Kona Sharwil Avocado 2.0 - The Re-DO - 🥑Avocado Talk🥑

Finally got the Kona in the ground as of today 2/6/22. Another beautiful day in Southern California for sure. As you know my old Kona is officially a Jan Boyce and I needed to find a true Kona and we got it. The Journey continues. 🥑Avocado Talk🥑
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Varieties I own and already showcased:
Anaheim: • Anaheim Avocado Tree -...
Bacon: • Bacon Avocado - 🥑Avoca...
Carmen Hass 1X: • Carmen Hass Avocado 🥑A...
Edranol:
Esther: • We Got Raccoons, A Who...
Ettinger: • Ettinger Avocado - You...
Fuerte: • The Fuerte Avocado, Is...
Gem: • Free Avocado Tree & Th...
Green Gold:
Gwen: TBD
Hass: • Avocado Talk - How I P...
Holiday: • Holiday Avocado - Out ...
Jan Boyce: TBD
Jim Bacon: • Jim Bacon Avocado - Fi...
Kona Sharwil 2X: • Avocado Talk - Kona Sh...
Kona Sharwil 2.0: • Kona Sharwil Avocado 2...
Lamb Hass: • Lamb Hass Avocado Tree...
MacArthur:
Mexicola: • We Got Fruit! My Mexic...
Nabal: • The Nabal Avocado Wort...
Palo D’Oro:
Pinkerton: • Avocado Talk - Pinkert...
Pinkerton2: • Pinkerton Avocado Rein...
Queen:
Reed 2X: • Avocado Talk - Is The ...
Santa Clara (SC) Gold:
Stewart:
Sir Prize: • Sir Prize Avocado - 🥑A...
Wurtz (AKA Littlecado) Wertz: • Wurtz AKA Littlecado o...
Zutano: • Wurtz AKA Littlecado o...
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[@samvee5901]

Thanks for sharing. You have a beautiful yard. I'm envious. Keep us posted when these trees start fruiting...

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi Sam, I'm super optimistic this year and will be updating weekly hopefully. Thanks for watching!

[@sampsuns]

I would cut the top part to remove that black trunk. Also let it fork at a relative low point

[@AvocadoTalk]

yeah I've been thinking about that, was considering cutting the top off and grafting it onto my seedling...or making a Frankenstein Avocado Tree.

[@SVmathfarmer]

Nice to see the trees coming along 🥑😍🥑😍🥑. Getting set for the big spring planting!

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi Pat, when do you plan to start planting this year? I've slowly started and planning on a lot more this weekend. Thanks for watching!

[@SVmathfarmer]

@@AvocadoTalk what’s in the plan for this year? I’ll plant as soon as Ellen feels the trees are big enough let them go. Last year it was about mid April. I need to make a Maddock run to get just a few more Fuerte and Nabal since she doesn’t raise those ones. Our local Whole Foods is selling “Green Avocados”. I’ll send you a picture and see what you think. I don’t know what they are. I showed to Alder and he thinks it’s Zutano

[@johnnysworld-backyardorchard]

Great video, you have a really nice, flat yard. Nice looking Kona Sharwil with nice roots, great video, thanks for sharing!

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi Johnny, is your fruit coming along so you can do a comparison? Thanks for watching!

[@johnnysworld-backyardorchard]

@@AvocadoTalk The Hass and Bacon are ready but the Pinkerton is taking a long time to ripen. Hopefully the Hass and Bacon doesn't go bad and I can post soon. Your Avocado Grove is really looking great and your avocado trees are thriving. Look forward to watching your next video!

[@AE-tk9fp]

Another nice video man! Keep them up. Nice looking lil orchard.

[@AvocadoTalk]

Appreciate it! Have you had the chance to taste Green Gold or the Kahalu'u?

[@ChiledeGarcia]

Good variation of trees you have there. I like the A’s and B’s layout. I took your recommendation on picking up some local avocados and citrus from Wake Farms today. Keep us updated on your Kona.

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi Daniel, got some more last week and they are ripe today. I need to tell them to try to keep part of the stem on the fruit. Margrette (wake farms) told me last week that she appreciated the shout out and people were telling her they came because of my channel. This is good for all of us . One day we're both going to have our own. Thanks for watching and being a part of the journey!

[@sampsuns]

$29.99！that’s a great deal for this thick tree

[@AvocadoTalk]

Yep, don't forget, No TAX makes it even sweeter. They are out there, just gotta find them. Thanks for watching!.

[@Koloherides]

I live in hawi on the big island and my avocados being Kahaluu,malama,shirwil are $75 each for grafted starters 4ft.

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi there ACIM, I guess it's all relative. I'm used to avocado trees in 5 gallon containers at $20 each but everything going up in price. Compared to other fruit trees it's still relatively inexpensive. Thanks for watching!

[@aaronevans5209]

Here in Kona the sharwil season is nov. to feb. so we are wrapping up our sharwil season! What big event is coming very soon? Super bowl Sunday! I nominate the sharwil the official avocado of the Super Bowl!!! 😉

[@AvocadoTalk]

Haha I'm good with that. That reminds me, I need to buy some avocados now so they will be ready by the big game. Thanks for watching!

