of life cycle No signs of disease in roots, trunk, etc, but leaves make the tree look like it's dying. pH 6.23, P and Zn high off the charts, low N ( have been adding feather meal over the last 6 months to no avail.) All other nutrients are within or nearly in target area.
Your foliage looks like it has a combination of nutritional deficiency, foliage disease (possibly anthracnose).
You may need to do soil analysis and you may need the help of an Arborist to determine the specific disease cause and treatment plan.
This article has more information.
https://www.samac.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PestDiseases_SymptomsManagement.pdf
You may also want to contact your County Extension Office to see if they have any help for these diseases in your region.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search
I have a mature 45' mac tree in so. cal. In summer of 2018, after years of drought and a few days of 105 plus temps, it dropped a large % of its nuts in an act of self preservation. I would like to try deep watering this summer and question whether to water at the drip line or closer in to the trunk or both? Tree appears to be healthy as ever right now.
There are no feeder roots near the trunk, and the large roots will not take up water. They are only for stability.
In order to deep water, you will have to move out from the tree several feet, and then water. Sometimes it can help to bore a few holes down into the ground to let water penetrate through tough soil if this is the case.
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/nut-trees/macadamia/how-to-grow-macadamia-trees.htm
Healthy 40 yr old mac tree in SoCal started mass drop of nuts 7-10-18 and continues today. Over 1000 nuts on ground in 48 hrs. Nuts are 50 to 75% mature. Conditions are typical, this is a first.
It is most likely that the tree is reaching an age that will not allow it to produce healthy fruit. They will often drop what they cannot support. It may be that you need to fertilize the tree, as the soil can run out of nutrients over time, especially if it is not fertilized annually.
This article will help you with the care of these trees: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-tree-is-producing-fruit.htm
Is there a bush that grows these nuts? I live in Nebraska and this is the first time I have seen something growing on the bushes. I have taken it to a plant place and showed them the nut inside the covering that is how I found out what it was. All the information mentions trees. Thanks Shirley
Macadamia are typically trees, but may have a shrub form, although I've never heard of it.
They are a subtropical and tropical region plant. So if you have a shrub growing and surviving through a winter outdoors and producing nuts, in Omaha Nebraska, I suspect that it is not a macadamia.
The question is what is the minimum phosphate (P)level in the NPK chain in soil and in the organic chicken fertilizer if the phosphate levels are too high what damage can it cause to the macadamia trees And second question is what can we add to our organic chicken fertilizer to bring down the Phosphate level the test results from our lab shows a 1.13% Phosphate level Nitrogen is 2.6% and Potassium is 2.63%
The short answer is that 1.13% phosphate (P2O5) is not high in relation to the 2.6 for N and K. On that basis you need not worry about bringing down the P. In fact you might try to bring it up.
If your primary mission is to grow macadamia nuts, then of course it is far superior to test the soil and get agronomist recommendations for an Rx of mineral and biological amendments, based on actual defficiencies found. The general purpose fertilizer is OK, but may not address the actual needs for best plant health and productivity. And of course there are other factors in good soil and water managment, mulching, flood irrigating, legume green manure intercropping, no deep tillage to disrupt absorbing roots, etc., all these and more to be considered.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/nut-trees/macadamia/how-to-grow-macadamia-trees.htm
I bought this tree a little over a year ago. Haven't pruned it at all yet because I don't know what I'm doing. I am adding pictures. I am in coastal so cal.
That tree has already been shaped for production, it seems. There is no need to prune, unless you are taking out diseased branches. This should be done closer to the end of Winter, or start of Spring.
Keep in mind, they take a very long time to produce, and in container will be longer if they fruit at all. This article will help you with their, general care:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/nut-trees/macadamia/how-to-grow-macadamia-trees.htm
Where can you purchase a macadamia nut cracker?
There is lots of information for you on the cooking websites, and you can find a macadamia nut cracker online or in fine kitchen supply stores.
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