Why are my Lychee leaves yellow?

[Johnny Redland]

As you can see from my below photo, one of my Sweetheart Lychee trees refuses to green up. At first I thought it was lack of water, but heavy watering hadn’t changed it. Then I thought it may have been nutrient deficient so I fertilized with 8-3-9 with micros. The thing flushed out like crazy but leaves cane out yellow and never changed to dark green. Can’t figure it out. My other Lychee trees are all dark, dark green.

[Cookie Monster]

I didn't know it was even possible to grow green-leafed lychees in the redlands without heavy foliar micronutrient application. Don from Going Bananas showed me the difference between lychees given regular foliar treatment and those without. The latter group looked horrible.

[Johnny Redland]

I didn't know it was even possible to grow green-leafed lychees in the redlands without heavy foliar micronutrient application. Don from Going Bananas showed me the difference between lychees given regular foliar treatment and those without. The latter group looked horrible.

Well it’s true that a few miles east of us closer to the coast in more sandy/silty soil the Lychee trees look much darker on average, but we still have quite a few Lychee groves out in the Redlands, including a neighbor a few doors down that has about 40 trees and all are pretty darn dark green. And even after my neighbor sold his home about a year ago to folks that don’t really know much about fruit trees, those trees still look pretty amazing. Plus the others in my yard are considerably greener. The tree is the photo is a 4 year old specimen, growing nicely with good branching, I just wish it was more aesthetically appealing

[Cookie Monster]

I think it's iron deficiency.

[Vernmented]

Check you soil pH. Bahahhhahahahahhahaha. JK I forget the expensive chelated iron everyone uses down there. Get some of that.

[Tropicalgrower89]

As you can see from my below photo, one of my Sweetheart Lychee trees refuses to green up. At first I thought it was lack of water, but heavy watering hadn’t changed it. Then I thought it may have been nutrient deficient so I fertilized with 8-3-9 with micros. The thing flushed out like crazy but leaves cane out yellow and never changed to dark green. Can’t figure it out. My other Lychee trees are all dark, dark green.

Try doing a soil drench using Sequestrene-138 chelated iron.

[Vernmented]

As you can see from my below photo, one of my Sweetheart Lychee trees refuses to green up. At first I thought it was lack of water, but heavy watering hadn’t changed it. Then I thought it may have been nutrient deficient so I fertilized with 8-3-9 with micros. The thing flushed out like crazy but leaves cane out yellow and never changed to dark green. Can’t figure it out. My other Lychee trees are all dark, dark green.

Try doing a soil drench using Sequestrene-138 chelated iron.

That's the stuff.

[Johnny Redland]

As you can see from my below photo, one of my Sweetheart Lychee trees refuses to green up. At first I thought it was lack of water, but heavy watering hadn’t changed it. Then I thought it may have been nutrient deficient so I fertilized with 8-3-9 with micros. The thing flushed out like crazy but leaves cane out yellow and never changed to dark green. Can’t figure it out. My other Lychee trees are all dark, dark green.

Try doing a soil drench using Sequestrene-138 chelated iron.

Thank you!

[Tropicalgrower89]

As you can see from my below photo, one of my Sweetheart Lychee trees refuses to green up. At first I thought it was lack of water, but heavy watering hadn’t changed it. Then I thought it may have been nutrient deficient so I fertilized with 8-3-9 with micros. The thing flushed out like crazy but leaves cane out yellow and never changed to dark green. Can’t figure it out. My other Lychee trees are all dark, dark green.

Try doing a soil drench using Sequestrene-138 chelated iron.

Thank you!

You're welcome 

[Cythompson159@yahoo.com]

Jonny, sorry I can't help you but I have a sweetheart lychee I bought that looks the exact size, could you tell me how old yours is so I can get an ideal of how old mine is.

[knlim000]

maybe because it's the winter?  too cold?

[Johnny Redland]

Jonny, sorry I can't help you but I have a sweetheart lychee I bought that looks the exact size, could you tell me how old yours is so I can get an ideal of how old mine is.

It’s about 4 years old and been in the ground almost 2 years