I have been communicating with some in the forum about this type of single bud veneer grafting.

http://youtu.be/wg9T7rh2ed0

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I'm looking for information on avocado trees growing in the above Central Florida area.
Would like:
Location
Variety
Production
Lowest temperature it has handles with or without protection

It would be much appreciated

I wonder if anyone has experience with pine mulch?

i was not expecting the Pinkerton to do so well. I wonder if anyone is growing it in South Florida

http://www.myavocadotrees.com/pinkerton-avocado.html

I hear this and that about Lychees in the Redlands. Some say they don't grow well. Other say you get one good crop out of every 3-4 years. That you need more chill hours to get a good crop on a consistent basis and so on. If you are South of Eureka Dr I like to know how you are doing with Lychees specially if you are growing them commercially.
Production consistency
Variety with best experience

Who can tell me from experience the cold hardiness of Holiday Avocado?
Your information will be very much appreciated.
City, State and temperature without damage.

For those who want to try before buying a tree. Oro Negro is getting into the local super markets as I had predicted. Norman Brother in 87 Ave South of Sunset Drive has them for sale. Good opportunity to taste the fruit. That s the way avocados should be sold, by name.

Tasted one of the San Miguel for lunch today. What  a pleasant surprise. It was clean, creamy and great taste. One of the best avocados I have tasted this year. I hope once it get past the juvenile stage we could get more fruit out of this.  It was a surprise because a local tropical fruit nursery said to me last year that he had a tree and the fruit was watery and full of scab. Boy, this is not it!

I know some have talked about Hall Avocado in the forum. They are now available in Public. Is a nice variety good taste and in some locations the fruit can hang in the tree to the end of December. At this time there are other varieties mixed in. I'm attaching a couple of picture to identify it. Do not confuse with the much smaller Lula, these are over 25 oz..

July 11, 2014 Fruit no 2 was much larger and better. A very peculiar and pointy seed  Excellent flavor for an early variety. Creamy , no fibers, good aroma and texture and it can stay in the refrigerator over night without turning brown. This is like tasting Catalina in early July. This has to be one of the finest avocado growing in So. Florida. This was picked in July 4, I would venture to say these will get better. during the next 2-3 weeks.  This will be a classic. More here:  http://www.myavocadotrees.com/blas-avocado.html

I have several AFL. Two in the ground and one 15 gal. The 15 gal has flowered and set fruit. But it seems like every year, at least for the last two years have suffered some serious die back. Is holding about 15 fruit fron the flowering early in the year and has flowered now again.
The ones in the ground a lot less but definetly minor die back. The ones in the ground, one is larger than the potted one,  now around 8 ft tall, also grafted but has not flowered.
I wonder if the die back is normal and more accentuated on potted AFL. Do they flower several times a year?

I wonder in anyone has information about their susceptibility to greening.  Leaf miners do not seem to bother it much.

I wonder if any one is using Brix readings to check on the health of their fruit trees and quality of fruit?

I wonder if anyone has done any work with temperatures and tropical fruit trees. Can be accomplished using any good infrared temperature meter. May be a good way to control irrigation quick and inexpensive, if it works

Noncontact infra-red heat sensors measure plant stress by comparing temperature variances between ambient air & plant foliage

Professional laser thermometer with advanced temperature processing; built-in socket accepts commercially available K-type thermocouple (not included)

Measurement temperature range: -76F to 1157F
Accuracy: +/- 1.8F
Response time: 1 Second
Distance:Spots:  16:1  (scroll down for explanation)
Plant Stress Monitoring Directions

Note: The USDA has researched the stress level in plants as a function of temperature rise above ambient air temperature. The IR gun provides a simple, fast and accurate means of testing the differential temperature (Δ T).

Conditions required for testing:
Plant leaf surface must be dry.
Use only when wind is blowing at less than 10 mph.
Keep the sunlight at your back.
Use a sheet of plain white paper for determining ambient air temperature.
Take I.R. readings from foliage only during the peak sunlit hours of the day, when stress is most likely to occur. Therefore, take readings from 11 AM to 4 PM during the summer and from 1 PM to 3 PM during the winter.
If air temperature is much cooler than normal, then I.R. plant stress will not be measurable with this instrument.
You must have at least 2 minutes of sunlight immediately following an interruption by clouds.

Directions for taking differential temperature readings between ambient air and plant leaf surfaces:
More Here:
http://www.pikeagri.com/component/virtuemart/plant-testing-meters/infra-red-plant-stress-monitors/infrared-heat-sensor-plant-stress-detail?Itemid=0