Jan Boyce avocado tree: a profile

Jan Boyce avocado tree: a profile

Jan Boyce has been called “the connoisseur’s avocado.” What earned it that title? And does the variety’s tree quality match the fruit quality? In this profile, I’ll answer these questions and more so that you can decide if Jan Boyce is an...
Jan Boyce avocado: a profile

Jan Boyce avocado: a profile

A profile of the fruit of the avocado variety called Jan Boyce: Look out for a profile of the Jan Boyce tree coming soon. All of my Yard Posts are listed HERE If you get value from my Yard Posts and appreciate that they do not contain ads, please consider showing...
Avocado adventure box

Avocado adventure box

This box is not for someone who merely wants avocados to mash up as a base for guacamole. No, no, no. This box is for the adventurer. Inside you’ll find avocados of different shapes and sizes, you’ll find avocados that originated on different continents,...
Pinkerton and Carmen avocados for sale

Pinkerton and Carmen avocados for sale

Coming to you from the Laferriere grove in Redlands, San Bernardino County, are avocados of the refined Pinkerton variety as well as the Carmen variety. See here for ordering details. Pinkerton Pinkerton originated about 1961 as a seedling among trees of the Hass,...
Old California avocado grove tour

Old California avocado grove tour

Old avocado groves in California have been chainsawed and turned into houses throughout the past hundred years. I’m grateful that some are still standing. How does it feel, what do you see, and what do you hear inside one of these living museums? All of my Yard...
How late can Lamb avocados hang?

How late can Lamb avocados hang?

Lamb is a late-season avocado variety, meaning that its fruit isn’t ready for picking until the summer. I start picking my Lambs in July. But when does the season end? How long can mature Lamb avocados be stored on the tree? *In his article for the California...
Which avocado fruitlets should you remove?

Which avocado fruitlets should you remove?

At times an avocado tree will set more fruit than it can grow to maturity without negative consequences. The tree might be too small such that carrying much fruit will stunt its growth, or the fruitlets might be too numerous on a single branch such that it will bend...
Day avocado: a profile

Day avocado: a profile

Enjoy this video profile of an avocado variety that comes from Florida and is rarely grown in California. Here the fruit matures early, even earlier than Fuerte. In Israel, the Day variety has been found to be a good rootstock in some situations. I present the Day...

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