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where are you Brizzy? Perhaps not too far from me (Greenbank). I grow one here that has full sun for about half the day. I protected it completely for the first few months and have slowly reduced it. Extra sun hasn’t seemed to impact it at all. I mounded to get it above my compacted rubbish.
I'm growing one in a 35L bonsai bag. I let nature throw whatever it wants at it. New leaves did get partially burned two days ago when it was 41C. I received it from Daley's in Feb 2016, situated at Lake Illawarra, NSW.
Quote from: Chad on January 25, 2020, 01:56:19 AMI'm growing one in a 35L bonsai bag. I let nature throw whatever it wants at it. New leaves did get partially burned two days ago when it was 41C. I received it from Daley's in Feb 2016, situated at Lake Illawarra, NSW. Damn, burnt at 41C! that doesn't bode well for me and our 50C (122F) summers I have been growing mine (Got seeds from Oscar) since August 2018 indoors. They are still very small but with large leaves that are so pretty.
I had one in full sun all day in 41 and it didn't burn. It also won't grow while the temp is 25-35 celcius continue.
Quote from: sunny on January 26, 2020, 08:53:57 AMI had one in full sun all day in 41 and it didn't burn. It also won't grow while the temp is 25-35 celcius continue.Then what temperatures does it need to grow?
We planted 200 seeds sourced from Luc in June of 2017. I have been able to find around 100 of them but there are probably more that I have not found. Slow and steady nothing seems to kill them except fermented foliar sprays like bokashi leachate or fermented milk, when young, it doesn’t bother larger Garcinias. They even like our high ph calcium carbonate water that other acid loving plants dislike. With our improved soil health and wet weather we have completely stopped watering. Hopefully this will continue.
Had really good flower production on mine this fall.
Jeff,It seems to me these trees either produce mostly male or mostly female flowers. I didn't look at every flower in your pics but I did not see any females. Were your previous blooms mostly male? I have 3 flowering trees and, so far, all the blooms have been female. Last bloom, I finally got a few male flowers along with 95% female on one tree and that tree is holding a few fruit. Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 10, 2020, 01:38:48 PMHad really good flower production on mine this fall.
Seems to vary. That flowering gave me around 30 fruits, didn't pay attention to male vs female blooms. But I have noted occasions where male flowers dominated.I used to have a lot of fruit drop, but the issue appears to have been boron deficiency.Quote from: cbss_daviefl on February 10, 2020, 03:34:19 PMJeff,It seems to me these trees either produce mostly male or mostly female flowers. I didn't look at every flower in your pics but I did not see any females. Were your previous blooms mostly male? I have 3 flowering trees and, so far, all the blooms have been female. Last bloom, I finally got a few male flowers along with 95% female on one tree and that tree is holding a few fruit. Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 10, 2020, 01:38:48 PMHad really good flower production on mine this fall.
Dear Jeffis it seedling or grafting? Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 10, 2020, 04:30:46 PMSeems to vary. That flowering gave me around 30 fruits, didn't pay attention to male vs female blooms. But I have noted occasions where male flowers dominated.I used to have a lot of fruit drop, but the issue appears to have been boron deficiency.Quote from: cbss_daviefl on February 10, 2020, 03:34:19 PMJeff,It seems to me these trees either produce mostly male or mostly female flowers. I didn't look at every flower in your pics but I did not see any females. Were your previous blooms mostly male? I have 3 flowering trees and, so far, all the blooms have been female. Last bloom, I finally got a few male flowers along with 95% female on one tree and that tree is holding a few fruit. Quote from: Cookie Monster on February 10, 2020, 01:38:48 PMHad really good flower production on mine this fall.
Any opinions on full sun/part shade/full shade? Also do these grow more wide than tall like Achachairu?I'm too scared to put any in the ground as I don't want to lose them!