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Brad starts with ... Hi, I brought my wife a hass avocado tree 3 years ago and last year we got our first crop (7 fruit). It was doing really well up until this summer when the leaves started to droop and the we had two 45 degrees days and around 70% of the leave were burnt. The tree faces west on a slop so drainage is not a problem. we have good soil and no clay. behind the tree is a six foot fence. I understand that avocados do not have dark to protect it and it obviously it been severally sun burnt. I have trimmed the tree by around 25% however I'm thinking to save the tree I will need to cut it back to the bottom foliage and erect a shade cloth veranda from the fence to protect it over the next couple of summers until there is enoughf foliage to protect itself. I also think there is a deficiency in the soil? Can you please help me save my hass? Regards Brad
| About the Author Brad14 Lake Macquarie NSW 9th February 2013 11:22am #UserID: 7700 Posts: 1 View All Brad14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Brad, I spray mine with Yates anti rot religously every 6 weeks. Before that I was losing them to phytophthora. I was lucky enough to speak to a commercial grower who put me onto it. It's perfectly safe, and no withholding period. from what I've been told, if you drink Coca-cola apparently you're drinking the ingredients of anti rot. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 9th February 2013 1:44pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... It looks ok on the larger grey branches. Anything over about 43c will cook 1st and more likely second year growth up to an inch or so in diameter which still has green bark. Its of course only the side facing the sun which gets burnt. Mine either drop the branches of over a few years the damage will slowly heal. They unfortunately have a temperature and sun intensity limit even if you water them all day there comes a point where the UV light reaches a point they have never seen in nature. Apart from painting them or planting in part shade or moving to the more mild tropics, not much you can do about it. | About the Author Jason portland 9th February 2013 3:38pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author electra Fremantle 9th February 2013 4:05pm #UserID: 3242 Posts: 112 View All electra's Edible Fruit Trees |
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