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Roy starts with ... I have a secondo purchased from Daleys about ten years ago. This variety is meant to be self pollinating. There have been a couple of seasons where I got a few fruit (good quality :)) but last season all the blossoms dropped. This year (Sept 2019) the blossoms look very healthy and there is good bee activity but I was wondering if anyone has had any success with hand pollinating - if so how did you go about it ? Thanks
| About the Author Roy HEATHCOTE,2233,NSW 22nd September 2019 9:44am #UserID: 2003 Posts: 28 View All Roy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Didnt know Secondo has been around over 10 years - Mines not as progressed yet but the core influence for Avos down south is nights around 10 to 12c and days over or around 17c for self fertility - you may have warmer days but night are too cold still - i do have a Bacon nearby but bees dont pollinate unless you own a hive - Hover and Checkered flies do the work around me - just noticed your not Heathcote in Vic so you do need a B type - In Vic we dont but could help? | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 22nd September 2019 1:43pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Found this in an article i saved - California relates to Sydney and South i guess In fact all avocado flowers are both male and female at various points in their life cycle, making it possible for avocado trees grown in areas with mild climates to self fruit without the help of another tree acting as a pollinator. Type A varieties have flowers that open as females on the first morning that then close that afternoon. The next afternoon the flowers open again but this time they are male. They shed pollen for a few hours and then the flower closes again, this time for good. Type B varieties open as females in the afternoon of the first day before closing and then reopen the next morning as males. This flowering pattern is only typical in tropical climates. Here in California where we enjoy more mild temperatures during the avocado flowering season, this pattern is interrupted, causing the male and female cycles to overlap and resulting in self fruiting avocado trees. Commercial avocado orchards still commonly interplant Type A and Type B plants to insure heavy crops. If you want to mix more than one type of avocado tree together in a back yard setting, it is possible to plant more than one tree in the same hole or plant the trees together with as little as 4 feet of space between the trunks. But remember, avocado trees can grow up to 25’, so select variety planting site carefully. | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 23rd September 2019 7:43am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Marmot1 CASULA,2170,NSW 23rd September 2019 12:26pm #UserID: 20667 Posts: 102 View All Marmot1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Roy says... Hi Markmelb, Yes I am in NSW, just south of Sydney. First purchased this tree in 2008 but moved to its current location in late 2010. I don't have a lot of room for another Avo, the reason I chose the Secondo was it supposedly didn't need one. Might try a bit of hand pollinating once I work out the flowering pattern. | About the Author Roy HEATHCOTE,2233,NSW 23rd September 2019 1:18pm #UserID: 2003 Posts: 28 View All Roy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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