Best Avocado Varieties for Extreme Heat and Drought Weather!

[@SVmathfarmer]

“I’m just a guy who likes to stare at avocados more than a regular person” ❤. That makes two of us! Best past time in my opinion. Totally agree with Reed on heat and one of all time best overall. I’ve got 12 Reed trees and counting. We hit 115 recently and I had a few several year old trees in full sun who barely got any damage. Nabal kicking ass too. Of my 3 Nabal trees all doing amazing. Tough strong trees and absolutely gorgeous to look at. Wurtz I know nothing about. You might find interesting, Ettinger performing very very well in high heat. I know it’s commercial in Israel which is a coastal desert Mediterranean climate so makes sense. San Jose climate pretty similar where I am.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I’m glad I’m not alone, thanks! Good to know about Ettinger. How’s the Ettinger fruit? I’ve never tried one

[@tajelsirkafai48]

Thanks for the good information about your avocado trees that doing great at hot climate these informations are really appreciate because I am trying to plant avocado trees in sub tropical climate with climate that same as at the climate at your area

[@SVmathfarmer]

@@AJTheGraftMan me neither. I culled all the fruit on tree so it do a big growth push this season. Tree was planted 2020 summer. It easily grew 4ft this year and is about 8ft now and super healthy. It had a huge fruit set. I was removing fruit over multiple days to make sure I got everything off tree. Next spring I’ll let it set fruit. My 4 Nimlioh are doing good but man is the growth all over the place. Considering they all looked about the same when I got them this April.

[@shee7083]

Lol. I'm just a guy who likes to stare at 🥑 trees

[@AJTheGraftMan]

😀

[@nobella198]

I wonder how many times did you talked to your avocado tree.😂😂😂

[@jonlee2186]

Yes, I agree, I have a three yr old Carmen Hass that requires extra water ( 10 gallons a day) during these heat waves. When it gets to around 100 degrees the top leaves will droop. In the past I built a cover for extreme heat waves. On the other side of the yard, I have a 6 month old "Reed" (3.5 ft tall) which get just as much sunlight, yet had no problems with this recent heat wave. Never saw any drooping or brown leaves ( knock on wood). Another good point about the Reed it doesn't have any Persea mites on it like my Carmen Hass. Not only is the Reed more durable, less headache, but the favor and size are better. At least the ones that I got from the Farmers market.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

That’s good to know about the Carmen Hass. Does your Carmen tree flower more than once a year?

[@growyourownavocados]

I have had the same experience with Carmen. I had to move it to a shady spot for protection. It will get more sun as it gets tall but the root system is in the shade and it is doing well.

[@jonlee2186]

@@AJTheGraftMan Actually this is the 1st year it's produced fruit. Buds started to emerge back in February. So no, at least not yet. It's only flowered once this year.

[@growyourownavocados]

@@AJTheGraftMan Mine seems to flower each season but it's small.

[@sheens9193]

My 3.5- year old Wurtz in 36” box container dropped one fruit almost every day I didn’t water it. Switched to lighter watering daily, no fruit drop during this summer. Let off one day and I’d find a dropped fruit the next morning. I thought for this reason it may not like heat, at least the fruit set didn’t. It’s only 2.5’ tall, so maybe just too young/small to be holding the fruit it has in the first place, about 24 left. Same experience as you with my Reed and Nabal, seem to really love the heat. Thanks for sharing.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks. I’ve noticed container trees seem to need more consistent water than in ground trees, at least in my experience

[@davod9122]

I follow you too and I live in Queensland Australia where the heat and humidity this year has been terrible. My little 4 year old Wurtz couldn't care less and grows perfectly with a ton of fruit that I get to eat cause it's on my property ( LOL ) I agree that it's a good one for people in hot areas but only of course when it gets a bit older. Keep up the good work Love your channel

[@AJTheGraftMan]

That’s amazing. Thanks!

[@sonotaps]

I’m in the Arizona desert and it’s super hot here obviously with months of prolonged, intense heat. Winter Mexican has been a real champ. It’s a Florida variety but the West Indian rootstock has been super helpful for salt tolerance which is a big issue here.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

That’s great to hear. How does the fruit taste?

[@RH-zc5dq]

which indian rootstock r u using

[@tajelsirkafai48]

Thanks for the good informations about avocado handling the heat wave can you tell us what the maximum temperature at your area that the avocad trees went through without damage

[@BackyardAvocados]

Great video! Surprised didn’t mention Pinkerton

[@AJTheGraftMan]

My Pinkerton is suffering in this heat. It lost a lot of leaves and many other leaves are burned. Is it different for you?

[@gk-4712]

Hi AJ, I produce avocados in Greece and exactly in Crete. I have mostly Fouerte and we have hot weather in the summer.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

That’s great. How hot does it get there?

