MacArthur avocado: a profile

MacArthur avocado: a profile

Thomas Shedden’s mother lived to age 95. Avocados formed a large part of her diet, and it was Shedden’s belief that his mother’s longevity and good health was due to this. In her honor, Shedden named an avocado that he discovered after her, MacArthur...
Protecting avocado trees from heat

Protecting avocado trees from heat

If the air temperature is comfortable for you, then it is comfortable for your avocado tree. Optimum temperature for avocado trees It’s tempting to think of avocados as loving heat because they originated in the tropics, but we must remember that they come from high...
Advantage of multiple avocado pollenizers

Advantage of multiple avocado pollenizers

An avocado pollenizer is a tree of a different flower type that is used to help another tree make more fruit. For example, a Zutano avocado tree is often planted as a pollenizer among Hass avocado trees on farms because the Zutano is a B flower whereas Hass is an A....
Wisest way to harvest GEM avocados

Wisest way to harvest GEM avocados

This spring of 2023, I harvested avocados from a GEM grove multiple times and documented what I observed, in terms of fruit maturity, flowering, fruit drop, harvest timing, and selective harvesting. This first video was shot in late April. In the video, I speculate on...
Cherry trees in Southern California

Cherry trees in Southern California

Are you eating cherries from your yard right now? You could be. Have a look at these three cherry trees in my friend’s yard in Poway, San Diego County, that I filmed today: Again, the varieties are (left to right) Royal Lee, Royal Crimson, and Minnie Royal....

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