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....
Who’s eating your citrus leaves?

Who’s eating your citrus leaves?

Holey citrus leaves! I’ve got more than usual this year. You too? What small critters do you see more of during this cool and rainy spring around your yard? I see far more snails and slugs and earwigs than usual. But it is snails that are feeding on my citrus...
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...
Growing multi-graft fruit trees

Growing multi-graft fruit trees

The idea is so enticing: one tree with multiple kinds of fruit. It could be peaches, plums, and apricots all on the same trunk, or it could be oranges, mandarins, and grapefruit all on the same trunk. Or it could be different apple varieties that ripen at different...
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...

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