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40$ frankies red 6ft+ tall and ready to go.  I planted a couple of these, this is an extra if anyone in San Diego area wants it.

I can chop it into cuttings and send also if someone not local wants it.

I'll buy it, will you be available Saturday morning?

Those grafting kits I feel are fine for hardwood scions such as apples but for softwood scions like sugar apples and mangos they arent sharp enough to make a clean cut and causes damage around the cut... if I would describe it it's like trying to amputee an arm with a blunt machete and trying to reattach said arm back all that damage to the flesh is no bueno.

Watching many videos on grafting on YouTube was very helpful lining up the cambium, ensuring your tools are clean to prevent infection, ensuring scions are wrapped in parafilm or buddy tape to retain moisture, and in my opinion one of the most important tools is a very sharp knife in which you use just for grafting.

Ok, I'll reach out to you next season

10 seeds for me

Quote from: simon_grow on March 15, 2019, 11:45:27 AM

Did you just transplant that tree? I’ve never seen a Jaboticaba that’s dropped all it’s leaves like that. Is there any sign of life on it like leaf buds?

My red jabo dropped all its leaves some weeks ago, mostly on the same day, after holding most of them through the winter. I think it started peeling bark for the first time about the same time. Granted it was on a windy day, but it seemed intentional to me. The leaves had taken frost before, and this was as the weather was warming a bit. My black E. uniflora did the same, though it's been dropping leaves more gradually. It's possible both plants are just dying, but I think they're both just semi-deciduous.

I thought mine had died after it dropped all its leaves, the bark started peeling all over also.

Did you just transplant that tree? I’ve never seen a Jaboticaba that’s dropped all it’s leaves like that. Is there any sign of life on it like leaf buds?

If you recently transplanted it and damaged a lot of the roots, you can prune/head back a lot of the taller growth. When I transplant trees, I like to prune back the vegetative growth so that the mass of the above ground growth is similar to or less than the mass of the roots. This is to ensure the tree is balanced in terms of water balance and so that the tree doesn’t die.

Simon

transplanted the tree a few months ago, there have been some peoples sabara that has done this as well and told me it was normal during winter which had me confused because I was under the impression that jabo trees are evergreen. it is currently pushing out new flushes from the branches.

I would like a scion if available so I could try  that is if you have any for sale and available

Pm sent

Yes I still have your number I'll call in the morning before heading over.

I have my chickens free roam my yard they dobt take interest in my fruit trees as much as they do all my vegetables. If you have any vegetables within their range or jumping height then you cN pretty much kiss those goodbye my blueberries amd pineapples and tamarind got eaten by them and other vegetables lol

Everything arrived quickly and in good condition, great packaging. Thanks again!

Jabos like shade and lots of water. Looks like it is getting toasted.

if I build a canopy over it will it be fine?

Can I buy the grafted mango on manila guava, os, and lz 1 ea