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BETT TAYLOR starts with ... We bought a red pawpaw last year at Daleys and it fruited this year, unbelievable from a plant about 45cm high to then over ten feet tall in one year. However after harvesting masses of pawpaws and sharing them with the flying foxes, the next crop was looking like it was going to need a ladder to reach so we had been told you can cut the top off and the fruit will come from the sides. Unfortunately our plant now looks like it is going to die. I did put an unturned flower pot over the top to control the moisture, but I think it is a fallacy that you can cut the top off and the plant will survive as we gave it every chance. What do you think? | About the Author BETT Taylor KYOGLE 22nd June 2007 3:41pm #UserID: 30 Posts: 2 View All BETT Taylor's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jan says... Hi Bett. My parents live in Brisbanes WEST. They cut the top of their yellow pawpaw for the same reason as you did. They are in their 70s. Mum was so proud of the crop on the tree now. Without counting it looks like 100s growing all up the sides of the tree. Within reach. The one thing that we always make sure of is, that we cut above a branching point(node). We usually cut leaving 6inches to a foot above these side branches. Not on the single trunk. Hope this helps. This worked for their mango tree also but usually the mango fruits after the second year of regrowth. Incidently, their pawpaw is the best tasting I have tried. No Iodine taste. The bad thing is there are hardly any seeds in the fruit to try and grow some more. | About the Author Jan5 Pawpaws 22nd June 2007 6:13pm #UserID: 88 Posts: 25 View All Jan5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BETT Taylor says... Hi Jan - thanks for your reply to my pawpaw drama. My red pawpaw was slowly dying so I trimmed it right back to the wood that wasn' t rotting and now it has only a circle of good wood and the rest the hole in the middle was filled with smelly water. So I drained all that out with a cloth and then used absorbent paper to wipe it out clean and let the sun dry it out, then I have put two plastic bags over the top of it and held them in place wth an upturned plant pot so it is waterproof now. But I still don't like my chances for recovery, but I have given it the best bet - where are the nodes on a pawpaw? do you mean above the side branches? Cheers BETT | About the Author BETT Taylor 29th June 2007 3:49pm #UserID: 30 Posts: 2 View All BETT Taylor's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jan says... Hi Bett. Yes that is what I meant. Just couldn't think of the right name to call them. Still can't. Good luck with the PawPaw. Have you looked at the link on this site regarding PawPaws.It shows a PawPaw cut off short with a tremendous yield on it. You may want to address that member on what they did. Regards Jan. | About the Author Jan5 Bundamba 29th June 2007 8:55pm #UserID: 88 Posts: 25 View All Jan5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jan says... Hey Bett. Here is the link for you to cut and paste in your address bar. Or you will find it in the BLOG section of the forum. Regards Jan. http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/blog/2007/05/4-month-old-paw-paw-cutting-grown.html | About the Author Jan5 Bundamba Qld. 29th June 2007 9:34pm #UserID: 88 Posts: 25 View All Jan5's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... A tip a customer gave me the other day. When cutting back a paw paw cut it part way through the trunk, leave it until it begins to produce shoots below the wound and then cut the top off completely. Instead of using a flower pot on top of your old stump try using a tin as most flower pots have drainage holes that will let the moisture in. My neighbour has a resident green tree frog living in his gnarly old paw paw stump. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 11th July 2007 3:58pm #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cat says... When I lived over in Hawaii for near seven years, I had many fruit trees including paw paw (we call it papaya). To stop the plants getting too tall we put a large coffee tin over the top of it. You could also use a small bucket of some sort. It doesn't kill the tree and it stunts it's growth. The tree still produced good fruit from the branches it put off at the side. | About the Author Cat2 9th September 2007 11:40pm #UserID: 295 Posts: 1 View All Cat2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lyn says... I would think you would need to drench the soil around the tree with Fungus Fighter or some other fungal treatment - ask at the local nursery. Has it only happened since we have had all the recent rain in Brisbane? Pawpaws like water to run past their root system but cannot tolerate wet feet. Lyn | About the Author Lyn2 Outer Brisbane 7th February 2008 2:13pm #UserID: 547 Posts: 10 View All Lyn2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... Thanks Lyn and John. Yes we have been getting a lot of rain here in "Sunny Brisbane" which I think is the culprit. I have a good potting mix though with lot of drainage. I will give that Milk solution a go John. I have 2 in bonsai bags up against a wall growing side by side and one is powering ahead and the other is stunted in growth by this fungal infection. | About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 7th February 2008 10:51pm #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... My paw paw is about three months old now and has grown from seedling over a meter. Its only supposed to grow 2 meters, but it looks like is starting to flower already. But thats not my problem, my wife and her sis want to eat the young delicous leaves. Anyone now how to prevent these pest from eating my trees. hehehehe I planting another this week. | About the Author John10 SB South Australia 10th February 2008 5:35pm #UserID: 549 Posts: 127 View All John10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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cathy says... hi guys!is anyone got the solution to this pawpaw problem: we have a few small pawpaw trees 1metre+ and they have a beetle inside the trunk at the top, making the trunk contortionned and rotting and the top leaves, the new ones, all shrivelled. should we cut the rotten bit and take it away from the others and hope for the best or is there a natural born spray that we can use to save it??
