These are my Gevuina trees now.
A few advices for growing them that i learned the hard way :
- never add compost ,manure or any type of fertiliser to the soil mix or to the water,etc.Use only foliar spray fertiliser the mild types used for Azalea( Rhodendrons).
- they need acid soil if the soil has too much phosphate ,because low ph makes phosphorus non available.
- cofee grounds can be used to prevent slugs from eating them in their first year of life( cofee deters slugs and snails - wich makes me think caffeine evolved for plants tk give them protection against snails- snail is slow and cofee makes them fast
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- use good potting soil for proteaceae ( expert level plants) or read my forum about the ,,Iron pan,, to learn how to lower the phosphates by using red ferous sand into the soil mix.
- i dont reccomend this tree for beginners.There is a reason on why its not known well even in Chile and thats because its almost an expert level tree to grow.The seeds will germinate verry easy if they are fresh but to keep them long term and over a year its a challenge altough the tree worts it because its beautifull all the time and the nuts are tastyer than macadamia.