fruit tag
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Fruit trees not fruiting. I have a grafted blackboy/nectarine tree, a cherry tree, a peach tree and an espaliered apple tree. Not one piece of fruit was on the first three trees and only 6 apples on the apple tree despite all of them blossoming well in the spring. Any ideas as to ... |
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Fruit on Palm tree - removing stems? We have a large palm tree which now has 6 fruit bearing stems. The fruit ripens to an orange colour and then drops and makes a mess. I believe it is known as a jelly palm. We are wondering whether cutting the fruiting stems off before they drop their frui... |
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Lazy care for fruit trees. I've added more trees and now have about 15 fruit trees on my property. I'm a very lazy gardener and am never going to be able to spray each variety of fruit with the correct spray at the correct time. They got neemed a few months ago when I l |
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What's this fruit? Saw these at the botanic gardens, what are they? Some asians were collecting them, 0 England so couldn't ask them https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/f |
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'Reasonably' priced fruit trees Anyone know where? I'm looking to start a bit of an orchard at work (kindergarten) but can't afford to spend $30-60 per tree. |
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Pear trees.7 year wait for fruit? We have one large pear tree and I was going to plant another. but have been told most pears take 7 years to fruit. this true? |
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Can anyone name this passion fruit It has a very large plain leaves unlike usual passion leaves the fruit is very round which gradually turn black, inside there is no seeds as you would expect it is mainly fibrous, typical passion fruit flowers but not singly but in a spray of up to six fl... |
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Pruning fruit trees. Iv'e made a bit of a mess of mine & I am happy to pay someone to come & teach me how to prune them properly! Anyone know of a pruner in Southland - around Gore area please? |
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What pot size for dwarf fruit trees? Just wondering what pot size i should get for dwarf peach and necterine trees. Looked at wine barrel halves, ack too large. so wondering what pot size would be suitable. Would i have to repot every few years? All i know is th |
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Fruit tree fertilizer My orchard consists of four stone fruit trees and one pear. I want to give them a feed but am confused with the various fertilizers on sale. The N P K levels vary from brand to brand. I do however have a large bag of lawn and crop which is N12, P 5, and K... |
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Fruit Trees - Pests & how you deal with them? Hi team, Just doing some research into what WILDLIFE pests (birds, possums, rabbits etc - NOT bugs!) are most common for home garden fruit trees, and what tricky techniques people have used to deal with them? Thanks for your help! |
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Best nut or fruit tree for Suburban wellington. Tawa to be exact. I have a sunny corner beside my chicken coop that needs a tree planted in it. It gets sun, reasonable sheltered (as in not too windy). I'm looking for a tree to grow about 2 metres from the boundary, fine to ha |
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Passion Fruit Vine going yellow Help please our passion fruit vine is going yellow. What is it lacking and what can I feed it with. Any ideas much appreciated |
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Fruit Tree grafting Need some help in this. I have an apricot tree that I want to graft and someone who knows how to do. They have said to get Golden Queen root stock but where is the best place to buy this? Do I just get a golden queen tree or is there specific "root stock"... |
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How to stop possum stealing fruit, climbing tree We have a possum around, I have seen it in the garden! We have no way of getting rid of it, but last yr it ate all my plums before they were ripe, and I've now found its been nibbling on my lemons! What I want to know is how can I stop it climbing t |
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Feijoa trees not producing fruit We have had a feijoa tree for 4 years now. Every year it flowers but we have yet to have fruit. It looks to be about 1/2 way grown to full size. What am i doing wrong! Ive never actually pruned it before could thisbe why its not producing fruit! |
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Lemon Tree. We have a lemon tree in the garden approx 15yrs the majority of the fruit is quite small however when the fruit does WE have a lemon tree in the garden ( approx 15yrs ) the majority of the fruit is quite small however when the fruit does mature the lemons have very thick skins. Any ideas what causes this/ remedy to solve this problem. Cheers |
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White Sapote fruit - Casimiroa edulis Has any body tried these, taste creamy like avocado crossed with a pear. Was told that they are better grafted, is this right. Have Googledbut can`t get any detailed cultivation notes, aside from grown from seed and are frost tolerant, will grow in |
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Fejoas - no fruit.why? i bought 3 fejoa plants last year - two are self pollinating, all had fruit when i bought them, which we then eat.they had flowers this year but no fruit.why! also they are in pots cause we are renting but they are big pots and are |
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Bottling fruit For years I have always bottled beetroot, chutneys sauces etc and then sealed the lids by heating them in the oven fo 30 minutes at 160 degrees without issues. This year I had an amazing pear crop which I cooked in a sugar and water concoction and t |
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Fruit trees. Iwant to buy some fruit trees egplum apricot would they grow and bear fruit if i was to plant them in big pots Iwant to buy some fruit trees, egplum ,apricot, would they grow and bear fruit if I was to plant them in big pots! |
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Pest? tree.fuzzy leaves with small yellow fruit? usually quite a spindly looking specimen.trying t find out if its fruit are toxic or not.if they are ill chop it down but if theyre not that will explain why the waxeyes are hanging around it and ill leave it (no not loquat) TIA |
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Fruit trees for windy location? I'm wondering if there are any hardy type fruit trees that would be ok in a very windy location, we are on a farm in Masterton and are really exposed. We already have a peach tree thats doing really well, any other suggestions! |
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Fruit Cage. Anyone know where i can buy a fruit cage or how to build one Anyone know where i can buy a fruit cage! Or how to build one! |
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Fruit trees. We bought three fruit tress this year which are doing well except the black boy peach it is not doing as well as th We bought three fruit tress this year which are doing well except the black boy peach, it is not doing as well as the others, what could I feed it with to encourage it along! I love the peaches, it is my favourite. Thanks. |
