Citrus Issues

It appears that there are a few things going on here: 1 – Your tree is competing with the weedy grass at its base for water and nutrients. We suggest you remove all weeds. 2 – The lack of foliage could be attributed to a number of things. It could be under watering, lack of nutrients or a chewing insect. You might want to review your watering practices. Here is a link that might be helpful: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FRUIT/citrus.html You also might want to invest in a fertilizer formulated especially for Citrus and follow the directions on the label. Here is another link that might be helpful: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FRUIT/ENVIRON/mineraldef.html If you do find any type of insect, remove and destroy them. 2 – You seem to have some leafminer damage on the leaves that are there. Here is a link that might be helpful on that: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74137.htm
Give the tree some time to recover.

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