2 Reasons Why Your Citrus Leaves Are Curling | Leaf Curl 

This made me feel so much better about my lemon tree. It's 4 yrs old and in the ground. Half of the leaves are curling and bumpy.

I loved the video and your explanation! Thanks for taking the time out of your busy life to share this with people who obviously need help!

This is valuable knowledge that I don't find anywhere else. Thank you!

Thank you so much ☺️ for your knowledge on lemon tree 🌳 health. My lemon tree started curling and you have put my mind at ease.

I love that you show so many examples.thankyou.well worth the watching.🎉

My yuzu has yellow and curling leaves. But the fruit are still growing. I did leave it outside over winter in Western Washington. Great video. Thank you!

Good point. So many people tell you not to over water to the point we are afraid of it and under water.

Thanks so much! I'm paranoid about overwatering, so this really helps.

Great advice of a mystery no one seems to know. Thank you so much. Thank you for the blessing!

Yes! thank you for this info. I was doing exactly what you said not to do. I was not overwatering but underwatering.

This is where drainage becomes important, that way, the soil is wet, water is available to the plant, but it it is not waterlogged and drowning the roots. 55 years ago, I ate a grapefruit, and a seed had already sprouted in the fruit, so recognizing its desire to grow, I planted it, and it has been my companion ever since, I’m in the suburbs of Chicago, and in the summer, when it’s in the 90’s, that thing needs, and I think nothing of, pouring several gallons of water into the pot, sometimes every day, and then see it raining down through the deck onto the ground...I suppose I should capture it and cycle it back through, seeing as how precious water is becoming...thank you for your video

Excellent Analysis and info

Exactly what I needed. Thank you for taking the time. I need to water my trees more often. 😩

Thank you, very important informations and very deep explanations👍👍

Just in time Thank You! My first dwarf container Citrus and really want to keep it healthy God Bless you

Thanks a lot I live in SA TX it’s been so hot 102+ here this year been watering everyday but I feel like I’m going to over water them. Tried what you said sure enough everything is looking good and the new growth is uncurled!!

Thank you so much for finally giving me the reason why my lemon tree’s leaves are curling up. No one could give me an answer. I am in Vegas and purchased a home where the tree was already established but was told that it had been extremely neglected. I thought I was overwatering as you mentioned. I am so happy I did not kill this beautiful tree. It doesn’t bother me if the leaves are curled, as long as the tree does not die. Thank you so very much. A new subscriber 😃

Great information. Thanks a lot.

My husband bought me a meyer lemon and the leaves were all curled. I couldn't figure out why. Thank you for this information. It was really dry when he brought it home so I repotted and watered thoroughly thinking it would uncurl. I'm so glad to hear that the leaves won't uncurl. I thought it was dying on me . Good to know the new leaves will be normal. Thank you!!!

Thank you! I have two limes trees in my backyard and a kumquat in a container. The in ground trees have very curled leaves, I now know to water them more🪴

thats a great tip with the watering thanks

Wow...thank you for this very useful information.

Thank you! you did great.

Great video! My lemon citrus tree is starting to do this. Iam going to use you tips.

Thanks for that,it was very helpful.in live in the UK and just started growing citrus.Many thanks,Mark

that was great mate, learned plenty there to help me with that problem. Thanx

Thank you for sharing. I see your assistant is keeping an eye on your plants too ❤😂

Thanks alot for information, my lemon plant leaves also curled up, I really needed this. Neem old in spray bottle with water is also recommended.. But your words that I didn't kill my plant brought me out of depression. Thanks alot. God bless you.

Thanks so much! I'm in Texas. I killed my favorite new Tangelo. Now I know why. I'm off to get another one thanks to you! My blood orange in the ground i doing fine. Great info!!!

❤❤❤absolutely true .. seen it in my trees … the curling of leaves etc very helpful tips thank you for the info

Thanks for your information 💐

Thanks for the help!!

Nice. So well done. I clicked on your video because my mandarin orange has curly leaves and white bugs. Now I know what they are and how to deal with them (or not). Thanks!

Good tips, nothing like observation over time to really understand these problems, and I agree about pesticides, never a good idea on edibles or on anything, let nature take its course. Thank you 🙏

i’ve been growing my citrus tree for only a year and watched it very closely and noticed the same thing with the leafs folding .. i could tell that when the leaves fold it was dry and i always noticed once i gave it a great water like until i seen a puddle of water come out on the patio the leaf would perk up and even unfold after few more good watering

Thanks for thoroughly covering the topic. Most people cannot concentrate due to overuse of tiktok and such. I appreciate you taking the time to show all the important information needed.

Glad to know l learn that once the curling takes effect it's permanent. I'm in Texas and a couple weeks ago we dropped down to 10° for an entire night, then went back into the 60s-70s°. My Arctic Frost satsuma and Meyer lemon took it like champs...their leaves curled but never reopened. I knew watering played a big role because it's winter here in Texas, so I'd backed down off their watering schedule when it got cooler around Thanksgiving. Anyways, it's reassuring hearing that the leaves still being curled a month later on my potted trees is "normal". Great stuff!

Great info. thanks!

