The Great Avocado Fruitcapalypse of 2024- Lafayette Frosty Freeze Report

[@growyourownavocados]

The amazing avocado tree of Lamorinda!

[@bje11675]

Hopefully the tree will keep on chugging along and keep producing fruits

[@ScaryHairyGary]

I hope so!

[@RetroRobbin59]

You crack me up Gary! I hope you get to propagate this amazing “ half hass” tree! 😎

[@theomoffat9485]

You crack me up with your humor haha

[@caleblivaudais7573]

Awesome bro !!!

[@DeathByDecap]

I have noticed tons of avocados on all the trees in my hood ✌️

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Seems universal this year like no other year before

[@dannysoto7818]

Yeah I noticed my avocado tree is loaded this year hopefully it doesn’t drop to many!

[@ScaryHairyGary]

I am afraid that these trees will hold too many and get completely stressed out from it

[@ocneal]

@@ScaryHairyGary If a certain quantity are strategically culled, it might reduce the stress as you say, and lessen the trees tendency to alternate bear fruit (annually) - thus increasing the chances of bearing fruit next year. It might be worth a try.

[@neurocognitive]

Any particular variety of Mamey that would be best suited for hot dry growing conditions?

[@zokowawa]

Half Hass - that's a great name for it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ocneal]

That’s a good, really funny, and memorable! 😂 lol

[@neurocognitive]

Hi Gary - I am thinking about planting a couple of Mamey Sapote trees in my yard. I live in Zone 10b in the San Fernando Valley in LA County. It is fairly dry and gets into the 100's regularly during the summer, so it's not Florida-like conditions. Do you think it would work, and if so, do you recommend a particular variety? Thanks

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Yes, absolutely

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Bone apple tea

[@econ0003]

How is a tree that is surrounded by concrete and asphalt thriving like that? Am I wasting my time mulching, fertilizing, and watering my avocado tree?

[@ScaryHairyGary]

It is a bit of a freak of nature.

[@kylediffusion9879]

Apocalypse is a word that means "the end of the world" - or something so destructive it seems like the world has ended, like the event of a major earthquake. I think u mean cornucopia or plethora

[@ScaryHairyGary]

No, I mean, avocado fruitcapalypse because the worst thing that can happen for the health of an avocado tree is to have too much fruit on it and have all the energy go to the fruit to the detriment of the tree. I’ve never seen more fruit on trees this year, so I worry that the trees will suffer severely from it. Time will tell

[@davidl.williams7366]

I wish you would make an effort to speak clearly. One third through the video and I still don't know what it is about. I'm concerned if it's bad news because I have 9 avocado trees.

[@ScaryHairyGary]

I guess you can blame the teachers in my special speech class for failing both of us