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| About the Author Ain Kuru Samford 30th January 2011 9:38am #UserID: 4854 Posts: 1 View All Ain Kuru's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sydney 30th January 2011 9:55am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Looks like Lichen to me. It doesn't hurt the tree, but to get rid of it, spray with 30g copper oxychloride in 4½ litres water, with 30ml of a good wetting agent. If it doesn't wet the lichen, double the wetter. Spray twice weekly for 3 weeks, then monthly. If it has any rot, spray the tree, trunk & ground with Yates Anti Rot. I'd give the tree a good prune, feed it with lots of gypsun, sulphate of potash, and add more mulch, but not near the trunk. If that doesn't work, then do as kert says. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 31st January 2011 9:27am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 31st January 2011 7:48pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ain Kuru says... Many thanks folks I think Kert is right as half the tree has died. However my citrus book states Collar Rot should not occur in commercially bred trees. Nevertheless I will follow Brendan's advice. Julie I hope you are right. Do any of you have good reading references with pictures? Ain | About the Author 31st January 2011 11:02pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