Thank you for this information

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Thank you soo much for your tips really appreciate it man 💙😍

Perfect! Super easy to listen to as well. My problem was with problem 2. I applied neem oil today and will apply weekly. My Washington Navel Oranger are in ground. I surely thought I was over watering. Great video sir.

Thank you!

Great video!

Thank you for this video

Thank you

You are a wealth of knowledge. Thank you for your informative videos.💚🪴

Thanks Buddy i was told over watering thanks for the tip!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Live in Vegas from San Francisco. I grew good citrus trees in California so I decided to plant (2) Myers lemon trees and (2) Calamondin trees (sour Mandarin fruit) in my new home last year and it's thriving except the leaves were curling up. I just pick out the leaves with insect infestations in it. I've been watering my roses and citrus trees by hand every morning and used Espoma fertilizers. It is now June and it starts to get hot in our area so I get up early everyday to hand water my garden. I see little fruits coming out from all my trees and buds from my roses, it really pays off to water your plants daily. Like us, humans, our trees need water daily, too. @QcTropicals, thanks for the good video and advice. Peace to all and happy planting. Mdc

Thank you😊

I had bottom leaves green and top leaves turning yellow on lemon tree. Both started to curl a lot. I saw it on another RU-vid channel it was overwatering probably causing root rot and I needed well drained soil. I actually took a drill and drilled holes into my plant pot (plastic). Now when I water it water comes out through those holes as well and it drains much quicker. I cut off some of the lower leaves of the plant hoping it might cure the problem. The soil seems moist so I think it could be lack of nutrition.

Thank you, I’ll keep these tips in mind.

I planted out 10 citrus and I planted them all the same way and they all receive the same amount of water via root watering tubes and the other 9 are growing beautifully.

Thank you!!!

good vid, thanks

Informative

Thanks a lot for the info. I have a small Mexican Lime tree and was worried about those leaf miners. I have seen the adult fly leaf miners. I'd like to add bit of advise. Add wood ash to citrus trees. They love it. You will be amazed of results.

Not gonna lie, i subscribed because of the cat. The expert info is a nice bonus lol.

Thanks. I just planted a lemon tree and i noticed it curling up yesterday.

Very interesting 🤔 🌳 🍋

I have watched many of your videos but i just came across this video about leaf curling. This is 2 years old and i watched it because i had the same problems. I had leafminers and i know you said they don't damage the plant but in my mind they did. They made my trees so ugly. I used to cut them off. But, i may have found something that works. It is organic as you will not be spraying anything on your plants. I just happened to stumble upon this one. I bought on Amazon the yellow tacky cards. I bought the ones that were 5x8". I'm cheap so i cut them in half so i get 2 pieces out of each one. They come with holes but since i cut them in half i had to poke one hole in the second piece with the tip of my scissor. I used the ties that they give you in each pack and i put both sticky pieces on each tree. I have been using them since March. We are in Florida so we have a long growing season. So far i don't see any damage. It's been about 4 months and i have changed the sticky cards once as they collect all sorts of bugs and they get gross looking. I'm really hoping this cures the problem. I did put them on right after they flowered. Just posting this in case snyone else would like to try it to see if they have the same results. My trees are inground. Florida Gardener Zone 9a

I have one that curls and one that droops. Both are Meyer lemon trees.

Thanks for sharing this information but I would like to know if the lemon three would bear dispute even if i talk care of it?

Just right!

It’s due to heat and the inability for the specific tree to uptake enough water in the heat. Also, the leaf curl can go away. I have a huge 30 foot orange tree that gets some leaf curl in the summer and it all goes away in the fall.

my seedlings are curling and the leaves are getting shiny like with shiny silvery lines on them, i thought they were maybe getting sunburnt or something omg because of this i moved them into indirect sunlight but now i realize that it's these tiny little caterpillars. so i think the butterflies are laying their eggs on them cos i've killed tiny little caterpillars cos i've found little tiny holes in the leaves as well. annoying but i'm happy to know they aren't dying!

I have a hard time with lemon & lime & orange trees in Texas! They either yellow or shrivel all in it’s original plastic pots

I have two citrus plants in pots, and keep them as houseplants. I found plump, healthy looking seeds in organic sunkist naval orange, and from sunkist Tangerines. Just on a whim, I germinafed these seeds, they sprouted, then I planted them in pots. I am growing them as houseplants. I read that even if you have seeds from a sweet naval orange, planting them does not guarantee it will produce equally sweet fruit. I read, that if the plant is either air layered, or grafted, then they are more likely to produce sweet fruit. My concern is, the organic naval orange plant has some leaves that have small, white bumps on them. If left alone, these bumps become hard, and that part of the affe ted leaf feels hard, and callous like. What is causing this? The naval orange plant is about 20 inches tall, quite healthy otherwise, perky leaves, and the stem is thick! Just about the thickness of a pencil! The other plant, the sunkist tangerine plant, doesn't have these bumps. The naval orange plant is arou d 1 1/2 yrs. old. The tangerine is about a year old, and about 13 " tall. I also just transplanted it to a slightly larger pot. The roots were quite rootbound in the smaller pot. Seems to be doi g well in new pot. Just concerned about the white bumps on leaves.

