My trees are 5-7 years old, they did great for the first few years, then 2 years ago they startd going down hill, the leaves would never green up, branchs started dyeing, I have never sprayed my trees or the orchard with any type of chemical, organic only. I fed all the trees lots of iron, and last fall I over dosed them with chemical fertilizer out of desperation....They seem to be doing a little better this year, but still will not green up, and they are still NOT happy trees.
I've tried everything, but nothing seems to help. Please view pictures at http://imageevent.com/cliffpics/trees If anyone has any idea whats going on, I'll try anything
There may be some trees that do well in your climate. Apricots, peaches, and chinese cherry bushes may do better there than here (Pacific NW) . You have no mulch on the ground. It looks like a desert. I would think about pomegranate, fig, palm, jujube, Russian olive, autumn olive and the like.
Just my guess.
John S
PDX OR
You need to do a soil test; the real kind you do at a farm supply, not the cheesy kits you get at Home Depot.
Ask your County Agricultural Agent where they do soil testing. They'll give you an airline barf bag to take samples from different places in your yard, mix together, and fill up the bag. They will also ask what kind of trees you're trying to grow.
The results will show you what nutrients you are lacking and what you need to add. Trying to fertilize without this test is just shooting in the dark. It may be that it is easy to correct your problem.
By the looks of your "plum closeup" you either need to do a soil test STAT, or start dosing with a 'miracle-grow" type soluble fertilizer by the barrel full now.
I am not certain how long a tree can last that looks so "albino" due to nutrient deficiency!
Of course the soil test is the cadillac way to go, but blue colored soluble salts go a looong ways! I buy Walmarts version of miracle grow, it is called "Expert", and use it at around 1 level TBSP per gallon. There, now you are an expert!
Think about mixing up pails of Epsom salts at 1 tablespoon per gallon and dosing each tree with several pails, and not right at the trunk, but around the perceived drip line.
I think you have an excellent prognosis of getting this thing under control.
Idyllwild
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Marsha H
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