Bay Area 🥑Avocado🥑 Tree Update Spring 2024

Ester is a Hass/Nabal and is ready after Hass.
Thanks ReEngineeredMemories for the scions!
Hass, Bacon, Mexicola, Fuerte, Bay Giant, Nabal, Reed, Julia, Palo D'Oro, SC Gold, Lamb, Gwen & Gem in the yard.
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[@johnnysworld-backyardorchard]

Great video, thanks for sharing! Really great you and REM are helping each other with the bud woods, very cool!

[@growyourownavocados]

Thanks Johnny! It's wonderful that we could build a community across the state and share budwood and notes!

[@AvocadoTalk]

Congrats on getting fruit on your Mexicola. Fun times, good luck!

[@growyourownavocados]

Thanks! A Mexicola type made we want to try all the different varieties. I am getting that wood to my friends this weekend. Much appreciated! They are big fans of yours!

[@hopefulgreenthumb]

Nice video! Like you, I’m also on an avocado journey. I’ve recently had my first success with grafting, so for now, things are going really well. What started as growling from pit in jar and water has morphed to 15 in ground, grafted trees, to a shade structure with many grafted seedlings. The passion is real!LOL! Keep doing it- pretty awesome!

[@growyourownavocados]

That's wonderful! For me it was Mexicola or Puebla type in Napa. It was so good I needed more! Thanks for watching.

[@kylediffusion9879]

Mulch Mulch Mulch

[@growyourownavocados]

Thanks for the reminder.

[@RareAvoTrees]

I love avocado trees for the range of types you can get through luck of planting a seed of unknown parents, avocado trees are like a box of chocolates you never know what you will get.

[@growyourownavocados]

I agree and it will likely be a flavor you won't find anywhere else.

[@econ0003]

A good indicator that it could be a Fuerte tree is red speckles on the new green branches. If it doesn't have the red speckles then it isn't a Fuerte. There are some other avocado trees like Sharwil that have red speckles too but most varieties do not.

[@growyourownavocados]

Thanks! I finally found one like that and purchased it. Much appreciated!

[@jonaimz]

Amazing Video! Good luck I always see you post in the avocado group lol! Yea Sharwil hates heat, my top varieties is Reed, Lamb, and Mexicola. I have a sharwil and its doing great in my climate!

[@growyourownavocados]

Nice selection! So is Sharwil your spring avocado? Yes, I have a feeling if I can get it acclimated and get through one summer it will work out. I put it in the ground on a mentor's advice and it seems to be happy for the moment.

[@jonaimz]

@@growyourownavocados Yes i’m sure you can! It doesn’t get hot where I am, maybe like 7 days out of the year we’ll be over 90 and it’s mostly in the 75-83 range here with morning fog as well. My neighbor has a huge mexicola grande avocado and my other neighbor has a regular hass.

[@growyourownavocados]

Thanks for the encouragement! I think one issue I have is that I often buy my trees from colder areas in the Bay so when I bring them to Brentwood they go into shock.​@jonaimz

[@jonaimz]

@@growyourownavocados oh yea that might be a problem ! I’d get them from the central valley if i were you since it’s warmer and colder at night. You won’t have to worry about any shocks hopefully! My trees are from around the ventura, oxnard, santa paula area. Good luck😆😆

[@growyourownavocados]

Thanks! When I get them from Fresno they are performing much better! Much appreciated!

[@Avo7bProject]

05:46 The various avocado videos all seem to agree that Bacon is a fast grower, good producer, has some cold tolerance. I see some nitpicks of the fruit, that it does not peel easily. But I got one on a gamble. I kept it alive in a container through a moderate North Carolina winter, using a cover and leaving it in a warm corner beside my house.

[@growyourownavocados]

Great avatar! Yes, Bacon does taste different from Hass. (I can see why some cultures had and still do have different names for these types of fruit.) Essentially Gary Gragg put it best when he said sometimes you don't want to eat chocolate cake everyday. Interesting thing is that I noticed people from the islands appreciate Bacon usually more because it tastes closer to tropical or West Indian avocados. Good luck with your Bacon! What an exciting experiment!

[@VincentVega-tc6fe]

I’m watching you on KZbin and you had so many different avocados I live in the Bay Area. I have a surprise in the Hassan. I’m just grabbed it one in a pot. Maybe you could give me some pointers anyway my name is Vince all right

[@growyourownavocados]

What city? Jeff in Modesto has a good SirPrize. It seems that they have to get big first. The most important thing is regular watering especially when it is above 90. When above 90 I water daily. Essentially the watering schedule for avocados is the most important thing we can't get wrong.