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Pam says... I have lots of pawpaws and they like water but not wet feet. They have to be well drained. This may be the cause for the flowers dropping off. If the fruit is too high it may be time to cut the trunk off and put a can over the cut so water doesn't rot the center and a new suckers should grow up beneath the cut. How do you know it is a bisexual pawpaw? | About the Author Pam1 Sunshine Coast 15th September 2008 7:59pm #UserID: 923 Posts: 2 View All Pam1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Irene says... I have some paw paw trees with black spots underneath the lower leaves. Does anyone know what this is? The trees are 12 months old and have started to flower but then drop off. They are planted on a slope in clay type soil which I have tried to improve and are also growing close to bananas. | About the Author Irene3 Northern Rivers NSW 18th September 2008 10:30pm #UserID: 1384 Posts: 4 View All Irene3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Lyn2 Brisbane 30th September 2008 9:24pm #UserID: 547 Posts: 10 View All Lyn2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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peter says... the top of one of my pawpaws has died and now there is three new branches growing up from just under the dead top. should all these new branches be left on or should two be cut of to leave one new top. ther are also sturdy branches growing out of the trunk half way down, is this normal. | About the Author peter30001 adelaide 18th November 2008 10:17pm #UserID: 593 Posts: 293 View All peter30001's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kerrie says... We are an aussie family working in Fiji. I have 3 pawpaw trees in our yard, all are extremely tall, but one supertall, it's bearing around fifty fruit, all green bar one or two that the bats have got to. How do I get the fruit off, without chopping the tree down, and would that be the better option, to chop the tree in half above a branch? It's about 15m high, with 4 arms coming out at around the 7.5m mark. All 4 arms bear fruit and the top does too. Any suggestions?? Locals reckon a long stick but I think I'd have problems finding a 15m stick... | About the Author Kerrie2 Fiji 18th December 2008 11:33am #UserID: 1773 Posts: 2 View All Kerrie2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lyn says... Long term it is best to cut the tree to a manageable height - sometimes it means losing some of the fruit - but any Asian families will be glad of the unripe fruit as they use it in curries and salads - put some alfoil or a tin on the cut trunk to prevent water rotting the trunk. If bats are getting fruit - get some onion bag material(sometimes you get onions, oranges in this type of open weave bag) and cover fruit to allow you to ripen fruit without being attacked. Hope you get to enjoy some!!!! Merry Chrsitmas!!! Lyn | About the Author Lyn2 Pine Rivers Queensland 19th December 2008 9:39pm #UserID: 547 Posts: 10 View All Lyn2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anonymous says... To Bett Taylor : Has the Papaya survived? It looks like you cut it in about June,when it is too damp, cold and dark. Next time cut it in the warmer months i.e. from maybe October to March. And probably the best time to cut is in October or November when it is growing strongly and temperatures will be increasing so as to dry the cut stem. | About the Author health101orgarticles1 Sydney 21st December 2008 6:03pm #UserID: 316 Posts: 159 View All health101orgarticles1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kerrie says... Thanks Lyn and Wayne. Local guy offered to climb the tree and gather some fruit for us. After an interesting moment when a side branch broke off while he was on it, we ended up with 20 medium sized green ones. I've reassessed the height of the tree and we're probably talking 10m height LOL - it helped to see someone halfway up to get a better idea! I will be doing the cut halfway thing next week. And yes, the land of the papayas, definitely! No shortage here. The variety seems to be smaller than the ones you've got photos of on this forum though. Thanks again, Kerrie. | About the Author Kerrie2 Fiji 25th December 2008 4:12pm #UserID: 1773 Posts: 2 View All Kerrie2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mark says... To Helen: We pick our paw paws when they just start to go yellow. Even just a hint can be enough. Whatever you do don't wait until they are fully coloured unless you're into feeding the local wildlife. We bring ours inside and let it ripen in a cupboard wrapped in newspaper. They ripen beautifully and seem none the worse for being picked before fully ripe. Experiment a little and you'll find your rarely lose any fruit. | About the Author Brisbane 11th January 2009 10:13pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... http://www.google.com/search?q=Bonsai+Bags&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enAU224AU224 start here Sarah | About the Author Wayne Mackay 16th March 2009 6:31pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Paula