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About the Author SueS52 Chatswood 30th August 2016 7:46am #UserID: 14475 Posts: 2 View All SueS52's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author electra jim 30th August 2016 2:29pm #UserID: 3242 Posts: 112 View All electra's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... It is probably a fungus disease called phytophthora and often kills the tree. You can get a phosphonate product that is injected into the trunk or another that is sprayed on the foliage. It often has almost miraculous results. If your tree dies then leaving the soil bare to hot sunlight for a long time can clean the soil before replacing. Next time you could find a tree grafted onto a Duke 7 resistant rootstock. Also try to keep ideal soil health to boost the health of the tree, such as excellent draining soil with sufficient trace elements and organic fertilizer such as seaweed, chicken manure or fish if available. Young and growing trees need sufficient nitrogen.Applied in spring. Seek online for correct dosage of fertilizer. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 31st August 2016 6:42am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
Manfred says... Electra needs some support here. Tell us folx- has anyone, ever, had any experience of a mature avocado tree growing in reasonably suitable conditions, which didn't fruit. Until I see any evidence to prove otherwise I hold to the view that fruit is as fundamental to plants as leaves, stems, roots and flowers are, and as fundamental to plants as noses or eyes are to mammals. You might get the occasional failure, but the odds are very small, unless you breed very electively for that outcome. | About the Author Manfred tully 1st September 2016 10:28am #UserID: 9565 Posts: 243 View All Manfred's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author SueS52 Chatswood 2nd September 2016 4:08pm #UserID: 14475 Posts: 2 View All SueS52's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 4th September 2016 9:34pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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