Trunk & branch damage on loquat tree
gatorfreak
13 years ago
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
13 years agoDan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
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Comments (2)Best is to trim the branch with a clean cut, but otherwise leave it be....See MoreIs my Loquat Tree dead?
Comments (14)I have occasionally had a little bit of fruit on my loquats but usually there is a freeze that freezes the winter blooms which keeps them from developing the fruit. When it does have fruit, be sure and plant the seeds in a pot and you will get baby loquat trees. That way you can replace it if you do have a really cold freeze that kills it. I had a large one against my house for years that was killed by a hard freeze one winter. But the young ones I have now have been growing here for about 10 years and they are surviving the winter ok so far....See MoreLoquat tree trunk problem?
Comments (3)Some times you get damage on a trunk like that from sunburn, but you would need to paint it before the damage. If the damage is on the north side (for southern hemisphere) it could be sunburn. You can get sun burn if there has been leaf drop from heat or summer pruning that exposes some bark that is normally in the shade You can mix some copperoxychloride into a plastic paint, that will give sun protection and help control wood rotting fungus (about a teaspoon per litre)...See MoreRubber tree trunk damaged.
Comments (3)Growth of the trunk is permanently terminated - it won't grow any taller; but, you can train a new branch that will start to grow in the crotches of the leaves immediately proximal (behind - closer to the roots) to the wound. What I would do: Guide the top sprout into a vertical position - starting as soon as it appears. You can use a pipe cleaner or piece of soft wire to position it. OR - you can select a sprout from a crotch of a leaf lower on the plant. Once it starts to grow, tie it ti the trunk so it grows vertically. IOW, you'll use the now living trunk as a stake to tie to. At that time, remove all leaves above the branch you staked and don't allow ANY growth from above your new leader. After the new branch is set in its vertical position, remove the guides and cut off the trunk immediately above (distal to) the new leader. Done correctly, within a year or two it would take a practiced eye to detect the work you did to form the new leader. See the blank space just below the middle of the larch trunk where I removed the branches to allow sun to get to the lower branches I'm making a bonsai out of? Note the 2 opposite branches, one left one right) right below the blank spot. If I wanted the branch moving to the left to be an upright leader, all I would need to do is tie it to the trunk - done. It would become the new leader. After it's established, I can cut the old trunk right off immediately above the branch. Al...See Moregatorfreak
13 years agoDan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
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13 years agoDan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
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13 years agoDan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
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