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| The tree flowers normally, starts to leaf out normally and then the leaves never grow in size (they seem dull/very small) and then droop. The Hunza tree this year seems to be sending new shoots very low on the trunk (can't tell where the graft is anymore). I'll upload some pics tomorrow (going clubbing right now :) :) ) to give an idea of what is happening. Last year i did have the main trunk snap in a storm so i had to cut it back and two side branches are now the main growing stems. I have had this happen to 3 trees now. The first 2 were Tomcot (on whatever Raintree sells them on) and now this year its Hunza on Citation. The Hunza is pushing 5 years or more. The Tomcots were maybe 4 years old. Anyone seen this? Do you think its root related (borers)? Cold related? My Puget Gold right next to it looks normal. A disease? I might have to chop this Hunza and then let some of those lower new shoots take over? or remove the tree entirely. I ordered a Robada (Fruitnut made me do it) that i could put in its place. Annoying! Not that Hunza is that great, but its still a decent apricot (large/good flavored in my opinion). The Puget Gold I have is slowly being grafted over to a Frankenstein tree. It has Satusuma, donut peaches, hybrid plums, Redhaven peach, Tomcot apricot, maybe a pluot...can't keep track. |
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| That's cold injury. The water conducting tissues have been damaged or killed by your cold this winter. I've got the same thing going on with about 80 newly planted trees. It dropped to 23F mid April after they had about 18 inches new growth. They've budded back out but many are not growing at all or very slowly. Water can't get to the foliage. In both cases the tree may repair itself but could also collapse and die. |
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- Posted by wolfridgeil 5a (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 14 at 9:00
| I had a sweet cherry do that one year due to bark split. It leafed out and appeared normal then withered. It was very obvious though (hindsight is 20:20) as sap dribbled out the broken bark. The tree died quickly - likely due to my lack of action. Maybe I could have gobbed it up with pruning paint. |
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- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 14 at 13:47
| I'll have to make a decision then on either removal or extreme pruning... |
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| For what it's worth, I planted an Apricot and a Bing Cherry from local retailers in mid-late March, the Apricot never budded out and was definitely dead (as were the others on the same pallet by May), Only one side of the Bing Cherry is still alive, the other side is dead. Looking at local retailers, all the Cherry trees they have, Bing or Stella, are having the same problem, most or all of the buds are dying or are dead. Other fruit trees, Apples, Peaches, etc. are faring much better. Oddly enough, the Black Tartarian Cherry that I planted a few years ago is doing just fine. I have a Peach and Nectarine also planted a few years ago that are experiencing dieback of buds and shoots now, but looked better a couple of months ago. Winter sucked here in Z5, 60511 in IL.. vince |
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