in the spring time i bought 2 phalsa seedlings, they probably had 4 leaves each at the time and each was probably about 8 inches tall and their stems were very thin, i transplanted them into gallon containers a few weeks after i got them and they grew well, perhaps reaching about 2.5 feet by summer and the trunk got thicker, they were growing like a vine so i kept them tied to a stake in each pot to train it straight. it was only growing vertically, so i decided to prune it in the summer, hoping it would make laterals. it has not grown since then. they have been getting full sun the whole time. i check the soil almost daily, making sure not to overwater (i’ve killed plants by doing that so i try to be more careful now) and i have probably only fertilized once, maybe twice, this growing season with fish emulsion. i am perplexed that growth stopped after i pruned it, it’s a been a few months now and we still have warm temperatures during the day here in the coastal Florida panhandle. i don’t think i pruned off more than 1/3rd off the tops of the plants. is this normal for phalsa? it’s not dead but their leaves are starting to brown and drop off due to cooler temperatures at night, in the mid 50s to 60s at night. i really hope i didn’t kill it. is anyone growing phalsa successfully?
I have a seedling that hasn’t grown since I got it, but I think I let it get too much sun early on, now I have it inside trying to rescue it. But I’m guessing the plants are not that hardy and that’s why they aren’t more widespread. That or the fruit sucks haha but I wanted to try it. If it decides to start pushing growth again I’ll be happy but if not, I’ll likely not try with one again.
they take full sun. i tried one berry, it tasted like a sour apple. it’s supposed to grow fast so i am perplexed.
No seedlings like full sun tho, it was very small. Had some sunburned leaves. That’s interesting flavor it sounds like cool, I’ll hope my rebounds then.
my two phalsa plants have flowered recently, i thought they flowered/fruited in the spring time, i see little fruit forming and will post pics when they are ready
Alot of evergreen/tropical spring flowering trees flower because of the daylight hours. Its possible phalsa is also like that. I know roselles and hibiscus are like that, and I have an inkling miracle fruit may also be like that (I had a bloom last fall and a bloom this spring). Not sure if phalsa is like that but it is certainly possible.
phalsa isn’t evergreen, it lost its leaves this past winter, i had them in the greenhouse and thought they were dead but came back in spring. i don’t think they like strong sun either, they were getting sunburned and hardly growing during the hot months.
Thats good to know so I don’t think mines dead when it loses its leaves. Its also apperently subtropical from Himalayan foothills, so I was wrong on both accounts. I still think its probably daylight thing. It doesn’t have to be in direct sun, plants can usually tell if there are in the shade or if its night time. Ambient light and all that.
Sometimes plants flower when they receive stress, like from pruning or a branch breaking. High winds can probably cause stress too. So if it had any stress, it possibly could be panic flowering.
I can also confirm the same, assumed mine was also dead in the greenhouse but it budded back out in spring. Planted it so we will see if it’s truly 8b hardy, granted we are newly 9a here it’s in a protected spot so I expect it will survive even if it dies to the ground
yes, i did prune it recently because i wanted it to branch out more, i’m wanting it to be bushy but i don’t think it grows that way
i’m not going to put mine in the ground until the trunk gets to be at least an inch or more thick