoors or did you bring it in from outside? if you brought it in did you slowly transition it or did it just come straight in?

HI guys!

So it always have been in the same spot inside.

This year it did not give any fruits or flowers but was looking pretty healthy.

I use soil for citrus plant and also fertilized the plant with Mediterranean citrus plant fertilizer. I used to give water once a week.

At the moment I am not giving anything and I am just waiting for the soil to dry.

The roots looked pretty alright on my opinion but the main reason I removed the soil was that it started to smell a bit after I fertilized. Maybe fungus?

Branches are turning black in the middle and out point..

What you suggest? Any hopes?

Thank you!!

My thoughts are that it doesn't have enough leaves to give enough energy to support all the branches so its letting some of them die off. My Meyer did a similar thing this summer after a heatwave that made it drop a lot of leaves, all of the existing branches died back over a few months and it sent out new ones. Its much smaller now but fully recovered. Id say keep what your doing and don't water until the soil is nearly dry and keep the light on it, don't fertilize until significant new growth shows. Also try misting it with some water so if you have a spider mite problem it will help wash them off and suppress them in the meantime. If it bounces back i'd recommend getting it into a faster draining mix and putting it outside in the spring and summer. They really do better with growing outside and if you can swing it its worth the trouble of moving it in and out every year.

Is the plant getting any natural sun at all?

Whenever a citrus tree does what your tree is doing the problem is always in the soil..

Thank you for the reply!!

Do you think I should cut of the branches that are turning black? or should I just let it be for a while? I am trying not to obsess but it all went so fast...

I live in the Netherlands so right now the Autumn has arrived and the temperature dropped very suddenly. It will need to be inside until next spring :/

How would it look like if the roots were rotten? Would this be a symptom?

Thanks again!!

The tree stays at the window side, but it does not catch straight sun light, specially at this time of the year. This is why I got a special light now.

I removed the soil because I believe the fertilizer was getting stuck on the soil and not being washed out. I changed the soil a few days ago, but the leaves continued to drop and now it is all gone....

The soil your tree is in looks heavy and compacted. Roots do not get enough oxygen. Watering at a fixed shedule instead of only watering when the first one to two inch are dry is the next big problem. Also the post sits in a dish without raiser and I do not see how the water can drain freely. Since this plant was already re pottet and potting again would definitely kill it now, here is what I would do. Get a drill and make additional holes at the bottom sides of the pot. With a knitting needle aerate the soil (stick in the top and do gentle little swirl around to loosen the soil). Finally put something in the plate to raise the container up. Place in a warm and light spot. Careful with water as not too wet. Hope for the best. Maybe others here have different ideas.

Alright! Thank you Susanne! I made all the changes you suggested.

Point the grow light directly over the tree, so the trunk and soil get light as well. I hope it does well for you!

I remember reading something like that on this site http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C107/m107bptrunkrootdis.html

You should definitely stop watering it now and only water every couple weeks OR when the soil is half dry! You don't want whatever leftover infection in the soil (if still in there) to grow. Your tree doesn't have leaves to absorb much water anyway and your temperatures are cold now so watering should absolutely be cut back severely. Good luck!

Lucky trees, have lots of light all winter long :)) (Steve's genius idea).

I have two grafted calamansi trees. I picked the almost-ripe fruit, and the tree died. Is that normal? Advice will be greatly appreciated.

no but pictures would help

@John Dalhaus You need to look for another cause for your trees' demise. You can't kill a plant by picking its fruit.

Al