Ich habe eine starke Bindung zu meinem Orangenbaum aufgebaut, da er das Einzige war, was ich drei bis vier Jahre lang am Leben gehalten habe. Ich ließ ihn in die Sonne, da es mild war, aber letzte Nacht herrschte strenger Frost. Ich habe vergessen, ihn reinzubringen!!!!
Wird es ihm gut gehen? Ich wäre so traurig, wenn ihn das umbringen würde.
Jeder Rat wird sehr geschätzt. Foto von besagtem Baum!
Von: Far-Importance-3303
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It looks unharmed to me
Captain citrus lost 0HP on that hit. It was not effective. Rest easy gardener 07
This is so beautiful. Being able to do it indoors is AMAZING
Look up the specific variety of orange and you’ll be able to find how cold hardy it is, but it can probably deal with brief dips down to just below freezing even if it’s not a particularly cold hardy variety.
Edited to add: if the leaves on the newest shoots (the growth it put out in the last couple months) go black and die off, that’s completely normal in response to freezing for citrus, don’t panic if it happens because it doesn’t mean the plant is dead or diseased or anything, it’s just because the newest leaves aren’t able to withstand the frost as well as the older green leaves and fruit.
He looks pretty healthy to me.
Looks completely fine to me.
Nearly all citrus can withstand some frosts – most fruiting citrus can go down to -5°C (25°F) without any lasting harm and the common rootstock (trifolate orange) is actually properly hardy (to -20°C, which is something like -4°F).
It’ll likely be just fine; even if it loses some leaves, it should just regrow them. At the moment, though, it looks like it’ll keep its leaves and keep on growing.
citrus like a cool snap, but if the roots freeze they die
Oranges are actually adapted to frosts, provided it’s transient. A fun fact you may not know, but the oranges on the tree don’t actually turn fully orange until a frost kills the outer cells in the fruits peel. You may get to have some nice bright oranges on the tree for Christmas!
The soil isn’t cold enough to do damage the first frost of the year. That includes in a pot. They are well insulated in there against a dip in weather. It’ll kill flowers and maybe baby fruit, but even the fruit might be fine.
If this is a photo of your tree after frost, it’s fine. Frost damage is apparent pretty much right away
This is a photo literally 10 minutes after I brought him in, so hopefully not too much damage is done. What a wonderful, insightful, helpful bunch you all are!!!! Thanks so much
Oranges here in CA need the chill to develop their sweetness.
He actually looks pretty good after the frost!
Finger crossed your tree is okay! Hopefully, it’s just a little frostbite and it’ll bounce back.