by Greg Alder | Jan 25, 2026 | Avocados |
I took a piece of a branch from my neighbor’s XX3/Holiday avocado tree and spliced it onto the top of a little seedling in my yard. This was my first attempt at avocado grafting. And I might have succeeded if I had had this post to guide me in selecting better scion...
by Greg Alder | Feb 15, 2019 | Avocados, Fruit |
Cherries are tricky in Southern California. Only a few varieties will fruit here with our relatively warm winters. Six winters ago, I planted two cherry trees for my mom in her backyard. The two needed each other in order to fruit. The flowers of Minnie Royal could...
by Greg Alder | Oct 27, 2017 | Fruit |
We buy a fruit tree — a Pinkerton avocado, a Cara Cara navel orange, a Flavor King pluot — and we think the tag tells us what we’re getting, but it tells only half the story. Almost every fruit tree you buy has been grafted. In other words, almost...
by Greg Alder | Mar 7, 2016 | Avocados, Resources |
Here is the best overall resource on grafting avocados that I’m aware of. Written by some of the most experienced people in the world, and specific to California conditions, it is a publication called “Propagating Avocados” from the University of...
by Greg Alder | Apr 12, 2015 | Fruit |
Between January 29 and February 25, I took scion wood and grafted onto my deciduous fruit trees. I used the whip method for all nine grafts, and seven of the nine are growing today. Over the last year, I’d planted four new deciduous fruit trees, but I...
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