What's the Trick To Getting Barbados Cherry to Set Fruit?
sun_worshiper
13 years ago
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Comments (3)Antoine, What type of mango is it? Please email me at dongeorgiosego@hotmail.com so we can discuss particulars....See MoreBarbados cherry- Nematodes?
Comments (9)How big is it, Veronika? If the roots are still pretty much in the soil from the pot it came in you could safely repot it, examining the roots as you do. Another thought...The original potting soil surrounding the roots may not be holding enough moisture. It also may have air pockets as it's decaying away. Try poking around the rootball with a shovel handle or something. Is it soft and wobbly or firmly rooted? Does it feel like it has air pockets? So many times I've had to do this to trees that have been in the ground and refuse to grow. Usually I've had to add some topsoil (just the garden soil nearby), jetting it into the roots with a hose nozzle. Firm it in well, making sure it's planted high enough. If it's firmly planted and not too deep I would just fertilize it and water it well every few days and see if it responds. Mine just came out of "hibernation" only a week or so ago. So I gave it a deep drink of water with fish emulsion. It's dropped some yellow leaves, flushed out some pretty, light green growth and tons of flowers. Yours probably will too....See MoreCherry Barbados & Pride of Barbados
Comments (13)Hello new_in_texas: Thanks for the pictures, mine look exactly like yours except for two or three that are really taking off. The Red Bird of Paradise is one of the Pride of Barbados colors, that's the most common to acquire. The pink and yellow seem to be more expensive even just for the SEED. As far as your answer on 2 ft per year I'm looking at a long time before they mature then I suppose. I was planning on taking them out of the pots and planting them next Spring. Runjbells: Thanks for your response on the Cherry Barbados. It sounds like the same growth rate on the Pride of Barbados. As far as the winter, from what I understand they should resurrect come spring. I am growing my seedlings in the house until next spring so they get a good root base then I'll let them try to brave the winter next year. Did you just plant the seed in the ground? I tried putting a few seedlings outside but when two burned up from the heat I brought the survivor back in. It still hasn't fully recovered, I may lose it. Still on the learning curve on these and trying different things....See MoreBarbados Cherry tree
Comments (58)Haven't been to this forums lately but I found this question so I thought I'd add to it, because I found so little information on them online when I was first learning about them. I'm in Central Austin in the city and I have 10 Barbados Cherry trees lining our back fence. They were planted at least 15 years ago by a previous homeowner. Some winters they have lost their leaves; in our warmer winters they've been evergreen. Right now they all have dead leaves just hanging off their branches from the freezes this month; this happened overnight, but I'm hoping they return. In case anyone's curious... these can take a very hard pruning if you want a fuller shape. They can grow quite tall - up to 15 feet - or act more like a 7-foot bushy trees. They make for a nice screen against our fence. I've been experimenting a bit but learned the hard way about pruning. Last spring they'd gotten so overgrown that I went at them with my loppers. I pruned in mid-March and shortly after we had a few frosts. One of the trees, which I pruned back very hard, had begun to put out some new leaves and branches, but the frost killed the tender growth and with it the tree. So they are probably best pruned in the summer or at least with enough time for the growth to harden before any frosts--at least in my zone. The rest of the trees survived my early pruning and were amazing all summer--full of leaves and flowers, and especially beautiful from September to November. As Janie mentioned, they have a weeping habit, which looks gorgeous against a fence. However, they did need some soaker hosing several times this summer because of the drought. I wish I knew what variety I have but they are older. In any case, I'd keep them protected until they are established. It seems like they survive quite well here in Austin. North of here they may have some trouble....See Moresun_worshiper
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