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Barrie starts with ... Something is eating the bark of the lemon tree. I cant find any bugs during the day.Not only the soft green bark on the younger stems but also the hard brown bark. On the same tree there are like growths with tiny holes in them- been there for a few years now. I have cut into these growths but cant find anything unusual inside. Maybe something is hatching that is eating the bark? Anyone suggestions? thanks | About the Author Barrie Melbourne 19th August 2007 12:36pm #UserID: 253 Posts: 4 View All Barrie's Edible Fruit Trees |
brian says... Hi again do you have wild hares or rabbits in your area, yes hares love the bark of fruit trees and again try nathalene flakes oe use neem oil when sprayed on makes insects and animals think its a nnem tree, totaly inedible to every known bug. and totALLY inert can also flood ground with it , which will be the same as using a systemic spray, regards brian. | About the Author brian3 newcastle 20th August 2007 11:00am #UserID: 130 Posts: 5 View All brian3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... The growths with holes in them sound like citrus gall wasp. You should cut these out in the cooler winter months to break the breading cycle. They should be destroyed in a fire or removed from your site. As it has been dry a many of our native animals are getting hungry and will chew the bark of both native and fruit trees. My swamp wallaby is blamed for all our back nibbling at home. I protect my fruit tree with a ring of chicken wire. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 20th August 2007 3:56pm #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Barrie Melbourne 21st August 2007 9:16am #UserID: 253 Posts: 4 View All Barrie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Barrie Melbourne 21st August 2007 9:17am #UserID: 253 Posts: 4 View All Barrie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... It would be worth cutting them out now, they will be hatching in the next few weeks if they have not hatched out already. They are a native Australian insect that would have naturally fed on our Australian citrus trees. If left on your tree they will stunt its growth and if there is enough of them they may even ring bark your trees with the galls. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 22nd August 2007 9:29am #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Barrie Melbourne 22nd August 2007 10:56am #UserID: 253 Posts: 4 View All Barrie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author smokey san francisco, ca 24th February 2008 10:03am #UserID: 714 Posts: 1 View All smokey's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ian says... Interesting... today we went to pick the bush lemons off a tree, to find the lemon skins had been eaten, leaving the segments complete and exposed, still hanging. This was on about 20 lemons, with only 2 and a half being left with skins Great if we only wanted the segments! Is this rats, bats, possums, gliders ?? | About the Author Ian7 Brisbane Australia 3rd September 2008 1:35pm #UserID: 1313 Posts: 1 View All Ian7's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author miriam Forster 11th October 2009 3:38pm #UserID: 2891 Posts: 1 View All miriam's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Howard Oceanside, CA 9th April 2011 5:28am #UserID: 5162 Posts: 1 View All Howard's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mary Ellen McDonnell Pacifica 4th June 2011 12:43pm #UserID: 5387 Posts: 2 View All Mary Ellen McDonnell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mary Ellen McDonnell Pacifica 4th June 2011 12:45pm #UserID: 5387 Posts: 2 View All Mary Ellen McDonnell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 5th June 2011 7:22am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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