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Haley starts with ... We just received a lychee, loquat and 2 Ned Kelly grevilleas of good size and excellent condition from Daleys. Thanks! Does the general advice for heavy soils to plant fruit trees on a small mound apply to a cutting-grown lychee? I've read they have very shallow roots and can be blown over easily. | About the Author Haley Redbank 28th September 2017 9:42am #UserID: 16947 Posts: 2 View All Haley's Edible Fruit Trees |
BJ11 says... Hi Haley, I always try and mound my fruit trees on clay. Don't do a little mound, but raise the entire area you expect the roots to be. This could be a mound with a diameter of several meters, with a height 30-50cm in the middle. I also dig a hole in the entire area. So I might dig down about 20cm around an circle 2m in diameter and then put all the soil back (so it is the same clay - just looser) and then I mound on top. I'd give that a go for the lychee. They are delicious fruit and worth investing in the soil to improve your chances of a healthy tree. | About the Author BJ11 KENSINGTON,3031,VIC 1st October 2017 9:08pm #UserID: 3414 Posts: 215 View All BJ11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Haley Redbank 2nd October 2017 1:12pm #UserID: 16947 Posts: 2 View All Haley's Edible Fruit Trees |
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