u/ecellob

Hi all! I'm new to both posting on reddit and growing citrus. I'll make this as short as I can, but TLDR: girly's only got one branch.

This sweet/cipo/weeping orange sort of fell into my lap when our neighbor moved and couldn't take it with him. I had been wanting an indoor dwarf citrus, so I was thrilled!

Novemberish: Receive orange tree. It has regular "original" trunk and two grafted branches. I read up on citrus needs and set it up near (but not too near!) a radiator, in the southwest corner of the house with two windows. Pebble dish with water underneath, mist it every morning, UV lamp to provide the sunshine that New England winter cannot. (Very) approximate timeline:

January-ish: She's growing, hooray!

February/March: Leaves are dropping off of the grafted branches. I finally learn about grafting and apic domination; hence why it's growing UP and the graft is doing nothing. "Oh no I've ruined everything," trim off the part growing up (in a few sections over a few days, because I was too scared to do it all at once).

March: The larger grafted branch starts growing new leaves! Hooray! Oh no, the smaller grafted branch has dropped its final leaf (it's in the foreground of the first picture).

So now (end of April), the growth has slowed/stopped and I think the leafy branch looks happy, but I'm worried that I only have one viable branch. Would love any advice on how to encourage new branches! Thanks!