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edzone9
01-13-2013, 11:09 AM
Hello Gang;

Iv Been Trying To Help This Guanabana Tree Come Back After afew nights of 33f weather here in NE Florida .

The Trunk Looks Healthy , But I see No Leaf Growth Yet .
I will be treating It with Super Thrive , But would like to know if theres any other thing that i should be doing with this tree .

I hate to loose it ! .

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51875&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51875&ppuser=14807)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51874&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51874&ppuser=14807)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51876&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51876&ppuser=14807)

edzone9
01-13-2013, 07:30 PM
Bump:lurk:

2woodensticks
01-13-2013, 07:50 PM
cut a tip off...if its wet,green its still good....if not just keep sniping off..looking for sign of life..you would need to get rid of dead stuff anyway..maybe wait until weather stays warmer..good luck let us know progress

john_ny
01-13-2013, 07:54 PM
I don't know how long ago the damage occured but I will say that you probably have to wait a few weeks, or months, before you can expect to see new growth.
I brought a dwarf lemon back from Orlando, in the end of September. We cut it back quite a bit, so I could fit it in my bag. After several weeks, it put out some new shoots, at the top. Now, a little over three months later, I noticed a new little shoot coming from below the graft. I will try to save it, and air-layer it, because I want the dwarfing root-stock. (Poncirus trifoliata)
You might try to make a little scratch in the bark, with your fingernail. If it shows green, it's still good.

edzone9
01-13-2013, 07:57 PM
Thanks Fellas i will work on here Tomorow..

edzone9
02-03-2013, 10:34 AM
Ok , Im Cutting Back the branches & i see green so i assume its alive , but still no leaf growth , it does not look dead to me , im treating it will Superthrive to see if i can stimulate growth , but i see no signs .

Should i dig it up & inspect the roots ? if so what signs im i looking for as far as the rooting system .
Also is it a good idea to dig it up & pot it untill recovers ?

I will be working in the Miami-Keywest Area All month Long , Any good Leads where i can find a healthy Guanabana Tree .

Thank You..

Abnshrek
02-03-2013, 11:04 AM
I'd feed it some fish emulsion.. that gets all my trees going.. :^)

edzone9
02-03-2013, 11:43 AM
Ill pick some up at my local HD, Thank You..

Abnshrek
02-03-2013, 11:54 AM
Ill pick some up at my local HD, Thank You..

from what I've seen on my trees & other's is that it really inspires an abundance of flowering in addition to growth so best used in spring, unless its banana's then any time is good.. :^)

edzone9
02-03-2013, 05:17 PM
Thank You AB !

Brian
02-04-2013, 02:38 PM
Heat will probably trigger the releafing at least it did for me. I just grew them in pots though far outside the zone you should . . .

edzone9
02-05-2013, 04:54 PM
What happens if i cut the Guanabana Trunk In Half ? Would it Spout New Growth or will it die ?

Thank You..

jjjankovsky
02-05-2013, 06:37 PM
My rule of thumb is, do nothing for quite a while. If you do anything you have proposed, you will re-stress this compromised tree. Don't get the tree into your quicky fixit time frame.

My guanabana was tilted over in a hurricane a bit back (18 months) and the next morning I chopped off the upper half and supported the remainder. I conked out for a bit, then started it's own repair.

I think if you goose this tree with anything during the winter up where you are, you will surely see it in your fireplace as kindling soon.

edzone9
02-05-2013, 06:51 PM
Thank You ! I will see how it does after Spring , i dont want to loose it .

GreenFin
02-05-2013, 09:24 PM
I noticed a new little shoot coming from below the graft. I will try to save it, and air-layer it, because I want the dwarfing root-stock.

Thanks for saying this, that's a good idea. :bananas_b

I think I'll do the same thing with my Washington navel orange and Meyer Improved lemon from 4 Winds if shoots appear below the graft.

Nicolas Naranja
02-06-2013, 12:16 AM
I had one and I think that perhaps it was just in a bad spot in a bad year. It lost its leaves 3 times, but it never came back from the 3rd time.

edzone9
02-06-2013, 10:52 AM
Thanks Nick !

edzone9
02-10-2013, 07:58 PM
I'd feed it some fish emulsion.. that gets all my trees going.. :^)

Just feed it FE , that thing stiks to high Hell Man :waving:
Lets see how she reacts to it .

Thanks again.

Planter56
02-12-2013, 04:29 PM
If you still see green under the bark, it's still viable. If you seen only brown then it's mostly like dead in that area. You should use your finger nail and just scrap a small area of bark along the branches. If green you good, if brown, no good. JUst hold off on pruning until spring and the warming weather. Don't force it to grow when it doesn't want to. Just give it time.
:lurk:

edzone9
02-12-2013, 06:25 PM
Thank You !

edzone9
02-24-2013, 01:59 PM
I just dug it up cut all the dead wood until I hit green . I painted the cuts with latex paint.
I put it in a pot and hope for the best.