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Sugar apple dropping leaves

19 years ago

My sugar apples have been dropping leaves all summer long... just touching them would make them fall if they didn't fall on their own soon. Turning yellow with brown/black spots and/or leaf tips would just turn brown and dry up. They still push out new growth. I have been spraying a fungicide but doesn't seem to make any difference. Any thoughts and suggestions on this? Much appreciated. J

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yellowthumb
19 years ago
It happened to me once, but not with Sugar Apple. I once had a Michelia Coco with the same problem. Finally I realized that I gave the poor thing too much fertilizer without enough leaching. I run the container through rain water a couple of times, that fixed it.
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