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moonchild2 Philpot, KY Aug 08, 2010

I bought a valencia orange tree 4 months ago from nursery. I brought it home and repotted in large plastic pot. The tree is only maybe two feet. It is constantly loosing all of its leaves (daily). I dont know the best thing to fertilize with. Brought it inside out of the terrible hot sun here thinking the plastic pot could be baking it? Put it by sliding glass door inside with direct sun. Please help want to save it so I can smell those wonderful blooms inside the house. help appreciated

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 08, 2010

My guess is it's just shock from all the changes it's been through lately (changing its environment from the nursery to your house, repotting it, etc). It'll probably be happier in the long run if it can be outside during the warmer months, but since you don't know necessarily how much sun it was getting at the nursery and since it's just been repotted I'd put it somewhere shady for a bit, then work it up to being in more sun gradually once it's had a couple weeks to settle in. I also wouldn't fertilize it yet--you need to let it recover from stress first.

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