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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jackfruit Fungus?
« on: March 04, 2017, 01:39:15 AM »
Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone could identify this issue my jackfruit tree is having? There's a small section of the trunk that has these black spots and some branches that have died back as well with a similar coloration. One thing I've noticed with some of the dead branches is that the wood has actually split.




Thanks as always!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Young leaf issues on Jackfruit - cold damage?
« on: December 10, 2016, 04:17:24 PM »
Hey everyone, I recently noticed that my Jackfruit's new leaves have started to shrivel up and turn black/brown before falling off. Could it be sensitivity to colder night time temps (low 40s a handful of times in the past several weeks) or something else entirely?

Some pics:






Thanks as always and happy holidays! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Interesting Leaf Pattern/Shape on Jackfruit + Update!
« on: October 23, 2016, 02:48:50 AM »
Hey everyone, thought I'd share some pictures of a few interesting looking leaves that my smaller Jackfruit tree has produced!




And here's an update picture of my bigger Jackfruit!



Happy growing! :)



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Overwatering or underwatering? + Nutrient issues? (UPDATE 8/19 - Good news!)
« on: July 14, 2016, 11:50:09 PM »
UPDATE: PG 2

Hey everyone! Hope your summer is going well. Recently started to notice that some of my Jackfruit's leaves were turning orange and falling off and that its recent growth has been smaller/slower than usual. It's been consistently in the high 80s-mid 90s here and I water every 2-3 days, although I tried the old stick-in-the-ground method today after watering yesterday and it was pretty dry up to about a foot in the ground. One other thing that I've noticed is that the new growth has these faint, yellow stripes (picture should show it better than I can describe it). Wondering if it's sunburn, over or underwatering, nutrient deficiency or some combination of the above? I've attached some pictures to help diagnose:

Yellowish stripe coloration on new leaves:


Leaves turning orange:


Image of one of the leaves that fell off:


Odd spot on some of the leaves:


Thanks as always! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Root exposure - what kind of mulch?
« on: June 23, 2016, 03:29:25 PM »
Hey everyone! Hope those of you in the SoCal area were able to protect your plants from the recent heat wave. That was brutal :( I've been watering my jackfruit more often because of it and the summer heat in general, but I noticed today that the soil line had dropped a bit since I first transplanted it. Some of the roots are starting to show as you can see in the picture below (the reddish part of the trunk is the exposed part). I know the general advice is not to cover the roots up with more soil because you might suffocate them, but mulch should be fine right? What kind of mulch would be best suited for this or does it not matter?

Thanks a bunch! :)


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Wanted to share my Jackfruit Tree's Progress Timeline
« on: June 17, 2016, 01:15:12 AM »
Hey everyone! It's been a while since I've posted here and I've actually been wanting to get around to making this post, but I've been pretty busy lately. First off, wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who has replied to all of my posts in the past where I've asked for help :) Really appreciated the advice and tried to implement them as best I could! As far as this post goes, I don't have any questions or concerns, I just wanted to share a little album I put together chronicling my jackfruit tree's development.

A little background - I planted it from a seed that I thought had sprouted a root while inside the pulp of a "Mexican" jackfruit that I bought from the supermarket. I'm actually not sure the specific variety ("Mexican" is what the labeling said), but it did taste good! I stuck the seed in a small plastic container and it sprouted in about 2 weeks in mid-September of 2014. It is now (as of this original post) mid-June of 2016 and a month ago, I successfully transplanted it into the ground here in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. When I went to measure it last week, it was about 65-66 inches tall, so roughly 5 feet, 5 inches. It seems to be adapting to its new home nicely - it's grown about 4-5 inches and plenty of new leaves since the day of the transplant.

Here's the link to the entire album: http://imgur.com/a/LCazs

Here's the earliest picture from that album (December 2014):


And the most recent (June 2016):


I'd be more than happy to answer any questions about it :) Once again, thanks everyone!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What kind of Mite is this?
« on: March 19, 2016, 09:33:16 PM »
Hey everyone, noticed this rather large orange/reddish (the color looks duller in the pictures I took for some reason) mite running around pretty fast on one of my Jackfruit's leaves today and managed to take some pictures as well as a short video of it. There's been smaller mites on the leaves that I thought were your ordinary spider mite pests, but is it possible they're juvenile forms of this larger one? I'm guessing no due to the presence of webbing and the familiar yellow spots that are associated with spider mite feeding. Washing with the hose once or twice a week is what I'm doing at the moment to clear them off, but just wanted to get a positive ID if possible!

