Chocolate Pudding Tree losing leaves (forum)

Vickstar86 starts with ...
I planted a chocolate pudding tree two weeks ago after receiving it from you and it now has black sooty stuff on back on leaves and the leaves are slowly falling off. What can I do about this?

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Time: 16th June 2013 6:59pm

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Nick T says...
Hello Vickstar86, this sounds a lot like sooty mold to me, a common problem on citrus and black sapotes. Have you noticed many ants on your plant? Either way, the moold is formed because certain insects like aphids, scale and whitefly exude a sugary substance which the fungus loves. The mold itself is pretty much harmless (although it does interfere with photosynthesis to some extent), and the only way to get rid of it is to eliminate the insect/s involved. :)

Time: 21st June 2013 4:43pm

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Anonymous says...
Is the plant showing any sign of growing new tips?Id like to know what type of soil mix you planted this in also was it planted near a thermal mass like a house wall, fences etc or large areas of concrete/bitumen paths/driveways/road facing the sun?I live in Adelaide but Melbourne is colder in winter.Thank you.

Time: 23rd June 2013 12:49pm

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peetah says...
hi!i am having trouble with my black sapote. it has black spots on the leaves and trunk.it is slowly moving along all my branches.i can't find any insects or bugs but it is growing really well and has quite a lot of new tips! what else could it be?and how do i treat it? i live in adelaide

Time: 23rd June 2013 4:46pm

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Anonymous says...
Have you put shade cloth over and around it?What type of soil did you plant it in?Please be specific.Is it heavily mulched?Are the leaves deep green /pale yellow?Is it planted on raised mound?Sounds like a fungal attack but could be issue with soil type,maybe waterlogging/very damp soil.Could spray with mancozeb.If you have clay in soil, that stuff is a bloody menace on subtropicals in Adelaide.You can go to Jefferies a get a couple 15L buckets washed filling sand.This is what they use in their potting mixes.This stuff is excellent for improving drainage in your soil.You could work it in very very carefully by hand dont damage roots a half to one bucket of this sand 500mm radius from trunk all around the top of the soil,the sand acts a suction mop drawing water away from soggy materials such as clay ,composts,potting mixes, manures etc.I fear your soil problem could be further underneath.Reduce any mulch layer to allow drying of ground.But I will say that I dont have any clay in any of my soil mixes.I hope Ive been of some help.

Time: 24th June 2013 12:14pm

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peetah says...
there is no shadecloth around my plant.yes the leaves are deep green pale yellow.it is planted in a daleys 35 litre bonsai bag.as for soil i used a good quality potting mix. it is not too bad at the moment.should i try the mancozeb?

Time: 2nd July 2013 7:29pm

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farm trees says...
My black sapote 'chocolate' has gone black and died off just above the graft. there are some shoots growing out of the graft and some shoots from below the graft. I wanted to know what they were grafted onto so I know weather or not to let them grow?

Time: 19th August 2014 11:00am

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JohnMc1 says...
They are grafted onto their own rootstocks. If you want to keep the original cv you paid for, remove all shoots below the graft. If you want a lucky dip, leave one growing shoot on below the graft, but watch it closely, the original rootstock seedling will be more vigorous than the scion.

Time: 19th August 2014 2:17pm

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