The Tropical Fruit Forum

The Hall is a very very prolific avocado. You can start picking in Homestead the first week of October at 26 oz Will taste better in November and will decline in quality and flavor in January. Manny people don’t pick them until December.  If you don’t fertilize much.
I have seen them in a yard in Hialeah in March.
I had two: Laurel Wilt took one and I cut the other to graft a Waldin on it.  If you pick these at the right time people will make comments like “this is the best avocado I ever had” I had them in the section that I have the Monroes they were sprayed 7-9 times a year.  They were very susceptible to anthracnosis. Hard to keep clean.  Commercially they ripen when the Dominican fruit is coming in, so not worth for me to grow them, more like impossible to compete with $1.00 or $2.00  hour labor rate in DR. 


This is my Picture taken in December 23


This is a picture from Publick October 30

Round shape. Bought at Walmart.
Thanks,

You bought it recently in a California Walmart?   Makes no sense looks like a Carla or a Guatemala seedling but is early for them.

Can be a bark beetle, suspect Euwallacea fornicatus  aka "tea shot hole borer"  or similar, they don't carry Laurel Wilt but do carry some non-lethal fusarium. I would cut the branch 2-3 inches and take a picture to see if there is fungus evidence.
https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/trees/beetles/tea_shot_hole_borer.htm

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That should be an interesting cross. UF Dr. Jonathan Crane has indicated that the pollen from Thai Lessard sugar apple pollinates all the other sugar apples and atemoyas. I have used it and is very effective. You may want to give it a try to see.

When the buds break out, I put a pin hole in the bag, Once the buds have some leaves like 1/2 inch, I open the bag at the bottom but leave it on. A day or two later I remove the bag.  Remember this happened on early May it was a bit dryer but very windy and this dries up the young bud and this give them some protection. Unsure how it would work now, very hot and humid a lot less wind.
Will probably try a few in a few days.

I would not say Lea Reese yet. It needs hand pollination so I dont know if it is worth it or not It is supposed to be a large fruit but I have not confirmed. Now I only know it is very easy to pollinate.

I got the seeds in Late December from Brad took like 30 days to germinate. Probably in the range of 3+ months when grafted. 

AG Farms 305-300-7498    $5.00 each   Arturo

This Is a nursery I know I have no interest in the transaction you can deal with them direct. Location Homestead Florida and I know he does not ship.

Are you talking about complete bags or little bags over the Scion and graft?
I do the later and leave pieces of leaves in the scion and bag the scion and graft. I use an orchid clip on the bag to make it easy to open because at some point the section of leaves left on the scion will fall and I like to remove them and reseal.  I let the scion push new growth (1/2-1 inch) then open the gag and leave it on for a day or two so the new leaves keep pushing. Remove the bag.   These I keep at 1/3 sun light. Very high success rate.

Does the State of Washington has Extension Plant Clinics like we do in Florida.? Definitely worth finding out out what it is

Check the underside with a magnifying glass

Your best bet is to walk around your Neiborhood's to spot the tree and ask to buy or get some fruit that falls to the ground. Fruit set in South Florida for Mangos has been next to nothing. this season. You have several propagators looking for thousands of seed to make trees.  There are hundreds of Turpertine trees in So. Florida.

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