The Tropical Fruit Forum

My Tropical Pink Guava is flowering right now I think, for the first time. I’m 80% sure but its hard to tell. Is anyone else in the Valley of CA experiencing the same?

Chop that part off and let it grow back?

Unfortunately, that inured trunk leads to 80% of the tree.  This is unfortunate for a couple reasons. one- most of the tree is depending on that weakened spot, and two, cutting it off won't leave much at all.

Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot

Yes, the entire taproot came off, but I planted it anyway. We’ll see what happens🤞

I tried to clean as much pulp off as I could while I was eating the red jabos.
Some had more than others.

Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot

Hi all, well it had been long enough I figured so I removed all the repair material.  I'd been letting the hose clamps out a little periodically since the trunk appeared to be growing in diameter.

However, the repair never "took".  The outer piece was a rather thin piece of bark and cambium and did not stay alive.  I suppose the best course of action now it to let it dry/air out a bit and then coat it with some tree sealant?

Overall I don't think this looks too good.  If I had just put the tree in the ground I'd probably replace it.  Yet it did set a few fruit this year so I'll let it ride.  It has been growing extremely fast- I've had to prune it pretty hard or else the extensive new growth is prone to additional breakage.

Additional comments/suggestions appreciated!