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Meg

Any citrus hobbyists? My Meyer lemon tree went through a very rough patch 6+ months ago (scale & fungus gnats due to bad soil and environment shock of replanting) I saw a horticulturalist who had me replant with Fox Farms Ocean Forest and a fertilizer. I moved the plant into a tent with a humidifier and grow light to create a healthy environment. It turned around and was looking better and better with around 3 flowering/blooming cycles but it’s not grown new leaves and now this branch seems to be dying off. I actively monitor for scale and I haven’t seen any signs of fungus gnats. Any thoughts on why the branch is dying? And not growing new leaves?

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  1. Swamp Witch

    It’s probably trying to conserve energy and is cutting that branch off. If I had this plant I’d probably pop those flowers off in the hopes that it would refocus on leaf regrowth and getting back to full health.

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  2. Meg

    Okay so I should continue removing the new flower buds as o notice them growing?

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