Hey all,

this week I started seeing things on my calamondin that doesn't really scare me but it gives me some questions.
When summer was comming to an end the plant started making new branches and leaves. This week I started seeing these new (small) leaves starting to hang down. They still feel good and look good, they just start hanging. It looks like winddamage which has occured to during the summer but now the plants are inside for over a month already in front of a window that is opened for about a cm to let some fresh air in but almost no wind.

Another thing I've been seeing on this plant is that some really young branches of about 2 cm died off at the branches growing stem. That point turned black and maybe 2 or 3 minibranches fell off.

I wonder what's happening.

Some pictures:

Bad sign. The sap doesn't reach the leaves.
You must inspect the roots, collar and stem for necrosis or gommose.

Young leaves transpire water at a much higher/faster rate than do mature leaves, therefore they require a greater amount of water to retain rigidity . The wilting of new growth is quite common. Increase the water supply for the next month or so until the leaves mature. - Millet 90

You better look to the roots first because if it is a beginning of phytophthora attack more watering will make it worse.
It takes few seconds to pull the roots out of the pot and you'll see.
If it is too dry, apply more water, if it is wet look for rotten roots.

Are the new shoots turning brown?

I'll have to agree with Sylvain. If new shoots turn brown and die, it's definitely an early stage of Phytophthora.

I still believe it is just the simple fact of water vs transpiration. which is a common occurrence. of young trees.. However, as written above it is a quite easy and a prudent procedure to check the tree's root system. However, do it correctly so that you do not damage the tree's young root system. Millet 90.

Sorry for the late reply..had some very busy day's lately. Watering seemed to solve the problem since the branches look happy again.

Glad your tree's problem was simply just not supplying enough water. In about one month time the young leaves will be hardened off enough so that you should not see this kind of problem again. The best. - Millet 85

LOL ...

soil looked like dust, so I wonder why you did not water them long time ...

Well ...
keep them rather dry and let them dry out completele are 2 different things.

I think to water them normally ( to water only when the soil feels dry) and fertilize only 1/3 is the best way ...

If the medium in which a container tree is growing in has good drainage, and good root zone aeration, it would be quite difficult to kill, or even damage the tree from over watering. Under watering a tree is a much bigger problem, because it directly puts undue stress on the tree, thereby opening the tree up to additional problems, plus it greatly slows the tree's growth. - Millet 82