Meyer Lemon Leaves curling

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  1. rustym

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    I have 2 potted meyer lemon trees. One from a garden center which looks more like a bush and one grafted variety I purchased from a nursery. These plants are still outside with night temperature dropping to about 40 degrees. On the garden center tree most of the leaves show some curling. Only a few (less than 5%) appear curled on the grafted tree. Is this curling due to the low night temps or is there some other enviornmental problem to be considered?
     
  2. skeeterbug

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    If your plants are exposed to direct sunlight, it may be due to water stress caused by the cold roots when it is exposed to sunshine. I noticed my seedlings that are in pots wilting in the morning sun on the days when nighttime temps had been in the 40's. If I take them inside at night and put them out in the morningthey don't wilt. Roots go dormant and will not take up water when soil temp is below 55.4 F.

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    Thanks for your input. I brought one of my plants inside, the other is in a 10 gallon pot that I'll wheel into the garage at night and find some way of keeping the pot from getting too cold at night. I saw that someone was wrapping the pot in Christmas tree lights to keep it warm. I might try this if I can find my old tree lights.
     

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