Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua) help :(
RicardoRS
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Good morning,
Thank you for your attention first of all. I planted a carob tree some months ago but now It has a big problem. As you can see in the pictures, something is really wrong. When I touch some of the damaged leaves they fall.
Some leaves were growing without problem, but now even the new one are suffering from this problem. I do not have so much hope but at least, maybe you could give me some advice for the future or I will learn.
Hope you can help me! Thanks in advance
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It's a Mediterranean plant, where are you trying to grow it? You're growing it in a pot, and from the photo it's hard to judge the size of either plant or pot. Could you post a photo of the whole plant and pot from the side, then we might be able to tell you if the pot is the right size.
Hello Josusa47,
Thank you very much and at the same time, sorry for the late reply. I was busy but also taking care of the plant. As you said, it is a Mediterranean plant and among other things, it needs just a little bit of water. It was on the way from the water that "flows" after using the hose. A friend told me that it may had too much water so I looked it carefully and in the bottom of the pot I could see that it was wet even from outside.
When I took out the whole soil, it was more mud/clay than normal soil. Before been in the big pot where it was and it is now ( after drying and improving drainage, hopefully), it was in a smaller pot that was full with roots. Well, when I took out the soil from the pot, I could easily see that the roots from the plant didn't expand to the bigger pot, probably because it was too wet.
What I learnt from this experience. Obviously, stay away from a water stream and overall is that the soil is the most important thing. (Taking in account that the weather in south of spain provides a lot of sun and so far you can water your plants in the garden, although who knows in a few years with such a drought that we are having nowdays)
PS: I am reading a book from Jeff Lowenfells, "Teaming with nutrients". I didn't finish it but so far, from a scientific point of view I really like it. Maybe later on it turns more practical. Do you recommend me any book?
Thanks in advance,
Ricardo