The Murashige avocado: a profile

The Murashige avocado: a profile

I fear that in this profile of the Murashige avocado I was too critical, and it is because I’m not a fan of giant avocados in general. I’m know I’m supposed to be. What a huge avocado! So cool! But I’m not. Giant avocados have two downsides for...
The Wurtz avocado tree: a profile

The Wurtz avocado tree: a profile

Is Wurtz that bad of a name? Why can’t nurseries leave it alone? They’ll call the variety anything: Dwarf Avocado, Hybrid Dwarf Avocado, Little Cado. Anything except the original, real name: Wurtz. “Dwarf Avocado” “Hybrid Dwarf”...
Look, Mom. I made a citrus tree from scratch!

Look, Mom. I made a citrus tree from scratch!

It all started when I identified my neighbor’s citrus tree as rootstock. The fruit was unpleasantly sour and very seedy, nothing you would ever eat. The leaves were in groups of three. I looked at the base of the trunk and could see where the intended top of the...
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