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Does anyone have experience with Corriente rootstock and if they are suitable for Southern California? Maddock is selling 5 gallons for $28.

i have corriente, manila and turpentine all in the same area and planted around the same time. i won't have any concrete proof till years later haha. but i was told as you've read that manila is good here..but corriente is great too but more unknown and harder to find (ie manila available at the box stores).

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: February 18, 2019, 12:34:06 AM »
Any chance you could add a photo of the trees? Are the trunks 6-9 feet apart or is there 6-9 feet of space between the canopy edges?

And just curious, is this in Glendora?

hey greg,...the trees are in arcadia. i was basing it off the distance between the trunks of the trees as the canopies of all of them used to just blend in together. the trees aren't lined up in a row..more like zig zag positioning a bit. i thought i had a more recent picture but i'll take another one.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: February 17, 2019, 01:43:08 AM »
i have about 4 avocado trees that have been in decline for the past 4-5 years. i had an arborist come out to take a look. unfortunately they're in pretty poor shape. he estimated that they're about 90+ years old and at the tailend of their lifespan. he said the drought and heatwave really took a toll on these trees...from losing their leaves and then not being able to protect themselves from the sun was like a domino effect. recommended mulching the area and make sure they are water and fertilize properly. he recommended replacing them to get better yield of fruits in the short/long term. if not...he also recommended making future plans to replace them eventually.

goal is to make the effort to keep them alive and in better health but also start to prepare for future. normally if these were just in a backyard, i would replace them but they're a huge part of the landscape and bc of the age/size..losing one would create a large gap in the landscape view.

so i was thinking while there is spacing between these older trees (6-9 ft apart) could i plant new avocado trees in between so that in the future if the older ones are no longer there, i have a head-start on their replacement in the same position in the landscape.


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are these easy to root? or better to graft?

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: What citrus would you plant?
« on: December 20, 2018, 04:57:28 PM »
cara cara...and golden nugget....

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They grow back fine here regardless of time of year and amount removed. One warning though, here they don’t heal larger cuts well and eventually rot out.
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would painting over the larger cutting help heal?

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my gardeners would hack it every month and it still grows back like crazy. however...it's the new growth that they're really cutting so not sure how older wood branches would do but i would think it would still grow back strong.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: 'Bing' cherry blooming in fall?!
« on: November 26, 2018, 09:39:57 PM »
not sure if this is related but could be a reason why..


Tree surgeon Hiroyuki Wada told Japan's NHK news agency that the culprit is the extreme weather that plagued the island nation throughout the summer, specifically the major typhoons that lashed the country.
The Somei-yoshino variety of cherry blossom develops its buds during the summer months, Wada tells the state broadcaster, but the trees' leaves prevent their blooming by releasing a hormone that inhibits their growth.

Because many of the trees lost their foliage during the summers' violent storms, there has been nothing to stop the buds' development. This, coupled with warmer temperatures following the storms, has resulted in the earlier-than-planned blooming.
While the 350-or-so sightings this fall are considered to be aberrations, earlier-than-expected blossomings have been noted before. In 2013 unusually warm weather prompted sakura blooms 10 days earlier than average and 15 days earlier than the previous year.

read more:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-typhoon-cherry-blossom-premature-blooms-intl/index.html


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pickering Mango container size?
« on: November 06, 2018, 02:20:08 PM »
have one in a 5 gallon pot for about a year now and the tree is about 5ft tall. i'll be repotting it probably into a 10 gallon pot for the next step up. and then see how that goes. i rather not have to keep on re-potting but it's prob best in the long run for the tree. also i get to amend the soil and check on the roots. i've only used dr. earth potting soil or the kellogg ones but i'll amend with worm castings, fertilizers etc. seems to be okay so far.

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i would think that adding some wood chips around it would help improve the soil quality..and protect it too. every bit would help!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Osmocote on sale (Amazon)
« on: September 18, 2018, 02:32:43 PM »
i had to give it a try after reading some of the comments. got it at $15 too.

i'm sure most you know but using camelcamelcamel makes it easy to get alerted for any price drops in the range you want.

