DYING NATIVE FRANGIPANI'S

Have you got big holes in the buckets for good drainage????

They don’t like wet feet…… (wet roots;) they need good loamy soil and good drainage!

Have you done this?

thanks Michelle. That is probably the problem.

Yes thanks Luke, we have a large block.

better mention that the use of "seasol" (not anyother seaweed product) will be of great benifit to your plants. use it every two weeks and they should strat to change to a healthier state

I might mention that they don't always grow to a big size like the do in say QLD or Nor' est coastal NSW.

eg. here in Perth they may only grow to 8-10m.
You would be able to use these in small gardens in say melbourne or adelaide. the soil and climate isn't going to generally allow it to get to it's tropical size.

over here in Perth most examples i have seen have all been small in height and narrow. There used to be a good example out the front of Waldeks in kingsley.

Either way they are such fantastic trees.

POSER!!!!

well i repotted them in an attempt to dry them out - then the storms hit in Brisbane and they are wetter than ever.

Then we found termites in the garden of the house we rent so i had to throw all my plants out because i couldnt take them with us to the new house filled with termites....

These were definitely the house eating type. Nasty things

It doesn't sound too cool.

These may be something like bacterial leaf spot or maybe a fungal disease such as anthracnose. This appears on Mangos in a similar fashion.

Starting to sound more trouble than it's worth

if it is bacterial then there isn't much you can do.

You would use a systemic fungicide to offer some chance of recovery from a fungal disease like that. something like "fongarid" or a phosphoric acid based treatment such as yates anti-rot. (there is a cheaper alternative but it escapes me right now).

over all tthings like that happen to a weak plant so stick with it. the seasol shouldn't smell that strong! Just a cap if that into a watering can. The smell should be short lived and the benifits of using it will far out weigh the smelly side effects.

better off getting ithem stronger if you want to keep them.
other wise give up on them and just buy some new ones later when you go to plant them.


EDIT!>>>>
what am I saying
Helps if I read what you wrote a bit more
Those raised bumps are scale. They feed on the sap and again would be an indication of a weak plant if they are in any great numbers.
ants can often be responsible for them to start with as they farm them for the sugary secretions like we farm cows for milk. any treatment for scale should be accompanied by an ant treatment if you notice lots around as well (on the plant that is )

you need to use an insecticide such maldison. this is sold in a product made by a queensland mob called Chemspray. look for an orange box. Now this stuff is nasty and shouldn't be used without proper protection. i won't use it.
i have read documents in the past that mention Maldison as being similar to a human nerve agent used by some not cool people. the only thing seperating us from the insects it treats is one single carbon atom in the molecular structure!

As far as using white oil to treat scale that is W.O.F.T.A.M. (Waste Of F%$king Time And Money ) I don't know of any commercial nursery using this as an effective treatment. the above antiscal product has white oil in it but that is there I recon to make you feel better about using it

Maldison is about the only truely effective insecticide for scale. rogor and confidor don't work too well.

There are organic treatments too and I will post a new thread on that.