says... Would anybody have any ideas of how to keep bats away from the fruit on the pawpaw tree. The bats are now even eating the green fruit, must be short of food or something. I covered the bunches of fruit with old fly wire but last night a bat ate through the wire! Any other ideas? Thanks | About the Author Paula Gold Coast 17th March 2009 9:37pm #UserID: 2081 Posts: 2 View All Paula's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Hi I am growing red paw paw, the plants are about two meters now and they are both producing fruit but the fruit seems to be very slow growing. Is this typical or should I be giving it a nutritional boost of something? I live in Brisbane and it is very warm at the moment. Can you give me some advice about watering and general care too please?? Thanks | About the Author Julie15 Brisbane 24th October 2009 9:52pm #UserID: 2941 Posts: 2 View All Julie15's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Thanks Wayne One of the trees looks healthier that the other. The healthy one in partial shade, the other one is in full sun. It has quite a bit of yellowing of the leaves and the branches are dropping off but it is still producing fruit. We just had a lot of rain in Brisbane and the fruit looks bigger already. I haven't really been watering them much either so are you suggesting a good soak once a week? | About the Author Julie15 Brisbane 28th October 2009 6:39pm #UserID: 2941 Posts: 2 View All Julie15's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... I think they needed fertilising if the rain has made the fruit kick and I think a watering once a week should be enough Julie, I rarely water mine , they just get some whenever I water the grass. For the yellowing try a good spread of dolomite under the tree as well as some epsom salts, but not to much of that. | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 28th October 2009 8:23pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Chris says... We have 3 Paw Paw trees all are over head height. They fruited about a month ago. The Trees are too tall and by the time I got a ladder we missed it. Now all the leaves have fallen off and there is no fruit on the trees and they look like big white toothpicks sticing out of the garden. Are they dead? Can we save them? | About the Author Chris21 Brisbane 23rd November 2009 11:18am #UserID: 3033 Posts: 1 View All Chris21's Edible Fruit Trees |
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khadelia says... Several people have asked about where to cut off a pawpaw when necessary.We live in an area that is normally frost free but last year we had a severe frost when we were away, so could not water the trees before daylight to save them. They were really scorched and looked as if they might not make it. An old friend who used to grow pawpaws commercially told us to leave them right alone till spring, then cut them off. He explained that if you look closely you will see lines going around the trunk that sort of make circles. In one place the circles will be much closer together. (It's usually about a metre or so from the ground and the tree will shoot again below this.)The best place to cut through the trunk (on a bit of an angle )is in the middle of where the circles are closest together. Then put a tin or bucket over the exposed trunk.- it's best to leave room for a bit of air to circulate. Don't seal the wound or it will rot. I used some 5 litre buckets that had lost their handles.Then give it a couple of handfuls of Dynamic Lifter or old chook manure. All of our trees survived and have produced a good flush of fruit since. You might have to sacrifice some fruit if you choose to reduce the height of the tree. But pick a time when there is least fruit - you will be repaid many times over when it shoots again. We had some problems with the black spotty fungus under the leaves, it also disfigures the fruit. I usually use seaweed spray every couple of weeks but this year we were away a lot and it didn't get done so the fungus got really bad. However it seems to only be a problem late winter, early spring and all the trees have now outgrown it. I gave them a couple of sprays of seaweed and they look lush and healthy now. Happy pawpaw growing ! | About the Author khadelia SE Qld 12th January 2010 4:23pm #UserID: 3238 Posts: 2 View All khadelia's Edible Fruit Trees |
