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Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsMike J Forum ContributionsPest and disease identification - Amanda, I can't help you with Pic 1. but in Pic 2, It looks like a coffee plant that has been eaten a little bit, possibly by grasshoppers/ katydids. Don't panic at this point, but you can spray them with a lightweight insecticide. Coffee is very hardy ..4788 days 6hrs Fruit trees47 - Coffee, don't do that! I have spent half a lifetime in growing forestry trees and what you are suggesting never works out beneficially to the tree. Let me explain as briefly as I can. The ideal fruit or any type of tree you select in the nursery should b..4797 days 7hrs Novice - First of all, forget the icecream bean tree (Inger). They can turn feral very quickly, sending suckers up from their roots for up to 20 metres from the original plant. The Beans are not much in the way of food. It is like eating icecream with a heap of co..4798 days 15hrs Feijoa not fruiting this year - I haven't grown feijoas before but when I hear cases like this, it often comes down to starvation for potassium. Fertilizing with high nitrogen fertilizers will trigger this condition so look for low N combination fertilizers. For the moment, spray the f..4801 days 8hrs Apple tree for subtropical - A friend of mine is growing stone fruit at Dalrymple Heights (1000 metres above sea level) in the Mackay Hinterland. For those who have small yards and need 2 or more trees for pollination, buy the ones you need, plant the strongest looking one and leave ..4802 days 8hrs |
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