[@VincentVega-tc6fe]

Live Pleasant Hill my house is two years in the ground and my surprise eight months in the ground. I went to OAKLAND and I saw two giant avocados. I don’t know their names maybe once a house maybe once a bacon not sure I’m gonna check it out this summer right now abundance of flowers on both trees.

[@growyourownavocados]

I agree there are a lot in Oakland. They fill the Oaklando in buckets and sell them in a park off Mandela Parkway in the summer which was where I first got them. The flavor is like nothing else! We are grafting it in our FB group and hope to share the budwood and trees in the future.

[@RareAvoTrees]

This year is crazy for avo flowers not sure if it was mild winter or what i have a few trees under 2 feet tall throwing flowers, 100 percent of my gems are flowering , even a super weak reed tree that looks like it will die is flowering this year.

[@growyourownavocados]

Over here too! Probably because last year most took a break here. I shared my friends number on the short. Please save it so I can remove it.

[@eustaquiosalazar3717]

You right on the 3 s don't have a chance. The Carmen hass do very good it flower starting late August and continue upto May ,so avocados for almost all year 😊, in Salinas ca we have cold night 50° s and at mid day 60°s

[@growyourownavocados]

Nice! My friend has a Carmen in Clayton and it has a ton of flowers right now.

[@growyourownavocados]

I appreciate the feedback on the 3 S's. It's unfortunate but people should know what they are getting or likely to get. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@growyourownavocados]

Turns out Ester is a Hass/Nabal and is ready after Hass.

[@RareAvoTrees]

I'm with you I like lamb and have only 2 lamb I would like to grow a lot more lamb trees.

[@RareAvoTrees]

@@growyourownavocados I do not have the growers number in Newman.

[@growyourownavocados]

I am curious how your Gems do. Up here we have been convinced that Gem is the "one" but to me Lamb already provides that same performance although it does seem to be alternate bearing when it produces they are like grape clusters. By the way, the comments on the Bay Giant Cannonball were from our conversation. Yes, doesn't like cold nights. Where it is, although cold, the water seems to keep it slightly warmer than where I am. Seems to be very Guatemalan!

[@RareAvoTrees]

Nice you do have a very wide range, I find the best grafting time same as you and then I have a narrow window in the fall before grafts go dormant in winter ,sometimes my grafts stay dormant and wake up in spring, SC gold and Edranol is also on my wish list, I have someone shipping me some ultra rare avo from northern Cal I will graft but I fear it might be too late in season for high success rate.

[@AvocadoTalk]

Both SC and Edranol are excellent.

[@growyourownavocados]

​@@AvocadoTalkCool to know! I haven't tried either.

[@growyourownavocados]

REM does Edranol tastes like Sharwil to you?

[@AvocadoTalk]

@@growyourownavocados we all have different taste buds so it's hard to describe. Very similar, for the first one that I got earlier this year. One thing to note, once the trees get older, the avocados start to taste better. Example my first gem was good but this year the gem tasted so much better.

[@growyourownavocados]

That would explain why 100 year trees taste incredible. I know for figs this is the case interesting to hear it is the same for avocados. Much appreciated!

[@SVmathfarmer]

In San Jose I start picking Hass in January and it is very good until August. Our season Mirrors SoCal. REM = Re Engineered MEMORIES

[@growyourownavocados]

Yes, it's ReEngineeredMemories! Which is why I added text. I always think of the channel as REM. Ok, interesting that in SJ you can eat them in January. Even in SoCal they usually wait until March which is why people are excited SC Gold. Thanks, it is noted. In cold parts of the Bay and I believe at Chetwyn they don't start picking the Hass until the summer. I have had my Lamb and Reed early and to my surprise they are still good but get better. Appreciate your input as usual.

[@growyourownavocados]

My friend in SJ eats his Bacon in March/April. Is your Hass ready before Bacon there?

[@SVmathfarmer]

@@growyourownavocados oh I didn’t see that should have looked closer. I’ve brought REM trees from Epicenter in 22 and 23. looking forward to hearing how SC gold does for you. My 2 year old is flowering and about 7ft tall right now. Chetwyn’s micro climate is quite different than mineI’ve walked their grove. Those trees take quite a beating with direct wind coming from the golden gate. They gave up on Fuerte where as my Fuerte are quite productive. So many microclimates in Bay Area.

