你晒伤过吗?  也许一个更好的问题是，“谁没有呢??”  

Well, did you know that many 植物s get too much as well?

I recently made a house call for a client who was worried about her newly 植物ed citrus trees.

晒伤柑橘

This particular client has a large courtyard with several new citrus trees in pots.

The citrus were 植物ed in spring and as summer progressed, the client noticed the leaves on her orange tree turning yellow.

Now yellow leaves can indicate a number of different problems.  但在这种情况下 诊断相当简单 -她的柑橘树晒伤了.

Here are some common signs of sunburned 植物s:

– The areas of the leaf that are yellow are in the center and NOT along the tips or edges.

-通常，黄色区域开始变成棕色.

-症状通常出现在夏季.

– The sunburned leaves are usually located on the south and west-facing parts of the 植物.

– This particular citrus tree is in an area that receives reflected, afternoon sun.

So, what can you do to prevent 晒伤柑橘?

在这种情况下, the solution is simple – moving the citrus tree to another part of the courtyard that receives afternoon shade is all that is needed to prevent further sunburn damage. OR, 50% shade cloth can be used from mid-May through September.

柑橘类 do best when 植物ed at least 10 – 15 ft. away from walls, which absorb the heat of the day and re-radiate it out.

Avoid 植物ing where they get the full force of afternoon sun.