Edranol avocado: a profile

Edranol avocado: a profile

Check out this video of the historic and high-quality Edranol avocado: More about the Edranol avocado: Edranol entry in Variety Database on Avocadosource.com Edranol frame in Avocado Variety List of University of California, Riverside Note on Edranol production in...
A feral avocado tree in Southern California

A feral avocado tree in Southern California

There are some avocado trees in Southern California that survive on rainfall alone. Some that I know were once part of old groves while others appear to have grown as wild seedlings from the beginning. Have they tapped into an underground water source? Are they on a...
Mobile avocado pollenizer tree

Mobile avocado pollenizer tree

Maybe you only have space for one avocado tree, but you want maximum fruit production. You could try keeping a small tree of the opposite flower type (A/B) in a container next to your main tree. During spring when they’re both in bloom, the bees can use the...
Which kind of citrus tree do you have?

Which kind of citrus tree do you have?

Because there is a citrus tree in almost every yard in California, we often inherit one when we move into a new house. Which kind is it? What if there’s no one around to tell you? Here I describe how I approached figuring out the identities of a couple mystery...
Avocado rootstocks: What do they matter?

Avocado rootstocks: What do they matter?

Rootstocks are mysterious. They do their work hidden, underground. Yet, their influence on the trees above ground is real and measurable. For example, some rootstocks have demonstrated that they can induce the tops to make more than twice as much fruit compared to...
Mayo / Covocado avocado: a profile

Mayo / Covocado avocado: a profile

A six-minute video about the Mayo or Covocado avocado variety: More avocado variety profiles HERE All of my Yard Posts listed HERE Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)...
What to do with fruit tree prunings?

What to do with fruit tree prunings?

Last weekend, I visited my mom and returned home with the bed of my truck filled with fruit tree prunings. What to do with this stuff? Over the years, I’ve done four things with it. Most likely, one of these four ways of dealing with fruit tree prunings will suit your...
Zutano avocado: a profile

Zutano avocado: a profile

This is my six-minute video profile of the fruit of the avocado variety called Zutano. All of my avocado profiles are HERE All of my Yard Posts are HERE Share Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)...

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