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Rob19 starts with ... I was hoping someone could provide some advice on reducing the height of a tamarillo. My current tree is approximately 3m tall and after spending 6 months at a 30 degree angle (thanks to the wind) I decided to try and straighten it up. Whilst I'm not 100% convinced it will survive this operation (due to root damage)I thought it might be worth dropping the height of the tree to reduce wind stress. Is it possible to simply cut through the trunk, above the the lowest leaves, and hope it will re shoot or is there more of an art to it than this? Do I need to seal the wound if I do cut the trunk? Any advice would be appreciated.
| About the Author Rob19 WEST FOOTSCRAY,3012,VIC 18th August 2014 10:43am #UserID: 6645 Posts: 52 View All Rob19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 18th August 2014 11:12am #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TMary Neutral Bay NSW 18th August 2014 11:56am #UserID: 9334 Posts: 159 View All TMary's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 18th August 2014 6:50pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie W says... Mary, did you cut it so there were no leaves left on the tree? All the lower leaves on mine have died in the cold, so the top ones are now fairly high up. I did cut it back a year ago, and it grew two new shoots, but it keeps heading skywards. It's now two years old from seed, so I'm hoping for fruit this year. | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 18th August 2014 8:19pm #UserID: 182 Posts: 103 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 18th August 2014 9:02pm #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rob19 says... Thanks for all the great advice. I'll attack the tree this weekend and provide photos should anyone else ask the same question in the future. It goes without saying that if anyone wants some cuttings I should have quite a few....although I must say this one is a fairly unremarkable specimen. | About the Author Rob19 WEST FOOTSCRAY,3012,VIC 21st August 2014 10:01am #UserID: 6645 Posts: 52 View All Rob19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Blampe Sault Ste. Marie 4th April 2018 6:04am #UserID: 18212 Posts: 1 View All Blampe's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 5th April 2018 8:01pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Diana McGregor says... I live in Coffs Harbour... I have a very high tamarilo tree that has had abundance of fruit this last few months. But its still in a big pot and I want to now put it in the ground in the same place the pot has been. But there are still flowers and some small fruit coming and still some unripened fruit on the tree. Do I sacrifice those fruit and just replant it and can I prune it first? If so how low can I prune? Thankyou in advance.. Diana | About the Author Diana McGregor Coffs Harbour 29th June 2019 1:10pm #UserID: 20500 Posts: 1 View All Diana McGregor's Edible Fruit Trees |
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