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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: FV Fruit Freak on June 19, 2019, 06:34:30 PM

Title: Purple mangosteen cracking on trunk, is it normal?
Post by: FV Fruit Freak on June 19, 2019, 06:34:30 PM: Is this cracking on the trunk normal during mangosteen growth? These trees are about three years old.
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Title: Re: Purple mangosteen cracking on trunk, is it normal?
Post by: Finca La Isla on June 19, 2019, 07:17:37 PM: No, I don’t think it’s normal. But overall your trees look pretty good. I’m surprised you have them in such small pots. Looks like they ought to be in 5 gal buckets to me.
Like most things with mangosteen those cracks must have opened slowly, but the trees seem to be dealing with it.
Peter
Title: Re: Purple mangosteen cracking on trunk, is it normal?
Post by: FV Fruit Freak on June 19, 2019, 08:03:24 PM: Quote from: Finca La Isla on June 19, 2019, 07:17:37 PM
No, I don’t think it’s normal. But overall your trees look pretty good. I’m surprised you have them in such small pots. Looks like they ought to be in 5 gal buckets to me.
Like most things with mangosteen those cracks must have opened slowly, but the trees seem to be dealing with it.
Peter

Thanks Peter. I was just mailed the trees, which is why they’re in the small pots.
Title: Re: Purple mangosteen cracking on trunk, is it normal?
Post by: So_Cal_Mike on June 20, 2019, 11:35:44 AM: That reminds me of cicada damage. They cut a slit into the bark to lay eggs, the resulting scar looks just like that. I’ve seen them this year here, the species I have here makes a clicking noise.
Title: Re: Purple mangosteen cracking on trunk, is it normal?
Post by: TropicalFruitHunters on June 20, 2019, 11:42:15 AM: Very nice trees! Those look pretty big. What is the size and where did you get them from?
Title: Re: Purple mangosteen cracking on trunk, is it normal?
Post by: FV Fruit Freak on June 22, 2019, 12:56:12 PM: Tropical Fruit Hunters- Thanks. They are a little over 3’ tall. I acquired them from a grower in Hawaii.