How to collect and store avocado scion wood

How to collect and store avocado scion wood

I took a piece of a branch from my neighbor’s XX3/Holiday avocado tree and spliced it onto the top of a little seedling in my yard. This was my first attempt at avocado grafting. And I might have succeeded if I had had this post to guide me in selecting better scion...
California, where are your local avocados?

California, where are your local avocados?

My daughter made guacamole with the last Lamb avocado from our home grove this evening. It is early January. What will we pick next? Fuerte. This reminds me of our family trip to South Africa in March, for it was during this same season in the southern hemisphere...
Meet Frank Meyer, of the Meyer lemon

Meet Frank Meyer, of the Meyer lemon

I spotted this sign in a Starbucks the other day, featuring a coffee that is claimed to have Meyer lemon in its flavor profile, and I wondered how that would make Frank Meyer feel. Initially, he might shake his head because he clearly requested that no plant be named...
Growing mangos in Southern California

Growing mangos in Southern California

For the past twenty years or so I’ve been observing other people’s mango trees in Southern California, and for the past ten years I’ve been trying to grow my own. I haven’t had quick success, frankly. But I take consolation in the fact that most others I know who grow...
How I girdle avocado trees

How I girdle avocado trees

Girdling is a technique that can be used to manipulate the growth, flowering, and fruiting of an avocado tree. I use it mostly to make a tree fruit every year rather than every other year. Various tools and versions of the technique have been developed by avocado...

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