The Tropical Fruit Forum

I don’t think it would be a problem, as Aliglare 90 is just a detergent.  If you are worried about it, simply give the tree a vigorous washing with your hose and the surfactant will wash off.

Hard to tell from the photos, but as Brad was alluding to, is looks like the damage at the bottom of the tree is mechanical.  Rabbits, weeders, or something like that.  Also as Brad said, the tree does not look happy and looks like it has not been happy for a while. The brown leaf edges indicate salt burn and the sparse canopy suggests a lack of vigor.  A couple of questions/comments

Based on the age of the tree and the distance from the ocean I am going to guess you are somewhere east of TPHS on the north side of the 56.  Is the soil around the tree the white to yellow hard clay? If it is, that could explain some of the issue.  That soil is quite alkaline and stays wet, avocados do not do well in it. I have seen a few neighbors plant avocados in that soil and they never do well, if they survive at all (I am in the western part of the Torrey Hills subsection of  Carmel Valley).

From the photos, it looks like there may have been some sort of ground cover that was recently removed from around the base of the tree (all the stem and root like structures sticking up from the soil). If that is the case, it may have been competing with the avocado causing it to struggle.

For the circular spots a bit higher on the tree, if it is a fungus (is it powdery or possibly slimy) then the question to ask is is there a hole in the bark that this white material is surrounding?  While unlikely, it could possibly be fusarium dieback, caused by the shot hole borer beetle.  I don’t know much about it, I just remember hearing about it a few years back at one of our local CRFG meetings.  It was a pretty new disease at the time.  Other that that, possibly bark canker, but it seems too high on the trunk for that.

Good luck, and let us know how it turns out.

Cheers,
Richard

So you are saying that we don't even need to cover postage?! I am interested...Let me at least pay for shipping

They are small and hard seeds.  I will send them first class letter and 55 cents is something I can afford 😁. PM me your address and they will go out tomorrow.

I much prefer the taste of the jaboticaba to the grummichama.  Also, for myself and a couple of friends with grummichama in San Diego, they seem to be shy bearers, not nearly as productive as my jaboticaba.

Cheers,
Richard

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They look pretty normal to me, except that those aerial roots suggest that the plants need more light.  What variety of DF is it?

Cheers,
Richard

I have some if you would like one.

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Richard

Hopefully it is just transplant shock. Since your plant is putting out new leaves it should be ok, but I would be careful not to overwater it.

Cheers,
Richard

Do you have any idea what they sprayed them with?

I know it is not a common variety, but does anyone have a Gottfried avocado tree that they would be willing to supply scionwood from? 

Thanks,
Richard

Reviving an old thread...

Back in September 2015 a received some Illama seeds from Raul. I somehow misplaced them, but a few weeks ago, while working on a sticky drawer i discovered the the seeds had slipped behind said drawer and after four years the plastic bag had become stuck in the drawer slide.

Not expecting anything, I soaked the seeds in some water overnight then put them in some pots in a mini-greenhouse. about two weeks later, and much to my surprise, i noticed the the seeds had germinated. Every one of them!

Cheers,
Richard

Some guabirobas can get really big! this is from Garupá, Misiones, Argentina

Will you be getting seeds from this variety?

It looks like snail and slug damage to me. If so it is only cosmetic.