The first hint of flowers came a few week's back and I posted about it in GBBD. I'm still surprised this guy stands up to the conditions, I mean he lives so close to the airconditioning unit! Then again it blows out, not sideways, so he is actually pretty sheltered.
More and more blossoms joined the bloomfest, and even leaves began to poke through.
1. Will any of the blossoms turn to fruit?
2/ Will curly leaf strike again (highly likely)
Culry leaf is a major problem in Melbourne with certain stonefruit. It can be somewhat combatted with spraying but the timing has to be right and half the time curly leaf hits anyway. It weakens the tree a bit, and there may be less fruit, but I find it rights itself most of the time. Last year the plant got curly leaf early in the season, then shed those leaves and grew new, non-visibly infected ones. It went on to produce 3 lovely nectarines (one was a surprise) and seemed relatively happy and healthy.
The tree has way more blossom than last year, but that doesn't always translate into more fruit. So many factors are at play here, weather, pollinators, and luck. Fingers crossed I get a few goodies.
What's blossoming in your garden?
3 comments:
Wow, you have a necatrine tree on your balcony (AND a lemon tree). Impressive. I've run out of room on our balcony so I need to put my thinking cap on as to where we can pop a little fruit tree.
So pretty. I planted two peach trees just outside the window that I see out of constantly. I'm hoping for some nice blossoms in the spring.
Miss Piggy - And a lime, two apples and a fig! If you only want/can have one fruit tree I'd suggest lemons are definitely the way to go, because they have so many uses and will be bound sizewise by whatever pot you choose.
Daphne - do they set fruit too? Peaches are delicious, but I have to wait for a bigger, proper garden to plant any of those.
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