Hello,

I was wondering if I could get some advice. Should I re-pot this Calamondin?

A good rule of thumb for transplanting is:

If your tree is more than 2 times the height of the container, or if the tree has been in the same container for more than one year it should be repotted. - Millet (934-)

Thanks Millet! It has been several years now in the same container. The leaves were starting to yellow and it was looking a bit sad.

I'll re-pot tomorrow.

We could add that your tree is missing N, Mg and Fe.

Thanks Sylvain, I'll be sure to add some. I knew it wasn't doing that well.

You can also lay it on it's side and slip the plant out and check it's roots to see if it's root bound.

I did it awhile earlier. I took it out of the pot. It was not root bound at all. There were feeder roots along the sides, but no encircling roots. I gently removed some soil and re-potted the plant with some fresh mix. Now I just need to fertilize a bit. I did buy some Citrus Tone, that I'll be using.

I still do not understand the repot rule of after a year or two. I see citrus in Italy and even here in U.S. that has been in the same pot for years and years and are huge and would be hard to repot that size.

In the world's famous citrus collections, such as Villa Medici Di Castello, Oscar Tintori's, Boboli Gardens, and many others, indeed there are trees that have grown in the same containers for many years, some for more than 100 years. Because the trees are not routinely transplanted , they must be periodically removed from their containers and root and shoot pruned, then placed back into the same container. A tree must either be transplanted or root pruned. It is a either/or situation. - Millet (932-)