Question
First of all, I love reading your q&a's, I am learning so much!
I bought a Canela tree about 2 months ago. It's about 6 1/2 feet tall and I put it in a 14" pot, just slightly larger than what it came in. It was so beautiful and full but in the last 2 weeks it has lost almost half it's leaves! I'm not sure if this is transplant shock or if I've done something wrong. I own alot of plants that usually do well with my care but this is my first tree. I have it in a northwest corner of my living room where it gets good light but not direct sun. I water about once a week so the soil is just moist but not to wet. I wonder if it wasn't getting enough water to begin with as I didn't want to overwater but now that we have more daylight hours I water a bit more(I try to allow it to dry between waterings), but still leaves are dropping. They are not yellowed or damaged looking and I don't think it has insects, at least I haven't seen any. I haven't found alot of info on the care of Canela trees other than no direct sun. What can I do to save my tree? Any info or advice would be much appreciated!  

Answer
Marilyn,

Your info saying no direct sun is wrong. It,like the ficus tree,will do much better with some sun. With no more sun than you are giving it you must keep it very dry, water it nor more than once every 2 weeks or very lightly once a week so that for most of the week it feels dry. With more sun your watering is about right. If you don't get it more sun and continuse watering at this level the roots will begin rotting due to the overwatering. The roots need a breathing period between waterings and they are not getting enough sun to use up the amount of water you are currently giving them. Moving it to a sunnier location will reduce the leaf drop.  During the summer you can move it outdoors to a semi shady location and it will get full again. Good luck.

Darlene