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Tahitian lime balding!!

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snottiegobble starts with ... My first year 'in the ground' Tahitian lime is losing a lot of leaves at present, but the immature fruit are holding on. Can I put it down to winter weather or is there another problem? The Kaffir is still growing well & we dont get frosts.	About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 3rd August 2011 1:31pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees
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Julie says... Winter weather doesn't affect it at all sg, so I don't know what it could be. Gets pretty cold here, and my lime in the ground is fruiting well. The one in a bag has healthy leaves too.	About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 3rd August 2011 6:57pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1830 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees
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amanda says... Hey SG...how do the leaves look before they fall? are they yellowing or anything? Must admit that I have had a really hard time getting my tahitian lime to grow here...it's never been happy in 4yrs! But my Kaffir and West indian limes are happy as pigs in mud. I don't why this is though - they get treated the same. Maybe it's a rootstock and sandy soil issue??!	About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 4th August 2011 9:18am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees
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snottiegobble says... Hi Amanda, sorry for the delay in answering. The leaves are still green & there are now flower buds where they used to be. (near the end of the stems)	About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 8th August 2011 6:46pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees
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amanda says... Well maybe it will be ok SG...perhaps it's just a 'first year' teething problem with the winter etc...maybe see what spring brings...as long as the bark/stems are still alive then it can't be too serious..? (take those flower buds off though hey..)	About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 8th August 2011 9:25pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees
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Daniel says... The Tahitian doesn't like soggy feet too much in the winter. Some nice sunshine and a watering from our very occasional rains is all she'll need in the cooler months. They do take a couple seasons to take hold. Stick by her as Amanda says, i reckon she'll come good as it warms up and you'll start to see new leaves come through and fingers crossed your flowers fruit up nicely too!	About the Author Daniel8 Beldon, Perth 9th August 2011 5:55pm #UserID: 5638 Posts: 2 View All Daniel8's Edible Fruit Trees
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amanda says... The tahitian lime is a sook....I am surprised we haven't come up with something better by now ;)	About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mide West WA. 11th August 2011 12:45am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees
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ringelstrumpf says... Are there leaves on the ground at all? I have just planted two kumquats and I guess either the cockatoos or possums have eaten most of the leaves.	About the Author ringelstrumpf Mountains 11th August 2011 9:16pm #UserID: 5542 Posts: 160 View All ringelstrumpf's Edible Fruit Trees
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snottiegobble says... No leaves except those fallen & the kaffir next to it hasnt lost one( except for cooking):) . Maybe I shouldnt have let it fruit as there are about 8 ranging in size from very small to half grown.	About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 14th August 2011 12:54am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees
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snottiegobble starts with ...
My first year 'in the ground' Tahitian lime is losing a lot of leaves at present, but the immature fruit are holding on. Can I put it down to winter weather or is there another problem?
The Kaffir is still growing well & we dont get frosts.

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Julie says...
Winter weather doesn't affect it at all sg, so I don't know what it could be.

Gets pretty cold here, and my lime in the ground is fruiting well. The one in a bag has healthy leaves too.

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amanda says...
Hey SG...how do the leaves look before they fall? are they yellowing or anything?
Must admit that I have had a really hard time getting my tahitian lime to grow here...it's never been happy in 4yrs! But my Kaffir and West indian limes are happy as pigs in mud.

I don't why this is though - they get treated the same. Maybe it's a rootstock and sandy soil issue??!

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snottiegobble says...
Hi Amanda, sorry for the delay in answering. The leaves are still green & there are now flower buds where they used to be. (near the end of the stems)

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amanda says...
Well maybe it will be ok SG...perhaps it's just a 'first year' teething problem with the winter etc...maybe see what spring brings...as long as the bark/stems are still alive then it can't be too serious..?
(take those flower buds off though hey..)

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Daniel says...
The Tahitian doesn't like soggy feet too much in the winter. Some nice sunshine and a watering from our very occasional rains is all she'll need in the cooler months. They do take a couple seasons to take hold.
Stick by her as Amanda says, i reckon she'll come good as it warms up and you'll start to see new leaves come through and fingers crossed your flowers fruit up nicely too!

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amanda says...
The tahitian lime is a sook....I am surprised we haven't come up with something better by now ;)

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ringelstrumpf says...
Are there leaves on the ground at all?
I have just planted two kumquats and I guess either the cockatoos or possums have eaten most of the leaves.

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snottiegobble says...
No leaves except those fallen & the kaffir next to it hasnt lost one( except for cooking):) . Maybe I shouldnt have let it fruit as there are about 8 ranging in size from very small to half grown.

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