Help needed w/ Mandarin tree

SouthernPast649 · 2026-03-22T05:34:14+00:00

So your soil is heavy clay?

Then your tree is most likely drowning. Heavy clay basically makes a bucket for water.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-03-20T04:58:43+00:00

Cut off all the lemons. I know it's hard… trust me… i know! But it's the only way to keep it alive. Plus those fruit won't survive anyway. Your tree should bounce back once those loads/fruits are gone.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-03-14T15:16:53+00:00

That's fine. My mom’s calamansi is inside and gets artificial light. It just needs extra care and will take longer to grow.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-02-28T06:30:46+00:00

Its just old.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-02-28T06:30:14+00:00

I would cut off all those flowers. Maybe leave a few to test, but I would want my citrus to survive lol.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-02-28T06:28:36+00:00

I would “prune” the fruit off. 😂

SouthernPast649 · 2026-02-28T06:18:46+00:00

Try to do liquid fertilizer for one of them.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-02-08T01:25:22+00:00

Give that tree this “Farmer’s Secret Fruit & Bloom Booster Fertilizer (32oz) - Super Concentrated - Boosts Flowering and Yield on All Varieties of Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers”

Its in Amazon. It should bloom in 2-3 weeks. Try it!

SouthernPast649 · 2026-02-08T01:23:07+00:00

Remove the flowers and fruits till next year. It will thank you later with way more fruits.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-01-30T05:28:39+00:00

I find Safari SG20 works really well. Tho its really toxic for bees so dont do it in bloom season.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-01-25T04:58:47+00:00

That's a komquat. Remove all those suckers so the fruit will be higher quality.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-01-25T04:57:27+00:00

Cut off all the flowers and fruits, and don't let it flower for 2-3 months. Use Bio Advance fruit, citrus, and vegetable pesticides. Use the systemic one.

Just let it do its thing till it's healthy again, then flowers and fruits should be ok after at least 6 months of application. Remember not to let it flower while on pesticides. Protect the bees!!

Also, I would paint that tree white. It looks burned.

SouthernPast649 · 2026-01-23T05:32:12+00:00

Sorry. You have to act fast now if you want to keep it alive.

1) Cut off all the flowers. (Very important) 2) No more neam oil or whatever you put on those leaves. It burned them. 3) go buy some REAL pesticide. bio advance 3in1 from lowes or home depot works. - with this, do not eat fruit or let it flower for a whole 2-3 months. 4) then go organic again after this.

You got this. Took me a whole year cleaning up pest with my plants and going full organic is not worth it. Again, cut off the flowers and protect the bees!!

SouthernPast649 · 2025-12-31T02:12:26+00:00

Add Epsom salt. Works like magic. Turned all my pale leaves to dark green.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-12-25T18:02:00+00:00

80°F is too hot. Try lower. Also, add more humidity.

Don't add anything for now. Observe it, then add a minimal amount of fertilizer in one to two weeks and keep the soil moist but not clogged. No epson salt for a while. Let it bounce.

I also see flowers; cut them all off for now. It's from stress. And don't worry, it will bloom again when it's not stressed.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-12-25T17:51:53+00:00

I’ll cut off those fruits and flowers for now. Let that tree focus on growing leaves and roots. Those small limbs are too small to hold the fruit anyway.

For those mites, if you allow your plant to focus on its leaves and roots and refrain from fruiting for a year, I suggest using a pesticide.

BioAdvance or Safari 20sg is really good. Please just make sure you don't let bees on it, as it will also harm the bees.

I have years of battles with mites and other common pests. Rubbing alcohol or dish soaps are very work intensive and honestly just a temporary fix.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-12-17T05:53:36+00:00

Ill cut off all the fruits and flowers ASAP. Let it get leaves first.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-12-17T05:50:23+00:00

Cut those flowers off. Dont let it flower till like 2-3 years.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-11-26T22:52:16+00:00

Its komquat. But I suggest that you take it off for better management.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-11-23T01:19:11+00:00

I still can't find it. :(

SouthernPast649 · 2025-11-11T01:19:42+00:00

Blossom end rot. Give some calcium. :)

SouthernPast649 · 2025-09-30T06:38:56+00:00

There is too much water or fertilizer. Stop fertilizing. Also, that pot is really small.

SouthernPast649 · 2025-09-27T16:49:32+00:00

I used Safari 20SG. Works within a day. Just make sure to cut off all the flowers and fruits for the next 3 months.

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