Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Apr 22, 2009 5:57 pm Hi, I had bought a nectarine tree about three months or so ago and have been using fertilser as instructed from the nursery and watering it also. Could it be that it needs a bigger pot? I am hoping to plant it into the garden once the house is finished in a few months. The guy from the nursery stated that it will be fine in this pot until the end of the year. It is over 1 metre tall, no crinkling of the leaves or any visible bugs present, just leaves turning yellow. Any ideas as to what is may be??? Thanks
Re: Nectarine tree looking sick 2Apr 22, 2009 10:03 pm It is because Autumn is here and they will start loosing their leaves depending on where you are. Mine at home on one side of the garden are green as. The Peach across the yard is yellowing and the first few leaves have dropped. Peaches and Nectarines are very similar. The weeping Mulberry has dropped all of the leaves yet at my mums, hers is still very green and lush Re: Nectarine tree looking sick 3Apr 22, 2009 10:13 pm Phew! I also thought mine was sick- thanks to Tillie for asking this! Re: Nectarine tree looking sick 4Apr 23, 2009 7:44 am Thanks very much for the good news Fu Manchu. I have it in line with a lime, apricot and lemon tree and I was hoping that if it was sick that it would not spread to the others... Just another question, once the leaves fall off the tree, just my nectarine and apricot as the others are quite small, is that the correct time to prune them?? Do you fertilise them even if they have no leaves?? Am very new to this fruit tree growing Am in Melbourne Re: Nectarine tree looking sick 5Apr 23, 2009 6:51 pm Don't worry about feeding it when there are no leaves. Even just as it flowers and new leaves appear it won't be absorbing to much in the way of nutrients, it sure will after a few weeks though and the soil begins to warm I am a bit quizzical about them telling you to feed them in small pots. Be careful what you use because over feeding can cause the leaves to go yellow and drop. That doesn't matter just now anyway with them about to drop soon. Stick to a fortnightly dose of seasol and powerfeed when the plant is in full leaf. Don't worry about pruning them so young. Grab a copy of the Yates Garden guide. It has some good basic info on pruning stone fruit. Oh and just keep the pots moist over the course of the year. Re: Nectarine tree looking sick 7May 07, 2009 6:21 pm Re: Nectarine tree looking sick photo included 8May 07, 2009 6:51 pm I'd take the saucers out from under all of the fruit trees to ensure fantastic drainage, as the roots need oxygen as well. Keep trees evenly moist, but not sitting in water. The Nectarine looks as it probably should at this time of year, but every area will be different - here in Perth we are still nice and warm, with cooler evenings, so autumn is late-ish, with some trees starting to colour. The natural thing for deciduous trees and plants to do is suck all the nutrients out of the foliage and store all those goodies back in the plant, to be used again in the active growth seasons. This process gives the beautiful autumn colour we get to enjoy, before having to rake up all those leaves (fantastic compost material too). Check for red spider mite on the underside of the leaf, as these tiny insects suck sap out of the foliage, leaving the foliage with a silvery or speckled sort of appearance. They are hard to see, but you may see specks of black poo, and tiny bits of webbing. There may be a slight sticky residue also. These guys don't like to get wet, hosing under the foliage will help, as will a soap spray. They can spread from plant to plant, so have a search around the other plants too. I'm sure you haven't got anything serious to worry about there, but you could show your pic to a good local nursery, and maybe take some leaf samples to show as well. Re: Nectarine tree looking sick photo included 12May 21, 2009 5:59 pm Well all the leaves have fallen off but a few that are hanging on. My dad had a go at pruning the tree, trying to keep it in a vase shape?? Here are some pics Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Here is the apricot tree Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Then the lemon with a couple of yellow leaves and also lime trees Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Would appreciate any further advice that you may have Would these trees, nectarine, lemon, lime and apricot do well in a position where there is shade come the late afternoon?? I was planning on putting them next to an area near the garage. Here is a pic when the frame was going up. From the fence to the garage wall it is approx. 6.7 metres and approx. 14metres from the rear paling fence behind the garage to the front of the block. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 13May 25, 2009 10:45 pm Fu Manchu or Lacebark??? Or anyone else that has advice Could you please have a look at my pics and hope that I am not doing any damage to the trees??? Thanks Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 14May 25, 2009 11:34 pm You'll get by with them in a bit of arvo shade Maybe just snip off those dead sections on the ends of the nectarine The lemon and limes will love a feed of blood and bone, some seasol and powerfeed A bit of molasses if you have some too check the thread on that Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 15May 26, 2009 11:27 am Thanks for that Fu Manchu, but can you be a little more specific as what to cut off the nectarine tree??? Which parts are dead?? Will be sure to feed the lemon and lime Thanks again for the advice Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 16May 26, 2009 11:56 am Ok well in the pictures you have the ends above the nodes that have died back. Check the colour difference. Those dark brown bits. Just snip them off, but they will probably just die back and snap off in a few months anyway so your choice . They just about mark a line for you how and where to cut Just above the node on an angle away from the small branch coming out. Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 18Jun 10, 2009 7:31 pm Those lily pillys (?) in the foreground of that shot, what is the intended purpose of them? Just see the tops in the shot. Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 19Jun 15, 2009 6:53 pm The ones with the red and green leaves??? They are to grown along the low section of the fence to create a hedge to eventually grow to the height of the taller section of the fence. I have bought three of them and hope it works. I have seen some lovely hedges out of these reddish/green tinged leaves down in Romsey near Sunbury here in Melbourne. I was hoping for a little more privacy with the neighbours as we are in a cul-de-sac, but they were not too keen on building a higher fence, so I thought I would plant a hedge. Re: Nectarine tree with new pics 20Jun 15, 2009 7:09 pm Ok well could I suggest you start getting them hedge ready now while they are in pots Start to snip out the growing tips. Yes, they will get smaller but by doing this now, your hedge will get amazing later in the ground. At every point you tip prune, you're going to increase the foliage up to 5 times at each branch! That will get them nice and dense Start clipping them flatter too once they bush up a little more. Think of it as one step back and two steps forward Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 10002 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 3260 |