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Hi everyone!

My friend bought my husband a bonsai tree for his 40th birthday. He always wanted one that grows fruit so she got one that has lemons and limes. We received the tree about a month ago and it seems to be going downhill from there. Many of the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. Some of it has flowered again since we have had it so I thought we were going in the right direction.

I have a moisture meter. I know you are supposed to insert it at "root level", but what does root level mean? I had been putting it lower into the pot, but I am wondering if that is near the top. This morning I tested it and it was around a level 9 (being pushed down to the bottom). I was wondering if that is too much moisture.

We live in Buffalo, NY so it is cold outside now. I have the tree on my kitchen table where we get the most sun and warmth. I do plan to move it into our sunroom when it starts getting warmer out. Is there something I should invest in to help it while it is inside the house?

Thank you so much for your help! My friend spent a pretty penny on this thing and I don't want it to die! I've attached a picture in case it helps!

I havent heard of a lemon and lime tree before. Normally you would have one type of fruit on a tree not two.

Leaves falling is the natural reaction to inproper conditions. Many has tried to overwinter citrus trees inside living room conditions. Nobody has succeded. Citrus trees need cold but frost free and humid winters. On top of that quite a lot of light. As soon as you are safe from frost, bring it outside, hope for recovery and start planning for suitable conditions next winter.

Thank you for your reply! It is a lemon tree and a lime tree in one pot.

Our care instructions said when temps get around the 50 degree mark, that is when it is time to bring the bonsai inside. We live in an area that can still be cold for a month or a little longer so it may be a while before we can move this guy outside. It sounds like I should invest in some grow lights.

10 c sounds a little high. I keep mine in 4-5 during winter. That instructions can be thrown away.

When fall comes the tree slows down with the temperature to go into its much needed rest. Moving it inside is like waking it up and it gets totally confuced by season. The trick for successful overwintering is to keep it cold until things warm up in spring and let it wake up naturally.

There are really no difference in fullgrown trees and bonsai trees when it comes to environment demands. Just Google citrus tree overwintering to get the full picture.

If the trees survives til spring I would suggest to separate the two trees into their own pots.

I gave up on citrus. One reason was bugs. They were infected with spider mites, aphids, white flies, and I don't remember what else. See of there are little bitty bugs.

Citrus like long hot summers. You don't get these in upstate New York. It will be hard to emulate Florida there. Tropfrog has a good point about the shock of going from 50F outside to 70F inside, which could explain some of my problems. I will move plants in and out based on 60F, I think.