[@gk-4712]

@@AJTheGraftMan well not this summer, but last summer we had about 102 or 104°F, which some trees had some fruits fallen off the trees.

[@get7025]

Fuerte grows well in Fallbrook…a town in north county San Diego. Out here in the Coachella Calley/Palm Springs area, Reed avocados do the best. Trees do best between buildings where they get some shade throughout the day. 😀

[@oliviadybro4462]

Great video 🙌🏻

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks! 🥑🙂👍🏼

[@growyourownavocados]

Appreciate your video. Somehow I got ahold of a Julia which is a seedling of Nabal and I have been trying to figure out if it can handle the high heat we get up North. Your video is very encouraging! Greg Alder also recommends Reed for high heat.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks. Keep me updated on how your Julia tree does up there. It’s a great avocado. Really under appreciated and underrated variety

[@growyourownavocados]

@@AJTheGraftMan You are the only one I have talked with has tried one. That's wonderful news! I hear it wasn't released but perhaps that has changed. Mine seems to want to grow like a Reed so I am trying to find a place for it. Thanks for the feedback! I am curious about it because it has some sweetness as does Mayo but Mayo is a huge tree.

[@benrivera9360]

For me Nabal and Fuerte are the heat champs followed by Gem. My Reeds were very heat sensitive until they were at least 3-4 years old.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Yes for sure. I forgot to mention Fuerte. It’s a beast in the heat

[@titoace408]

I live in the central valley and fuerte has put up with frost and the heat💪💪

[@MsFishingdog]

Great video

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks!

[@catherinegentle8618]

I have 2 Bacon avo varieties in a hot dry climate and perplexed on position to plant their in containers resting growing fussy but hot dry winds su k up any moisture. Australian Natives loving it 😊

[@NinerFaitfull80s]

My Hass did not do to good in the heat of the Central Valley. I had to move it to the shade under the patio. Doing better now has lots of new growth. All my other trees are doing good as I have some in a small green house. The other ones is planted outside buts it's under good canopy from some big trees. Thanks for the videos. Will have to look out for some cuttings of the other trees mentioned to graft the seeds I'm currently growing.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks. I’d like to know how some of these varieties mentioned in the video do in the Central Valley

[@NinerFaitfull80s]

@@AJTheGraftMan Let me know if you can send me some scions or next time I'm in the LA area I can get some or ill purchase them as well. I have about 10 small trees. 3 are doing really good don't know variety as I grew them out of seeds.

[@bakmaratya1963]

I got obsessed with them too, hell I even set up a sunken greenhouse, in my USDA Zone 7 area, and going for only the cold hardiest ones, and even then I heavily protect them. But so far it seems very promising, its super exciting to mess around with avocados. They are such an interesting fruit in and of itself

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Awesome! Keep me updated on your trees’ progress in the future!

[@bakmaratya1963]

@@AJTheGraftMan haha sure I will

[@miett49]

Ola Aj meu irmão!Concordo que Reed é resistente à seca e uma fruta maravilhosa. Nós temos três grandes, um tem três anos num porta-enxerto Zutano está cheio de fruto e dois pequenos que plantei este ano. Estou ansioso de tu vires cá e ver a nossa horta e partilhar comigo a tua esperteza. Um grande abraço.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Meu irmão! Obrigado! Espero que possa visitar-te um dia. Eu gostaria ver tua terra e jardins. Sempre estás bem vindo por cá também. Abraços

[@SafeerJafrey]

Well impressive observation 🙂👍 technically heavy mulch and smart paint technique are sustaining these plants healthy. Moreover, it's a residential premises so trees have chance to get some partial shade as nabal avo trees can be seen in the video.

[@melbournesubtropicfruits9474]

Get some Surround Kaolin clay to spray - acts like Sunscreen doesn't affect growth.

[@SuperMangomango]

Just bought a Wurtz in California and brought it back to Las Vegas. I’m hoping it survives in pot. Placing it by house so it gets morning sun til about 1pm then it’ll be shaded. Any tips in this hot and DRY 110+ degrees temp day and night all summer long?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Lots of shade protection in the summer and fall

[@carrod714]

I've been growing my avocado tree from a seed for 11 years now and it will not give any fruit the tree has a 4-inch trunk and it looks and feels heathy. I'm thinking of grafting but I need some cutting where can i get some? tried driven around my city and I even knock on some door but no one who has a fruiting tree will not let me take cutting. any suggestions?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

What city do you live in?

[@carrod714]

@@AJTheGraftMan La Mirada CA.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

@@carrod714 email me [e-mail]

[@mohannedhamouda986]

What is the temperature in summer?

[@EddieMunozep]

Where in Southern California do u live?

