After a series of heatwaves with temperatures of over 100F hammered us for more than a week, more than 50 avocados fell off from the tree. I still consider ourselves blessed as the many that remained hanging on have become dramatically bigger thsn ever! Free thinning of fruits fom the weather!
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How super, very beautiful.
I have no chance that it world, but I will also test the avocado tree. At least I would have the pleasure of grafting it.
Yesteday a friend sent me sconwoods. I don’t know the varieties he put me on the package.
What are the most cold-resistant varieties for you?
Aravaipa, Duke (train station), Duke (Oroville), Fantastic (Pryor), Brazos Belle (Wilma), Mexicola, Bacon… These are my cold hardy ones from cold hardiest to the least.
I also grafted West Sac Hass. I have a couple of cold hardy ones of unknown cultivar from 50 year old survivor trees in our area.
They’re all on the same tree.
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Isn’t Woodland CA in zone 9b? How often do you have freeze events that affect the avocados?
I was sort of low key thinking about growing one here against a south facing wall with some protection (zone 8a) but no way am I going to be able to do that if you still have problems in 9b…
With Hass, the effects are every year. But with my current selections, especially the Aravaipa, they show growth even during the winter and loving it.
We have Arctic Blasts here about two to three times during the late winter to early spring and it is the one that can affect the cold sensitive subtropicals like avocados and citruses.
The Aravaipa and Duke trees alive today have been known to endure more than 100 years of fluctuating temperatures. The Duke tree for example, has endured long lasting arctic blast deep freeze of 12F north of our area, in Zone 9a. The aravaipa can endure both extreme heat of more than 110F and cold of 10F.
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