[@SVmathfarmer]

@@growyourownavocados they can be eaten simultaneously. Fuerte is good at Thanksgiving and optimal at Xmas. Mexicola good at Halloween and optimal at Thanksgiving. I don’t grow bacon but I had a tree at my previous house in Santa Clara and February was always the big month to start eating.

[@growyourownavocados]

All good! I apologized to REM for the mistake too. I am now growing Fuerte too. I know of one in Fairfield, Union City, Concord and now yours in SJ! I have one now too in Brentwood. I plan on adding some grafts to it. JB and perhaps Hellen. Thanks for the conversation! Yes, many microclimates. I visited Jeff's SirPrize in Modesto and it was loaded yet in the Bay not so much.

[@RareAvoTrees]

I would try some grow lamps on some of your small trees in shaded areas if they can get up to sun faster it might be enough for them to take off.

[@growyourownavocados]

Interesting that the Palo is in the most shade but seems the most vigorous. Palo D'Oro is like a weed.

[@RareAvoTrees]

@@growyourownavocados it's likey because the health or vigor of the roots and not growing well from lack of sun, big box labels even say plant in full sun ,the trick is be carefull on young trees either sunshade them 30-50 percent shade cloth or paint white or both till leaves come in nice tight thick to protect trunk and branches.That takes approx 1 to 2 years depending on the vigor of the small tree.

[@growyourownavocados]

Palo is known for doing well in foggy cold or extremely hot areas. Appreciate the feedback. I haven't had any issues with the trees in that alley though in fact I think the Giant would like the warmer nights there. Lamb produces heavily and the Pinkerton and Reed thrived there too and did well. The Reed wanted to be tall and touch the roof so it had to go and the Pinkerton was excellent but compared to other varieties (Lamb) up here the crop just wasn't as heavy and I think it was because it flowers early but more than that they tasted best in June and then all fell off in June. I wanted the hang time if Palo but will probably graft Pinkerton to Palo. Thanks for the input. ​@RareAvoTrees

[@growyourownavocados]

Palo is from the Monterrey area. Very cold!

[@RareAvoTrees]

If you find you dont have enough space for all your trees feel free to donate them to me i got plenty of acres and good near free water and sun to plant alot more.As a trade i will give you fruit off them in 3 years from now.

[@growyourownavocados]

Sounds like a plan! Are you growing SC Gold? I imagine it would like Fresno. By the way, I agree on the Bay Giant Cannonball tree not being happy with the cold. I set mine back by pruning the tips it but want the Oakland graft to take since it is also exremely rare and the wood is hard to get. I have visited the house a few times and it can difficult to find someone there.

[@growyourownavocados]

Good idea! Interesting the Palo is in the part of the yard with the most shade yet it is growing like a weed!

[@RareAvoTrees]

@@growyourownavocados I have no sc gold but was told epicenter will sell scions without having to buy entire tree.

[@growyourownavocados]

I hear from people who have it that it is a must have.

[@ericinla65]

HOW OLD ARE THESE TREES? - I grew a Bacon Avocado from seed. It's 13 years old, 30 feet tall, and 15 feet wide. Your trees seem tiny. I live in Los Angeles. I get around 250-300 large avocados a year. Family and neighbors beg me for them.

[@growyourownavocados]

The Lamb is over the 10 everything else us between 2 and 3 years old. I renovated my yard. I have a 2019 video where the trees are big but I changed everything once I was able to get almost any I wanted, got my grafting game down and decided to grow locals because not all SoCal trees thrive up here but obviously locals do.

[@growyourownavocados]

That's wonderful about your seedling! Did you know that seedling is the only tree with that DNA? It is a child of Bacon but unless it was grafted it isn't a "pure breed" Bacon which means you get to name it! Thanks for the input. I am sure it is amazing!

[@ericinla65]

@@growyourownavocados Yea, I know. The seed was taken from my parents 40 year old tree. I lucked out and the fruit is pretty much the same. But might have slightly different DNA in one way. The fruit is larger with smaller pits (Size of medium size grapefruits) (Win, Win) and still has creamy buttery flesh that tastes the same as my parents. Good luck with your young trees. FYI - I recently grafted Hass onto some of my Bacon branches. Looks like a few took.

[@growyourownavocados]

Wow! Bacon 2.0! Sounds perfect. Bigger and better. Congrats! I look for those seedlings up here.​