[@catherinegentle8618]

How much full / direct sun do your avos get , do they have shade ? What about wind . I find the dry not wind bothers mine . Nice Avos i would be green gazing them too !😊

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Mostly sun, some shade. Lots of wind coming off the ocean. Thanks 🙂

[@blh3741]

curious on how you would handle our 105*+ heat in Sacramento...Last few years, I've been using large umbrellas to prevent heat burn and it seems to help tremendously. This is our first year in getting fruit(Carmen-Hass) and I'm curious if having an umbrella to protect from the HOT summers would be a detrimental to producing quality fruit. It's 1st of June and we have already had 3 days of heat 101*-105* and more expected next week. Thanks, brian

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I've seen people use umbrellas to protect their young avocado tree. Seems to work well.

[@emanueldelgado540]

Reed it’s more cold sensitive the other types, do u thing it could thrive up here in the Bay Area zone 9b

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I don’t know

[@Betty599]

I am in Paso Robles Ca. zone 8b/9a. I have Reed growing in my backyard and it is producing fruits. I have 40+ varieties of avocados on my property. California, Florida and Cuba varieties. Even my B variety is producing fruits.

[@Malachi162]

Im so confused i have a fuerte avocado and a Aravaipa avocado there both about 6 feet. It needs water everyday but root rot can happen. Im in phx az my soil is 9b. Would you plant on a mound and if so how high?

[@frankyancy1347]

General advice for heavy clay soil is at least 2 feet high by 6 foot diameter mound of sand, perlite, pumis, and with well over 8 inches of course mulch on top, the deeper the better in your hot area. And when the avos are small need filtered shade. Best of luck.

[@ranjema703]

Nice

[@IndoIsraelAvocado]

hey, Interesting video. What do you use to paint the trunks white?

[@nancal2171]

White latex, 1/3rd paint mixed with 2/3rds water

[@graymartin2275]

Great video. Thank you for your insights! It is people like you with passion that help all of us ge5 a little more knowledge and become more successful!@!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks! Much appreciated!

[@tmor808]

AJ, I’ve been watching your videos for a while. I have 5 avocado trees in my backyard. All are doing well except for my Lamb Hass. I had 20 avocados fall. It just kills me. My Sir Prize is doing very well. Green as can be with tons of avocados. I live in Pasadena. How do you find out what zone you live in? Forgot to mention, my Reed tree is doing well. Pasadena heat didn’t affect it. Thanks

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks for watching. How old is your Lamb Hass tree? Lamb Hass tends to drop some fruit the first few years they start producing. Your zone is determined based on the lowest yearly temperature in your area. Zone 10A is lowest temps between 30 and 35 degrees F, Zone 9B is between 25 and 30 degrees F, and on and on....

[@mrnice8092]

In My country were it can reach 45 c the only avocado trees stud the chance to grow was hass and reed and they come from California in 1992

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Wow 45 degrees is hot!

[@jetphab]

Hi-I have a Reed and Hass seedlings growing in my yard (Lakewood, CA) and looking for a small to medium growing B Type avocado in hoping to cross pollinate. Which variety do you recommend for our area?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Nabal

[@jetphab]

Thanks for the suggestion.

[@WaldoG-b9j]

Im trying hass under my mango plums and appricot

[@chosen2030]

Do you have experience growing Russell avocado? If you do, how does it handle the heat?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I don't grow that one.

[@Betty599]

I just bought Russell and Wilson seedless avocado trees last weekend. I just finished planting it today. It will be interesting to see if the trees produce fruits. At the moment I have 40+ varieties planted in my yard without protection. And most of my avocados are producing fruits including B variety. I am in zone 8b/9a West Paso Robles Ca. elevation 2000.

[@sfax]

How about rootstocks? Any recommended varieties for the same conditions please?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Reed, Nabal, Fuerte seedlings

[@bongecabd]

Is this coastal town and wgat types is that

[@vickiesorenson2383]

What area are you in zone wise?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Zone 10

[@Derek_Wong]

Nice video, my area must get much hotter. Both my reed and nabal got burnt 😢

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Wow, well that sucks. What area do you live in?

[@Derek_Wong]

@@AJTheGraftMan Yorba Linda/Anaheim hills

[@bradspaugh9827]

more water

[@peterhofman7188]

Hey AJ , Where do you live? I heard in one of your videos saying that you were about 2 miles from the Beach and then I heard what I thought sounded like a Jet Talking off, so my guess is El Segundo , California.

[@MarufTonmoy-zm9kd]

Which commercial avocado varieties are best for hot climates? Here the temperature reaches 40 to 45 degrees

[@jonlee2186]

The Reed doesn't suffer from chloride damage like the Hass.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

True

[@dracodempseyeisenhart3804]

Mexican types should be the most heat resistant as well as cold hardy. I'm not sure how much rootstock matters?

