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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: CONTEST: Who can properly identify the most plants?
« on: March 15, 2016, 09:41:23 PM »
Ooohh I always love a contest. Very excited to participate!
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Jim stopped selling to new customers a few years ago. I do sell some of his seeds through my website. If you don't see something you want there let me know and i will try to get it for you if possible.Sure, thanks! I have already a list of items I plan on buying from your site this spring.
This is th site of Jim West, one of the most knowledgable fruit tree collectors. Jim knows what he is doing and is very reputable. He ships to the USA. As it says on the site he doesn't have email at his farm. You need to give him a chance to respond.Ah, thanks so much! I looked into his internship there and it sounds awesome. Makes me want to go into horticulture for sure! Or at least as another major. Will definitely order from them. I wonder why I don't hear as many people speak of his site?
Peter
I'd want to grow it for nostalgic purposes.
Looking good, what soil mix are you using?Thanks! It's just organic miracle gro. I need to invest in a better quality soil! My Annonas always end up dying and I swear it's the soil! Or over fertilizing. What mix would you recommend? Could I possibly buy it in store in Ohio?
Great photos! Congrats on the babies!
Beautiful seedlings thanks for sharing
mourad
gamboge
pitangatuba 
lemon drop mangosteen
blue lilly pilly
giant granadilla
dwarf Waimanalo papaya
rollinia
poha berry 
soncoya
ice cream bean
mountain papaya
Sounds and looks like it a combination of problems. Soil, fertilizer, lighting, temps, humidity, etc.
can you post a picture of the potting mix you are using. While you say that is all you can get in Ohio, you can always mail order a good quality potting mix.
Iv always been told that wider than tall is the complete opposite of what you want in a seedling pot for almost all trees ever. Maybe roots are rotting at the bottom?Roots looked fine. Not root bound. I do need better drainage. But would the leaves look fine but still fall off?
Sildanani, do your trees lose their leaves at this time of year? The Annonas you mentioned briefly lose their leaves naturally this time of year, Secondly, I noticed in your picture that you have the tree inside your house? Since the tree is indoors the trees may not be receiving the required light they need and thus decline...also, overwatering/fertilizing while in your house, in a pot, is something to consider. ChrisSeedlings loose their leaves too? I thought it was only mature trees. Also, I moved it from the greenhouse after repotting to keep it in shade to recover. I may have over fertilized it so I repotted it instead of leaching the soil to prevent waterlogging. Hopefully will be able to move it back in the greenhouse if it decides to recover.
Also, you say small pots, wider than tall...what does that mean? Pictures would help.
Sounds like cold damage, but it should rebound depending on how cold the temperature got. Some annonas are sensitive to cold while others can take a significant drop. 50 degrees is enough for soursop to drop all its leaves while my dream has taken 30 degrees with no signs of damage.It hasn't only happened in cold temps. When the leaves fall, they are still bright green in my A. reticulata. On the sugar apple, small brown/black spots would show up, and then the leaves would fall. Even in warm temps. It might have been over watering or fertilizer, but the leaves look fine but still fall off.
I had this same problem on my cherimoya and atemoya tree seedlings recently. Both grated trees too. But it wasn't from cold it was from getting sunburnt and a few days without watering. All the leaves came off so I put them in the shade with very little filtered sunlight and watered them like crazy and waited around for about a month and new leaves finally are coming out on both. Not sure if this helps... Especially if your issues are caused by cold. But that's what I did.Kona fruit farm- I might consider your method. Thanks
Unless I misunderstood, it sounds like you took them in AFTER they experienced cold? How cold?I've done this before w/o issues. It has never dropped below 60 degrees. It perked back up like normal, but a few leaves fell. BUT, the leaves have fallen in warm temps too.
How big is the pot? I'm just guessing. Could it be root bound or depth restricted? I find that they don't do well in 1 gal pots where I live. They're okay is 5 gal.It is a small pot. Wider than tall. Would it be safe to repot? I have some 5 gal pots.