Tamarillo

lucyribbons, Feb 10, 10:06pm
Hi

I have a Tamarillo tree which I pruned quite hard several months ago and it is now doing very very well, with plenty of small flowers and even some fruit starting to show. However I have noticed several leaves have holes in the centre of them. They don't appear to have bite marks and I have inspected it regularly and can't find any bugs or grubs on it. Is this common? Is it lacking something in the soil? Or is it just shedding some unwanted leaves to put more energy into it's fruit? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Clayton (new to gardening)
nchun, Feb 10, 10:25pm
This time of the year it will be green caterpillars.
kaylin, Feb 13, 10:44pm
I have the same. The leaves have puckered up like silver beet, and I have holes. But not every leaf, just one or 2. And not on both plants (which are in pots and side by side) but just one.

My leaves are HUGE. 30 cm in width nd prob 50 cm in length.
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/364044295.jpg

I grew these beauties from seed. I hope they fruit. Here in Wellington we get wind and frosts so I have them in pots so I can move them.
venna2, Feb 13, 11:07pm
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/364048186.jpg I'm in Wellington and last year I moved my tamarillo tree for the third time, this time to a more sheltered spot (I'd put up a fence which gives shelter - I didn't do this just because of the tamarillo tree!) and remembered to put frost cloth around it during last winter. And now it's rewarding me with fruit. No sign of caterpillars . touch wood. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/364048235.jpg
https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/364048107.jpg
groovie1, Jun 27, 6:34am
My teeny tree is the length of one of your leaves kaylin.

I recently planted it at the back of the section next to my boundary fence and under the overhang of nearby trees trying to thwart winds and frost. For the moment it looks quite cosy in there. Apparently a little frost is good for them, helps them shed their top layer of leaves or something but we do frosts on a mountainous scale in Taupo so it might be a bit much for the wee mite.