by Greg Alder | Aug 4, 2023 | Avocados |
On May 5, I posted a video titled, “California avocado superbloom 2023.” In it I showed a large Gwen avocado tree that looked like a massive yellow ball of flowers, and I gave my thoughts on why this tree and some others I had seen around Southern...
by Greg Alder | Aug 4, 2023 | Avocados |
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...
by Greg Alder | Jul 7, 2023 | Avocados |
The ideal avocado tree fruits every year, and it makes approximately the same quantity of fruit every year. Alas, this ideal avocado tree is only a dream. Nevertheless, there is a technique that can be used to manipulate an avocado tree into fruiting...
by Greg Alder | Jun 9, 2023 | Avocados |
If I owned a nursery, each time I sold a fruit tree I would attach a flyer that explained rootstock suckers. Too many innocent fruit trees get overtaken by their rootstock while the gardener doesn’t notice . . . until: “Why are my oranges sour?”...
by Greg Alder | Jun 9, 2023 | Avocados |
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....
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