Link to short video clip of the large mite running around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa__38s5XRQ

Pics:
1. Taken from a 45x magnifier through my phone, leaf is yellow due to sunlight


2. No magnifier, actual size. Leaf shown in picture is 6 inches long, about 2-3 inches wide


3. Taken when the sun wasn't shining on this leaf


4. This is a picture I took of another mite on a different leaf. It was a lot smaller than the one in the above pics.


Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Final stretch run (or not?) - Putting Jackfruit into ground
« on: February 08, 2016, 02:24:57 AM »
Hey everyone, so it's February now and daytime temperatures are finally starting to heat up here in So Cal! While I'm not sure how long this current warming trend will last, there is no doubt that Spring will be here sooner rather than later and with that comes the discussion of moving my Jackfruit tree from its pot to the ground. Of course, many questions will arise and hopefully you guys can help me out a little!

Just some quick background info:

-Tree was started from seed and sprouted in September of 2014
-It is currently about 4.5 ft tall (~54 inches tall)
-Have consistently used Fox Farms Ocean Forest Potting Soil as its medium
-I live in Southern California, zone 10B in the San Gabriel Valley

1. My first query relates to leaning. Is this something that will straighten itself out or do I need to give it some temporary support? Here's a pic:


2. In terms of the timing, when would the best time range (specifically what month) to move it into the ground? 

3. What would be the most ideal conditions in terms of a location - orientation/direction, how much space to the nearest tree or foundation, depth of hole, type of soil, etc...

4. Ground fertilizer requirements?

I'll be happy to answer any more questions as necessary! Thanks as always and have a Happy Lunar New Year! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What's wrong with my Papaya?
« on: January 18, 2016, 04:08:25 PM »
Hey everyone, was wondering what's wrong with my Papaya tree. It's leaves are heavily drooping and there are a congregation of spider mites at the top where the new growth is. My other Papaya trees in the vicinity do not show these symptoms although they do have this white stuff on their leaves (but I noticed this last winter as well and am assuming it's cold-related). The lowest it's gotten here at night is in the high 30s I believe. Here are some pictures to help show the problem (1st one is from a normal tree with the white stuff on its leaves, 2nd is the tree in question)

1.
2.

Thanks as always! :)


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jackfruit Leaf Issue! (UPDATE POSTs #7/8 12/27)
« on: December 24, 2015, 02:36:40 PM »
Didn't want to detract from the interesting discussion going on in my other thread, but this is definitely not what I wanted to see when I woke up today. One of the newer leaves on my jackfruit has some copper coloration near the central vein. Now that I think about it, a few small (new) leaves had dropped off in recent weeks with a similar coloration. Is this a nutrient/water issue?

Here's some pics:




Thanks as always and happy holidays!


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jackfruit update
« on: December 17, 2015, 04:00:22 PM »
Hey y'all, wanted to stop by and give an update on my jackfruit tree. It's over a year old now and about 4 feet tall. Just recently started to put out some new growth after a few months of dormancy, although I am dealing with some spider mites popping up recently (hate those buggers). Anyway, here are some pics!







Not too noticeable from this picture, but there is definitely a slight lean to the tree. Could it be from moving the pot in and out of the house frequently? Any support needed or will it correct itself over time or is it just not that important?



Happy holidays! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Finally a Papaya bloom opens! Gender?
« on: October 15, 2015, 05:02:31 PM »
One of my shorter trees's blooms finally opened :), the taller ones' flowers either aren't mature yet or turn yellow/brown and fall off. Anyway, what gender is this papaya?



Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Some plant IDs needed+a Sunflower question!
« on: October 10, 2015, 06:07:51 AM »
#1:





#2





#3



#4



Sunflower question: Why did some of these seedlings start out purple/red/brown-ish?

Seedlings:



Parent perennial:



Thanks! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Cactus ID?
« on: October 03, 2015, 10:48:57 PM »
Would like some help in IDing this cactus and whether or not the fruit is edible. Pics below:

Plants:



Flowers:




Fruit:




Thanks! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What are these on Papaya trees?
« on: September 22, 2015, 06:18:11 PM »
They kind of look like salt crystals and you can rub them off:


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Can someone ID these plants?
« on: September 14, 2015, 03:29:18 PM »
Hello everyone, was wondering if y'all could help me ID some of these plants:

1. Pretty sure this is grape:


2.




