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Carambola winter pruning for So Cal?
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FV Fruit Freak
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USA, Southern California, Fountain Valley, 10B
Carambola winter pruning for So Cal?
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January 23, 2020, 08:23:34 PM »
How do you prune your starfruit tree in the winter? I was told cutting it all the way back is the best thing to do to promote fruiting?
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OCchris1
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Old Towne Orange, CA 10B
Re: Carambola winter pruning for So Cal?
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January 25, 2020, 01:54:11 AM »
Dude, that tree looks awesome. I have had great results using Ferti-Lome 9-59-8 to induce flowering. Good luck
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Seanny
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Garden Grove, Orange County, California, 10B
Re: Carambola winter pruning for So Cal?
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January 25, 2020, 01:06:22 PM »
Your tree is small. Leave it alone.
You don't need to trim it to force flowering.
It will flower when mature.
It's nature.
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FV Fruit Freak
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USA, Southern California, Fountain Valley, 10B
Re: Carambola winter pruning for So Cal?
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January 25, 2020, 04:53:09 PM »
Thanks Chris! Got some ferti-lome en route.
Thanks Seanny. I’ll take your advice and leave it be. Mother Nature please be kind...
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waxy
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San Jose, CA Zone 9B
Re: Carambola winter pruning for So Cal?
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January 27, 2020, 03:36:03 PM »
If it gets leggy and the branches are bending at the tips I'd prune it.
Let the energy focus in the center or towards older branches.
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