Will I ever get to see this again
@allknowing (135887)
India
December 19, 2015 9:16am CST
Year in and year out we have had bumper crops of jackfruits from the 4 trees in our garden. After that mini tornado we lost one tree. It is strange that the other trees have not yielded. Could they be mourning for the loss of that tree that had the highest yield. Could it also be that it is nature's fury that we did not make good use of the yield as much of it had gone into the compost pits?
I only hope this is a temporary phase.
Have you had this kind of experience?
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
19 Dec 15
We had this with an avocado and mango tree before. After the season we chopped them way down and let them grow again. Now they seem to be doing just fine. But when we do cut the trees we try to wait for the season to pass when they give food. But lately it seems they give fruit year round when before it started around October and ended in April or early May then in June or July we would cut a lot of the tree down and allow it to grow up again for the new season.
@allknowing (135887)
• India
19 Dec 15
Those trees that have not yielded are intact and we nor the tornado have chopped them. May be they are just mourning the loss of their friend? That tree that fell to the ground always had bumper yields.
@allknowing (135887)
• India
21 Dec 15
@poehere I have an avacodo too but has not yielded. This seems a different kind of experience for you. May be I will get fruits this year as that tornado chopped it off too and has now got new shoots. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
20 Dec 15
@allknowing I do not know. All I know is we have an avocado tree in our yard. For years there is no avocados on this tree. It is like sleeping and won't yield anymore. One time we cleaned the yard and my BF decided to cut this tree way down. He did not cut it down to the ground he cut off a lot of the taller branches and only left very few on the tree. Not long after this the tree started to sprout all new branches and fill up the tree nicely. This same year we had more avocados on this tree than we could eat or even give away.
@much2say (55503)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Dec 15
How strange, but what an interesting thought about the other 3 mourning the 4th! I wonder if it had anything to do with pollination or the way it the sunlight or shade was situated because of that now missing tree? I've never seen a jackfruit tree - only the fruit from our international stores - I imagine that they must be huge, tall trees judging from the size of the fruit? Perhaps next year will be a better year - this year must have been a time of adjustment for the 3.
@much2say (55503)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Dec 15
@allknowing Maybe the trees needed a break this season. I remember my dad mentioned some trees skip a year and bear fruit only every other year. I hope you get your fruit back next year!
@allknowing (135887)
• India
21 Dec 15
@much2say They have yielded every year. This is a strange event in our garden. Hoping everything will come to normal by next year. Thanks for your concern.
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@allknowing (135887)
• India
21 Dec 15
They are huge trees. We always got too many of these fruits and every tree in the garden had fruits. I only hope the situation changes next year.
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@allknowing (135887)
• India
21 Dec 15
I tend to believe what you are saying. Everything is so different in my garden besides that mini tornado that devasted this area. But I always find a silver lining in every cloud in that every tree has shot up and next year I hope to see results but the jackfruit trees were intact and so was wondering.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Dec 15
we have one jackfruit tree. it bore a lot of fruits earlier in the year. now, i see several but they're small and brown. 
@allknowing (135887)
• India
21 Dec 15
That has never happened here. This is the first time that our jackfruits are not there.
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
21 Dec 15
@allknowing according to my mother, we should only trim the tree after the fruit-bearing season, but i also think the unusual heat and unpredictable weather is a factor
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@allknowing (135887)
• India
19 Dec 15
I am hoping too. Although all that yield is not used yet it would be said if they stopped yielding totally
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@noblewriter (55)
• India
21 Dec 15
I have no sound knowledge about biological trees, but I still agree with the thought that it is very painful to see well grown up trees getting destroyed.
@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
19 Dec 15
It could be because of the loss of the other yield or it could be due to the weather also. Maybe you'll have better luck next year
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
22 Dec 15
I have heard that every 7th year fruit trees rest and take the season off.
