{"id":17955,"date":"2023-08-04T20:30:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T03:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=17955"},"modified":"2024-05-03T08:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T15:05:07","slug":"california-avocado-superbloom-2023-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/california-avocado-superbloom-2023-update\/","title":{"rendered":"California avocado superbloom 2023: UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On May 5, I posted a video titled, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/california-avocado-superbloom-2023\/\">&#8220;California avocado superbloom 2023.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;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 California were having such an intense season of flowering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I wondered whether the pollination of these numerous flowers would follow. If you don&#8217;t mind me quoting myself:&nbsp;&#8220;I suspect the fruitset won&#8217;t be quite as spectacular as the amount of bloom.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what happened? How has the pollination of California avocado trees turned out this spring of 2023? It is here in August that we can begin to take account, as <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/avocado-fruit-drop-why-when-how-many\/\">few fruitlets should drop after August<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the fruitset is a mixed bag, both in my yard and throughout California, as far as I&#8217;ve seen and heard. From the mixed results I&#8217;ve tried to tease out patterns and explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ocean proximity hurt?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main pattern that I&#8217;ve noticed is that avocado trees close to the ocean have worse fruitset than trees inland. Last week I saw many Hass groves near the ocean in and around Carpinteria that have terrible fruitset. One grower there said he hadn&#8217;t seen pollination this poor since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On these trees at the end of July you could see the stems of all the flowers still hanging, but without much, if any, fruitlets attached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rincon-mountain-hass-tree-superbloom-no-fruitset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rincon-mountain-hass-tree-superbloom-no-fruitset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17980\" style=\"width:602px;height:449px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rincon-mountain-hass-tree-superbloom-no-fruitset.jpg 950w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rincon-mountain-hass-tree-superbloom-no-fruitset-480x358.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 950px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hass tree on Rincon Mountain: superbloom but super terrible fruitset.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/no-fruitset-rincon-mountain-Hass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/no-fruitset-rincon-mountain-Hass.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17959\" style=\"width:600px;height:443px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/no-fruitset-rincon-mountain-Hass.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/no-fruitset-rincon-mountain-Hass-480x355.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stems, stems, stems. No fruit. Another Rincon Mountain Hass tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Growers in this area said that throughout May and June there was incessant fog. The flowers simply were not being visited by many honey bees because honey bees don&#8217;t like to fly in that weather, not to mention that the high rainfall had caused extra flowering among the surrounding native plants which are more attractive to many kinds of bees compared to avocado flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, a couple days ago, I saw groves of Hass trees at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo that had good fruitset, but Cal Poly is far enough inland to not be ensconced in fog like in Carpinteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fruitset-cal-poly-slo-Hass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fruitset-cal-poly-slo-Hass.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17958\" style=\"width:658px;height:454px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fruitset-cal-poly-slo-Hass.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fruitset-cal-poly-slo-Hass-980x677.jpg 980w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/fruitset-cal-poly-slo-Hass-480x332.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Excellent set on Hass tree at Cal Poly SLO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Girdling helped?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A farmer in Ventura County that I spoke to said his grove of Hass trees that is not too far inland has fine fruitset, and he thinks it&#8217;s because he girdles his trees and the girdling helps the flowers set fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m inclined to believe him because my own Hass tree that I girdled also set a fine crop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/girdled-hass-fruitset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/girdled-hass-fruitset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17962\" style=\"width:509px;height:417px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/girdled-hass-fruitset.jpg 899w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/girdled-hass-fruitset-480x395.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 899px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plenty of fruitset on my girdled Hass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honey bees overrated?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year during avocado bloom I take frequent walks among my trees to observe who is visiting the flowers. This year I saw almost no honey bees, but I did see various flies and some native bees on the avocado flowers. This observation worried me because it is a common belief that avocado flowers in California need visits from honey bees in order to be pollinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this situation also gave me a chance to test the claim that honey bee visits are necessary for pollination. If my trees ended up with good fruitset despite the lack of visits by honey bees, then that common belief should be discarded; that is, honey bees are not necessary for good avocado pollination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You already saw the good fruitset on my girdled Hass. I got good fruitset on most other varieties in my yard that had lots of flowers this spring too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gwen-x-Gwen-fruitset-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gwen-x-Gwen-fruitset-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17961\" style=\"width:600px;height:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gwen-x-Gwen-fruitset-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gwen-x-Gwen-fruitset-2023-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gwen-x-Gwen-fruitset-2023-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1000px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young Gwen tree in my yard has set a respectable crop for its size.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My conclusion: Honey bees are overrated as avocado pollinators. While they are good avocado pollinators, they are clearly not necessary, nor are they the only good avocado pollinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B types worse than A types?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet I do <em>not<\/em> have good fruitset on all of my trees. One of my Edranol trees flowered profusely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-whole-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-whole-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17964\" style=\"width:412px;height:458px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-whole-tree.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-whole-tree-480x533.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">There were more flowers than leaves on this Edranol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet today it has only a handful of young avocados growing on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-no-fruitset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-no-fruitset.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17965\" style=\"width:364px;height:464px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-no-fruitset.jpg 700w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/edranol-superbloom-no-fruitset-480x612.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By May 17, I could see that there was almost no fruitset on the superblooming Edranol. So sad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Edranol is an avocado variety with a B type flower, which means its flowers don&#8217;t function as well in cool weather compared to A-type varieties such as Hass and Gwen. That is my explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, in my yard, the A types set fruit better than the B types, and I think this is because of the cool spring weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023: rainy winter, chilly spring. How will the summer weather end up?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And how is the fruitset on your avocado trees? Can you explain the results? More ideas can be found in my post, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/why-no-avocados-on-your-tree\/\">&#8220;Why no avocados on your tree?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have noticed that there are no ads on this website. That\u2019s because I rely exclusively on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/supporting-the-yard-posts\/\">your direct support<\/a>&nbsp;to keep them up and coming. Thanks for all the support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of my Yard Posts are listed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/list-of-yard-posts\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 5, I posted a video titled, &#8220;California avocado superbloom 2023.&#8221;&nbsp;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 California were having such an intense season of flowering. 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