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What’s wrong with my sweet olive tree?
Posted on 4/26/19 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 4/26/19 at 7:42 pm
It’s looked like this since we moved in two years ago. Any tricks or tips?
Area gets plenty of rain and plenty of sun.
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Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:23 pm to pwejr88
The old timers say that the first year it sleeps, second year it creeps, and the third year it leaps.
Try some fertilizer with some 8-8-8 in the fall and spring, and that should help it along.
Try some fertilizer with some 8-8-8 in the fall and spring, and that should help it along.
Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:25 pm to pwejr88
There are lichens growing on the bark, a sign of high moisture and poor vigor.
It might be staying too wet under the surface. Take the mulch back from the crown of the plant about 5 inches, fertilize lightly and rake into top 1 in of soil. Spray with a copper based fungicide late in the day and make sure to get the trunks.
If you see new growth in the first 2-3 weeks, you might prune out one of the trunks about 6 in above ground to spur new growth.
It might be staying too wet under the surface. Take the mulch back from the crown of the plant about 5 inches, fertilize lightly and rake into top 1 in of soil. Spray with a copper based fungicide late in the day and make sure to get the trunks.
If you see new growth in the first 2-3 weeks, you might prune out one of the trunks about 6 in above ground to spur new growth.
Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:28 pm to Blah Blah Blah Dude
As far as I know it could’ve been there 6 years. We’ve only been here two.
I’ll try the fertilizer
I’ll try the fertilizer
Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:30 pm to Lou the Jew from LSU
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prune out one of the trunks about 6 in above ground
What’s this mean?
Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:37 pm to pwejr88
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The old timers say that the first year it sleeps, second year it creeps, and the third year it leaps.
This is exactly what my sweet olive did..Is it getting enough water?
Posted on 4/26/19 at 8:50 pm to pwejr88
Sweet olives grow incredibly slowly. Looks like someone pruned our lower branches. It’s got new growth, though, so all is not lost. Mine have been in ground about 5 yrs and average about 6-8” new growth in height each year.
Posted on 4/26/19 at 9:36 pm to pwejr88
Looks like it needs some fertilizer. It’s very thin and frail.
This post was edited on 4/26/19 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 4/27/19 at 5:43 pm to TDsngumbo
A like someone said above pull that mulch away from the trunk it should not mound up and on the tree like that
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