Persimmon FUYU (forum)

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I just purchased my Fuyu tree in Melbourne. Have heard that young trees are sensitive to fertilizer. Given it is spring time is it worth fertilizing ? I am also giving it time to harden in its original bag before planting in soil next spring. Thanks for any advice.

Time: 9th September 2018 11:11pm

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Hi Ken W. You could consider lightly fertilizing a slow release fertilizer like osmocote etc, or even a liquid fertilizer both at a lower rate, ie less at a time but more often than the label says. Maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of the label rates.
Persimmons hate to dry out and wont recover their leaves, (as well as some trees which will re hydrate) so dont let the bag dry out, but dont overwater at the same time. You probably need some growth in the pot, if you are keeping it for a year, so you will need to fertilize.


Time: 10th September 2018 7:49am

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Ken W says...
Thank you, jackfruit etiquette.
I might even use a weaker/lighter fertilizer like Rooster Booster with lower NPK and use very sparingly to see how it goes then.
The newly grafted young tree does not have any leaf / have not came out of dormancy yet.
will make sure it does not dry out in the upcoming scorching Melbourne summer and hopefully it will get some leaves this year and some growth by end of summer.

Time: 11th September 2018 10:49am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Hi Ken W. Just consider that a lower NPK chicken fert might be instantly or more rapidly available than a higher NPK slow release granule fertilizer. Same for 3 month lower NPK fert, which will release about 30% per month, compared to a higher NPK 12 month fert, which will release about 10% per month. Even though the NPK is lower, the actual fertilizer ammount could be the same or higher.
This is what might cause fertilizer problems, as well as the day temperature and frequency of watering.
If you let a pot dry out too much after fertilizing, the concentration of fert in the pot increases in the soil moisture.
I always go less than the label rate to start.

Time: 15th September 2018 8:56am

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