Sick Dwarf Peach (forum)

Norman starts with ...
I was hoping someone can help I recently got this dwarf peach from Perth it was looking like this when it arrived it was in a small pot so I have repotted but it still is not improving leaves are dying on the tips and all the new shoots have died.
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Time: 7th March 2012 7:02pm

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amanda says...
Hi Norman. In the first pic the plant looks very hungry. Not a great specimen they sent you :-( Maybe it was in transit too long in the hot weather also..?
The tips and new shoots dying might be fertiliser burn (did you fertilise it when u repotted?) or due to your water supply being saline..

Just feed it dilute seasol after repotting...one shock is usually enough for most plants. Once they start putting out new growth - then other fert's can be introduced.

If your water is saline (like ours in Geraldton) then there is not much help for it :-( I use rain water on my potted fruit trees only.

Hope u have a Low Chill peach there? It may struggle in your very hot summers - might be worth planting in so that it gets afternoon shade in summer...
Hope this helps :)

Time: 8th March 2012 10:20am

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Norman says...
Hi Amanda thanks for getting back to me yes it took a hit in the bulky it was in the transport company left them in full sun at the depot before I picked them up.

I did give it a drink of seasol when I repotted it was really root bound so i did tease out the roots a little bit.

The top part of the tree looks green and healthy its all the lower branches and leaves that are looking sick.

And yeah I have some good little shady spots for it. I might just need to give it more time to recover it has only been 2 weeks.

Time: 8th March 2012 3:12pm

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john says...
If you read Daley's explanatory notes you'll find that they recommend pruning a third off trees on receipt and, certainly, before planting out.

Time: 8th March 2012 3:50pm

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Norman says...
Thanks John I didnt know that do you still think I should prune it back or leave?

Time: 8th March 2012 5:33pm

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