Well, you're in the middle of your summer, so for a tree that has been accustomed to full shade, I would probably consider providing it a little shade in the afternoon, so it doesn't fry as it gets used to being in full sun. Don't amend your hole, just plant in your native soil. Be sure it isn't planted any deeper than it was previously. You can top dress the tree with compost if you want. Water appropriately, and once the tree recovers from transplant shock, and starts to put out some flush, fertilize with a high quality citrus fertilizer. Will it survive? Possibly, if it can recover from transplant shock and if it is watered appropriately and fertilized appropriately :-) Citrus are amazingly resilient.

Patty S.

Many thanks, Attached it a much better view of the tree.

As you can see the left side is basically dead.

Should I just leave that there or cut it off?

I'd cut everything off but I have no quim against doing things like that. Your trees trunk will be real weak if that right side becomes the main trunk. Maybe cut off the dead left part and the right side before the first bend leaving that 5 to 10 cm part that is mostly straight up. Once that is gone the tree should send out advantagous buds all along the stem allowing you to fix the shape, just remember to remove anything below the graft.

This post was edited by pip313 on Wed, Jan 14, 15 at 20:35

I would use the left side to tie the right side to help pull it vertical. You can cut it later, 2 years.

Steve