Cacao tree: leaves yellowing
Gary Cooper
On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, dkra wrote:
> Here's an update on the little cacao tree I received this January.
>
> It's put forth a few new healthy leaves. The translucent white plastic
> garbage bag I've placed over it when the kitchen air is too dry serves as
> a sort of mini-greenhouse. Misting the plant on a regular basis seems to
> help, too. The result: new growth is tender and green, and does not have
> the brown, dried, "burned" edges of older leaves. A few tiny leaves are
> appearing at the terminal bud.
>
> The problem: Some of the older leaves are turning yellow with green
> veins. I'm concerned, because I saw this behavior in a gardenia shortly
> before it died. The plant was repotted (moved from a 6" container to a
> 5-gallon can) about a month and a half ago, and placed in some camellia
> potting mix. It has been fertilized three times since then: once with
> vitamin B-1 solution for the transplanting, once with a weak fish emulsion
> fertilizer, and about a week ago with some Miracle-Gro solution.
>
> The plant is also near the west-facing kitchen window and is now getting
> some sun through the plastic bag.
>
> I have a hunch that the problem is either soil acidity or sun, but I'm not sure.
>
> Geographical note: Location is about 38 degrees north latitude, San
> Francisco Bay Area, Sunset zone 16 or 17.
>
Yellow leaves with green veins is often caused either by iron deficiency
or by alkaline soil (or both). You might try giving it an iron supplement.
Gary
ZPhysics
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Jun 1998, dkra wrote:
>
>> Here's an update on the little cacao tree I received this January.
>>
Where is you get the Cacao tree? I assume you are talking about the tree that
makes the chocolate bean? Is there a mail-order place
somewhere?
/z.
a very amateur ethnobotanist
Zita Maria Evensen
Thanks for the info.
/z.
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dkra (dk...@NOSPAM.ix.netcom.com) writes:
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> /z,
>
> Yes, this is Theobroma cacao, the tree which produces cacao (cocoa) beans
> (chocolate).
>
> The cacao tree was a Christmas present, bought from InfoMaui, Inc. of Hawaii.
>
> Contact:
>
> InfoMaui <info...@mauigateway.com>
>
> or
>
> InfoMaui, Inc.
> P.O. Box 1624
> Kihei, Maui, HI 96753
>
> dkra
>
>
> In article <199806201714...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
> zphy...@aol.com (ZPhysics) wrote:
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> Where is you get the Cacao tree? I assume you are talking about the tree that
>> makes the chocolate bean? Is there a mail-order place
>> somewhere?
>>
>> /z.
>> a very amateur ethnobotanist
>
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Dee Abutair
in the California Monterey Bay area? TIA........DEE
Starlight
germinate because the seeds of the cocoa plant do not have any dormentcy
time. When the seed is fully mature, it needs to be planted right away and
aloud to grow...................DEE
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problems, my darling b/f is letting me use his computer.
dkra wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> In article <35A2C2EE...@gilroy.com>, Dee Abutair
> <star...@gilroy.com> wrote:
>
> > does anyone know where I could get one??? And if I was able to get one
> would it live
> > in the California Monterey Bay area? TIA........DEE
> >
> <snip>
>
> > does anyone know where I could get one???
>
> For a live tree contact:
>
> InfoMaui, Inc.
> P.O. Box 1624
> Kihei, Maui, HI 96753
> InfoMaui <info...@mauigateway.com>
>
> For Theobroma cacao seeds contact:
>
> The Banana Tree, Inc.
> 715 Northampton St.
> Easton, PA 18042
> http://www.banana-tree.com/Seedss2z.htm
>
> > And if I was able to get one would it live in the California Monterey
> Bay area?
>
> For the Monterey Bay (CA) area, the plant would be best kept indoors.
> Theobroma cacao is a tropical plant which grows best within 20 degrees of
> the equator; temperatures must never go below 60 degrees F or the plant
> will sicken and die.
>
> I did not succeed in getting the seeds to germinate; that task might be
> better left to a professional nursery. The tree is your best bet.
>
> dkra