Meyer Lemon Tree Damage & Plum Tree Leaves Bug-Eaten - September 14th, 2006 at 09:19 AM
New to this forum, so I'm not sure why some replies are private and which are public. Place a query about what to do about my Meyer Lemon tree, whose branches were having it's bark scrapped off and received an excellent private reply.
Please see photos of damage.
I've trimmed the bottom branches, surrounded the base with chicken wire, placed a "scarecrow" motion detector in front of it to spray water should something try to climb it and hope for the best!
Papito, who responded, felt the tree could recover. Please look at the photos and let me know if there's any more I can do to help it heal up. Do love my lemon tree.
Also there are photos of a very established old plum that gives delicious small pop-in-your mouth sweet tasty plums, tons of them. This is the 1st time in 5 years that this sort of bug infestation has happened. It's been a hotter than usual summer, we had late rains, and it was pruned late, after it was already flowering. Could any of those things have contributed and can you tell what's eating the leaves?
I try to do everything I can in my garden organically.
thanks for your help.
Meyer Lemon & Plum Tree damage
Lemon Tree Damage
Meyer Lemon Tree Damage
Plum Tree Bug-eaten Leaf Front
Plum Tree Bug-eaten Leaf Back
Excellent guide to how to post pictures in the forum by the way! Mary Reboakley's post on Photobucket Tutorial or use this link: http://reboakly.trekvisual.com/photobuckettutorial.html
Please see photos of damage.
I've trimmed the bottom branches, surrounded the base with chicken wire, placed a "scarecrow" motion detector in front of it to spray water should something try to climb it and hope for the best!
Papito, who responded, felt the tree could recover. Please look at the photos and let me know if there's any more I can do to help it heal up. Do love my lemon tree.
Also there are photos of a very established old plum that gives delicious small pop-in-your mouth sweet tasty plums, tons of them. This is the 1st time in 5 years that this sort of bug infestation has happened. It's been a hotter than usual summer, we had late rains, and it was pruned late, after it was already flowering. Could any of those things have contributed and can you tell what's eating the leaves?
I try to do everything I can in my garden organically.
thanks for your help.
Meyer Lemon & Plum Tree damage
Lemon Tree Damage
Meyer Lemon Tree Damage
Plum Tree Bug-eaten Leaf Front
Plum Tree Bug-eaten Leaf Back
Excellent guide to how to post pictures in the forum by the way! Mary Reboakley's post on Photobucket Tutorial or use this link: http:/