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| About the Author Vickstar86 Surat 16th June 2013 6:59pm #UserID: 8054 Posts: 2 View All Vickstar86's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick T says... Hello Vickstar86, this sounds a lot like sooty mold to me, a common problem on citrus and black sapotes. Have you noticed many ants on your plant? Either way, the moold is formed because certain insects like aphids, scale and whitefly exude a sugary substance which the fungus loves. The mold itself is pretty much harmless (although it does interfere with photosynthesis to some extent), and the only way to get rid of it is to eliminate the insect/s involved. :) | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 21st June 2013 4:43pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anonymous says... Is the plant showing any sign of growing new tips?Id like to know what type of soil mix you planted this in also was it planted near a thermal mass like a house wall, fences etc or large areas of concrete/bitumen paths/driveways/road facing the sun?I live in Adelaide but Melbourne is colder in winter.Thank you. | About the Author AC1 Adelaide 23rd June 2013 12:49pm #UserID: 8055 Posts: 103 View All AC1's Edible Fruit Trees |
peetah says... hi!i am having trouble with my black sapote. it has black spots on the leaves and trunk.it is slowly moving along all my branches.i can't find any insects or bugs but it is growing really well and has quite a lot of new tips! what else could it be?and how do i treat it? i live in adelaide | About the Author peetah 23rd June 2013 4:46pm #UserID: 543 Posts: 92 View All peetah's Edible Fruit Trees |
Anonymous says... Have you put shade cloth over and around it?What type of soil did you plant it in?Please be specific.Is it heavily mulched?Are the leaves deep green /pale yellow?Is it planted on raised mound?Sounds like a fungal attack but could be issue with soil type,maybe waterlogging/very damp soil.Could spray with mancozeb.If you have clay in soil, that stuff is a bloody menace on subtropicals in Adelaide.You can go to Jefferies a get a couple 15L buckets washed filling sand.This is what they use in their potting mixes.This stuff is excellent for improving drainage in your soil.You could work it in very very carefully by hand dont damage roots a half to one bucket of this sand 500mm radius from trunk all around the top of the soil,the sand acts a suction mop drawing water away from soggy materials such as clay ,composts,potting mixes, manures etc.I fear your soil problem could be further underneath.Reduce any mulch layer to allow drying of ground.But I will say that I dont have any clay in any of my soil mixes.I hope Ive been of some help. | About the Author AC1 Adelaide 24th June 2013 12:14pm #UserID: 8055 Posts: 103 View All AC1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author peetah 2nd July 2013 7:29pm #UserID: 543 Posts: 92 View All peetah's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author farm trees portland 19th August 2014 11:00am #UserID: 10357 Posts: 1 View All farm trees's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... They are grafted onto their own rootstocks. If you want to keep the original cv you paid for, remove all shoots below the graft. If you want a lucky dip, leave one growing shoot on below the graft, but watch it closely, the original rootstock seedling will be more vigorous than the scion. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 19th August 2014 2:17pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |