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BJ starts with ... Hello, I'd really appreciate some advice to assist my sick persimmon before it curls up its toes. The tree is an ichikikei jiro grafted onto a diospyros kaki rootstock. It has been in the ground for about 8-9 months. At the beginning of spring it popped out beautiful dark green leaves, then when summer hit these appeared to be burned and fell off. New leaves and shoots pushed through - but now these have shrivelled too. I have ensured the tree is mulched, sea soled each fortnight, and that the mulch is not against the trunk (the base of the trunk is black, but I think that is because persimmon roots are black). The plant is 1.5-2 meters from a NE facing corner of the house so is protected from afternoon sun and drying winds. It is watered frequently (at least 3 deep waterings per week), and fertilised each quarter. The soil has been improved - so it is not just horrid WA sand. I have two other persimmons (a fuyu and dia dia maru). Both these trees appear happy and are continuing to put on new growth. I cannot see any disease or bugs (although I may have missed something). What could be wrong - and how could I fix it? Thanks in advance | About the Author BJ11 Perth 26th January 2011 4:08pm #UserID: 3414 Posts: 215 View All BJ11's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 26th January 2011 7:54pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author BJ11 Perth 27th January 2011 11:47pm #UserID: 3414 Posts: 215 View All BJ11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 28th January 2011 12:35pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 28th January 2011 2:57pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author BJ11 Perth 1st April 2012 6:01pm #UserID: 3414 Posts: 215 View All BJ11's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Daisy Nedlands 13th April 2014 12:40pm #UserID: 9805 Posts: 1 View All Daisy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author kim14 dianella 13th April 2014 1:14pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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A.C says... Im trying to grow a fuyu which I got from Bunnings.Theres an issue which I read on a QLD persimmon problem solver PDF is that Ive noticed with the fuyu is that you mustnt let the potting mix around rootball dry out.When it does it becomes water repellant.When you water it again the water is repelled and the tree dies.Also Pers. are vunerable to other root diseases and not salt tolerant.Not all pers. are the same.Go easy on seasol as it has salt.You have to be lucky in buying a tree that doesnt have a sick rootstock and where you plant it ,it grows.I have a Dai Dai Maru & Hyakumo theyre alot tougher but the Fuyu has gven me a fair bit of trouble.I can tell here you in adelaide the fuyu will grow better where the tree doesnt get any of the western sunlight late on summer days.Probably a semi shaded spot with filtered light would be better where the the ground around the tree doesnt get scorching hot. | About the Author AC1 Cowandilla 13th April 2014 9:36pm #UserID: 8055 Posts: 103 View All AC1's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author noisymina1 LOGAN VILLAGE,4207,QLD 21st January 2017 5:57pm #UserID: 14171 Posts: 4 View All noisymina1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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