Olive Tree Leaves Curling Up
Wilted or curling leaves that may turn brown at the tips or edge a sparse canopy of off color and undersized leaves leaf scorch or yellowing leaves untimely fall color and early leaf drop even if you run a sprinkler in your yard your trees likely need additional water said rick castro of davey s northwest seattle office.
Olive tree leaves curling up. Yours seem to be curling the opposite way up instead of down and in excess. My olive tree started to show signs of distress half of the leaves curled inwards a few started to fall off some turned yellow some fell healthy and green some turned brown at the base close to the branch and then fell off. My immediate thoughts as to why your olive tree is losing its leaves is because your tree is in shock but not due to the fact that you re potted it but due to the change in its environment for the simple reason that olive trees are very definitely outdoor plants only and although they will sometimes survive if grown in a cool conservatory with plenty of sunlight they rarely cope with the atmosphere when grown indoors which unfortunately is more often than not the cause of their. Galls up to 2 inches in diameter appear on the tree.
Any infestation of pests on the olive tree can be harmful to the tree and its fruit. Leaf spot is transferred to other parts of the tree through watering but can be counteracted by pruning and the use of various pesticides. On a tree with leaf spot the leaves fall and the fruits develop brown lesions and often fall to the ground prematurely. I m just throwing some ideas out.
Heat stress causes rapid evaporation so plants curl up to conserve moisture. Plants too close to high intensity lights are prone to heat stress but it can be a problem in any room where temperatures are persistently above 80 degrees f. The upper leaves are most affected. Olive knot olive knot is a bacterial disease that is spread by water and enters the tree through pruning cuts cracks or wounds on the tree.
Edges of leaves curl inward and form a cup even when the lights are off. Over watering under watering and heat stress can cause leaves to curl up or inward. I do know that olive leaves do curl a little bit naturally. Take my suggestions with a grain of salt.