The Tropical Fruit Forum

Chop that part off and let it grow back?

Unfortunately, that inured trunk leads to 80% of the tree.  This is unfortunate for a couple reasons. one- most of the tree is depending on that weakened spot, and two, cutting it off won't leave much at all.

Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot

Yes, the entire taproot came off, but I planted it anyway. We’ll see what happens🤞

I tried to clean as much pulp off as I could while I was eating the red jabos.
Some had more than others.

Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot

Hi all, well it had been long enough I figured so I removed all the repair material.  I'd been letting the hose clamps out a little periodically since the trunk appeared to be growing in diameter.

However, the repair never "took".  The outer piece was a rather thin piece of bark and cambium and did not stay alive.  I suppose the best course of action now it to let it dry/air out a bit and then coat it with some tree sealant?

Overall I don't think this looks too good.  If I had just put the tree in the ground I'd probably replace it.  Yet it did set a few fruit this year so I'll let it ride.  It has been growing extremely fast- I've had to prune it pretty hard or else the extensive new growth is prone to additional breakage.

Additional comments/suggestions appreciated!

M naval in bloom, smells so good. 🤞 hoping not all the fruit drops this year.