American Chestnut and Pawpaw Diseases
Plants get infected many times due to lack of care. This makes it unhealthy and reduces its life too. Hence it is necessary to know the kind of disease on plants, to cure it and keep the plant healthy. Knowing About American Chestnut and Pawpaw diseases is very important factor of American Chestnut and Pawpaw Care. These plant's diseases are:
- American Chestnut: Chestnut Blight
- Pawpaw: Red blotch
American Chestnut and Pawpaw Pruning
Pruning is an important part of American Chestnut and Pawpaw care. Pruning helps to grow the plant with a faster rate. American Chestnut and Pawpaw pruning is done as follows:
American Chestnut pruning: Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves
Pawpaw pruning: Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning
Plants need fertilizers for its growth and increasing the life. American Chestnut and Pawpaw fertilizers are as follows:
- American Chestnut fertilizers: 14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost and General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer
- Pawpaw fertilizers: Magnesium sulphate, Nitrogen, Phosphate, Phosphorous and Potassium