stumping 2000 Avocado Trees

Stumping avocado trees is a technique farmers use to reduce the size of a tree, rejuvenate the health and productivity of an avocado tree. I try to reshape a tree so it will sprout new foliage on the remaining limbs in a wide spreading structure. In 3 years the new tree produces its first healthy crop of avocados. Hopefully the fruit is plentiful and large. This technique also provides new mulch on the ground from all the brush being chipped and left on the ground. Water is also reduced for a few years since the the size of the tree is also reduced. There are a couple downsides to this process. One is that weeds tend to grow because of all the sunlight now hitting the ground after the trees are stumped. The other downside is that no fruit is available for a couple years, also meaning no income for those 2 years. I hope you enjoy the video,thank you for watching.

[@ruthnjoki2818]

Thanks for sharing. I have learnt something today.

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Thank you Ruth, I’m glad I have something to share.

[@carmeslynn]

You should show watchers periodically how your stumped trees progressing with re-leafing out.

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

I wish I could. I don’t have access to that property on a regular basis. I can see them from the highway, but I don’t think that would be clear enough.

[@MetalBum]

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 how long would it take for them to bare fruit and to mature fully

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

@@MetalBum 3 years you will have some fruit, five years for heavy fruit crop.

[@avocadolampung8375]

Hadirr,. Yimak nih👍👍

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Thank you

[@ericinla65]

If it works, it works.

[@darrenswoodworks8695]

Thank you, it works, it’s hard work but it works. Thank you for watching my videos

[@deslynmcintyre3833]

fruit to full yield in two years, eliminates pests and disease, tree matter returned to the soil under the tree as mulch reducing the need to continuously water and tree matter returns nutrients to the soil.

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Yes to all you said. The main reason is to reduce the size of the tree and hopefully more and larger fruit when they return to fruit production. These orchards I do typically produce very heavy crops until they crowd themselves. I’ve even done several blocks more than once. Thank you for watching my videos and a great comment.

[@sandaallen841]

Can we see what these trees look like this year, pleeeeease?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

@@sandaallen841 if I can get permission to visit the property again, I will take a picture. I was there about 3 weeks ago and could have gotten a picture then. But I can tell you they have grown 3-5 feet of new growth. Fruit expected in 3 years

[@MetalBum]

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 thanks for sharing this

[@PecintaFlora24D]

ngenggg ngengg senang aja denger suara mesin nya

[@darrenswoodworks8695]

Love the sound of a good running chainsaw

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Thank you

[@supbikatsiger8232]

Hadir,,i am from Indonesian

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Hello Supbikat, very glad to meet you. Thank you for watching my videos.

[@aubreyp.muswema3053]

Awesome videos - thanks for sharing

[@gregtaylor8327]

Mulch and inject job done.

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Was mulched very heavy a few years ago. The ground just eats it up. It’s amazing how fast it disappears.

[@gregtaylor8327]

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 they love their own mulch. We chainsaw it all up on both our Orchards. Best weed supressor of all. Labour intensive but goes a long way. Then just top up and gap up with chipped trees or pine bark We are in New Zealand.

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Thank you Greg. I thank you for your comments and watching my videos. Keep up the good work.

[@ariesjalisco1362]

Why do you stump these trees? How long again before they fruit?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

That’s a great question. The main reason is they get to big, fruit production drops. Stumping them reduces their size and fruit size and quantity usually improve. You also save water for a couple years as they are smaller trees. It takes about 3 years for fruit to return in good quantities. Thank you for watching my videos. PS we will be starting another 1100 trees next week.

[@jaouadouasmine4359]

May I ask how old are those trees?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

I didn’t plant them, but I believe they are about 20 years old. That particular block of trees was a little on the small side, they stumped them to try and improve the crop yield. It was a very light crop so they chose to stump it and start over.