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very little. not as robust as the other side or below that area.

but yea..the tree is very very old......it was there when i was a kid..and now i have kids of my own...  :)

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Is this tree oozing any gummy substances?

none that i could see...just bark peeling back on that half of the tree.

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great. thanks for the replies. i'll get to painting it to protect it and hopefully heals.

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Citrus General Discussion / Orange Tree Bark Splitting. Pictures Included
« on: September 07, 2018, 02:20:57 PM »
have this orange tree in the backyard where the past 2 years or so, this section of the tree keeps splitting it's bark. however sections of it still is trying to grow new leaves.

the other side of the tree seems fine. It has oranges growing right now.

Not sure exactly why...any advice would be appreciated. thanks!



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Use aquarium water for plants
« on: August 28, 2018, 02:35:12 AM »
dang! good to know. i also switched to saltwater...but this is a good reason to setup a freshwater tank now.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Japanese Plum, Ume
« on: August 20, 2018, 09:20:29 PM »
I think I found one!!!

Still you should layer it :D v

awesome. glad you found one. i'll be your backup just incase in a few months. haha.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Japanese Plum, Ume
« on: August 20, 2018, 01:50:16 PM »
i'll keep you in mind. i've been wanting to air-layer a few branches from the main tree. i'll let you know how that goes in a few months. haha. i do go up to SJ a few times a year (driving) so if it goes well and too big to ship, i wouldn't mind meeting up. no guarantees but i'll try. haha.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Japanese Plum, Ume
« on: August 20, 2018, 03:40:45 AM »
are you looking for a tree or like scions.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: August 03, 2018, 12:47:34 AM »
Yeah use a nitrogen heavy fertilizer made for citrus and avocados.  Just use it in moderation and use it often when its hot.

which fertilizer are you using for your avocados?

I gave Spaugh a Mazzei injector for his commercial op and recommended this Peters food to inject for his avocados.  He loves them both.  This is probably the highest quality, high performance (strong) food you can get for N lovers.  Especially good for citrus too as this is the NPK they assimilate as revealed by leaf petiole tissue analysis.

https://www.amazon.com/77900-Performance-Fertilizer-25-5-15-25-Pound/dp/B008JSIKCU/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_1

thanks for letting me know about it. I'll give it a try and see how it goes.

@spaugh - thanks for letting me know about the salt issue.

i've only really used dr. earth fruit tree fertilizer the past year so i'll switch it up and see how it does.

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Call up Champa Nursery in El Monte, (714) 213-7747. Thats where i got my Coconut Cream mango from.

how long ago was this?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Avocado thread
« on: July 31, 2018, 03:20:49 AM »
Yeah use a nitrogen heavy fertilizer made for citrus and avocados.  Just use it in moderation and use it often when its hot.

which fertilizer are you using for your avocados?

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interested too! let me know if any still available!

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that's a good looking tree...before getting fried. but looks like it can recover..just cover up for the next few days with the heat coming in. did you order it online or was it a local nursery?

i had thought they need a good amount of humidity for this area. i almost wanted to try putting it into a greenhouse or something to provide more humidity for it.

i didn't realize how many mangosteen trees were in hawaii last time i went.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Brutal heatwave 7/06/18 in Socal
« on: July 17, 2018, 12:47:00 AM »
lost all my mangos.
i had a wax apple tree that was bursting with flowers this year...all burnt to a crisp. i see a few survivors hidden below though.
persimmon dropped a bunch of fruits
some avocado shriveled up
some avocado trees in pots lost all the leaves.
longan leaves got fried and lost some fruits
and i had a champaca tree that just got fried too.

figs took it like a champ though.

i don't quite ever remembering a heatwave like this before? but then i really started to pay attention to this 5-6 years ago. man..just brutal.

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