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khadelia says... I noted the query re small pawpaws. I'm no expert but for what it's worth here are a couple of hints I've collected over the years. Pawpaws like and need extra calcium as Wayne says. Crushed egg shells are a good thing to use under pawpaw trees. Don't just use the broken shells, they take too long to break down, even with lots of mulch. I put egg shells through the food processor to smash them up fairly small. I collect about an ice-cream dish full then process them in one session. Saves a big clean up too often. Save the shells in an open dish and put it in the sun or in the oven on low every few days to dry out. Otherwise they stink after a day or two and it would not be too good to put them in the food processor. Alternatively, grind them up some other way, the aim is to get them fairly small somehow. Also, if chooks run under the trees, you don't want them eating recognisable egg shells, it encourages them to eat eggs. An old friend of ours who grew pawpaws for a living, said to use Dynamic Lifter or fairly well composted chook manure every spring and use plenty of mulch. Pawpaws are not "greedy feeders" like some trees but they do appreciate being fed now and then. Our old friend also said the best thing for pawpaws is some urine now and then. While not for the faint hearted, collect urine in a bucket, dilute at least 50:50 and give them a "dose" every couple of weeks. Mine get their turn about every 3 or 4 weeks because we have quite a number of trees. I put some lime and rock dust around when I think of it and also give them a liquid sea-weed spray every 6-8 weeks. They are lush and flourishing, especially now after all the beautiful rain. They have fruit and lots of flowers. Can Paradise get much better than your own back-yard full of fruit trees ? Khadelia | About the Author khadelia SE Qld. 3rd March 2010 3:57pm #UserID: 3238 Posts: 2 View All khadelia's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... Hi Correy - thanks for your great video - I have a great red pawpaw that just grew on its own from seed - it's really three trees in one - and it seems to like the potato plant the always comes up around its roots - my question is: how did you go about planting the trunk cutting because I would like to have a go. Did you wrap it in peat moss in a plastic bag to make the roots grow on the severed end of the trunk and then plant it or did you just stick the trunk in the ground? Thanks heaps - John Trigger | About the Author John32 Lismore NSW 23rd March 2010 9:59am #UserID: 3501 Posts: 2 View All John32's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... Hi Lyn To soften the fruit sprinkle borax around under the tree, about a tablespoon per square metre. To soften the fruit on the tree spray with borax, about 1 tablespoon per 9L of water. I have not long done my trees and it works a treat. You will notice a difference within a week. I also spread some epsom salts, 1/2 handfull per square metre, and the flavour improved immensely. For the fruit drop, it could be several things, I'm loosing a few due to the excessive wet, but you could try some dolomite, a handfull per square metre | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 23rd April 2010 7:38am #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tony says... Hi I have grown 2 paw paw tree in my my backyard in Jan this year and they are growing very well. In fact, one of them has started to fruit with almost 8 to 10 frowers on it (its barely a metre high ). I live in Sydney and am not sure how to protect the trees during winter (from the frost). Any advice in this respect will be greatly appreciated. | About the Author Tony18 Sydney 27th April 2010 3:56pm #UserID: 3669 Posts: 1 View All Tony18's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John says... Hi, I have a very peculiar problem with our previously healthy young tree which was setting fruit easily & then just in the last few days the new growth had started to yellow & around both the young fruit & the trunk there is a waxy substance. Would anyone know if this is a disease or a fungal infection. | About the Author John37 Ayr 20th September 2010 4:03pm #UserID: 4248 Posts: 1 View All John37's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... Hey John Hopefully it's just a calcium/magnesium deficiency, dolomite and magnesium sulphate could cure your problem. You might also like to give it a spray with mancozeb just incase - and don't forget the wetting agent. The problem we have with Pawpaws here [in our area] is that when they get sick they go down very quickly. I come from Bowen and spent a lot of time around Ayr in my hey-day, great place | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 20th September 2010 5:51pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Steven says... Hey everyone. I wanted to ask what people think of the Pawpaw - Southern Red here at daleys. i want to plant two in a greenhouse so preferably i think a dwarf variety that grows about 3m would be ideal and i want to know what the fruit is like and how long they take to fruit. I was going to buy the cutting variety they sell as they seem to fruit almost straight away and are a dwarf variety but they are never in stock. Thanks alot Steven | About the Author Steven Eastern Melbourne 28th November 2010 11:17am #UserID: 704 Posts: 325 View All Steven's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... I have had a young papaya in the greenhouse all winter where it lost most of its leaves except those at the top. It has been outside, repotted for about 6 weeks & it suddenly put on a spurt of new leaf growth from the top. Trouble is all those new leaves are yellow with greenish mottling between the veins. Could it be iron deficiency? Maybe I should pee on it after taking iron tablets,ha ha!