[@FranciscoVilla-zj7dr]

Nice video! Is this in Santa Barbara county?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Hello Francisco, yes it is in the Santa Barbara area. Thank you for watching my video. Please let me know if you are in need or assistance. That’s what I do.

[@FranciscoVilla-zj7dr]

What a small world..... I thought the area looked familiar. If I was to guess Possibly North of Goleta or Carpinteria. Keep up the good work. I’m a landscaper in the Santa Ynez valley. Occasionally we do travel to Hollister Ranch/SB/ Montecito area. I’ll keep you in mind if an Avocado job comes up. Our climate out here is a little too cold or Hot for Avocados unfortunately. 😩 We plant olive trees, prune and harvest in our area. 👍🏽

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

You are pretty much spot on for the area. I do tree trimming work from Hollister ranch to carpenteria and Santa Barbara to santa Ynez. I started farming about 40 years ago and got into trimming about 25 years ago. the brush chopping is going to be part of my retirement plan , it’s a little easier to drive a brush chopper than drag brush and climb trees. The tree work is getting harder to do every year.

[@kelebogilemampharing9110]

What do you do with those branches?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

I mulch them on the ground with a Fecon and John Deere mulching machine. We want to give the trees all the nutrients back so they grow again.

[@nageryt]

Hi, What do you use to paint?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

You can use latex paint cut 50/50 with water. Or sunshade, a product sold for tree painting. Very expensive.

[@aubreyp.muswema3053]

Would like also work - I guess what you are trying to do is protect the tree from sunburn… is that correct?

[@kylediffusion9879]

Thats a fortune in scions. They go for like 5$ a scion

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

No Grafting on this project. Just cutting them back to start over.

[@bazkitadepari]

Do you wait new soots for next fruit or grafted again??

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

We just wait for the new shoots to come out again, unless we are changing verities. Say from bacon to Hass. We usually do this to trees that have grown to large or crowded themselves to the point of fruit production declining.

[@bazkitadepari]

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048nice what you do and good information

[@mohnasir6932]

I dont understand what are you doing. You will need a long time to get the new avocado tree

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Thank you Moh, yes it will take 3 years to start growing new avocados fruit again. This block of trees produced huge crops of fruit for many years. It became a bit over crowded and the farmer wanted to add mulch to the soil and give the trees more room to grow. It was time to stump them and start over. If they didn’t stump them they trees slowly loose production and grow closer together. This saves water as the smaller trees don’t need much. Water in our area can be very expensive and due to drought sometimes not available. This technique helps in overcrowding as well as saving water during a drought. Thank you for watching and asking questions.

[@danielbujank469]

ini jenis alpukat apa???

[@darrenswoodworks8695]

Hass Avocado

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Yes they are Hass Avocados.

[@amirrudin5491]

Jarak tanam?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

14x18

[@safrullahfoo3000]

@@southcoastbrushcontrol9048 in meter or feet?

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

Feet

[@crayfish9945]

To a tree cutter this might be a video that he" dreams about " in my view watching these trees get butchered is a waist of viewing time ! Avocado Growers do stump their trees at times for the trees health. Probably when water is short !

[@southcoastbrushcontrol9048]

I’ve been farming avocados for more that 40 years. This practice of stumping was introduced to me and many others in our area about 25 years ago. Water is indeed one of the reasons for stumping. Over crowding is another. Also when they become so tall they can’t reach the fruit for picking. We have even tried stumping week trees to see if they will recover from the health issues that caused them to become week. This process works so well on the over crowding blocks we have done this twice on some of the first blocks we started on 20 years ago. These were blocks that typically produced 10,000-20,000 pounds of fruit to the acre, but over crowding reduced that to 1-2 thousand lbs. 3 years after stumping they were producing again. 5 years later we were beck to 15,000 pounds. Please let me know how well the avocados you farm are doing. I’d love to see and hear about them.

[@darrenswoodworks8695]

Some people have a lot to say, but no experience to share to the program. Let’s see your experience Crayfish