Sugar Apple Leaf Problem
BahamaDan Zone 12b Subtropics
9 years ago
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gnappi
9 years agoeuricolemos
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my annona squamosa sugar apple fruit tree (photos)
Comments (5)khourshed, the more usual symptom is a pale leaf blade with green leaf veins. With a bit of imagination you can discern a green 'triangle' (outlined by the yellowing edge) on the older leaves. You have probably seen the same symptom on older palm fronds - especially Phoenix canariensis, the Canary Island date palm. The symptom is related to magnesium deficiency, I think that you have over applied iron and this may have depressed magnesium uptake (if I remember correctly). Hence the browning along the edge (iron toxicity) and the green triangle (magnesium deficiency). The brown sections should be crisp to the touch. If not, you might have something else. Another pleasant fruit is the soursop, Annona muricata. It flavors ice cream exquisitely....See MoreNeed help identifying apple leaf problem
Comments (3)When mine do that or similar it seems to be too much rain. I assume you have the same clay I do, it's fertile but too much rain binds the nutrients. I have another apple that has the browning leaves plus it's wilting. I figured a mole or something because it's over an old dug out elm stump. So I dug around looking for hollows, flooded every one I found. The tree got worse. A couple days without rain and it was good again....See MoreApple tree leaf problem!
Comments (6)rtg: Your description of the leaf problem does not exactly match that of fireblight, but it could be. FB usually blackens the leaves more than browning them, and the leaves droop rather than curl. So you could also have something like an aphid or mite problem (Have you looked under the leaves?) or too little/too much moisture. It might be worthwhile to Google "fireblight" to see if you can find photos that match your problem. If not, you will have to take a closer look for aphids and mites. When problems like this occur on old or new growth, the best thing to do is usually to prune it off. Please state your location when asking a question of this nature. It makes it easier for the diagnostician. It's already hard enough to make these guesses from long-distance. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA...See MoreLisa, Golden Sugar Apple Questions
Comments (11)Katkin, I wouldn't use Bayer, since Sugar Apple leaves are not bothered by pests, and Bayer works best on leaf-eating critters. I saw mealy-bugs on the mature trees in front of China Star in Stuart, but I have not had them on my trees at all. The fruit usually get softball sized, but might be smaller on a young tree. They ripen in mid-summer to fall. They can be picked when you notice the bumps are separating/bulging out more from the main body of the fruit. Hard to describe, but the fruits look swollen. If you wait too long, the fruit will split. They can sometimes still be eaten after splitting, if you get to them before the bugs do. Let the fruit soften on the kitchen counter or in a bowl. When ripe, they feel heavy and rubbery-soft. Try one chilled (don't worry if the skin darkens from cold) pulling the segments apart with your fingers. They are unlike any other fruit(G). You eat the white parts inside, discarding the skin, but save the seeds! Lisa...See Moreeuricolemos
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