Do you have any questions about suckers growing on your fruit trees or the rapid foliage growth on rootstock and drastic decline in foliage and flowering on your grafted fruit tree variety? Drop me a comment, I would love to hear your thoughts and get back to you 🌻

I have recently learned about rootstock suckers by observation. Your video is the only one that demonstrates this process.

@MySustainabilityJourney

Жыл бұрын

I am SO glad you have identified suckers and now know what to do with them and also that this video was able to give you some added insights 🌻

Thanks for the clear and concise video. I have a bunch of trees in pots readying for transplant that all started sprouting suckers.

@MySustainabilityJourney

10 ай бұрын

It is the greatest of pleasure and I am glad to hear you got value out of it. At least you can now tackle those suckers on your fruit trees and direct the energy to where it belongs 🌻

Excellent tutorial! Do I need to 'paint' the nuckle against pests?

@MySustainabilityJourney

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much 💚 yes, you can most certainly cover it with a sealant, but if you correctly cut at the 45 degree angle then you also shouldn't have issues as the moisture wouldn't collect 🌻

why do suckers always grow so vigorously, why do trees prefer to allocate much more energy to the suckers instead of the graft?

@MySustainabilityJourney

9 ай бұрын

Now that's a really really good question and thank you for asking it! There are actually a few different reasons why tree will have suckers. The first is the species of tree. Some tree are just more prone to suckers than others, which is part of the characteristics of that species. Another is due to a very vigorous root stock that sends up new growth based on the amount of energy it has. The other, which is a lot more common has to do with the graft. Ultimately you have 2 varieties grafted onto one another. When the top graft is well established the bottom graft naturally wants to create more balance in the tree and because there are different varieties with different growing needs this is where things go wrong. It's a bit of a pain, but luckily suckers are easy to identify and remove, unlike pests and disease issues 🌻

I lost my naartjie tree because I was not knowledgeable on the topic of suckers. I'm just wondering if I can still salvage it. I'm basically just letting it grow and to see what fruit will emerge if any. Thank you for great content. Can I ask which variety of basil you are growing. I love the dark purple leaves and foliage.

@MySustainabilityJourney

Жыл бұрын

It is only a pleasure and I'm so glad you got value out of watching this video 💚 I, too, have lost a citrus graft to suckers. They seem to be a lot more sensitive to sucker growth than stone fruit, apples and pears. As for salvaging it, that depends. If the graft is brown then that one is gone, but if the rootstock has growth you can 100% let it go. It will be a lucky packet in terms of fruit and if will even ever bear fruit. It's up to you if you want dedicate the time and effort, or if you would prefer a named variety that you like the taste of. With regards to the basil, that's pink perennial basil. It's absolutely gorgeous and attracts masses of bees. It also makes a delicious Pesto and is a great pest deterrent. I did a video on them if you might want some more info on perennial basil's 🌻 kzread.info/dash/bejne/YqCgprCPmNa0ddY.html

We bought an apricot tree about 4 years ago and I had a dog that chewed and ruined it about 2 years ago. Since then it has produced multiple what I now think is those suckers from down in the roots. We didn't know any better so we left them alone and now they are thick branches. The main stem is completely dead so now what remains is the multiple branches coming from down in the roots. It did flower a bunch in the early spring but they all fell off and now it ust looks like a little bush of leaves. I just want to know if it's time to just give up on it, I feel like it should have fruited by now after so many years.

@MySustainabilityJourney

2 ай бұрын

Oh no, this sucks so bad and I'm so sorry to hear this. It's always a pain when things go wrong, but hey, I guess that's part of the journey when growing your own fruit and vegetables. Just stay motivated, you will get there in the end 💚 As for what I would do, I would remove it and plant a new tree. Why I would do this is because the suckers are most likely from the rootstock and the rootstock could literally be anything. They do not always plant rootstock true to the grafted variety so you really could have anything growing there. As apricots fruit on 2nd year growth you definitely should have had fruit by now, so I would cut my losses and start again. All the best and let me know what you choose and how it goes 🌻

@RoxyGirl0816

2 ай бұрын

​@@MySustainabilityJourneyThank you so much for the reply! You just saved us, possibly years of frustration and headache😅. I think we are just going to do as you suggested and remove the tree and plant another. Thank you for all the knowledge and advice. I really appreciate it!

@MySustainabilityJourney

2 ай бұрын

Yay, it is the greatest of pleasure and I'm so glad to be able to be of help to you. Please pop me any more questions you might have. You can also DM on FB if you want to send pics of your tree(s) or need any advice 🌻

Dude I've disliked the video as your video shows way to much foliage, does not incorporate fully grown fruit trees, way to much outer panning, and not enough close up all I could see was foliage.

@MySustainabilityJourney

Жыл бұрын

Disliked your comment too because there were plenty of closeups, clearly showed the difference between significant sucker growth (50cm+) and resultant minimal main graft growth, plus not everyone has fully mature orchards nor professional video skills 👍

@tonyedwards7801

Жыл бұрын

@@MySustainabilityJourney Well let's see what the consensus is amongst your subscribers.