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snottiegobble says... Strange but i am also trying snakebeans this season & their first leaves were very similar in colour, but they seem to be growing out of it now & the plants are now spiralling upwards so I am just wondering if cool weather had anything to do with it? My melons, & cucs & zucs are fine. Pumpkins, well that is another story. See "heat stress" | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 17th December 2010 1:23am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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grub says... gidday snottie i think danny is right it is pawpaw mosaic virus, also known as Curly Top. The virus is specific to pawpaw. i had it last year heres a link i used hope it helps... it will make you cry......... http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s3043838.htm | About the Author grub dardanup south east bunbury wa 19th December 2010 4:58pm #UserID: 3828 Posts: 47 View All grub's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smack in the middle) 23rd December 2010 12:58am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author micarle Kurrajong Heights, NSW 29th January 2011 11:35am #UserID: 3141 Posts: 250 View All micarle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... With your advice maybe Ive beaten it! This is the cauli head after giving it dolomite, & sulphate of potash, but instead of cutting the head completely off & putting a can on it I left the strongest growth & carefully cut all the others off! Now there are even baby flower buds on it!
| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busselton ( smack in the middle) 30th January 2011 2:02am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author jean3 Brisbane 14th February 2011 2:04pm #UserID: 4939 Posts: 1 View All jean3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Alex says... I have a paw paw tree in the corner of my garden against the wall of the house. It grew out of compost that I put on my vegie garden and is over 5m tall and fruing really well. I used to live in Fiji so am familiar with the tree but it is growing really close to the house. Will the root system damage the house foundations? It is growing about 60cm away from each wall in a corner. Can someone please give me some advice | About the Author Alex6 Sydney 14th February 2011 8:01pm #UserID: 4943 Posts: 1 View All Alex6's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busselton ( smack in the middle) 14th February 2011 8:17pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 14th February 2011 8:39pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle) 2nd May 2011 1:00am #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I see there have been discussions about dwarfing.There are a few common practices people use to keep paw paws short.Planting them in full sun and chopping off or bending the taproot before planting out.I have seen some done this way and they seem shorter and heavier.Like many people I chop the tall plants off low when I can't reach the fruit on the ladder and them them multiple branch.They can get very tall.Cutting grown plants seem weaker,less productive,fall over easily and never become whoppers.There are a few genuine dwarf varieties or lines. | About the Author Cairns 30th June 2011 9:47pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Jason I mean chop the tall pole-like paw paw down with a clean cut at 1-2m high and put a pot or container over the stump.If there are not yet side shoots they will quickly form and keep 3 to 5 balkanced around the original trunk to be the new trunks.If the top is diseased or unproductive it also should be cut off.The plant will get extra years and be more productive than before.It is standard practice with paw paws. | About the Author Cairns 1st July 2011 4:16pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise says... If you want a short pawpaw then start out with a superdwarf variety. I imported seeds from Aloha seed in Hawaii and the Certified Red Maradol pawpaw starts flowering at 35cms. The fruits being quite big means the first fruit almost touch the ground.There are no barren male trees and the tree last longer before getting too big. | About the Author 6th July 2011 6:42pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 6th July 2011 7:25pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 7th July 2011 4:52pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 7th July 2011 7:22pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author graeme brisbane qld 23rd July 2011 8:28pm #UserID: 5577 Posts: 2 View All graeme's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Toni says... Need help... We had 4 metres of water through our yard January 2011... As part of the rebuild, I have planted fruit trees down the side of the drive way. Our bi-sexual pawpaw has rocket, planted in September with a stem 15mm across and standing about 35cm high, it is now over 2m and the trunk is about 120mm.. and laden with fruit.... (enter forboding music interlude) Two days ago we noticed yellowing leaves, followed by some green fruit falling. The yellow has now taken over the whole plant.... I know the soil is a bit on the grey clay side, although the planting was well treated with potting mix and friable materials.... This little vixen has been our beacon of light, but now seems to be on its way out. Would be very appreciative of any assistance.... | About the Author Toni3 Rocklea, Brisbane 13th March 2012 11:33pm #UserID: 6703 Posts: 2 View All Toni3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Libby Beenleigh 14th December 2013 8:24am #UserID: 9184 Posts: 1 View All Libby's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sternus1 Australia 14th December 2013 3:51pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter1 says... Hi, I was wondering if someone can provide some advice as to what might be happening with my Red Pawpaw tree. It's a bisexual , purchased in a pot about a year ago, I dug a hole and prepared the soil with recommended fertiliser including dolomite and lime. The plant established and grew, plenty of flowers in first year and dropped, some of the early leaves changed to brown, dried and eventually drop off. The tree seems to have stopped growing in height. Large trunk at the base and skinny at the top. ground underneath the plant is unfortunately hard ground and possibly clayish. I only water it as recommended by the instructions that came with the plant. Any advice will be welcome. Cheers, Peter1
