Hi I brought a miniature orange tree a few months back. Tree seems very healthy, I have had some problems with a bug I think was called scale. Followed instructions to remove and think i got rid of it.

My problem is that it has now had a growth spurt, loads of new leaves have come through. Which would be great apart from the new leaves are huge they are more than 4 times bigger than any of the other leaves on the tree. They are also a different color. Lighter green and look completely different to the old leaves. They have ripples on them. Will try and attache some photos of the old leaves and new leaves, but new to forums.

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mazda28 wrote:
Hi I brought a miniature orange tree a few months back. Tree seems
very healthy, I have had some problems with a bug I think was called
scale. Followed instructions to remove and think i got rid of it.

My problem is that it has now had a growth spurt, loads of new leaves
have come through. Which would be great apart from the new leaves are
huge they are more than 4 times bigger than any of the other leaves on
the tree. They are also a different color. Lighter green and look
completely different to the old leaves. They have ripples on them.
Will try and attache some photos of the old leaves and new leaves, but
new to forums.

Where are the new leaves attached? Are they from the top of the plant or
below the bud union?

D

Thanks for the reply.

They are at the top of plant, they have grown on the end of the branches. I have 1 new shoot with huge leaves there is also 3 more shoots on the end of the other branches that seem to have the same leaves coming through.

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mazda28 wrote:

'David Hare-Scott[_2_ Wrote:
;932660']mazda28 wrote:-
Hi I brought a miniature orange tree a few months back. Tree seems
very healthy, I have had some problems with a bug I think was called
scale. Followed instructions to remove and think i got rid of it.

My problem is that it has now had a growth spurt, loads of new leaves
have come through. Which would be great apart from the new leaves are
huge they are more than 4 times bigger than any of the other leaves on
the tree. They are also a different color. Lighter green and look
completely different to the old leaves. They have ripples on them.
Will try and attache some photos of the old leaves and new leaves, but
new to forums.-

Where are the new leaves attached? Are they from the top of the plant
or
below the bud union?

D

Thanks for the reply.

They are at the top of plant, they have grown on the end of the
branches. I have 1 new shoot with huge leaves there is also 3 more
shoots on the end of the other branches that seem to have the same
leaves coming through.

You have the same root system feeding fewer leaves. They will grow more
quickly, and darken with time. Unfortunately, they are more vulnerable
to insects after quick growth. If they are palmate, then something is
amiss.
--
- Billy
Both the House and Senate budget plan would cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy.

Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for
elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans
"appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of
waste, fraud and abuse."
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re
p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/

[W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And it¹s not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. That¹s hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they don¹t get away with no taxation.
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How do rectify this? Do I have a major Problem?

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mazda28 wrote:

How do rectify this? Do I have a major Problem?

As long as it's growing new leaves, it should be fine. Avoid giving
anymore nitrogen to the plant. You don't want it to try and do a growth
spurt going into Fall. Phosphorus, or potash would be OK.
--
- Billy
Both the House and Senate budget plan would cut Social Security and Medicare, while cutting taxes on the wealthy.

Kucinich noted that none of the government programs targeted for
elimination or severe cutback in House Republican spending plans
"appeared on the GAO's list of government programs at high risk of
waste, fraud and abuse."
http://www.politifact.com/ohio/state...is-kucinich/re
p-dennis-kucinich-says-gop-budget-cuts-dont-targ/

[W]e have the situation with the deficit and the debt and spending and jobs. And it¹s not that difficult to get out of it. The first thing you do is you get rid of corporate welfare. That¹s hundreds of billions of dollars a year. The second is you tax corporations so that they don¹t get away with no taxation.
- Ralph Nader
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/19/ralph_naders_solution_to_debt_crisis

mazda28 wrote:

Hi I brought a miniature orange tree a few months back. Tree seems very
healthy, I have had some problems with a bug I think was called scale.
Followed instructions to remove and think i got rid of it.

keep a close eye on it for more scale.
it's a tough critter.


My problem is that it has now had a growth spurt, loads of new leaves
have come through. Which would be great apart from the new leaves are
huge they are more than 4 times bigger than any of the other leaves on
the tree. They are also a different color. Lighter green and look
completely different to the old leaves. They have ripples on them.
Will try and attache some photos of the old leaves and new leaves, but
new to forums.

the leaves will darken eventually.

mismatched foliage will not harm the
plant. leave the old leaves alone unless
you have some other reason to remove them
(pruning to control shape or flowering).
eventually they will fall off as the
plant grows out and shades them.

i advise you to pick up a good library
reference or two on the topic of miniatures
and raising them in your climate/area. it
will help you a great deal in the future.


songbird

[quote=mazda28;932530]I have had some problems with a bug I think was called scale. Followed instructions to remove and think i got rid of it.[quote]
If you are in a climate where you can grow the tree outside, you might have done, because nature will help you control it. If you have to overwinter it indoors, then you probably didn't get rid of it completely, and there are probably eggs somewhere, and you will need to be very vigilant, as an infestation can explode in a few days and leave you with a problem you'll never solve and your plant will never do very well.