Would pest cause the branches to turn brown like a lack of greenish color along with the leaves curling?

Hi thank you for explaining it so well. I live in the Western Cape in South Africa and have a small lemon tree which I have planted in the ground. It is a few months old and 40 cm in height. We had a couple of very high temperature days in our area and two days ago I saw the lemon tree's curling leaves. I watered it thoroughly and hoped it would recover fully. This morning it looked the same and I felt a bit disappointed and panicky and decided to look for help. Can you maybe advice me on how often I should water the tree, because I don't want to over water it either and what natural nutrients I can give it. I also would like to know if potassium water is good for citrus trees (especially lemon trees) or not? Thank you.

I grew mine in a giant container can I cut it ;acknowledge and reduce the roots to put it in a smaller pot?

I have a little bit of leaf curl, but a lot of them are just turning over. Is this because of too much sun or lack of water?

Oy! I am committing citrus murder as I have always thought I was over watering. Going to go water them now! ha. Thanks!

My young blood orange tree has leaves with ruffles on them. They are green though. Any thought?

I’d also say pay attention to pests on your trees , they to can have effects on your leaves and fruits, (water feed and pest control ) ie spray neem oil or white oil etc on insects but not the bees that do the pollination .

I just found you and I then subscribed. I have a Meyer lemon tree that I purchased this summer and had it outside. It was doing well. I now have it inside (Zone 5) under a grow light. It has been in for almost 2months. I just noticed what looks like little spider webs all over it.....what do I do????? Glad to know about the curling leaves.

I'm blindly working my way through growing 4 lemon trees from seed. Today, I noticed one leaf curling! Came across your video. WHEW! Problem solved.. question. One of the 3-month-old lemon trees leaves is more of a light green color compared to the darker green color of the other trees. ?? Thanks for the help

Yes they also curled in the ground. I have two

You showed a citrus tree to explain the second reason of curled leaves, what kind of citrus tree was that if you don't mind me asking? Thank you!

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I’m getting curling on the new leaves , is this the same thing?

My lemon seedlings leaves curved up tight pretty bad and inside there a thin clear film. I thoughts it’s some kind of insects

Why do lemon leaves get small bubbles on them

We recently bought two dwarf lemon tree saplings and their leaves have been curling ever since we moved them into bigger terracotta pots. This confuses us greatly, because these little trees are putting out beautiful blooms and forming numerous tiny lemons non-stop, which would normally suggest that they are in good health. We have been pinching off the tiny lemons to help them conserve energy to establish roots, and we water them at least once a day at the moment as the weather warms up and the sun gets more and more intense. A few days ago we also piled mulch and some pebbles around the base of the trees to help reduce water loss. A few leaves near the top of the trees have stopped curling now, so our guess is that they are just thirsty and we need to keep up with the watering.

Thanks, how often do you water citrus in ground? Thanks

hi qctropicals 🤗 im dealing with reason #2 on my in-ground lemon tree. it doesn't affect the fruit, but it looks so bad. i want to cut off the affected leaves, but i dont. how do i keep SPIDERS out of my fruit trees and vegetable plants?

May problem is my leaves are going yellow ,and falling off,what can I do.

what if the leaves curl in the opposite way? That is what mine are doing. I am growing them indoors in a southern exposure window. I am at around 1200 feet elevation. So it is iffy for citrus ,mine are Myers lemons, at least from the seed of a Myers lemon tree. They could be anything. What do you think?

My improved meyer lemon dropped all its leaves, I got the palm cactus potting mix and repotted it, not sure it’s gonna come back

Why are my citrus leaves and branches turning yellow. It's in a pot.

Why come mines are growing out instead of up?

2 years in a row, my naval oranges develope yellow spots that turn brown and rot looking. this is all awhile the fruit is still green and un ripened. It looks like they get sun burned. I tried increased watering and fertilizing buy no results. Any hints to try

Well, how about yellowing leaves on kumquat tree, Sir? Do you have any specific reason for it? Fyi I live in a tropical country, where it has summer season all year long

I have leaves that turned brown, had white bugs all over a lot of the leaves and they curled up... I cut away the leaves with the most bugs, sprayed it with oil water and am watering it regularly, the leaves arent going back up though, am I missing something?

My Meyer lemon tree had a bunch of little lemons buds tiny little ones that look like lemons. They all turned black and most fell off the tree!! What is going on??? Please help. I do see more flowers on the tree so I’m wondering if that is going to happen again.

It actually doesn't hurt to let citrus dry out a little bit which I'm sure you know that they don't like wet feet and growing them in the house and cold climate is completely different than how you're doing it there

My 3-4 year old container mandarin leaves are green and curling under. Any thoughts on that?

Hi, I have a few citrus plant in my back yard and the leaves are curling up, but this is not happening because a lack of water. My citrus leaves are curling because some sort of insect comes out at night and sucks the leaves while they leaves some thing like a road map on the leaves.I have noticed on one or two of the leaves you show on your video has that marking also. By the way I live in central Florida where many people has the same problem.

Question on mine i put a dried banana peal would that cause it to?

Do you graft your citrus onto root stocks?