[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[jmulcahy at peoriaud.k12.az.us]

John Mulcahy
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jmulcahy at peoriaud.k12.az.us

I have a lime tree that we have had in the yard for 13 years.  The leaves on one branch at a time are completely wilting in about 12 hours.  This has just started to happen over the last 10 days.  It began with one branch and has now spread to other branches at different points in the tree.  The leaves do not appear to burn before they roll up.  They simply all roll up on any given branch in the space of 12 hours.  What is your guess as to what is going wrong?

Also, what is the scoop on backflushing pools?  Should we avoid backflushing pools on to trees?  If so, why?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

John