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Type A or B?
MarinFla:
Now that my seedling avocado tree is finally flowering (so happy!) I have been observing the blooms everyday with binoculars to watch for any changes. I haven't noticed anything happening yet. My question is 'is it possible that you can you definitively determine if it is a type A & B without the luxury of timelapsed photography (or spending all my time staring at it-not possible :( ) Thanks
bsbullie:
try these links:
http://ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/RemarkableFlower.html
http://ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/FloweringBasics.html
MarinFla:
--- Quote from: bsbullie on March 11, 2012, 02:30:25 PM ---try these links:
http://ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/RemarkableFlower.html
http://ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/FloweringBasics.html
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I had looked over those sites prior to posting but I am wondering I there is a specific time of the day or technique I should try to check the flowers for the comparison to note the transition or if someone has tried in the past to determine this on a seedling before. It may be pointless but I thought it would be interesting to know.
bsbullie:
--- Quote from: MarinFla on March 11, 2012, 02:38:48 PM ---
--- Quote from: bsbullie on March 11, 2012, 02:30:25 PM ---try these links:
http://ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/RemarkableFlower.html
http://ucavo.ucr.edu/Flowering/FloweringBasics.html
--- End quote ---
I had looked over those sites prior to posting but I am wondering I there is a specific time of the day or technique I should try to check the flowers for the comparison to note the transition or if someone has tried in the past to determine this on a seedling before. It may be pointless but I thought it would be interesting to know.
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I would chalk it up to pointless. IF your tree sets fruit, you will no soon enough. Since I emphasized the word "if", I just wanted you to be aware since it is a seedling your tree may have many outcomes: never setting fruit, if it sets fruit, fruit may set once or twice in its lifetime -or- fruit may set on a regular basis (in either of these cases there is no telling what the quality will be from year to year); tree may get to 50+ feet. If these seed was from a cold hearty variety, yo may also loose that characteristic. It may also lose and disease resistance characteristics the "mother" tree may have had. Don't mean to burst your bubble but just wanted to give you the heads up...now on the bright side, it may defy the odds and produce outstanding fruit year in and year out.
MarinFla:
I have always been a 'glass half full' kind of girl so I am going to assume it will defy all odds until it gives me a reason to top work it :) If it sets fruit that still wouldn't give any hint of the type, will it? I have been checking the flowers with binoculars daily and the flowers started opening today. What I find interesting is that the flower blossoms in a big cluster open just a few at a time over a lengthy period of time. Now I have to read more about that because it the flowers are opening and closing at varying times throughout the week and a bee picks up pollen one day, technically I would think it could pollinize the same tree the next day when the new flowers are opening of the opposite sex.
Rob If it weren't for the fact that this tree was planted to honor the life of the dear friend who gave me the avocado (he had been diagnosed with terminal lung ca just before he'd picked it and gave it to me, he marveled at the little sprout 3 weeks before he passed away and I promised him I would plant it in his honor) or I may have considered removing it. Top working it may be a consideration if it doesn't turn out to a winner! I remain hopeful though It would have been a great spot in the back for a Jackfruit!
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