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My Bacon avocardo tree has lost all its leaves. we treated for curn grubs and fertilised and they kept falling, now it only had buds and stems. Any suggestions, I just replanted into a pot. Steve

Time: 2nd September 2009 4:08pm

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Jantina says...
Hi Steve, more info please eg. did it get frosted or very very cold,was the drainage good, did it get too dry, how old is it,was it getting enough sun, too much hot sun, over fertilized etc etc. P.S. what are curn grubs.

Time: 3rd September 2009 10:54am

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Steve says...
Hi, Should have read 'curl grubs'. Tree is about 8 to 12 months old, 12 to 14 inches tall, did not get frosteed or very very cold - typical Windsor/Sydney winter, it is protected from extreme weather with a fence and 5 ft trees either side, does get enough sun, is well drained and did not get too dry, was not over fertilised, ony gave fertiliser when leaves started to look limp. Steve

Time: 3rd September 2009 1:00pm

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HappyEarth says...
Is it flowering or sending out new shoots? Mostly likely root rot - an all too common problem with avocados.

Rich
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Time: 3rd September 2009 2:07pm

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Lisa says...
Mine has also lost all it's leaves. It is in a protected position, potted in quality mix and a very mild winter here in the Mountains. I don't over water it and it is covered in flowers now. Is it going to die or will it come back.

My Hass on the other hand looks great.

Time: 4th September 2009 8:23pm

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baldrick says...
My potted shepperd had the potting mix replaced and has now lost all of it's leaves and the external branches had died. However the main trunk is still green. Is it a lost cause or will my tree come back?

Time: 9th September 2009 2:00pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi John,

This webpage does answer your question, a bit further down the page.

http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5240.html

Good luck.

Time: 9th September 2009 2:25pm

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Brendan says...
Hi baldrick,
I must say I've never heard of anyone growing a Shepard avocado in a pot! They are not a dwaft tree, like the Wurtz & Rincon, or a semi-dwaft like the Pinkerton, but I suppose if the the pot is huge, it'll work. Good luck.
Try giving your potted tree some gypsum & dolomite, that should help. (Go easy with it :-)
Can it be planted in the ground?

Time: 10th September 2009 7:01am

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