3. Not sure if this is the same as 2


Thanks as always! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Too early to tell gender of papayas?
« on: September 11, 2015, 03:29:43 PM »
Hi everyone! My papaya trees have started putting out blooms for the first time, and I'm still a little unsure what gender some of them are exactly. I've got some pictures below:









Thanks! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jackfruit update and night cactus flowers!
« on: August 15, 2015, 05:34:07 PM »
Hey everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update on my jackfruit. Almost a year old at this point and around 40 inches tall-responded very well to a pot up last month. Here are some pictures:



Put out this really big leaf after transplant that's around 9 inches long or so. It's bigger than my hand as you can see:



I've noticed this strange small stub a few times whenever it puts out a new branch. They usually just brown and wither away, but here's a picture I got when it was still green:



And finally some shots of these night cacti in bloom. Their flowers only last one night and give way to small, round, orange/red fruit that appear to be some dragonfruit relative (if you cut it, it looks exactly the same with white flesh and lots of tiny black seeds). I think they're edible, but I haven't tried one yet.




Hope everyone has a good day! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango tree help-no improvement in tip growth! UPDATE: POST #8 (9/20)
« on: July 12, 2015, 03:47:42 PM »
Hi everyone, consider this thread a continuation of these previous two threads:

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=15399.msg197545#msg197545

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=16515.msg209428#msg209428

So it's been about 3 months or so now since the last growth flush at the apical tip of my tree and it's not for lack of trying. There's something going on up there that is causing the tip to wither and die back whenever it tries to flush. This is the case for the lateral tips that are trying to shoot off near the top as well. I believe this to be a localized issue because lateral tips that shot out from near the bottom are growing fine and healthy, but again as they get closer to the top, the leaves are noticeably smaller.

In the previous threads, I initially suspected some sort of fungal issue and took the advice to use some copper spray. The exact formulation I used was 10% Copper Octonate from Bonide:

http://www.bonide.com/lbonide/backlabels/l811.pdf (Label)
http://www.bonide.com/lbonide/msds/sds811.pdf (SDS)

I've sprayed in 10 day intervals for the past 4 weeks and nothing has changed. So I did some further digging and came across Mango Malformation Disease (MMD) which can be caused by Mango Bud Mites (?) I examined the tips a little closer and did notice one really tiny black insect moving around, but was unsure if that meant anything. I've managed to get more precise images of the tip in the hopes that it'll be a little easier to diagnose what exactly is going on here and to find the appropriate solution:







Thanks as always! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Leaf discoloration on Mango
« on: June 23, 2015, 04:00:06 PM »
Hey everyone, so I noticed today that there is some discoloration on one of the leaves of my mango and was wondering if it was anything that required more attention:



Back view:



On a possibly related note, the growing tips near the top still aren't progressing. Whenever it seems as if new growth is about to push out, they brown and wither. New growth near the bottom of the trunk is coming out fine, however. I've sprayed a diluted amount of Bonide Liquid Copper Fungicide (10% Copper Octonate) on the top twice now, each in 10-14 day intervals. Should I switch to undiluted sprays, spray more frequently, or try something else altogether? Some pictures for reference:





Some of the growth that has pushed out a little below the top shows burns/curls at the tips and are considerably smaller:



Any input/advice is greatly appreciated as always! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is it time to pot up this Jackfruit?
« on: June 05, 2015, 12:15:07 AM »
Exactly as the title says ;) To be honest, I hadn't really even thought of it until recently, but my Jackfruit has been putting out some pretty consistent growth for several months now and I was wondering if it was time with summer right around the corner. I potted it up back in late December into a 10x10 container. It's about 28 inches tall at the moment. Here's some pics for reference:





Thanks as always! :)


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Copper vs. Sulfur Spray (for mango)
« on: May 28, 2015, 03:59:18 AM »
Hey all! So it's been a little over a month now since I posted this thread where I asked about the tip browning/wilting on my mango:

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=15399.msg197545#msg197545

I decided to take JF's advice and not spray anything, but I've noticed that anything near the top of the plant is still not putting any growth on at all-both the apical stem as well as the lateral shoots. It tries to, but they turn brown/black and wither away before anything happens. Here's some pics for example:




Lateral shoots a little lower have grown some small leaves, but their tips are struggling as well:



Shoots that appeared near the bottom, however, have grown nice big leaves:



Some people suggested a copper spray, while JF suggested sulfur. I've read a bit about both, but I turn to you all, once again, for advice. Thanks as always!  :)

And here's an update of my jackfruit:





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / More Mango Questions!
« on: April 30, 2015, 04:16:19 PM »
Hey everyone, it's me again! ;D Just have some more questions about my mango tree-pics included of course!

