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where to buy cold hardy avocado trees in northern Ca?
Bush2Beach:
Your incorrect. The mother Bonny Soon tree is not in Bonny Doon.
It is located next to what used to be the Bonny Soon Winery Tasting Room, Almar and Fair St. , blocks from the Ocean in Santa Cruz.
Epicenter is in La Selva Beach, Your better off buying Avocado tree's from elsewhere.
You have a hard time finding those Florida Avocado's because in CA the nurseries are full of CA varieties.
Avocado grown from cutting? You really lost me now.
direct seed and graft since they likely will not survive anyhow.
--- Quote from: Lyn38 on March 23, 2023, 05:22:57 PM ---Bush2Beach, I think that's where Epicenter nursery is. The original mother tree, where they got their mother, is supposed to be up in Bonny Doon. But it may be near a building..
I'm a warmer 8 so yes, I'm limited to Mexican varieties. BD might not be cold hardy enough. I was really interested in it because I used to live up there a long time ago. But, not really practical for me unless I graft it and then just heat the one branch or something, lol. Not practical..
I'm having a hard time finding nurseries that carry smaller Mexican varieties like Fantastic, Joey, Lila etc.
Most of the Texas nurseries will not ship to California. I'd rather travel to SC or Sac to pick one up anyway.
Bacon won't work here as a root stock- not hardy enough. But Mexican varieties are used as root stocks anyway. I'm probably better off with a rooted cutting. I wonder if a cutting is likely to root after it's been in the mail for a week?
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Owen H:
Fruitwood nursery sells scions of several cold hardy varieties. As far as rootstock goes, you can probably find some mexicola or mexicola grande seeds on this board in season.
drymifolia:
--- Quote from: Bush2Beach on March 24, 2023, 09:54:52 AM ---Avocado grown from cutting? You really lost me now.
direct seed and graft since they likely will not survive anyhow.
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It is possible (not easy) to root avocado cuttings, especially Mexican types (which root easier than Guatemalan or WI types), but not if you use scions that you can buy for grafting. You need intact leaves and lots of patience, and a large number of them because success rates are low.
To root an avocado cutting, you should take about 5 inches of nearly-hardened growth at the end of a flush, trim the lower leaves and cut out the bud sites that will be below ground (roots will form on callus, buds might otherwise swell, steal energy, and rot). Leave at least 2-3 leaves, though they can be trimmed a bit if they are too large. Plant in potting mix, and provide intermittent mist & humidity control for 6+ months, removing any that wilt. Then, baby them for another year because their roots will be weak initially and easy to kill. Maybe 3 years later you'll have a small plant about the size of a 6-month seedling.
Seeds are a much better option, grow for a year or two, and graft onto any that survive the winter. Seeds should be available from CA members on this forum from late summer through the fall. Do not import plants from FL or TX even if you find members willing, the longer laurel wilt stays out of CA the better! It'll get there eventually, but no need to accelerate.
Lyn38:
--- Quote from: Bush2Beach on March 24, 2023, 09:54:52 AM ---Your incorrect. The mother Bonny Soon tree is not in Bonny Doon.
It is located next to what used to be the Bonny Soon Winery Tasting Room, Almar and Fair St. , blocks from the Ocean in Santa Cruz.
Epicenter is in La Selva Beach, Your better off buying Avocado tree's from elsewhere.
You have a hard time finding those Florida Avocado's because in CA the nurseries are full of CA varieties.
Avocado grown from cutting? You really lost me now.
direct seed and graft since they likely will not survive anyhow.
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Well, you're right about Bonny Doon Vinyard's tasting room. It's not in Bonny Doon, it appears to be in Aptos now, and may have been in SC. On everything else your not only wrong, but rude. There are several trees growing in my broader area. I didn't mention any Florida varieties. And people do root cuttings, although it's difficult.
Lyn38:
--- Quote from: Owen H on March 24, 2023, 12:42:05 PM ---Fruitwood nursery sells scions of several cold hardy varieties. As far as rootstock goes, you can probably find some mexicola or mexicola grande seeds on this board in season.
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Thanks Owen!It's probably more practical to grow a rootstock out and later graft to it. I'd like to try both, although, I generally root any sort of cuttings immediately after cutting. I don't know if woody cuttings would still be rootable after mailing ??
Oh!! Fruitwood on the Klamath? Wow, If they own some of the mothers I could possibly buy it as they cut. I go up that way every now and then, not very far from me. Thank you, very helpful!
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