[@Savingusnow]

Will you be selling scions this summer? Sharwil impossible to find in Florida

[@AvocadoTalk]

Email me. Look in the about section.

[@alkosuper4124]

Dude !!! You got a yuzu !! Where did you get it? I have been trying to find one.

[@AvocadoTalk]

Impossible to find right now but 3 years ago it was 50% off at the home Depot. They were clearing out all their citrus and I scored. Should have bought them all, they had 3. The fruit has been good, they smell amazing! I'm going to work on getting it to fruit more this year. Thanks for watching!

[@thewildwest2013]

What type of water emitters or sprayers do you like? Planning on placing 4 on my GEM. I water manually now.

[@AvocadoTalk]

I like what's called a 360 degrees adjustable micro spray. You can adjust volume and radius and add more to the tree when they grow. It has worked better for me than just a dripper. Thanks for watching!

[@CrisostomoIbarraMI6]

Do you know if this is suitable in low elevation? Mine is just 109-150 m above sea level.

[@AvocadoTalk]

Yes absolutely. There are people growing them at sea level. It's all about microclimate.

[@CrisostomoIbarraMI6]

Fantastic! Glad to hear that 🤗❤️ Thank you

[@eddievmunster8154]

Is the kona sharwil and sharwil the same tree?

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi Eddie, it is the same, the real name is Sharwil but people are calling it Kona Sharwil because Hawaii coined it and it stuck. Thanks for watching!

[@SenzuBeaner]

I’m gonna plant all my avocados trees within the next few weeks. What’s the best mulch I can get at lowes or HD for avocados?

[@AvocadoTalk]

I use only native soil plus gypsum for the hole, no organic matter. On top I like using Kellogg's cactus and succulent mix, it drains really well. I use wood chips as mulch. Anything that isn't colored, natural would work, not too big chunks. GL and thanks for watching!

[@SenzuBeaner]

@@AvocadoTalk thanks for the swiftly reply. Looking forward to more videos this year! 🙏

[@raulcasas4548]

Will LaVerne Nursery ship to any lowes in California?

[@AvocadoTalk]

It depends, California is huge. I know they send it down to San Diego and nurseries like Walter Andersen Nursery. I would give them a call and see. I coordinated and they sent them to my local lowes. Old video on my channel somewhere. Thanks for watching and good luck!

[@jamestnguyen2165]

with bubler/dripper like that, how often and how much do you water?

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi James: The current flow rate based on this video. The Blue micro spray was measured at 0.2GPM and the Yellow flag emitter at 0.042GPM totaling 0.242GPM. So I'll run it for 10 minutes twice a day every 2 or 3 days right now with the temperature at low 80's. I want to keep it moist to ensure that it does not dry out. Once established, I'll monitor leaves and adjust accordingly. I think this is the most critical time right after planting. Thanks for watching!

[@MakePeace123]

Do you have Gwen avocado tree

[@AvocadoTalk]

Yeah I have 2 Gwens in ground, excellent variety.

[@RareAvoTrees]

Good idea on a mound, those that plant in clay at ground level is a very bad idea

[@AvocadoTalk]

Hi Shane, the gypsum helps also. I did the mound as a precaution. Well see how it goes. Thanks for watching!

[@RareAvoTrees]

​@@AvocadoTalkthis says 2 years ago did the Kona produce or do flowers yet in 2024 ?

[@AvocadoTalk]

I ended up pulling the one in this video out and replaced with another Kona Sharwil from Brokaw on Duke 7 Rootstock and it has really taken off and flowering this year. I'm sure there are fruit, haven't looked too closely. This is 3.0

[@RareAvoTrees]

@@AvocadoTalk oh so this is 3rd try with a konal in same hole ? Maybe Duke 7 will be the winner and tree prosper .

[@AvocadoTalk]

@@RareAvoTrees In this hole I had a Kona that was on unknown rootstock and was weak so I made the decision to pull it instead of wasting time trying to nurse it back to health. This one from Brokaw is on Duke 7 and a winner, in one year it has outgrown a lot of my other trees that have been in the ground longer. My first Kona was in a different spot and I pulled it and replace it with a Lamb.

[@naka2501]

Commercial growers used to have one B type tree for 10 A type trees.... Turns out it only increased the fruit production by 11% which is you do the math is equal as have a A type instead of a B type.... 1 in 10 pretty much.... And the B type are not the best ones.... *cough*zutanosucks*cough* Instead if you want a bumper crop, spray your flowers with a mix consisting in 1 tea spoon of honey and 2 mugs of hot water (until the honey is blended in) let it cool and spray your flowers and watch the bees swarm the place. Because they dont really care for avo flowers especially if you have citrus nearby..... Just try it at least once and you'll probably have to thin your trees!

[@AvocadoTalk]

I did a lot of honey water last year and I don't think it did anything. I sprayed multiple times with different concentration to see if it helped but I think that at the end of the day, all of the bees wanted was my honey brush and citrus trees. This year might be different since my citrus are not flowering yet and my avocados are starting to flower or in the middle of flowering. I might try it again this year, we'll see. Thanks for watching and sharing!