I would leave it alone and let it dry out. I water around the periphery of the pot to keep the center root ball drier. I have also used a vacuum chamber to suck air trough the root ball/pot in a pinch.

I ended up taking it out of the 7 gallon pot and put it back in a 3 gallon (what it came from the nursery in) The roots looked fine so I am a bit more inclined to think that I burnt it. I made some more 511 mix but made sure that all the bark was under 1/2 inch (smallest sifter I have on hand). I also used 1.5 parts perlite instead of 1 and used 1/4 part worm casting and 3/4 part peat moss because I want to just give it water for a bit to try to get it to recover but still want some nutrition in the soil.

When I used the liquid fertilizer on it before I first watered it with normal water then gave it a half gallon of fertilized water but I did not water it in after so I am thinking it was too concentrated on the roots. Now I know to water it in afterwards.

It is still looking pretty rough and I am sure all of those leaves are going to die off as their stems where the first part to die. I am hoping the branches themselves don't die back too much but they have all changed from green to a brownish color.

Do you think that it has a chance if I give it just water for a few weeks? I guess I can play it by ear, debating on pulling the leaves off.

This sucks pretty bad but I will not give up!

I am definitely waiting to give it more fertilizer and I made sure to let it dry for a day in the new pot (besides the water in the peat moss I mixed in) I then watered it super well to get the excess salts off of the roots.

In a few weeks time when I do start adding fertilizer back I am definitely going to start light but I am curious about how much fertilized water I need to add. For example the foliage-pro says 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water, but I have seen people use 1 to 1 1/2 for citrus. I have not seen an explanation on the amount of fertilized water a plant should get, is a half gallon too much for this 3 gallon pot or is it fine as long as I water it in afterwards and use the correct ratios?

The amount of water you give it doesn't matter, only the amount of fertilizer that's in the water.

Are you in Florida? Why not put it in the ground?

Mine are in the ground, pure sand. I really don't water them at all as I don't have sprinklers. I put granular fertilizer down about once a year.

I get tons of fruit.

We have not had rain in months and don't expect any until June. I also have an orange tree that I also neglect but it puts out loads of fruit.

Maybe mimic the way they grow in the ground? Sand, dry, lots of sun.

Jane

I wish I could. Zone 6b solid peanut butter clay with some light blue.

Yes I am in North Florida. The repotting unfortunately did not work, still pretty shocked by how fast and the extent of the fertilizer burn. I ended up taking the dead branches off but after a week the plant started getting mold spots on the bark, black and reddish orange. Now I am in the process of saving my orange tree which racoons decided to obliterate which lead to extreme dieback.