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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What do these transplant shock symptoms mean?

« on: April 13, 2015, 02:46:21 AM »

I bought two 6 foot Sapodilla Haysa trees and had them sent all the way to Southern California from Florida. The root balls were bagged in plastic and it took 5 days to get here, arriving on the 3rd of this month.

One of the trees had all old growth and looked good, and it still looks strong. But the second one, and slightly bigger of the two, had probably 75% of it's leaves that were new growth, bright light green leaves, and it look really sad. All the new leaves, were completely limp. So I transplanted them, 24 hours later the new leaves started to perk up a bit, then I added more water and they started drooping again, so I have been really stingy with the water, adding a little only when it starts to dry up an inch below the surface.

So, here's the problem. I've had the trees 10 days, and put the distressed tree in filtered light(85 deg highs) three days ago and the new growth still looks good, all are perked up and show no signs of distress, but all the old growth leaves are becoming brittle, silvery, and falling off. What does this mean? I thought the new leaves would be the first to dry up if the plant was in trouble.

I'll post photos tomorrow in the daylight to show, you what I mean.

Tropical Fruit Discussion / How long are Moringa cuttings viable for?

« on: April 11, 2015, 12:18:44 PM »

There is this Indian farmer who has 10+ acres of Moringa next to my parents' ranch. They cut all the trees about 2 months ago. I asked the ranch foreman if I could have some cuttings off the trees, he said I could take 6. But I also asked him about the large cut branches laying on the ground, some as thick as my arm, he was curious as to why I would think those would grow, but told me knock myself out and take as much as I wanted.

It's been 2 months since they cut these trees, and the temp highs here have been between 80-100, plus it's very dry. Any chance of viability with these cuttings?

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Should I repot my lychee tree?

« on: March 25, 2015, 07:20:16 PM »

I bought 2 15 gallon 6ft lychee trees in early February, one Sweetheart and one Mauritius. Since that time the Sweetheart has absolutely exploded with new growth as the high temps here have been between 85-100F almost every day. It has new light green leaves everywhere and is blossoming in two areas. My potted Mango and an in-ground Sapodilla that I bought at the same time have also been growing extremely well.

But my Mauritius hasn't done anything. Nowhere can I see any new growth except for a tiny little stem coming out a few inches above the base. It still looks healthy except for some leaf tip burn that was there when I bought but the Sweetheart was the same way too. I bought the trees in LA, and I'm in the Palm Springs area where it's hotter and drier, so could the Mauritius still be in shock 6 weeks later?

Do you think I should repot it? If so, should I put it in a larger container(it's only 6ft tall and not super bushy)?

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Where did I go wrong with my dragon fruit cuttings?

« on: March 08, 2015, 10:19:21 PM »

I got 10 white/red Vietnam dragon fruit cuttings off EBay on Feb 17. I was really excited because a few of them were 2 feet, most of the others were 12" are longer. And all of them are really thick, like they are from an old plant. I put cactus soil in the bottom third of the pot, and potting soil mixed with extra perlite on top. I buried them 3-6" deep. I put them in full shade for the first 10 days, then I moved some to morning sun, and a few to filtered light. I spray them down lightly every evening, especially since the daytime temps have moved from the 70-80 range to the 80-90 range the last few days.

Anyways, I haven't seen any growth coming from them, unlike the rooted cuttings of yellow dragon fruit I ordered from another seller at the same time. Those are definitely growing already. I wasn't expecting to see big signs of growth yet, but I thought I would at least see signs of roots if I pulled them. So I pulled three, and NOTHING. Worse yet, it seems like the skin on some is yellowing and leathery above the soil. That can't be good. 2 of my biggest have started to get red spots, but the other show no signs of this.

It's dry here so I have been making sure the soil never goes dry, but i don't soak it either. So I was wondering if I stuck them in my walk-in closet with a lamp and a humidifier for a week or so, if that would help. Or do you think I should just keep doing things the same and be patient?