Beginner Gardening: Canela Tree Dying - Why???, 0 by asindiana

asindiana wrote:
A couple of years ago I came across this thread about a canela tree that wasn't doing well. Mine wasn't losing leaves but was generally languishing. Over three years It only put out a couple new leaves every six months or so and eventually contracted scale. I took care of that and repotted the tree and while the leaves got no worse, they were no better at all. It just looked dull and unattractive.

I was on the verge of getting rid of it about five weeks ago but instead gave it a steady diet of weak fertilizer and broke off quite a few of the bad leaves hoping to encourage the secondary buds to bloom.

In the past couple of weeks it has put out nineteen areas of new growth on the ends and where the leaves were broken off. Each new shoot has between two and six leaves. The growth is akin to what you see on trees outdoors in the spring. I am so happy about this and I can't wait to see what it looks like in a couple more weeks.

One problem I'm still having with it is that even new leaves will in a short period of time look slightly mottled and I don't understand why. I know it's not bugs because I watch that like a hawk. But in general the leaves never stay the lush green you see in a healthy plant. I'm expecting that to happen with all of this beautiful new growth as well.

The plant gets plenty of light. It has been on a screened in porch for a couple of months and the room it's in otherwise does not lack sunshine. It is well cared for.

Does anyone know anything about this? It's hard to find information about this plant in general.
I don't know if it needs a bigger pot, different soil or what. It says it can take full sun but I think at one point direct sun burned some of my new leaves.

Any info at all would be appreciated!