Planted mid-2020, this avocado tree has shown tremendous growth and resilience. In the same orchard, where seven other avocado trees planted using seeds from the same parent tree are growing, this particular plant, which is not grafted, started flowering in 2023 and only a year later, did another of the same cultivar produce flower buds.
Mid-2024, now in its 4th year, this avocado tree has flowered heavily. Trying to established whether it is a Type- A Avocado tree – that opens up as a female in the morning, closes, then opens as a male in the afternoon of the next day, or is a Type B – that opens up as a female in the afternoon and as a male the next morning, proved to be a difficult task. This particular cultivar had both female and male flowers open almost the whole day.
Of the four techniques I have come across that cause early maturity, I had driven a nail in this avocado plant when it was just over two years and I girdled one branch when it was just over three years. It was neither grafted not planted in a hole with rubble.
Now in its forth year and after heavy flowering and a reasonably good fruit set (September 2024), I am now counting off days to fruit ripening, which I estimate will be in the region of 6 to 8 months. Due to severe draught (2024), there was a lot of fruit drop but despite the heat and adverse weather, I managed to water it weekly, together with the other avocado trees around the yard.
