Howdy everyone,
I am going to be taking on the revival of about 30-40 Avocados that were planted in about 1978, but haven't been watered for 20 years until about 2 years ago. Most of the trees are displaying some pretty gnarly trunk damage w/ bark peeling off and dead wood being apparent almost to the ground in most cases. The current care taker has started irrigation 2 years ago but that is about all that's been done.
The trees are sprouting from cuts about 5 or 6 feet off the ground, and in some cases just coming up from the roots while a dead trunk stands above them.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the best course of action?
I am considering stump cutting some immediately but wonder if I should wait until next spring when conditions are a little less extreme, (not very extreme, but 80* days and bright direct sun). After stump cutting I'll be grafting a bunch of new varieties on. Currently they are all Bacon. I'll be mulching heavily with wood chips, horse manure, and compost when they come into my posession.