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I was on a trip this past weekend in the Pacific Northwest (CA), and I ran into an Avocado tree in front of a local bakery in the heart of the Ocean peninsula town of Mendocino, CA. I'm always happy to see random Avocado trees in public. Here're a couple pics.
Brad, why don't you top work your mexicola to Stewart! Nice avo's i love Stewart
Nice to hear that you prefer the stewart over mexicola. I expect mine to do better than my other two trees as it's my most cold hardy variety. How heavily does it produce, and do you know if it's alternate bearing?My wife was trying to talk me in to planting a mexicola because she had one and liked it and I don't want to plant another tree... haha.
I don't have to many animals I'd be worried about eating avocados.My Lamb Hass seems to be growing the best out of all of mine. They're all still in pots... I'm sure they're all going to take off when planted this spring.What would you recommend for spacing for these trees? I plan on putting them all in a corner of my yard and planting them as close as possible. (Lamb-Hass, Holiday, Stewart, and the future GEM)
I wander around my yard every night so shouldn't be a problem to have fruit that fall of when ready. I'm only on about a quarter of an acre so it's not a real chore for me to check.Rodents are bad in my fenced off garden, though not too bad lately. Think I've got them mostly exterminated. The avocado trees will go in the corner my dog likes to hang out in, hopefully that will help. 10ft is what I'll probably end up doing.
Heres a lamb hass next to stewart. The lamb is really superior in every way. The only thing stewart has going for it over lamb is that it ripens in 6 months instead of 12 to 18. The lamb tree is really vigorous, heat and salt tolerant, heavy producing. This is a really good avocado to grow.
Brad, what should a Stewart look like when it is prime for harvest? I have my first, very small, crop this year. Should it have a little bit of black on the skin, or be completely black? Thanks.