Was the tree losing leaves before you repotted it? I might take a look at the metal container, if it's in direct sunlight for most of the day that metal is going to get really hot and could be cooking the roots. Others on here can probably correct me if I'm wrong, but if it were me, I might pull it out of the metal pot, examine the root ball and remove any dead roots, and then repot into a light colored plastic or clay pot with some new soil and water well. Then keep an eye on it. As long as the cambium layer (the layer under the bark) is still green, it's still alive even if the leaves are gone. It should start putting out new roots in a few weeks given adequate water. Good luck with your tree.

Thank you! I just went out and touched the container and it is a bit warm. I'll pick up a new pot soon.

No problem! Hope it helps. Good luck with your tree!

The medium the tree is planted in looks to be just a peat/perlite blend. Not a good situation . Peat mediums hold too much water and not enough root zone oxygen. . BTW does the metal container have drain holes on the bottom?

You said moisture control soil. Do you mean miracle grow? That's about the worst soil there is for citrus. MG citrus and cactus isn't much better. A container without drainage in it will kill a citrus tree in no time.

you may have to drill some holes in the metal container and add just the soil type

Hey all, thanks for the interest in my post!

The container has 5 holes drilled into the bottom for drainage, whenever I water it I can see proper drainage.

I'm pretty sure the soil is miracle grow brand, which brand do you recommend I use instead?

If you want a bagged mix, G&B organics makes a decent citrus mix. I wouldn't use a moisture control soil for a citrus plant, works good for subtropical begonias though.

These are sweet oranges from a November bloom indoors. They are grown in generic peat moss potting soil with a soil maximum humidity of 60%. The EC is kept below 2.0. The umbrella provides enough shade to allow the tree to flush new growth during a heat wave. I lost several dozen citrus trees as I refined what worked and didn't work over the years.

well you had to try something

Dan one of the most knowledgeable container citrus growers ever lives in your area, just outside of Denver.

you had to try something

Lemon Lime Orange Zone 6a - thank you for the detailed response! I am going to the plant store today to pick up a new container, and new citrus type mix. Also found a better location for the tree that gets good morning sun while being shaded in the afternoon.

Silica - who would that be? I'd love to get in touch. This is my first citrus plant and even though things are not going to plan (yet), I'm already hooked.

THANK YOU ALL!!

things seldom go to plan

https://www.nurserymag.com/article/nm1014-pine-bark-variations-differences/

Good luck.

Lemon Lime, nice article. Worth reading, thanks for the posting. However, concerning the claim of it being the most important article for container growing in a century in your other post on this subject, I must disagree in that it is certainly not close to being the most important article on container growing in the last century.

"Caveat lector" I believe what I said was "the most important article on container growing CITRUS in the last century." Too be honest I have read some interesting articles written this century and many claim to count the seeds in a lemon but I have not found any that can count the lemons that will grow from a seed. Many poor growers are disappointed and feel shortchanged growing citrus and a "caveat" was necessary.

igot my lemon seed from a supermarket lemon and I got seedlings growing I a pot of clay soil and now they are just starting to grow good