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Jyothis starts with ... Hello There, I have had one passion fruit, 2.5 years old, climbed on to a trellis (Home) , it was flowered first time, with lots of flowers and fruits started coming .It died all of a sudden with. Symptom was leaf's started turning yellow and eventually the whole vine dead .on other side i had a 2 year passion fruit, fruited on second year , this beginning of spring , it had lot flowers died suddenly with same symptoms .Any advice?	About the Author Jyothis BERWICK,3806,VIC 14th January 2022 12:35pm #UserID: 29019 Posts: 1 View All Jyothis's Edible Fruit Trees
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davewastech1 says... That's quite common. They seem to be a bit hit or miss - either the plant is a total fail or a great cropper. Either way they don't live long. My 2 year old seedling Norfolk Black did well this summer. Just plant more in a different spot - they like it warm, and prune back heavily for winter. Possums can be a problem.	About the Author davewastech1 WILLOUGHBY EAST,2068,NSW 21st January 2022 5:26pm #UserID: 21898 Posts: 34 View All davewastech1's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jadelink says... Sounds like fusarium wilt. No real cure. Use grafted passionfruits, the rootstock is very resistant. I'd never seen it in Melbourne before this year, and never bothered with the grafted varieties, just moved and had it take one out at the new place.	About the Author Jadelink RESERVOIR,3073,VIC 22nd March 2022 3:49pm #UserID: 21856 Posts: 19 View All Jadelink's Edible Fruit Trees
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davewastech1 says... In climates with frosts you may have to use a grafted variety, otherwise the plant won't survive a cold spell . But having grown purple and black passionfruit in Sydney and Perth I haven't seen any advantage of grafted. One grafted Nelly Kelly I grew in Perth sandy soil got sick and its roots were riddled with nematodes. The grafted varieties I grew in Sydney didn't last long either. Grafted varieties send up suckers all over the place from the root stock - I think they're not a good idea at all if you're in a warmish climate. But if you do go for grafted make sure the rootstock variety is resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes. See http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/2093/1/PassionfruitGrowingGuide_2011_Rigden_StateOfQueensland.pdf page 36.	About the Author davewastech1 WILLOUGHBY EAST,2068,NSW 23rd March 2022 1:51pm #UserID: 21898 Posts: 34 View All davewastech1's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jyothis starts with ...
Hello There,

I have had one passion fruit, 2.5 years old, climbed on to a trellis (Home) , it was flowered first time, with lots of flowers and fruits started coming .It died all of a sudden with. Symptom was leaf's started turning yellow and eventually the whole vine dead .on other side i had a 2 year passion fruit, fruited on second year , this beginning of spring , it had lot flowers died suddenly with same symptoms .Any advice?

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davewastech1 says...
That's quite common. They seem to be a bit hit or miss - either the plant is a total fail or a great cropper. Either way they don't live long. My 2 year old seedling Norfolk Black did well this summer.
Just plant more in a different spot - they like it warm, and prune back heavily for winter. Possums can be a problem.

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Jadelink says...
Sounds like fusarium wilt. No real cure. Use grafted passionfruits, the rootstock is very resistant.

I'd never seen it in Melbourne before this year, and never bothered with the grafted varieties, just moved and had it take one out at the new place.

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davewastech1 says...
In climates with frosts you may have to use a grafted variety, otherwise the plant won't survive a cold spell . But having grown purple and black passionfruit in Sydney and Perth I haven't seen any advantage of grafted. One grafted Nelly Kelly I grew in Perth sandy soil got sick and its roots were riddled with nematodes. The grafted varieties I grew in Sydney didn't last long either. Grafted varieties send up suckers all over the place from the root stock - I think they're not a good idea at all if you're in a warmish climate.
But if you do go for grafted make sure the rootstock variety is resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes. See http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/2093/1/PassionfruitGrowingGuide_2011_Rigden_StateOfQueensland.pdf page 36.

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