The two biggest duke trees I’ve ever seen are at the Oroville, California train depot. Oroville is in the far north of California in Butte County. That’s near Red Bluff, and is boiling hot in the summer, frequently above 100 F. The lows in winter typically drop into the mid 20’s. The coldest these trees have ever experienced was 11 F back in the 1960’s. The duke tree I have is from the cuttings taken from these Oroville trees.
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can you get cuttings or seeds and how much ?
if love to buy some from you
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Yes, I’ve got lots of cuttings. Are you using some kind of cover to grow them in Florence? I would expect them to have very little problem with winter cold on that part of the Oregon coast, but the lack of warmth during summer seems like a bigger potential issue.
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i have a greenhouse and its attached to my home so i go out the dining room sliding glass door right into my greenhouse . in the summer i open the door to bring heat in in winter i open the door to put heat into the greenhouse . but i also heat up metal cans of sand and that keeps it pretty warm in there . . i also have property im buying in Myrtle creek oregon CROSSING Fingers .
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That’s great. I know there are some outdoor avocados and citrus in Curry County. So it really isn’t too much of a stretch to make it happen further north with a greenhouse. I’m definitely open to exchanging scions with you.
My Oregon property is located in the central Willamette Valley, about 30 miles from the coast. I’m able to grow outdoor citrus and avocados here, but with protection on a handful of nights each winter. I have an awning from which I can drape plastic and C9 incandescent Christmas lights when the temp drops below 25. It’s no hassle at all, taking me roughly 30 seconds to drop the plastic and turn on the lights. Besides, dropping below 25 is a rarity in this microclimate.
So far I haven’t harvested any fruit from the avocados. In contrast, the citrus have been giving me nice yields for a few years. Though I am quite hopeful this spring, as my Rincon Valley avocados are both having a prolific bloom cycle.
Are you familiar with the greenhouse avocados on Vancouver Island? She has some great videos on YouTube.
Here’s a pic of the Meyer lemon, kumquat, sudachi and Rincon Valley trees in bloom.
Hopefully you’ll get the property you desire. If you do I also have some hardy citrus that can survive unprotected in the Willamette Valley. The fruit is actually good on those varieties.
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No i never heard of greenhouse avocados. but ill check her out. i have citrus dragon fruit pomegranate and bananas growing here as well as pawpaws non in greenhouse . i lost my potted avocados last week i wasn’t home but they walked off one was a 8 ft duke i got from a friend as a small whip and the other was a seed from same friend . . but it got to 6 ft. myrtle creek is nice hot summers cold winters different from florence coast . but ill be learning . the place im looking at has a 1/2 acre out door open horse arena i plan on turning into a raised bed garden and a gazebo green house in the middle for my tropical plants . in ak they had the most amazing hoop house nursery with oranges and other tropical plants stream running threw it and birds flying around .
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Are you saying that someone stole your avocado trees? They must have been in very small containers. Someone probably thought they would make nice house plants.
The land sounds amazing. Is it in the Willamette Valley? I was surprised how mild this place really is. I’m a zone 9a here near downtown Salem. There’s only a small window of time when it gets cold enough to harm citrus and avocados. There are usually just two cold snaps each winter when I have to cover the trees. That’s because I grow the hardiest cultivars. I have more sensitive varieties in my greenhouse.
The lady in Canada is named Jane Squire and she has a fantastic set up. Here is her channel:
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