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09-10-2009, 07:58 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
I'm no expert, but I would like to comment. I think I would contact the person you got it from and include a couple of those pictures. Ask how it looked when shipped. I purchased a couple of Ae Ae's that were shipped in wet packs and mine don't look like that. They have a little bit of brown on the white edges from sunburn and that's all.
There are more pictures in my gallery if you want to check it out.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
Just curious where did you buy the Ae Ae?
Do not want to offend anyone on the board..if you sourced here...but.."my experience" with Ae Ae..is the leaf pattern is predominantly white or green...some white is green tinged...but there is significant "pure white"...look at Jananas pic right below your post............. The white on your leaf patter has mostly "green" tinge that is lacking on the Ae Ae's I have grown....there are several board members with extensive Ae Ae experience (beyond my personal experience) that can add their expertise.... Last edited by Rmplmnz : 09-10-2009 at 11:52 PM. |
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
As far as the brown spots go, they look as if it may have been caused by spider mites. That's what my plumeria would look like when the mites got out of hand. Look for signs of insects and treat as needed. Otherwise it's a great looking aeae. Let us know how the next leaf looks.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
I am not saying I like it more or less than any other plant..just that the leaf pattern varies from "my experience" and calling on members that are more familiar with this plant to comment.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
I bought off eBay from a grower in Florida. I did notice some ants in the packaging and cleaned off the root ball before planting. No indication of mites though. Plant is in good soil and I'm watching water/brown spots... So hopefully future leaves will be normal. Thank yall for the info/tips.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
It reminds me more of the variegated M. balbisiana than 'Ae-Ae'.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
i just wanted to show the variability of AE AE all the pictures below are of the same plant over a years time some aren't that different from the threads creators plant
as you can see from the various pictures the leafs change radically over time and take on more or less patterning this has been in my experience totally dependent on what and how often you feed high levels of nitrogen reduce the white margins considerably also the shapes of the leafs change over time just like all maturing plants i think his is an Ae Ae and not a Musa b. variegated
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09-11-2009, 01:46 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
Thanks for posting the pictures!
Southernbanana's plant just has such a tiny amount of "pure white"; but to your point this could be due to high levels of nitrogen (which nurseries use to promote growth). I am just accustomed to seeing more of the "pure white" coloring (from my own limited experience)...obviously there is a high degree of variability in coloring. |
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09-11-2009, 02:49 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Haha, I just hope that I will be able to join U in souch debates as Aeae grower. But for now, wish U all good growth!
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
When I got mine(the one that the postal service squashed) it had these spots on the leaves and I was told(in advance) that this was due to a yearly invasion of snails. It ended up breaking off where it was damaged but all the emerging leaves have looked great with no blemishes so far. It was probably something similar with your plant. I bet the new growth is fine for you as well.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
Well, my thought is it might be caused by ants. I really can't prove this and don't have evidence to back it up. However, I do know that ants secrete formic acid when they bite things. Formic acid is known to cause chemical burns on eyes/skin of humans/animals, so I don't think it is a stretch to think it could also damage plant tissue. Plus the pattern of it along the midrib would make sense for the path ants might take while traversing a banana plant.
Again, no conclusive evidence this causes what your pictures show, but it's a possibility that seems to make sense to me, anyway. And you DID find ants in the package, so that kinda helps solidify my argument.
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Re: New Ae Ae - brown leaf spots upon arrival
I'd contact the person you purchased it off of right away and let them know of the damage/spots and send them the picture and ask if it was like that when it was shipped. And if so, what is the explanation? I hate to disagree with everyone on here, but an overall random spotted pattern scares me for some sort of fungus. I'd probably hit it with a fungicide if it arrived here like that and put it away from my other plants until I saw a new leaf was growing out that looked right. Also people shouldn't be shipping plants with bugs (ants or whatever) in them because you never know when you're shipping to a place that those bugs may become a problem, for example japanese beetle was one that got shipped by accident! And if it looked like that when it was shipped, that's not very good either. I wouldn't ship out a plant that looked like that even if I knew it was ok, unless I contacted the purchaser first (with pictures) and an explanation up front so that they knew it was ok.
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