A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Plant pests and problems Leaves of my orange tree..

They are getting yellow "spots" and curling. Some some of the spots and weak and giving away which at first I thought they were being eaten but now it appears they are just weak in those spots..
Here is a pcture, sorry it is so bad my camera is broken so I had to use the cell.. http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv68/Evadiva23_2009/IMG00027-20100220-0042.jpg

I should mention a few things about it... I got it a year ago from J's G-pa and he had it on his porch still in the little bucket they put them in at the store and it had been there for a little over a year... It is a little (mini) tree and it hasn't had fruit yet.. although last year it did have little blossoms. So I figured I needed some plant to attract bees. Now I am wondering if it is just sick... :(

...yellow spots can be a fungus..you can read up here http://www.thegardenhelper.com/troubleshooting.html

i believe it is a leafminer problem ......i have had a similiar prob with some of my citrus trees ....try this link link and blog ..http://thecitrusguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-dont-want-to-see-leafminers-daughter.html

Thanks so much.. I willlook into that...

Thanks so much.. I will look into that...

Hi. I've got a mini orange tree/bush that has been living with us for over 20 years. It has even gone through a few moves successfully. I've had problems but they were remedied easily each time.

1. Uneven color on leaves, white translucent patches here and there : usually the essential oil itself.
2. Mites: Neem oil and then a trip to the garage when it happened in winter just to get it away from my indoor trees and plants. The thing has wintered over a few times and came back each time bearing lots of blossoms.
3. Aphids and/or little black dots all over the oranges and leaves: A good hose and dish liquid bath out on the deck. I leave some soap residue all over and even on the soil. It is okay.

Sounds brutal but they aren't as delicate as people think. I wouldn't eat those sour little oranges in the first place. I think they should remain ornamental.

4. Blossoms falling off all over the place: means nothing. Little green balls will appear in their place which will form fruit about 1 - 2 inches ultimately turning orange.

I rarely feed it.

I hope this is helpful.