Avocado "seedlings"

[WaianaeCrider]

Well they are not seedlings any longer.  I often hike in a valley that over 100 years ago had a lot of sugar plantation worker going deep to work on water supplys  ?they must have liked avocados for lunch or snacks as there are a few dozen trees growing along the 4 mile trail.  Strangely most that produce fruit produce pretty good fruit.  Can't think of one w/BAD fruit.  But there are some really large trees that have never had fruit that we can see.   We hike the area all year and from say August to late October we pack out pounds and pounds of fruit of all kinds of shapes.  Some round some pare shaped.  Some a little stringy, some a little watery but worth packing on your back for miles. 

Back in 2015 I picked up one that had began to sprout and planted in along the trail.  It's in a dry area and is now about 6' tall w/a spread of  6 feet.  No sign of fruit.  It can go months during the summer w/little or no water.

Back in 2019 I did the same from a different tree much deeper in the valley.  Today it's about 10' tall w/a spread of 6 feet.  Also no sign of flowering.  This one gets A LOT more rain but might go a month or two dry in the summer.  Picture of this one below.

Both are growing in deep shade and will probably never see direct sun.

[happypalms]

Nice little haul of avos for lunch 

[WaianaeCrider]

On 4/16/2024 at 9:25 AM, WaianaeCrider said:

Well they are not seedlings any longer.  I often hike in a valley that over 100 years ago had a lot of sugar plantation worker going deep to work on water supplys  ?they must have liked avocados for lunch or snacks as there are a few dozen trees growing along the 4 mile trail.  Strangely most that produce fruit produce pretty good fruit.  Can't think of one w/BAD fruit.  But there are some really large trees that have never had fruit that we can see.   We hike the area all year and from say August to late October we pack out pounds and pounds of fruit of all kinds of shapes.  Some round some pare shaped.  Some a little stringy, some a little watery but worth packing on your back for miles. 

Back in 2015 I picked up one that had began to sprout and planted in along the trail.  It's in a dry area and is now about 6' tall w/a spread of  6 feet.  No sign of fruit.  It can go months during the summer w/little or no water.

Back in 2019 I did the same from a different tree much deeper in the valley.  Today it's about 10' tall w/a spread of 6 feet.  Also no sign of flowering.  This one gets A LOT more rain but might go a month or two dry in the summer.  Picture of this one below.

Both are growing in deep shade and will probably never see direct sun.

I can do this once a week for about 3-4 months freezing the haul for guacamole later.

Pack gets HEAVY after an hour or two.  LOL