[@RH-zc5dq]

whay rootstck do u use for reed ? ..im looking for rootstock tht can tolerate salinity as i live in gulf

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Try the West Indian types for rootstock. Those seem to handle high salinity better

[@RH-zc5dq]

@@AJTheGraftMan wht do u think of nabal as a rootstock?

[@RH-zc5dq]

@@AJTheGraftMan is thre a way to get the seed as im living in bahrain. n r u using toro canyon colonal rootstock for ur nabal or nabal rootstock itself? ..also, i do knw as per studies tht nabal rootstock is most resistant to salt, but how is the rootstock tolerant to heat and bacteria?

[@RH-zc5dq]

@@AJTheGraftMan ?

[@tulsiramdagur9580]

Hello friend, I want to buy avocado plant for avocado plantation in India.What is the procedure and what will be the cost Seeds of avocado plant are also needed.

[@edwardgutierrez3323]

AJs why do you paint the trunks an limbs an what kind of paint ??

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Prevents sunburn

[@edwardgutierrez3323]

@@AJTheGraftMan so the paint prevents.sun burn so how old does the tree have to be to paint the limbs an trunk....an do you use regular water base white paint???

[@risingwarrior9937]

I also love to stare at my avocado trees. 😂

[@AJTheGraftMan]

I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂

[@RobertArgueta]

My fuerte avocado died I’m so frustrated I’m in the in the area of Modesto ca what tree can I buy to keep it alive

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Try a Mexican type avocado like Aravaipa, Mexicola Grande, and others in that landrace

[@RobertArgueta]

@@AJTheGraftManthank you I will

[@RobertArgueta]

Sorry I just wanted to know were can buy a avocado tree The ones you told me about

[@marioflores1934]

What variety would you recommend for Arizona?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Figs, mulberries, pomegranates 😂🤣

[@bradspaugh9827]

Cactus

[@benardkofi227]

Hi, will you be kind enough to send me a few wood stock of your avocados to experiment grafting? I’m in Connecticut

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Email me [e-mail]

[@benardkofi227]

Will do. Thank you

[@RareAvoTrees]

reed and nabal dont do so well in cold also type of rootstock can influeance how well avo do in heat

[@RH-zc5dq]

what rootstock is gd for heat tolerant like reed ? n can tolerate salinity

[@sumitkumar8421]

apcado ke plant bhej sakte ho

[@steezyogvive]

The water sticks under he concrete and paved surfaces

[@bl4ckb3ll]

Reed avo can not stand heat in my farm. Only west indian varieties stand strong here in indonesia.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

You have a different kind of heat there

[@jenniiferpiiter8868]

#tesseavocado wow HALLELUYAH PRAISE THE LORD

[@sandartun1925]

AJ, can I have your email for grafting request? Thank you.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

[e-mail]

[@lion5452]

Nobal is a type B tree . Fyi

[@AJTheGraftMan]

😂

[@rockers7889]

The Elsinore Gardner channel thinks the Gem is the best variety for hotter climates , like his in Lake Elsinore . You're talking about weather . This third year of La Nina is rare . I was a Geography major in CSULB and had a year of climatology . Young people go along with the gw propaganda but climate is an average over decades . The climate goes up and down in different world regions . As the grand solar minimum intensifies , Alaska will warm but the midwest will get colder . I lived 65 years in So Cal and its always 90° to 105° in September til October . Temperatures follow seasons . So the beginning of fall is hottest . Anyways great video on the avacado varieties .

[@bradspaugh9827]

I would disagree, gem is not that strong of a tree really. the fruit do stay hidden under the leaves but the stems sag and burn and are in general weak growing on gem.

[@rockers7889]

@@bradspaugh9827 i myself am partial to Future . No problems with heat or cold as long as you white wash the young tree branches. Fuerte is creamy and great tasting . I like them so my opinion is already made up until i find better. Reed is #2 for me

[@raulcasas4548]

RIP Lil Cado😢

[@AJTheGraftMan]

RIP 🥑

[@vimeopictures5170]

reed, nabal, wurtz!

[@montypalmer4556]

Your weather isn't extreme. The Inland Deserts of California and Arizona are HOT and DRY (air too).

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Sure bud

[@the_DOS]

Bro you planted your trees on the patch of land you own by the street. People probably steal those fruits thinking it's public property.

[@shaguftakhatri5707]

Please chk your email for grafting request.

[@shaguftakhatri5707]

I love tree watching-I think trees have so much personality,😊

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Noted. Will do

[@RH-zc5dq]

@@AJTheGraftMan hey, i have sent an email to you just now. please check it out..thank you!