Hi - another question about curled leaves on a mandarin tree

Question

The mandarin tree is about 3 years old in a pot and the leaves are curling over and this happens very soon after new ones appear.

Accepted Answer · 2010-12-01T22:01Z

Curled leaves on citrus could be one of two issues:

Citrus leaf miner, which is a pest that tunnels through the foliage, leaving behind squiggly silver lines and causes the leaves to be distorted. If this is the case, we recommend spraying Yates Nature's Way Citrus & Ornamental Spray onto the new leaves and this will prevent the moth from laying its eggs on the leaves.
The tree is drought stressed. Citrus love to be watered deeply at least once a week, or twice if conditions are particularly hot. As it's in a pot, you may want to consider adding a soil wetter to help the water penetrate to where it's needed most - the root zone. Please click here for more information:

https://www.yates.com.au/product/water-saving/soil-wetters/yates-waterwise-soil-wetter-for-lawns-gardens-pots/

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