I am looking for avocado seeds that come from West Indian family (or hybrids thereof) avocados. Anything basically from Florida that has a big seed would be perfect. Waldin and Lula come to mind immediately.

I got a bunch of Lula seeds late last year. They are huge and they send out extremely vigorous shoots for grafting.  I shared a bunch of the seeds with friends. So I am looking for some more seeds to throw on top of my mound for some more in-situ grafting.

So if you are enjoying any avocados with nice big seeds, please save them!

I will pay for seeds + shipping. Thanks!

I have been enjoying Alphonso and Kesar for the last 3 weeks now. The only way I can get them is through mangozz.com. But they are excellent quality! They have either been perfectly ripe or just a couple of days from perfectly ripe. I have not been at all disappointed.

My spot in California is inland, so we get more heat and more cold than the coastal and bayside locations. However, I'm 600 feet up in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, so that spares me from the worst of the winter lows that hit the valley below. I still get colder than the east bay cities, but if it's 33F in Fremont (near the bay) it's 30F in my backyard, and 27F in San Jose (valley floor). But on a hot summers day, it might be 90F here and San Jose, but only 80F in Fremont. Meanwhile, San Francisco is always 60F every single day of the year. The Bay Area climate can be really confusing!

Yep, I used to live in Mountain View. Summer was warm, but not unpleasant. But certainly hot enough to ripen subtropicals!

Los Gatos, I know that area! Good luck with your experiment! My location here is also 9b, but I am sunset 13 with sorching hot summers but some cold (slightly below freezing) winters. So I am taking the attitude you have: try a bunch of stuff and see what sticks. I am trying: mango, avocado, black sapote, white sapote, green sapote, mamey sapote, ice cream bean (3 different species), sapodilla, acerola, carambola, cherry of the rio grande, jaboticaba, loquat, rose apple, chermioya, atemoya, custard apple, rollina deliciosa, lychee, longan, blackberry jam fruit, etc.

I wish you (and me) good luck in your endeavors!

Looks great Gary!

Adam, I am so sorry to hear that! My condolences man.

barath,

That is awesome! Congratulations on your endeavors for a public rare fruit orchard!!
And that is a really nice list of what you are bringing to the sale! I would definitely go if I could.

Got my seeds the beginning of April and a couple are starting to germinate. Thanks carlos!

Cool! Do either of you have seeds for these?

So in one of the references it said that only female trees will produce fruit. Are the females self-fertile? Or do we need a male and female?

Gotcha, I understand.

Simon, have you been able to find No Mai Tsze lychee fruit over here at all? Or is this something you can only realistically get in China?

Ohh!! Yes, me too please! I would like to be on the list!

Like the title says (and what I should have done first) is read the disclaimer. Can't ship to AZ. Bummer

Hi Mike, just sent you a payment. Thanks for the offer!