Hi Tomas,
The vexator looks almost like aging leaves that got a nice wind chill!
Not damage from city water.
The Vexator is one of the easiest to keep happy with city water (I've found)
They are one of few evergreen myrciaria we grow! So they will act very funny when temps of anywhere in the 40's come blowing by, from the NW.
the red coloration was the give away!
Delayed wind chill damage.
The M. cauliflora hybrid, Red jabo, looks like the right diagnosis! Chlorine at work, burning leaf tips!
Don't worry this tree will not be badly hurt, it will grow and fruit regardless.
And finally, your trunciflora!
it defies all logic.
ITs the worst one I grow, for city water. It automatically burns at the leaf tips!
But keep in mind there are over 10 varieties of M. trunciflora, an yours looks like a fuzzy leaved type that I'm not too familiar with, as far as fruit taste...but I have some at the house growing.
They do seem less hurt by the chlorine water, than the big trunciflora by me thats fruiting.
so maybe this is a pleasant surprise??
one other tree that can handle city water pretty well, is the M. spirito santensis, Grimal.
I've been surprised by it's resilience.
I have more info about this subject, but I keep that stuff all bottled up inside...LOL.
I can't let everyone know my secrets.
HAHAHA!
But in the confines of a private email, I can expand much more on this subject if you want! (TOMAS)
Hi,
If my memory doesn't fail me I think Adam posted something similar here some time ago about how different Myrciaria species tolerate city water. Here is from my own observations. Earlier tonight, I took a look at 3 of my Myrciaria species after being watered with city water for a few weeks. Myrciaria vexator does the worse. Myrciaria cauliflora is not far behind. Then without comparison comes Myrciaria trunciflora ahead of the group - seems totally oblivious of the chlorine and other impurities in the city water. I prefer plants that are as carefree as possible so M. trunciflora is now my favorite.
Myrciaria vexator
Myrciaria cauliflora
Myrciaria trunciflora
I hope someone finds this information useful.
Tomas