1. This first question is actually based on an observation posed by MangoFang in my previous thread regarding the droopiness of the tree's leaves. I've been watering it about once a week, twice when it gets into the 90s. Another mango that I have growing (sprouted after I randomly stuck a seed in the ground a few years ago) has leaves that stick out like a sore thumb. This tree is admittedly not in the best growing conditions, but it gets irrigated by a sprinkler every night. If it means anything, I believe both are of the Ataulfo variety.Take a look:

Potted Mango:




Mango in the ground:



So I suppose the question is, should I increase the amount of water my potted mango gets or is the droopiness indicative of something else?

2. Last weekend, this stray cat that likes to hang out at our house got into a scuffle with another neighborhood cat and left some scratches on the tree (my mistake for setting the pot in an area where they frequent). Pictures below:







Question here is, should I do anything? Not sure if it's hard to tell from the picture, but there's some white crusting and of course some browning in the areas of the leaves where they got cut up.

3. A few days after this catscratch incident, I noticed one of the upper leaves developed a small brown patch. Today, I noticed it was oozing some fluid. Is this related in any way or of any concern?





4. Finally, my last question goes back to the point I made in the previous thread about the apical tip withering. I noticed that one of the lateral growths near the top also withered, but the lateral growths in the middle of the tree have developed somewhat:





Some posters suggested a copper spray, but I'd like to see what your guys' thoughts are in light of these new pieces of evidence.

As always, thanks for your help everyone!

-Overprotective mango grower ;)



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / A Mango question (update!)
« on: April 18, 2015, 02:38:17 AM »
Hi everyone, just had a question about my mango tree. I've noticed the terminal end of the stem looks like it'll put out new growth, but then the pieces just sort of wither away (if that makes any sense). This has happened a few times since late December which was the last time it put out any new leaves. Some factors to consider would be the fact that it was recently put in a new pot about a month ago and it has also been somewhat windy here lately. Anyway, here's some pictures to help illustrate:





I've noticed the appearance of some lateral growth as well if that makes any difference:





Full view:



Bonus question: Can anyone ID this flower tree?





Thanks as always! :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Some questions regarding general health of Jackfruit
« on: April 04, 2015, 04:03:13 PM »
Hey everyone, just had some questions about my Jackfruit tree that I hope you guys can answer. Before I ask them, I should probably provide some background information ;):

-Sprouted in September
-Transplanted to a 3 gallon container in December
-Used Fox Farms Ocean Forest Potting Soil
-Added a tiny amount (4-5 pellets) of Osmocote Plus (NPK of 15/9/12) in January
-Water once or twice a week depending on the weather
-Spray once or twice a week, the undersides of the leaves with a spray bottle to combat spider mites

Some pictures:





My first question would be regarding fertilization. The directions on the bottle of Osmocote says to add about 1 capful per 2 gallons, but I didn't want to go overboard on that having recently transplanted it in December. It's April now, so should I go ahead and add a capful (or close to it?) On a related note, I suppose I could ask the same question for my mango tree which I recently transplanted about 2 weeks ago into a 3.5 gallon container.

My next few questions have to do with some things I've noticed on the leaves of the Jackfruit. I'm assuming, in all likelihood, that these are just general wear and tear that every plant goes through, but with the ever-looming threat of spider mites, I've erred on the side of caution here. So, first of all, I've noticed these small holes on some of the leaves and were curious to as to what they were. I'm assuming slight sunburn damage? Here's a picture:



New leaf kind of shows it as well:



Some of the leaves have specks of yellow on them-am I right to assume that these are spider mite related?



And my last question: I've noticed some curling at times on some of the leaves, especially if it's been a little windy. Is there anything that can be done to remedy that or is it just an aesthetic issue?

Once again, thank you for all your help, everyone! :)

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