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Wayne starts with ... Is anybody growing Custard Apples on a trellis? http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/26_16771.htm#16773 I am trying to decide what to do. These two trees are Tropic Sun and have been in the ground for about six months now. I have been reluctant to touch these trees as my Cherimoya is in full fruit now and I had thoughts of pruning them all together when the season is finished. The advice is to tip prune now and then hard prune later. This sounds OK but, one of the branches has had it's tip broken off and it is now shooting several branches close to the tip and nothing down the branch stem. If I allow them to grow they will break the main branch with their weight. So to my way of thinking tip pruning is not the answer. Hence, my trellis thought. I would lay bamboo poles between the trees over the wind breaks, tie the branches to them, then tip prune the branches to allow the new growth to hang. I don't know, would this work? Have a read of the above link and pass your thoughts if you don't mind Ta
| About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 28th January 2012 5:47pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Hi Wayne trellising and espalier is the way of the future alright for trees like custard apples.The Australian Rare Fruit Review is a magazine published out of Mackay (ph o7 49598671) and in the 2012 edition an article called St Patricks' Day could be of interest.I reckon prune the living dalights out of them a few times and then support that new growth rather than let it hang and regularly clip.Cut that branch down lower to get more sturdy support.When the flowering season comes let it go a bit then. | About the Author Cairns 28th January 2012 10:47pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 29th January 2012 12:27am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 29th January 2012 7:54am #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Ah - that's good lateral thinking then :) After my post I loked up references on the root system too. One mentioned that juveniles form a strong tap root which they loose as they mature..(didn't know trees did that?) and they have an extensive, but shallow root system. This must be why mine doesn't seem secure to me - all the wind here! So trellising might have been helpful in my situation too...interesting :) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 29th January 2012 11:34am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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