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Abius - In shade or out in sun, when?
Epicatt2:
My abius are in half gallon pots and are about 8 to 10 inches tall.
They seem healthy enough but I've kept them pretty shady. They are recovering from being very recently moved up into their larger (1/2 gal.) pots and are just starting to show some new leaf growth.
How soon would it be advisable to start moving the abius into brighter sunlight –or at least into less shade?
And as a tangential question, I have several green sapotes, also currently being kept in 50% shade. They are about 12 to 14 inches tall and sturdy. When should I start to increase their sunlight?
Suggestions, advice, please . . .
Paul M.
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brian:
I have an abiu and a green sapote, both ~3ft tall and flowering for the first time. I have them in the sunniest part of my greenhouse, and when it warms up a bit more here I will move them out into full sun. I am in PA so less intense sun than you might have at lower latitudes, but the limited info I could find suggests that Pouteria like full sun.
Gone tropo:
I have found abiu to be an extremely hardy plant, i planted mine in full sun with no shade cloth at about 2ft high and it hasnt looked back, i also have seedlings growing and they are powering. Certainly a 10x tougher plant than mangosteen or durian.
Epicatt2:
--- Quote from: Gone tropo on May 13, 2021, 06:41:28 PM ---I have found abiu to be an extremely hardy plant, i planted mine in full sun with no shade cloth at about 2ft high and it hasnt looked back, i also have seedlings growing and they are powering. Certainly a 10x tougher plant than mangosteen or durian.
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Interesting to know, thanx, Gone troppo! Here in Florida 9b the biggest concern I have would be that of cold weather that we occasionally experience here. We do freeze where I am on rare occasion.
To that end is there any incidence of some/any particular Abiu seedlings which have shown that they can take more cold. If so how low? Anyone on here have any experience with such a 'cold-tolerant' Abiu??
Paul M.
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Rannman:
--- Quote from: Gone tropo on May 13, 2021, 06:41:28 PM ---I have found abiu to be an extremely hardy plant, i planted mine in full sun with no shade cloth at about 2ft high and it hasnt looked back, i also have seedlings growing and they are powering. Certainly a 10x tougher plant than mangosteen or durian.
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Certainly don’t mind full sun in south east Queensland. Mine are in full sun all day. 1 year old and almost a metre tall. Days up to 45 degrees and zero humidity were no problem. The only real issue I have is scale infestation.
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