My avacado tree retreat

sunnie

14 years ago

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sunnie
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14 years ago
This avadado tree is at least 20 years old ....its a Fuerte and is has fruit every other year. the one limb grew on the side so I made a path under it. It's a
great place to sit and meditate.
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theonebluegecko
14 years ago
That is gorgeous. It looks like a wonderful place to sit and relax.
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I am fairly new to gardening and new to this website. I grew some avocado trees from seed for my mother for when she moved to Florida. She moved into to a condo without a yard and isn't interested in keeping them indoors. They are about 4 or 5 years old now (not sure what the parent tree is) and I was considering grafting(Hass? -open to suggestion) them myself as a container plant. I have two sunrooms, one facing south, so I think they will do well if I treat them right (also planning on adding growing lights). Up to now they have been treated poorly since I was planning on giving them away and I didn't want them to get too big (e.g. teeny tiny pot and never transplanted or fertilized, etc). I also bought a small lime tree and meyers lemon tree this year and would like to try and graft a regular lemon branch to the meyers lemon tree and key lime branch to the lime tree. I have not had any luck searching the internet for where I can get budwood/scionwood. Is it possible? I would appreciate any assistance.
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I have done this several times. No pictures. The time required for some visible proof that the seed is developing depends on many factors. In my opinion, the most important element is how ripe the fruit was when you removed the pit. Avacados are a bit unusual in that they continue to ripen even after harvesting. That process includes seed maturity. I learned to allow an avacado to become overripe ...even mushy...before removing the seed. I've had these seeds take less than a week to several weeks. Just keep it in a warm, sunny location and remember to water occasionally. If you water TOO frequently, though, the seed can rot.
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What's wrong with my Fuerte Avacado tree???
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Is that black weed cloth under the mulch, ambro? I don't think avocados like that. I would remove it before doing anything else. The shade of the tree and the mulch will eventually prevent weeds from sprouting. It's possible that your baby tree is getting sunscald. Baby avocados need to be protected from our hot summer sun for the first one or two seasons. You can put a large umbrella over it or cover it with shade cloth. That should prevent the brown leaves. Renee
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Bees love the orange tree, flies love the avacado.
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Flowers of different plant species are adapted for different pollinators. Honeybees are generalists, and visit many different kinds of flowers (but only those that offer a significant reward). As fireduck said, if there is something better nearby, the bees will choose that. They also tend to focus on one thing exclusively at a time too. Avocado flowers are certainly not classic bee-pollinated flowers, and are known to be pollinated by a multitude of other insects, as well as the wind. Just remember: honeybees are not the best pollinators by any means, only abundant and easy to manage. Personally, I would be more concerned about having another avocado of a different flower type nearby to pollinate your fuerte. If there are other trees in the neighborhood, you're probably fine, but avocados are definitely self-infertile and have a complex pollination biology (basically male and female parts on the same tree are viable at different times of day to avoid self-crossing, and trees fall into 3 flower type groups that have to be matched up so pollen from one type is viable at the same time the stigma of another is receptive).
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hosenemesis
14 years ago
I hear the taste of Fuerte avocados is excellent, like Hass. Is this true?

Sunni, that variegated grass in the foreground is really pretty. What is it, and how big is it?

Your yard is so beautiful. I love little secluded seating areas in a garden.

Renee
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
14 years ago
What a heavenly spot! It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing that.
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Central_Cali369
14 years ago
Wow! I can't wait for my garden to mature. It's only four years old so I have no significant shade yet. Lucky You!
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Dick_Sonia
14 years ago
You have a good designer's eye. Nature throws us some serendipitous turns now and then, but we often fail to see the opportunities that lie in the out-of-the-ordinary. You've taken a situation that most people would probably view as a flaw that needs to be removed and made it a feature. Nicely done.
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purpleclover
14 years ago
MMMMMMM! Avocado.
And a cool looking tree. And shade, too. I think some of us would like to come meditate.

Hosenemesis - I just did a trade and someone sent me some ribbon grass that I think is going to look like that when it recovers. It started sprouting new leaves the day after I potted it!

Apparently ribbon grass is a nasty invasive in some areas. Between that and the super fast recovery time from shipping, I'm hoping it will be hard to kill -- even in the hot weather I've been having lately. Apparently, it likes water and bogs, and since it won't get much of that here, I expect I'll be able to control it. I have a small clump now, but from what I've read I'll have a good size clump by spring. ; )
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wanda
14 years ago
That looks like a very peaceful and beautiful place to sit and enjoy living while you're eating your guacamole. Doesn't get much better, does it? LOL

wanda
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