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Zac starts with ... Hi, I have 2 x Coffee K7 that I bought from Daleys last year. They have been doing really well and put on a lot of growth during the warmer months. They were doing ok up until a couple of weeks ago when we had some severe frosts. I've since moved them under cover but I think the damage has been done. I've looked on some forums (mainly in the U.S.) but they say the coffee plant is moderately tolerant to frost. Hence why I'm posting here? Could it be something else? I've added some pics for you to look at. Please advise if you think it might be anything else. We have had a lot of rain lately also...could it be this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers,
| About the Author Zac Glen Waverley, Victoria 11th August 2013 2:44pm #UserID: 7849 Posts: 4 View All Zac's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick T says... Hi Zac, I've got exactly the same problem with my 2 two or so year old dwarf catui coffee trees from Daleys! It only began to appear about a year ago, and pruning certainly doesn't stop it spreading down the branches unfortunately. All I know is that that definitely isn't frost or cold damage. | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 11th August 2013 6:47pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Zac Glen Waverley, Victoria 11th August 2013 10:34pm #UserID: 7849 Posts: 4 View All Zac's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Anonymous says... Simply too cold for them. They love temporate to subtropical rain forest where they grow as understories. I would repot those and mulch heavily with leaf mulch. Take them indoors and place at a northern window. Keep them rain forest floor damp. Think what lantana likes, Thats what K7 also likes. I dont know who told Daileys that coffee or K7 is frost tolerant? It hates it! Im starting to harvest mine now and they are all in the forrest like weeds. They never stray into the open but like to sit on the edge catching glimpses of sun through the giant mangoes. Good Luck M Nash (Tweed) | About the Author MNash1 12th August 2013 3:23pm #UserID: 2892 Posts: 292 View All MNash1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Zac Glen Waverley, Victoria 13th August 2013 10:36am #UserID: 7849 Posts: 4 View All Zac's Edible Fruit Trees |
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