| About the Author Peter1 Brisbane 7th December 2014 1:37am #UserID: 5231 Posts: 220 View All Peter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Al says... Doesn't look too bad Peter. The new growth shows that the warm weather has got it going but it could be a bit hungry. I would put some mulch - 15-20cms deep -around the base of the tree, maybe with some dynamic lifter or compost underneath, and keep it from touching up against the trunk. This mulch will keep the moisture more even and encourage worms/microbes in the soil. You can pull the mulch back every now and then and check the need for watering that way (to see if it's too dry or too wet with what you are giving it). Will need another feed and mulch in early autumn and again in spring. They are hungry, fast growers with a short life but yours looks OK. The old, last season leaves fall off after winter and look like yours does. | About the Author Al South Golden Beach 7th December 2014 11:10am #UserID: 1301 Posts: 51 View All Al's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 12th December 2014 8:32pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter1 says... Hi Al, Thanks for the advice. I have taken new photos and will upload by Friday this week. Unfortunately I have not got around to providing it with the required fertiliser, it mentions Nitrophoska...I went to a few nurseries around where I reside, near Beenleigh and none seem to have it or know what it Nitrophoska is. It has a few flowers, once again it has lost quite a few flowers. Still a few more flowers on it but main trunk seems not to grow taller, its' like it has stopped growing tall and only branches are projecting up and out. Cheers | About the Author Peter1 Brisbane 14th January 2015 12:49am #UserID: 5231 Posts: 220 View All Peter1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Andypandy says... We have moved to a new house and have 7 Pawpaw trees about 3m plus tall. Some have had the tops taken off and have put side branches out. All are fruiting and or flowering. The one with the ripest fruit is dropping them whilst they are green. What could be the problem and what should we do to fix? I am getting sick of green papaya salad and yearn for a ripe one! | About the Author Andypandy Coogee, WA 31st January 2015 6:13pm #UserID: 11204 Posts: 1 View All Andypandy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Al South Golden Beach 31st January 2015 7:40pm #UserID: 1301 Posts: 51 View All Al's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Al, I ended up with one single solitary dwarf seedling out of a packet full of seeds. I'll take some cuttings from it at the earliest opportunity. Could take a coupe of years to be mature enough to take cutting material. You could strike some cuttings from any PawPaw, they fruit very low to the ground like this red RB6 I struck last year, and RB6 don't like this climate.
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 31st January 2015 9:47pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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journey149 says... Hi everyone i had to pull two Paw paw trees up which was setting mostly on top of ground. The leave have started to die off, turning brown, i put them in separate pots with fertilize and new soil. What do you think the chances are of them surviving?
| About the Author journey149 Pinellas county 4th July 2016 10:58am #UserID: 14181 Posts: 2 View All journey149's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kumia1 says... Hello all, We bought two carica papaya seedlings from Daleys probably 18 months ago, and had the most amazing crop of fruit. As the weather cooled this year, the larger tree appears to have become sick - dropped most of the leaves, trunk became thin, fruit skin becoming brown and now falling off. It's smaller 'sister' tree looks fine so far. I'm not sure if it's a sickness (infection that can spread to the other tree?) or a lack of some nutrient. Has anyone had experience with this condition and have advice? Many thanks
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David01 says... Hi kumia1, Where do you live? what is the min temperature this winter and today? As I understand Papaya does not like the cold temp. In Melbourne it stops growing when the temperature drops to 15C and suffers a lot when the temp goes under 10C. If your weather cooler this year, then I guess the plant struggled to supply nutrient for the top leaves and feed many fruits as seen in the photo. As a result, trunk became thinner and fruits dropped to protect its self by nature. The smaller sister looks ok as it does not share its nutrient to many fruits and tree at the same time as its bigger sister. However, if you have more photos and details may help/confirm the outcome. Cheers | About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 10th August 2018 11:35am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kumia1 says... Hi David01 Thanks for the reply. We live in Brisbane, we have had a few cool nights but I think it started to struggle before the cold. Perhaps as you say it may have been exhausted by producing a bumper crop. The smaller sister did not produce nearly as many. I have attached a photo of the two trees side by side today, and one of the big sister in fruit. I'm wondering whether we should top the big sister (she's getting rather tall anyway) or whether that would set her back further. Thanks for any advice.
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