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Elizabeth44 starts with ... My beloved Hass avocado tree is about 35 years old & has been very productive. It is in a full sun protected position in our chook yard, is about 10 metres high. In the last month or so it has lost a lot of leaves, the remainder are mostly droopy. It is absolutely covered in blossom so I'm fearing it is having its last hurrah. There has been no root disturbance, extra feeding & I haven't watered it since it was very small. However I have recently starting some watering as I thought we have had a long dry spell. About 5 years ago an arborist pruned it about 1/3 to try to bring new branches within picking range. What can I do? Has the tree just outlived its lifespan. Liz | About the Author Elizabeth44 Freshwater 26th September 2018 6:12pm #UserID: 19050 Posts: 2 View All Elizabeth44's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny333 says... Hi Elizabeth44, It’s normal for avocados to drop most of their leaves this time of year during flowering. The new flush of leaves will come through when the flowers are nearly finished. Do you have any pictures of your tree and it’s remaining leaves? It will be easier to identify any other underlying problems.
| About the Author Danny333 RIVERTON,6148,WA 30th September 2018 2:11am #UserID: 7962 Posts: 93 View All Danny333's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 1st October 2018 9:27am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Danny333 says... Hi David01, My tree is covered in dozens of small fruit around pea size. Hopefully a decent amount of them will hold to maturity. The new leaves are just starting to push through now. I’ve been very impressed with the performance of Lamb Hass so far, it appears to be a very strong tree. It’s a lot stronger than the three Wurtz trees I’ve had in the past ( now mulch for the other trees ) and is much less susceptible to sunburn. I have no B type avocados nearby so the Lamb Hass sets fruit well on its own.
| About the Author Danny333 RIVERTON,6148,WA 3rd October 2018 1:12am #UserID: 7962 Posts: 93 View All Danny333's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 4th October 2018 8:24am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Danny333 RIVERTON,6148,WA 6th October 2018 2:40am #UserID: 7962 Posts: 93 View All Danny333's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Luke :) 5089 7th October 2018 9:59pm #UserID: 14508 Posts: 24 View All Luke :)'s Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Danny333 RIVERTON,6148,WA 10th October 2018 1:30am #UserID: 7962 Posts: 93 View All Danny333's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Luke :) says... Interesting Danny, well I did buy my Lamb Hass from Daleys so im sure it is, and it does show some dwarfing tendencies compared with my Secondo and Fuerte. Also another trait i noticed the Lamb Hass has; is that it flowers abundantly and the flowers hold on longer than fuerte or Secondo. Iv'e noticed other ppl over the internet express the same information with regardes to Lamb Hass's flowering schedule. So yeah I am confused some say A and some say B. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ | About the Author Luke :) 5089 21st October 2018 12:42am #UserID: 14508 Posts: 24 View All Luke :)'s Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Danny333 RIVERTON,6148,WA 22nd October 2018 3:38am #UserID: 7962 Posts: 93 View All Danny333's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Elizabeth44 says... Thank you fr the replies.I had an arborist look at my avocado tree. We gave it a few very deep waterings & 2 doses of Seasol & the tree looks a million dollars. It is again covered in lush green foliage but will not fruit this winter. It was decided that the drought conditions were the culprit. This is the first time I have had to think about water for it for at least 30 years. | About the Author Elizabeth44 Freshwater 8th May 2019 2:28pm #UserID: 19050 Posts: 2 View All Elizabeth44's Edible Fruit Trees |
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