Grumichama not flowering (forum)

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I have a grumichama between 3 - 4 years old around 2 meters in height that has never flowered. It gets full sun, plenty of water year round and fertiliser each Spring. I also give it extra potassium at different intervals. The tree looks healthy with dark green leaves. Does anyone know if this tree will ever bloom? Or should I pull it out and start afresh with a new tree.

Time: 29th July 2012 3:14pm

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trikus says...
It should flower very soon , noticed flowers on mine just yesterday .

Time: 30th July 2012 8:27am

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amanda says...
Good news trikus :) I am looking forward to mine this year! Juneli - the tree may be too young yet..? but it should be close - mine was 4yrs old and it's first crop was only a dozen or so.

My other tree hasn't flowered yet - it's younger - I am hoping this year - but likely next year.

I pruned my older tree at the wrong time last year and missed out on a crop (boo hoo!!)

Time: 30th July 2012 10:52am

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Mike says...
I have found my yellow grumichama responds to abuse.I never fertilize or water and routinely bang it with the lawn mower.Since it hit the dirt it has been a machine pumping out the fruit but right now is its biggest flowering time followed by the most bountiful crop of the year.You'd hock those up those small purple, big seeded types in horror if you had a large fruited sweet yellow first.
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Time: 30th July 2012 8:26pm

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David says...
Hi Mike , noticed on the weekend after some seriuos weeding that both the Black brazillian cherry and the black grumichama both coming into flower bud, Jab also in full flower now, sight to behold isnt it .

Time: 30th July 2012 8:30pm

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Mike says...
David you too huh? I have bunches of flowers in fact 12 consecutive trees with flowers including buds on my grimal,sabaras and yellow jaboticabas.Hopefully with luck I will soon be rollin' in bath tubs of quality seeds including the 2 you recently mentioned.

Time: 30th July 2012 8:38pm

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amanda says...
Does the yellow Grumi come true to type from seed Mike..?


Time: 30th July 2012 9:23pm

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David says...
Yellows you kindly gave me are still in stasis, due to the cold but soon will shed there gloom and sproat forth, like butterflies

Time: 30th July 2012 10:06pm

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Mike says...
The yellows are true blue and not 'yella' at all when it comes to being bold.David I'm glad that there are some survivors.I won't keep planting a zillion seeds of everything just a few rarer or better plants.

Time: 30th July 2012 10:31pm

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Juneli says...
Thanks for the info.Will wait for another 12 months before it gets the chop.

Time: 31st July 2012 10:16am

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John Mc says...
Given there is no issues and is healthy, would some MAP (monoammonium phosphate, 11-52

Time: 31st July 2012 10:52pm

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denise1 says...
My 4 year old tree had a dozen or so fruits, then the next year there were 150 or more fruit. The flavour was better the second harvest and may improve next time.

Time: 1st August 2012 12:41pm

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Mike says...
The fruit flavour and crop size improves with age.Environmental factors also have a role.

Time: 1st August 2012 2:09pm

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amanda says...
That's good to know guys, thanks :) I have also found that the very first crop from a some of my trees is not always the best either...(eg: my first Italia grape crop was pretty sour - after that it's been as it should - great)

Time: 3rd August 2012 4:31pm

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Juneli says...
Hey everybody, I found a couple of flowers on my tree amidst the new growth. So excited! Thanks everyone for your support.

Time: 12th August 2012 11:50am

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