No small fibrous roots on my citrus. Rooting hormone?

marc108 · February 4, 2016

I recently transplanted a 5 year old Meyer lemon from a pot to the ground and when I pulled it out the root ball, it wasn't really a ball... the larger root structure was there but there were none of the small fibrous roots that make up the 'webbing' of the root ball. The tree was poorly taken care of for about a year... it has about 2 dozen leaves and the wood is still alive. I've been giving it ground and foliar applications of foliage pro but it isn't looking too good.

Is there anything else I can do? I've seen rooting hormone tonics at the garden store, would that be a good option? Thanks.

February 4, 2016	#1
marc108 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: california Posts: 40	No small fibrous roots on my citrus. Rooting hormone? I recently transplanted a 5 year old Meyer lemon from a pot to the ground and when I pulled it out the root ball, it wasn't really a ball... the larger root structure was there but there were none of the small fibrous roots that make up the 'webbing' of the root ball. The tree was poorly taken care of for about a year... it has about 2 dozen leaves and the wood is still alive. I've been giving it ground and foliar applications of foliage pro but it isn't looking too good. Is there anything else I can do? I've seen rooting hormone tonics at the garden store, would that be a good option? Thanks.