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[ueihtam]

hi every mimosa lovers i have babys mimosa tenuiflora i want to know if i can start give them low fertilizer
some have start losing the bottom leaves
they have germinated the 11 mars 2017

[ONandONandON]

IMO i would rarely ever fertilize mimosa. Naturally in the wild they grow fine in poor soil.. if i am not mistaken,
they are nitrogen fixing>? which means they produce their own nitrogen, and add nitrogen back into the soil.
So i guess use a low nitrogen fertilizer.. this is just guessing.. but small pots+to much sun can equal leaf loss.

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[ueihtam]

thank you i will give them cactus fertilizer 2-7-7 for cactus you usualy use this fert every time you water soo i think if i give them that each month they will be ok

[DansMaTete]

Don't they need to find the right bacteria and live in symbiosis to be able to produce their own nitrogen ?

[ueihtam]

if i take the example of the strangler fig, they can take their nitrogen from the ambient air with their aerial root

[DansMaTete]

Tenuiflora is a synonym of Hostilis and this paper says :

M.  tenuiflora is  a  species  of  wide distribution,  occupying  dry  areas  of  Brazil  to  Mexico, Honduras  and  El  Savador (...)  Its preferred   symbionts   are   apparently   β-proteobacteria, belonging   to  the  genus Burkholderia

So you could find some rhyzobium inoculant or be lucky and have the right bacterias (many can make the job) already in your soil.

[ueihtam]

is mycorrhizae good for that tree !?

[FewTrueSeed]

is mycorrhizae good for that tree !?

Sybiosis is good for every being..

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