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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by irun5k on Today at 07:20:32 PM »
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!





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by Bazalk on Today at 07:18:17 PM »
WOW!  So I plant 3 trees 4 days ago and I see my first Japanese Beetle ever (it's not even June yet!!) - lots of love bugs in garden though... worst part is it disappeared in the soil.  I do not know if I should be worried - start milk spore application or am I jumping ship to quickly?
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Citrus General Discussion / Naval orange
« Last post by Desertcitrus on Today at 07:13:06 PM »
M naval in bloom, smells so good. 🤞 hoping not all the fruit drops this year.




 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by trianglegardens on Today at 07:01:44 PM »
Just got my order of red jaboticaba seeds from flying fox fruits along with some peluche loquat seeds.

Do I need to clean the extra pulp off of the seeds prior to planting or can I just put them directly in soil right out of the fruit?

Also, does anyone know how long it usually takes for peluche loquat and red jaboticaba seeds to germinate?

A couple of the loquat seeds had a taproot on them already, but I broke one when planting.

Will that seed send out another root, or is that seed done?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by brian on Today at 06:23:09 PM »
Beetle looks to be the common japanese beetle, aka june bug.  Dunno if they will eat the guava, its possible.

The pods are flower buds, you should get fruit soon!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by Bazalk on Today at 06:12:19 PM »
Good Day,

Disclaimer: I'm super ultra new to all this.

-Zone 10A, South-Ish Central Florida (South Tampa but North of Sarasota)
-Pink Guava - first fruit tree I EVER planted ~ Planted this Tuesday (today is Friday).  Planted 2 Mango Trees Next

-What I did: Dug a whole....  which took forever.
A. Added Wakefield Compost Biochar with Mycorrhizal Fungi Organic Compost + mixed in a small amount of Jobe’s Organics Granular Garden Fertilizer, then watered
B. Placed plant in and added some Black Kow Compost around.  Tried to plant a bit "higher" hand whole
C. Added Mycorrhizal Fungi granulous around the tree roots
D. Covered it with soil (mixed soul around with the Black Kow)
E. Covered it with azomite powder, watered
F. Mulched but removed a couple of inches from center - aka avoiding mulch volcano
G. Haven't done this - but a video on youtube shows if you place scotch tape around the bark, then add an extra sticky side piece on top, ants won't torture your fruit

Now the Mangos look... amazing!  Shocker because I read plants will go on strike after translating/planting.  The Guava... doesn't look as happy as the mango trees. BUT the Guava never did. I think it looks a "bit" worse - but not much.  Could be the wind?  Anyway my questions

1- What is this bug on the tree (see image)?  It's a beetle of some kind.. evil or not? I tried to remove it gently - but it fell into the ground, when I tried to get it... it disappeared into a whole in the mulch.  Hope it died and turns into compost if evil.
2- These round pods - are those fruit? or new leaves?  I don't see flowers... the tree is taller than me (I'm a 5'4 lady).  Was in a 15 Gallon pot (officially biggest tree I got).  I know trees fruit when they are stressed... but again I'm super new so I don't know
3- Did I make a mistake somewhere?  Advice? 

Thanks










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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: marcotting vs rooting question
« Last post by growinginphoenix on Today at 05:46:28 PM »
Quote from: Mike T on Today at 06:47:44 AM
I have a very high success rate on lychees, rambutan, sapodilla, wax apple, guava, langsat, sour sop, canistel and others. In the last 2 weeks I have put over 200 marcots on my trees and expect most to work well from experience. Pity its hard to post pics these days.
Anyway I see a few red flags in the pics and descriptions. Ideal branch width is 1cm to 3 cm but micromarcots are easy. Ideal ringbark width is 1cm to 2cm not like in the pics below. Paint or brush with rootex or clonex 8g per l concentration. I prefer gel to powder. Have pre prepared ziplock (I use 15 x 9cm mostly) cut on one side then tape over ring back. Tape it up well. Aluminium foil does not change the success rate. Remove in 4 weeks to 6 months with 8 weeks being average. Make sure they are well rooted unlike the plant below in the pic. Trim then pot. EASY. The mix in the bag I use is 50 : vermiculite and coco coir but sphagnum is fine. Below does look too leafy with too many roots and should be settled in a pot until properly rooted.The ties shown are less secure and looser than using electrical tape. The width of bark removed below is way in excess of required. In many cases it works out better than grafting for tree vigour and speed to fruiting.

A note for very hot and dry climates. Aluminum foil is helpful for preventing the mix from drying out so quickly if it gets any sun at all. Where I am I would have to water my marcots several times a week if I didn't have the foil on them. Even with the foil I need to check on them every week. I expect Mike doesn't need to water his at all where he is.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Nangka mini jackfruit in the USA?
« Last post by Fygee on Today at 05:45:27 PM »
Sign me up for seeds of these as well. Would like to try this in a big pot and keep it indoors in the winter.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Squam and Har in very useful video on powdery mildew
« Last post by Calusa on Today at 05:45:22 PM »
Very helpful video! Thanks 👍👍
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria lucuma
« Last post by MarktLee on Today at 05:32:31 PM »
I have plenty of Lucuma rootstock and looking for scions of the named varieties. If any one has some available and the scions are ready to bud I'd be interested.

I'm down in San Diego and the one at the botanical garden is just too dryer me.

Thanks,

Mark
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