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About the Author forster david Forster 6th February 2018 9:06am #UserID: 17877 Posts: 3 View All forster david's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Fruitylicious1 says... Hi forster David Before answering your query i will ask you a few probing questions to enlighten us about your trees current situation. 1. What kind of fertilizer did you used? 2. How frequent is you watering? Did you neglect to water them at some point? 3. What aspect with regards to the sun are they situated? 4. Are there any observable abnormalities or pest and diseases? 5. Are the trees both shedding old and new leaves or just the old ones? 6. Did you or anyone including your neighbor sprayed herbicide or drenched the soil with chemicals near your trees? Deciduous trees at this time of year shouldn't be shedding too much leaves unless they are in a lot of stress. The most common are: over watering (drowning the plant), under watering (starvation), over sprayed with herbicide, pest and diseases, exposed to the hottest part of the day during heatwave, too much shade. If you can answer my probing questions maybe we can help you diagnose your ailing trees. Happy Gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 7th February 2018 7:43pm #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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forster david says... 1 I have used dynamic lifter in the past but using Yates thrive advised by nursery 2 I have never neglected watering but we have had a fair amount of heavy rain over the summer 3 Full sun 4 I took leaves to nursery. he felt they were lacking trace elements(not sure) thus recommending thrive 5 only old leaves affected but no new leaves produced since mid december 6 No herbicide at all. All my other fruit trees (apple,nectarines,apricot,peach, blueberries plus others are all thriving. I feel its a water problem but everything else is doing so well in the same conditions Any ideas | About the Author forster david Forster 8th February 2018 12:01pm #UserID: 17877 Posts: 3 View All forster david's Edible Fruit Trees |
Fruitylicious1 says... Hi David forster In retrospect, it happened to my dwarf peach, cherimoya and jujube. They refused to grow, leaves were yellowing and falling off too last year. Didn't do much for a few months then I decided to change their position. Original position was sunnier. I transferred them under a tree to receive dappled and filtered sun only instead of the full hot summer sun. After the transfer they exhibited signs of growth. Try experimenting, some plants thrive in certain location while others will not. Observe , not all plants will thrive in exactly the same condition. Experiment with location like what I did and maybe they will respond positively and be patient. Another experience of mine worth mentioning is my yellow cherry guava. Leaves were jaundiced and dropping at an alarming rate. I thought I was doing everything right then my son who is also a keen gardener pointed out to me that my pot is waterlogged, and that my plant is slowly drowning. Lo and behold my son was right. The premium potting mix held most of the moisture most of the time. I quickly removed the plant from the pot and undo most of the waterlogged soil around the root ball. I concocted my own fast draining rich potty mix: 1/4 premium potty mix, 1/4 perlite, 1/4 pine bark, 1/4 peat moss and a sprinkling of crushed egg shell with a fistful of dynamic lifter. After a few weeks everything was back to normal. From that point on I always amend every premium potty mix that I used. As always....Happy gardening :-) | About the Author Fruitylicious1 TAMWORTH,2340,NSW 11th February 2018 5:39am #UserID: 16885 Posts: 709 View All Fruitylicious1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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