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I have a satsuma tree that's been in the ground for about a year. It was looking healthy until a month or two ago. Now the leaves are turning yellow.

It seemed to slow the leaf drop some, but not enough.

Seems like it started on a new branch near the bottom, but has since spread to random spots over the entire tree. A few leaves have dropped too. Mar 21, Just planted a Satsuma tree about a month ago, took right away, lots of new leaves. There's a ton of buds, which many have opened, flowered, and what I thought was a"baby" satsuma appeared. After a few days, lots of them are now falling off.

I read a few places where it said to water once a week in addition to the rain. Aug 03, How to Plant Satsuma Trees. When plating a satsuma tree, you should wait until the temperature remains consistently above 50 degrees during the day, for at least a week. This helps to ensure cold temperatures will not kill the plant in its vulnerable state and allows the tree to acclimate to mild temperatures before the heat of bushnotch.barcal Name: Citrus unshiu.

Diseases of Satsuma Tangerine Trees. The Satsuma orange (Citrus unshiu), sweet and typically seedless, is a variety of Mandarin orange that is susceptible to most diseases that strike other citrus.