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Grawin grower starts with ... Please help. The tips of my wild orange Cappiris mitchelii are turning yellow. It has struggled since it was planted about 10 months ago & never really taken off. It gets watered weekly with rainwater (unless it rains). I have added some slow release Australian native fertiliser. Everything else I've planted is going great guns. | About the Author Grawin grower GRAWIN OPAL FIELDS,2832,NSW 4th September 2021 8:28am #UserID: 26902 Posts: 3 View All Grawin grower's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... Wild Orange, I think it's a Cappiris mitchelii or related. The climate should be ok in your location. Not sure about soil type, they may like particular soils or plant communities ? Could be a soil pH nutrient problem ??Also I heard they are Micorrhizal dependant, meaning they need particular soil fungi to thrive. That said I have one here, not in it's local area and its going great, but took a while. You might try adding some aged wood compost or wood heap dirt, or other stuff. You have plenty of mulch on top, it may help if that was breaking down into the soil more to get the fungi going. Maybe a bit of shelter to lessen stress. Do they normally grow around you, or more East closer to the hills in particular types of forest ?? | About the Author jakfruit etiquette gotham city,3000,Vic 4th September 2021 12:18pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Grawin grower says... Thanks Jackfruit. Yes, they grow wild around here. Soil pH is neutral. I bought from Daley's, so if the roots require fungus, I'd expect they'd have it? But can't find any reference to a dependency online. I wondered if it might be a nitrogen deficiency? I have a banana peel to bury near the base. They say that wild orange grow above Opal, so I hope it I plant one, it might grow Opal underneath 😁 | About the Author Grawin grower GRAWIN OPAL FIELDS,2832,NSW 5th September 2021 9:19am #UserID: 26902 Posts: 3 View All Grawin grower's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... They say that wild orange grow above Opal, so I hope if I plant one, it might grow Opal underneath.. That sounds like they prefer certain soil types ?? Does that sound right to you ?? I was told by a Enviro Scientist about the Mycorrhiza, but I admit I never bothered to do anything about it. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette gotham city,3000,Vic 7th September 2021 8:07pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |