Have you ever come across the Lyon variety or Murrieta Green variety? I live in Nor-Cal and cannot grow many varieties, I found a Queen Tree a few years ago and bought it, I tried to protect it but unfortunately it didn't survive. I do have a 3 year old Fuerte that is thriving but has yet to produce fruit, it is already flowering despite the rain, fingers crossed for this year.
Which species is heat resistant, frost resistance ( 5-12 degree Celsius for 2 month) ... Soil has water .. but that can manageable by drainage ... Very very fertile soil ... Also which varieties are dwarf, semi dwarf and decease resistance for organic farming with other various fruit trees
I thought I was the only one having problems with critters damaging my avocados, Here in Portugal the black bird is the culprit, which is a very common bird through out Europe. They actually take the fruits off the tree and leave half on the ground.
Great video. Been messing around with grafting as well. Got one going but very small tree. Bought a Hass. Going to let it grow then graft it with different varieties. I got about 12 seeds that grew out. Just waiting till I get some good viable stock to start grafting more. I live in Central Cali. What's the best time to graft the stock saplings I currently have?
Noticed you painted the trunk to protect from sunburn, I'm in south central TX zone 8(?) Recently bought a cold hardy tree and noticed where I planted it was not only in direct sunlight but also caught a reflection of the windows of my house and got burnt. Had it replaced and planted in different area. Was doing well but now that it's getting hot I've noticed that it has some protection with filtered sun until about 1230-1 until sun set. Can inused something like a pool noodle to help protect the trunk or should I paint it white. I figured a noodle would be better as it might help in colder months
I would paint it white. Some folks paint it green or brown to make it look more natural. Pool noodle is a good idea for cold protection, but I don’t know about heat protection
For sun protection I also paint exposed branches and trunks with white paint (50/50 mix of water and white INDOOR latex)( I bought a gallon of Gliddon for < $15). But some rats ate the bark off the base of the trunks of two avocado trees. Which killed one tree, the other was saved because it still had the wooden nursery stake tied to it so not all of the bark was eaten all the way around. To protect the tree I bought some of the 10' long white(white on the outside and black on the inside, corrugated) plastic rain-gutter underground solid (no drain-holes)drain pipe. It is available in either 3" or 4" diameter. I trimmed off the lower branches to 2' and cut a 2' section of the pipe and slipped it over the tree by folding the branches up and slip the pipe down over it. Eventually I had to slit the pipe as the trunk grew and was stretching the pipe. On trees which already have a lot of branches, slit the pipe and slip it around the trunk from the side, then wrap some wire around it to keep it shut tight. This has protected many of my trees from mice, rats and rabbits gnawing at the tender young bark. To protect the roots from gophers I plant the trees in Root Guard baskets by Diggers. Only use the "Tree"-size baskets because they are made with different chicken wire than the "Bush" size baskets. The "Bush" size use wire that lasts forever and it will eventually girdle the tree roots and kill the tree. The "Tree" size will rust away after 5 years and let the tree roots grow healthy. With that being said, never use galvanized hardware cloth. Hardware cloth is just a delayed death sentence for the tree.
Apparently Reed is more cold sensitive than many other avocado varieties. I hear it cannot tolerate temps below 29 degrees for more than a few hours, though I’ve never experienced this first hand
@@AJTheGraftMan Does it matter what tree as long it a avacado tree rite ? I am going to try to graft different varieties on my tree ? Iam also going to grow from seed a Reed an Nabal ? I will keep you posted Thanks
I already have a Reed but will be very interested in acquiring those other 2 when they're available.. how can I go about having one of each set aside for me? I live in northern California but I'll be willing to travel for pickup
Wow this tree insane. 3x Guatemalan pure & hybrid on one tree just simply mind blown
Ya mon keep it in the family flabba
Thank You AJ no worries
I have a nobal and a reed and one pinkerton around 4 years old . First year with fruit !!
Nice 🥑
Reed is the best ! 🥰🤗 Hello from Florida!
I love Reed!
Why ?
@@lion5452 best flavor, very buttery and rich.
Mais uma vez meu irmão ! Recordações maravilhosas quando vejo os teus videos. Um abraço!
Obrigado meu irmão! Abraços
Great video AJ, you have the coolest avocado trees, very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome video… Thanks for sharing.
Dang awesome set up.
Love your avocado videos and I would love to see you put a Russell Avocado on a multi graft.
great video thanks for all the knowledge
I cant find nabal and ninlioh in Indonesia, but i planted Reed here
Great video..! Thank you for sharing my friend.
Love watching your videos.
Thank you 🙂🌴🌲👍🏽
I just bought a 4 foot Reed, Fuerte, and Hass for $27 each in Riverside! I just need to find a Nabal and I'm set for life.
That’s awesome! Great deal
Maddock ranch in Fallbrook - has very high quality Nabal
@@SVmathfarmer It's too far and the trees are expensive. I found some in Riverside. Thank you.
Instead of a nabal I recommend a mexicola. Nabal is very similar to reed, but a mexicola would give you a broader range of avocado flavors
Good man for trying to share those varieties
Thanks. I’m curious to know how these would do in Florida
I volunteer to try them in Hawaii… lol
Nice content 😍🎉🎊 Your new friend stay in touch 😍🎉🎊 love from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Have you ever come across the Lyon variety or Murrieta Green variety? I live in Nor-Cal and cannot grow many varieties, I found a Queen Tree a few years ago and bought it, I tried to protect it but unfortunately it didn't survive. I do have a 3 year old Fuerte that is thriving but has yet to produce fruit, it is already flowering despite the rain, fingers crossed for this year.
Yes I’ve seen both of those. I tried Lyon last year
Great video
Great video. Have you noticed any difference success with different varities. I don't seem to have as good success trying to graft Lamb scion.
Thanks. Yes Reed in particular seems very easy to graft. On the flip side, I always have a tough time getting a GEM graft to take
Which species is heat resistant, frost resistance ( 5-12 degree Celsius for 2 month) ... Soil has water .. but that can manageable by drainage ... Very very fertile soil ...
Also which varieties are dwarf, semi dwarf and decease resistance for organic farming with other various fruit trees
I thought I was the only one having problems with critters damaging my avocados, Here in Portugal the black bird is the culprit, which is a very common bird through out Europe. They actually take the fruits off the tree and leave half on the ground.
It’s a big problem. Over here, birds love to eat our persimmons. Luckily birds don’t like avocados
Great video. Been messing around with grafting as well. Got one going but very small tree. Bought a Hass. Going to let it grow then graft it with different varieties.
I got about 12 seeds that grew out. Just waiting till I get some good viable stock to start grafting more.
I live in Central Cali. What's the best time to graft the stock saplings I currently have?
Best time is late winter to early spring. Also late summer to early fall
Good work.
Ever tried fujikawa? I haven't but I heard it does well here.
I’ve never tried it. I hear great things. I hope to get some scion wood this year
I’ve been looking for a Fujikawa for three years! I’ve tried to order from four different sources with no luck so far.
Nice avocado tree in your garden...how much avocado can your harvest in a periode ? Thank you
Noticed you painted the trunk to protect from sunburn, I'm in south central TX zone 8(?) Recently bought a cold hardy tree and noticed where I planted it was not only in direct sunlight but also caught a reflection of the windows of my house and got burnt. Had it replaced and planted in different area. Was doing well but now that it's getting hot I've noticed that it has some protection with filtered sun until about 1230-1 until sun set. Can inused something like a pool noodle to help protect the trunk or should I paint it white. I figured a noodle would be better as it might help in colder months
I would paint it white. Some folks paint it green or brown to make it look more natural. Pool noodle is a good idea for cold protection, but I don’t know about heat protection
For sun protection I also paint exposed branches and trunks with white paint (50/50 mix of water and white INDOOR latex)( I bought a gallon of Gliddon for < $15). But some rats ate the bark off the base of the trunks of two avocado trees. Which killed one tree, the other was saved because it still had the wooden nursery stake tied to it so not all of the bark was eaten all the way around. To protect the tree I bought some of the 10' long white(white on the outside and black on the inside, corrugated) plastic rain-gutter underground solid (no drain-holes)drain pipe. It is available in either 3" or 4" diameter. I trimmed off the lower branches to 2' and cut a 2' section of the pipe and slipped it over the tree by folding the branches up and slip the pipe down over it. Eventually I had to slit the pipe as the trunk grew and was stretching the pipe.
On trees which already have a lot of branches, slit the pipe and slip it around the trunk from the side, then wrap some wire around it to keep it shut tight. This has protected many of my trees from mice, rats and rabbits gnawing at the tender young bark.
To protect the roots from gophers I plant the trees in Root Guard baskets by Diggers. Only use the "Tree"-size baskets because they are made with different chicken wire than the "Bush" size baskets. The "Bush" size use wire that lasts forever and it will eventually girdle the tree roots and kill the tree. The "Tree" size will rust away after 5 years and let the tree roots grow healthy. With that being said, never use galvanized hardware cloth. Hardware cloth is just a delayed death sentence for the tree.
What type of paint do you use that won’t harm tree?
Any water based indoor or outdoor paint is fine.
Do you think I can grow a Reed avocado in my zone 9a? Thanks!
Apparently Reed is more cold sensitive than many other avocado varieties. I hear it cannot tolerate temps below 29 degrees for more than a few hours, though I’ve never experienced this first hand
Can you rank the three varieties from this video in order of best taste/texture?
I can do a taste test video of all 3 side by side once they ripen up.
What kind of white paint do you use to paint the branches ?
Any water based indoor paint is fine
Do you ship to NorCal grafted nabal, nimlioh?
I don’t. Not yet. Maybe in the future
What is the white paint applied on the branches of avocado tree ? Is it the white paint that we apply on the wall of the house or not ?
any water based paint is fine. I've used both indoor and outdoor paint. Both seem to work fine.
A good organic white wash brand is: IV Organics, (get the can/jar, do not get the pre-mixed spray) I use it on my avocado trees.
Question what type of tree did you graft on?? I have a Mexicola avacado tree an want to start grafting on it? Let me know ...thanks
Grafted onto a Zutano rootstock tree
@@AJTheGraftMan Does it matter what tree as long it a avacado tree rite ? I am going to try to graft different varieties on my tree ? Iam also going to grow from seed a Reed an Nabal ? I will keep you posted Thanks
I mon put a piece of banana under my 4 foot cheramoya tree and didn't hand pollinate it . I think the knats did the trick ?
That’s a good idea 👍🏼
Do you have an Esther?
I don’t
I already have a Reed but will be very interested in acquiring those other 2 when they're available.. how can I go about having one of each set aside for me? I live in northern California but I'll be willing to travel for pickup
There is epicenternursery and golden gate palm nursery in NoCal that may have them.
Send me an email ajsgarden123@gmail.com
What happened to the Hellen that was grafted?
Turned out to be Jan Boyce
Me too put me on list
How does the nimlioh taste?
A lot like Reed
Need to get you G.E.M. Scions I’m 0 ғᴏʀ 6 in attemps of grafting G.E.M.s
I have a tough time getting GEM grafts to take as well
AJ can you sell me Nimlioh scion
I don’t have Nimlioh scions available at the moment. I do have some small Nimlioh trees that will be available in a few months
I had no idea how many people asked for them 😳