Quote from: bangkok on March 12, 2015, 11:19:53 AM

Quote from: davidgarcia899 on March 12, 2015, 11:10:04 AM

Quote from: bangkok on March 12, 2015, 10:12:46 AM

It looks great, what soil did you use for it? Mine has yellow/greenish leaves and needs other soil i guess.

Mine did that when I put it in full sun, I think they like a little bit of shade, or maybe just take there time getting used to full sun

I also have some in shade but they all have it. And i grow them in soil/peat mix with pinebark. The ones who get more sun grow faster though.

Have you tried chelate iron? Or Epsom salts? Dunno about grum but those especially the Epsom salt in a weak foliar can help yellowing.

If you Google specific deficiencies you can really get a feel for what it is like the particular way it is yellowing is very iimportant. Are the veins staying green, is it new old or all growth are there Necrotic patches are all factors that can help I'd the problem. You have to be a leaf detective:)

Idk about Bangkok, but I did all that, mine turned yellow when I cut down a mulbery tree that was shading it

It looks great, what soil did you use for it? Mine has yellow/greenish leaves and needs other soil i guess.

Mine did that when I put it in full sun, I think they like a little bit of shade, or maybe just take there time getting used to full sun

Quote from: davidgarcia899 on March 11, 2015, 09:08:18 PM

According to Chris Rollins no one has. To my knowledge there are only 3 pedalai trees in Sfl that are planted in the ground one at Fairchild, one at F&S and mine. I put up 22 foot poles around the tree and I'm building a retractable green house around it.

I'm using cables and heavy clear plastic to build a retractable curtains that's I can pin down and seal in the winter. I'm doing it for my pedalai and for an elasticus tree I have.

Thanks Oscar. I think I'm gonna try to do this with a couple more artocarpus sp.

I've got an elasticus tree in the ground. The thing is bloody huge, probably around 40 feet tall and has yet to fruit. I think that has been fastest growing tree in my orchard.
You should really keep them topped and well pruned as otherwise you will never be able to protect them from cold spells.

Ya Oscar, I'm gonna start pruning it this year it want to make them like Grimals tree, short and bushy. But I have 22 ft to play with and I can always make the roof taller

According to Chris Rollins no one has. To my knowledge there are only 3 pedalai trees in Sfl that are planted in the ground one at Fairchild, one at F&S and mine. I put up 22 foot poles around the tree and I'm building a retractable green house around it.

I'm using cables and heavy clear plastic to build a retractable curtains that's I can pin down and seal in the winter. I'm doing it for my pedalai and for an elasticus tree I have.

Thanks Oscar. I think I'm gonna try to do this with a couple more artocarpus sp.

That's my pedalai, that I'm growing in florida. That said I know it's a very long shot, I'm building a green house around it for next year. Also that tree is 4-5 years old, and growing in the ground. I don't except fruit anyyyyyyyy time soon if ever.


Oscar, Adolf Grimal had a huge pedalai, but according to. Chris Rollins the tree never fruited possibly due to low humidity and was eventually killed by a hurricane

I agree put it in a pot with soil and lay it on it's side and cover it lightly with soil and leave it alone. The roots will grow down and the stem up with out much intervention on your part

Fruit leathers?

It's definitely a Manduca, i just don't know which one. Idk it's just eating soncoya leaves and the tree is about to drop leaves and re-leaf, so I'm gonna let it live out it's life.

It was scarily huge...I originally thought it was the tree flushing.

Actually it's a caterpillar...but holy moly its huge. Apparently it's been chomping on my soncoya for a while. Looks like one I found on my pouteria hypoglauca a while back.

The picture really doesn't do justice to how huge this bad boy is.

Ya I wouldn't worry, a lot of annonas do that before they shed leaf

Is there anything interesting for sale?

Grubs can cause problems with your plants, in ground and potted.  Some will feast on the roots and they will tunnel through the roots, causing "air pockets".  These air pockets can be very problematic to trees.

Scarab larva won't usually damage roots and will be eating humus and dead wood.

Here we go again, do they or dont they?