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No experience planting trees anywhere near that size for me. They are huge . What you say makes sense to me but I'd be interested if anyone has experience planting something like these.
Are those grafted or seedlings?I think they are to be avoided but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t plant that😂. Perhaps I would do a lot of foliage thinning and cut root tips to try and stimulate them. I’m thinking that those trees might have been in the ground, then dug out to sell??Peter
if they are grafted just buy one and do a ton of approach grafts off it. you would definately have to do a root prune. i dug up my durian that was significantly smaller and in a pot for three or so years and even after two years in the ground it was still root bound and i could just pull it out of the ground pretty much This was after two years in the ground. We are not in the best climate for them so the root development won’t be the same as the idea environment but still not the best
Hi all. Here are some young durian trees at a new client’s farm. The trees have been In ground for 8 years and some have started to fruit. I will get a list of the different varieties planted but wanted to show some pics of the trees. If anyone has a recommendation on how to deter the pest that’s eating the leaves I would appreciate that. There are a few more trees not in the photos. One tree that’s been in ground for around 15 years is a grafted monthong with around 15 fruits on it. It was the first tree they planted on the land to see how they would do. Elevation is around 1200’ location is Kona, Hawaii. There are also fruiting rambutan and mangosteen on the land. I am suggesting the owner plant some marang as well.