AusBonsai

Hi

Sorry for the lack of photo. I will post some as soon as I get home with some day light.
I am hoping someone can help me diagnose a potential problem with my quince.

The juvenile leafs emerging are all a vibrant light green but all have very distinct dark veins while the older leafs are dark green and look normal.

Is this normal for quinces or is it lacking in iron or soil PH too high (similar to Azaleas)?

Thanks in advance.

longd_au wrote:Hi

Sorry for the lack of photo. I will post some as soon as I get home with some day light.
I am hoping someone can help me diagnose a potential problem with my quince.

The juvenile leafs emerging are all a vibrant light green but all have very distinct dark veins while the older leafs are dark green and look normal.

Is this normal for quinces or is it lacking in iron or soil PH too high (similar to Azaleas)?

Thanks in advance.

Dennis, It's not getting iron or possibly other metals into the new leaves quickly enough. This will change as the weather warms up. I have the same problem every spring. It's easy to fix now though. Go to Masters and buy a packet of Manutec Hyroponic fertilizer and give it that once a week at full strength, and all will be well. Make sure you disolve the 2 packs serperately then mix them together.

Wow..thanks Treeman.
I will get on to it. I assume this is a common problem for JP Quinces?

Here is a picture of the Japanese quince I was talking about.

longd_au wrote:Here is a picture of the Japanese quince I was talking about.

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Yeah just start feeding it.