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| About the Author Rob8 Box Hill Melb. 10th May 2010 7:13pm #UserID: 3687 Posts: 4 View All Rob8's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Rob, can u tell us more? eg: Do u have a dish under the pot? What have u been feeding it/how often and how much? Is your water salty? Can u post a pic to see the size of the tree relative to the pot? I would suggest potting up to a bigger pot with fresh, top quality potting mix and a few good waterings (no dish) - if your new growth ok - then u may have a build up of "salts" in your current pot - or it is pot bound. Both of these things will cause tip burning. Try liquid seaweed feeds - dilute n often - rather than chemical/dry fert's (they are much harder to regulate in a pot) or other gentle organic fert's. Try to keep the actual pot shaded for a cooler root system. Mulch the top to keep even soil moisture. I only have one lychee (in ground) and I am stunned by just how tough it is - as my conditions are really crappy. One thing I have noticed is that "force feeding" it makes no difference to it's growth. It seems like a slowly-but-surely type tree..if that makes sense? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 10th May 2010 8:30pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... I have 2 in pots - Wai Chee and Kwai Mai Pink. Both in 43cm pots. The new growth always seems tender, so I put them in the shade of a larger tree to get them to shoot and seek the sun, then put in part sun a few days to let the new growth harden off a bit before putting them back in full sun. Its worked a few times this season, but the new growth sometimes seem to just burn off if they are in full sun. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 10th May 2010 9:24pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
amanda says... Hi BJ (Brisbane) - I am really surprised - maybe these guys don't like being in pots? Mine in the ground and has weathered really scorching and dry winds (40oC plus) and the new growth has always been fine. They do have fairly constant sub surface moisture tho' - via the Biolytix retic under ground - maybe this is why... | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 11th May 2010 8:02pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
BJ says... Maybe. They look strong and healthy in their pots, and the trunks, stems and generally overall they are growing very quickly, but the new leaves definately seem tender. In our drought a very large established tree (10m or so) at my father's place became a huge stick very quickly, but bounced back with our wet 2 yrs ago, but still took 2 years to start producing any fruit again (1 fruit only). So they seem to be quite tender (seemed to really struggle very early in the drought), and very hardy (didn't die through 7-odd years of drought) at the same time... Perhaps it is also because I have around 30 trees in pots and they shade each other to an extent, making them a little more tender than they otherwise might be. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 11th May 2010 8:15pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 12th May 2010 8:02pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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