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Help identify fruit? It appears to be a Paw Paw to me, perhaps Mountain Paw Paw |
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Comfrey. Is it good to plant underneath fruit trees is it good to plant underneath fruit trees |
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A fruit ID and a what is this tree please ? plant 1 is a black mulberry, Morus nigra, yum |
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Birds in fruit trees Any ideas for saving fruit from the birds please!I've done plastic bags (the noise upset a neighbour) have two scraggy scarecrows, hung DVD's in the trees, but would like a new option.Any ideas!Yes I have 2 cats!I don't mind sharing with the b... |
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Would you put fruit trees Straight into horse poo, partly composted will it kill the plants! |
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Good cheap fruit tree nursery Hi will be planting out a new garden soon and although the wrong time of the year would love to put in some fruit trees, seems that i have been waiting so long to make a garden. wondered if anyone knew of a good fruit tree nursery or garden centre that se... |
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Prettiest fruit trees So I can put half of my fruit trees around the back where they won't be seen and the other half around the front where they will be seen. May be a matter of opinion but which fruit trees are the most attractive? I have - Peasgood non such apple, Pacific r... |
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You can have just ONE fruit tree because the section is too small and the lemon and grapefruit trees are already at the top of the list and non negotiable. Which ONE fruit tree would you plant in your garden. I'm thinking about apricot but . open to suggestions! |
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What has happened to my fruit trees this year? I have several stone fruit trees that have failed this year to fruit. Two dwarf peaches, and one large peach. One of the dwarf peach trees looks in great condition, no leaf curl and did flower,but no fruit, the other two received some damage from leaf cur... |
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Passion fruit in chch Anybody growing passion fruit in chch? How do they go with frosts etc? |
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Can somebody ID this fruit please Maybe a damson plum? |
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Where to for kiwi fruit plants south island Banned for sale because of psa |
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Seeds growing in fruit i have seen tomato seeds growing in the fruit but today have got pips growing in the core of the apple is there any reason for this |
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Planting fruit trees Canterbury this time of year? Planting fruit trees Canterbury this time of year? Good idea or not, can get water to them, looking at apples, apricot, quince that sort of thing, will post bore and fill the hole with some thing good, but have I left it too late? paddock has shelter belt... |
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Stone fruit trees We have two very young fruit trees (1 is a Nectarine and the other a Peacharine). we bought them from a Nursery July last year. They are doing really well. especially after having transplanted them in April! There is quite a lot of fruit growi |
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Leaves on Stone Fruit Trees Turning Amber ? I am curious to know why the leaves on a Nectarine and Peaharine tree are turning amber in colour - it's like they are confusing the season we are in with Autumn! I feed and water regularly and am at a loss to understand the change in the colo |
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Water for fruit trees Hi we have a 4mtr x 3 mitr apricot tree it has been very dry in north canterbury .Question is does it do any harm to water the tree at its base .Very free draining sandy soil Regards John. |
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No fruit on grape vine We moved to this property just over 12 months ago. We have two grape vines, one bears fruit ok but only on one half of the vine, the other had a few bunches of grapes but the fruit on the bunches were very small and remained green then finally shrivelled ... |
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What is this fruit? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/708822541.jpg I was given it yesterday and have cut it. It has white flesh |
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What is this fruit? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/708822541.jpg I was given it yesterday and have cut it. It has white flesh |
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No fruit on some feijoas We planted about 8 large grade feijoas about 5 years ago and are very happy about the fruit ripening now (will be our most productive years yet) but only about 4 of the feijoa trees have fruit. The others have none and never have. We planted several diffe... |
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Avocado experts: help on variety fruit sizes pls Hi there We're really stoked that our avocado trees are now producing only 2 years after planting. We have 8 varieties (of which only 3 are yet producing). These 3 are Esther (heaps of fruit), McEldowney (heaps of fruit) and Pinkerton (1 lone |
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Star fruit / Carambola Anybody know of any star fruit availible in NZ? |
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Fruit trees , in suburbia I have transformed our quarter acre section surreptitiously ripping out rose bushes etc from her indoors to 4 gooseberry , 6 grape ,4 feijoa , 2 apple , 2 pear , 2 apricot , 3 raspberry , 1 persimon , 2 orange , 2 mandarin , 2 cranberry ,1 nectarine , 1 l... |
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Coastal fruit trees - Wellington area Hi I'm looking to plant small fruit trees / bushes at the coast down here. We have a fullgrown fig, an orange and a meyer lemon. We have only narrow borders in a sheltered spot, so I can't plant anything wider than 1 metre. Any ideas? I was thinking encor... |
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Dwarf fruit trees Hi, I'm looking at getting one of these. Does anyone know how much fruit 1 tree would produce? and if grown in a pot how large does it need to be? Thanks |
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Espaliering fruit tree/vege garden plants - advice I have just put up a rather nice shade house and want to espalier a fruit tree on the north facing wall. It is an outdoor entertaining area as well as a pottager garden and I am trying to put in all fruit, vege, and herb plants. Apart from the espalier I ... |
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Fejoa Tree experts, fruit on new tree So I planted 2 trees at the start of winter last year (Mammoth & Triumph variety) and the Triumph tree flowered at Christmas and has fruited 4 fejoas. Should I remove the fejoas due to it being a reasonably new tree/to encourage more growth? (have googled... |
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Birds eating our fruit What is the BEST way to stop these damn birds eating our fruit? |
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This Oz Fruit Fly There has been a lot of publicity, via TV + newspaper, but I've never seen a good close-up photo of the thing, does anyone have a clear photo? |
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