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Joe if u can find it use Fafard 2S
or Fafard 3
http://www.southernag.com/docs/Fafard.pdf
Cindy at Green Sea Farms have been very helpful when I inquired about different varieties:
www.greenseafarm.com
I will have some grafted plants coming later this year...i think this is your best bet..unless you get lucky and find a rogue Grimal...I think most of the 3 gal or larger plants got gobbled up!
I know that you are grafting some this summer. I'm suppose to be the first one to be able to buy one, Remember?
I still want to try to find a large one.
Joe
if you find a source for some larger trees let me know...I want some too.
I will have some grafted plants coming later this year...i think this is your best bet..unless you get lucky and find a rogue Grimal...I think most of the 3 gal or larger plants got gobbled up!
its not good when the leaves turn brown but don't fall off the tree
Ok, then what can it be Rob ?
I have seen tnis before, the trees were planted next to each other and both in the same raised bed. The Monroe thrived and was healthy, the Wilson next to it died back branch by branch. Leaves turning brown and not dropping. When I see this my first thought is something going on with the roots.
its not good when the leaves turn brown but don't fall off the tree
My avocado leaves turn brown on the tips of mature leaves when I am overwatering them.
Brad
Oscar
I'd love to see the before and after...I will try to share some pics of my trees...I'm going to prune the red jabos heavily.
I wasn't able to prune the jaboticaba today as a had to take care of a big hibiscus that snapped in 1/2 at the trunk in a big wind storm. Will try again tomorrow. I'll definitely post some photos. Thanks for inspiring me to do this! I'm certain the tree will become a LOT more productive. Will also make it a lot easier to mow around the tree as added benefit.
Hello Joe;
I love johns R's Place ! i bought a few trees from John and all are doing great !.
Please send my regards to John R !..
Im live in St Augustine FL , about 2-3 Hours from JR's Place.
Joe where you the one selling Mangos from his place ? if so i remember you..
If my family can Source The Grafted Carla Trees then i will ask them to send me at least 5 trees 1st, they would have to be shipped Bare Root.
My family members in PR last year sent me Bare root Guanabana trees & they did Fine.
If they can locate the trees then i will send you one & better yet ill take a trip to Johns Place ..
I love going there !.
Ed..
P.s the Grafted trees in PR range from 8-12$ .. no worries about the payment.
I will save this thread..
Those famous last words "this is the last mango tree I promise" ...before I find myself all alone with a yard full of trees haha In all honesty I will most likely end up with both trees. Am I correct in assuming Spirit of 76 has a more classic tropical flavor whereas Angie has a more rich apricot flavor?
i went by my friend john's place and picked up three more avocado trees. first, a "poncho" as a housewarming present for a lady friend of mine. i'm going to keep it in its pot in my greenhouse until mid april and then go plant it at her house. poncho is pretty frost - hardy after the first couple years. we have a spot picked out in a sheltered location on the south side of her new house. a couple or three years of babying (cover with sheets, with a light bulb underneath on cold nights) and maybe she'll have an avo tree.
also picked up a "gainesville" which i understand is similar to "mexicola." this one is tiny, about fifteen inches tall in a 4" "tree pot." this also will be nurtured inside the greenhouse, until it's a lot bigger. then, it goes outside.
third, i got a "fantastic" which is the same as a "pryor" except for the copyrighted name and possibly the rootstock. this is also going to be grown on for another year or two in a larger pot in the greenhouse, then planted out when it has a trunk maybe the size of a baseball bat. this is one of the "fantastics" that are produced by hopkins in immokalee.
pryor and fantastic have a reputation of good cold-hardiness. i already have a "cairo" growing outside the greenhouse in a sheltered location. it came through the winter with very little damage. the terminal bud got zapped, but i was going to prune that to encourage branching anyway. my mexicola made it through two winters before i built the greenhouse around it, and there are a few mature avos in the neighborhood.
i'm not sure where all this is leading, but the basic idea is to push the envelope for tropical fruit here in north florida. if all goes well, i hope to have hardy avos growing in the yard, and more tender ones in the greenhouse with the mangos. i have pryor/fantastic, mexicola, gainesville, and cairo, i hope to have a supply of seeds for cold-hardy rootstock. i may be able to get something going.
i know most of these cold-hardy varieties have only mediocre quality fruit. if i have enough seed stock, i will be able to throw a lot of seeds in the ground, i have four acres to play with. who knows, if i throw the genetic dice often enough, i may get lucky. an avocado cold hardy enough to stand north florida/south georgia winters that produces good fruit? who knows?
many failures can be traced to a lack of making the attempt.
meanwhile, i'll get to eat a lot of avocados to get the seeds. what's not to like?
OK- Monroe is it-planted today
thanks all for your suggestions
I mulched around it after this photo
I was going to, especially after seeing almost the entire crop of Julie at Mounts looking bad...but then I read about the possible dangers.
Anyone spraying their trees? Those who are not, Any anthracnose seen so far?