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Burnt cumquat

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Julie starts with ... About half my little cumquat tree got burnt recently when I had a large fire. I'm wondering what I should do, as the branches look OK so far, just all the leaves got burnt off. I'm reluctant to prune it unless it's really necessary.	About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 5th June 2015 2:37pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees
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Julie says... Bumping this up, as I really would like an opinion!	About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 8th June 2015 11:55am #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees
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denise1 says... Maybe the hot sun will burn the bark now that it is exposed, if so then put some white water base paint to keep it cool. I cant think of anything else.	About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 8th June 2015 12:17pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees
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jakfruit etiquette says... Fortunella cumquats can have heavy leaf drop over winter, but flush out new leaves and get back in shape quickly in spring. I cant see any need to prune it before you see if the buds shoot new growth.	About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 8th June 2015 12:20pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees
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Julie says... Thanks people, I'll try and be patient and wait to see what happens.	About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 8th June 2015 6:25pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees
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Brain says... I'd say leave and wait for new nodes/shoots to form. Once a fair amount of new leaves emerges, you can then tell which branch is dead and then prune. I think a bit of worm juice (very dilute) or seasol over the winter will help stabilise it. Once in spring, when it has recovered, fertilise. I recovered a nagami kumquat from the brink. They are quite hardy but needs a bit of nutrition as they do shed a bit of leaves at any sign of unhappiness! lol.	About the Author Brain Brisbane 8th June 2015 11:48pm #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees
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Julie starts with ...
About half my little cumquat tree got burnt recently when I had a large fire. I'm wondering what I should do, as the branches look OK so far, just all the leaves got burnt off.

I'm reluctant to prune it unless it's really necessary.

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Julie says...
Bumping this up, as I really would like an opinion!

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denise1 says...
Maybe the hot sun will burn the bark now that it is exposed, if so then put some white water base paint to keep it cool. I cant think of anything else.

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Fortunella cumquats can have heavy leaf drop over winter, but flush out new leaves and get back in shape quickly in spring.
I cant see any need to prune it before you see if the buds shoot new growth.

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Julie says...
Thanks people, I'll try and be patient and wait to see what happens.

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Brain says...
I'd say leave and wait for new nodes/shoots to form. Once a fair amount of new leaves emerges, you can then tell which branch is dead and then prune.

I think a bit of worm juice (very dilute) or seasol over the winter will help stabilise it. Once in spring, when it has recovered, fertilise.

I recovered a nagami kumquat from the brink. They are quite hardy but needs a bit of nutrition as they do shed a bit of leaves at any sign of unhappiness! lol.

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