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Russell starts with ... Hello, I have a beautifully healthy black sapote about three years old. This is the second season it has flowered, but just before the fruit starts to set they all drop off. It's in a sheltered position in well-drained sand, with plenty of organic matter and mulch, and I keep the water up to it. I can't see any bug activity. Is it just that it's young, or could there be another reason? I've been growing fruit trees on the NSW north coast for a couple of decades now. Any ideas most welcome | About the Author Russell Ocean shores, nsw 13th February 2012 6:06pm #UserID: 4121 Posts: 5 View All Russell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Russell says... Hello John. Sorry about the lack of info. I've added a pic (hope it transfers). I think it may be a seedling. I bought it from a nursery stall at a market. It carried a generic black sapote tag with no variety name. Perhaps the problem is as you say. It flowers prolifically with a small bulb behind the flower head. Then they all drop off, leaving a short stub behind. | About the Author Russell Ocean shores, nsw 15th February 2012 12:17pm #UserID: 4121 Posts: 5 View All Russell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... They often take a while to produce female flowers. Seedlings often produce only male flowers, which are narrower and the flower quite triangular, for the first few years of flowering. The female flowers are much rounder and more tubular. Some seedlings never produce female flowers. Grafted plants should set fruit within 2-3years. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 16th February 2012 1:35pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Harvest says... I purchased a Black Sapote Seedling from Daleys in August,2009. At the time of purchase there was no communication to advise that seedlings may not produce fruit. The tree has grown prolifically, it is 3 meters tall, and for the last two years has set flowers which from the advice on this forum I have identified as being only male in gender. Should I persevere with this tree or replace it with a grafted specimen? I am not happy that Daleys didnt bring to my attention that I may have been sold a non fruit bearing tree. | About the Author Harvest Clarence Town 26th December 2013 7:54pm #UserID: 3365 Posts: 7 View All Harvest's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gimme Brisbane, Qld 26th December 2013 11:59pm #UserID: 2525 Posts: 236 View All gimme's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Yes, I think it is unwise to buy seedling trees. I have two longan seedlings I am seriously considering replacing with grafted varieties. The last three trees daleys have sent me have all been manky and crap, despite my having given them close to 1k for the 2013 period. No more money from me, I'm instead buying from bird wood and arranging pick up from my local nursery. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 27th December 2013 8:59am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 27th December 2013 10:33am #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Should I cut my losses and get rid of the Longan? That would mean more prime real estate for better trees, and I did get the existing ones on the cheap. I' ll have to check if the bernicker daleys sent me is grafted , I assumed it was and didn't check. Got a set of three metal framed greenhouses for Christmas mike, the days of plastic covered bathtubs are behind me, thankfully. Have had a decent amount of germination with that last package thus far, more than I'd anticipated. S S | About the Author sternus1 Australia 27th December 2013 11:57am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 27th December 2013 12:15pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author sternus1 Australia 27th December 2013 12:42pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 7th April 2017 8:13am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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