Priyanshu Uniyal

Winn Sawyer wrote:
Is yours indoors? Indoor trees may flower almost any time of year.

Thanks for your message. No, It is in a sunny place on my balcony. If I remember well, last time when I brought it inside was from mid-january to early april this year to protect it from freezing temperature. I live in Parisian region in France. Got some high fluctuating temperatures here since late september. Will flowers survive freezing weather ?

Hi,

Is it normal for a mexicola avocado tree to have flower buds in october ? My young grafted plant got these buds this month. Last time, I got flower buds for the first time on the same tree in february this year.

Thanks,

Priyanshu

I have a monoembryonic mango seed germinated few days back but it has multiple shoots after germination. I saw it rarely with monoembryonic seeds. Is this ordinary ? Here are 2 images. The closeup one has one shoot hidden in the soil. I guess they are different branches as it was only one embryo. Does it have incident on true to fruit ? Normally, monoembryonic mango seeds are not true to fruit.

Thanks for your feedback,

Priyanshu

A quick video update from last year avocado graft to flower removal.

The minerals commonly......  Therefore, in conclusion, no benefit is gained by boiling your irrigation water - in fact it could be harmful.

Thanks Mike, it's interesting to know about boiling water. I added an organic fertilizer to give something new to the plant after flushing. I guess that helped it not to loose necessary nutrients needed. Also, I removed all flowers finally... Was painful but leaves are growing fast now which is a good sign. There are no brown tips for the time being. I will repot the plant after winter holidays.

Yikes! What was that exactly..

I flushed the plant with water that was boiled and cooled off to a normal temperature before pouring.

In the short-term flower-removal  is best, as the plant already looks very stressed, as evidenced by the brown leaves and small size. Bearing fruit would be an additional stress and I'm uncertain if it would survive. If I were you, after flower removal, repot it into a nice large pot so the roots can develop more (they hate root restriction). Plant it into a commercial potting compost, ideally one that includes loam. To lighten the mix, you could add some vermiculite...

Thanks Mike. Yes, I will soon repot it onto a larger container and remove those flowers. But I am bound to keep the plant in a pot as I have no garden, just a long narrow balcony (sigh...).

Yes, it is in stress but I don't think that it is a rootbound issue. New leaves don't have brown tips (Although, I agree that they are smaller in size). Infact, leaves turned brown only when it was really cold outside (-2 to -5). And the growth is steady. I think boiling water did the trick to get rid off the salt accumulation.
I tested rootbound issue in december by just sliding down the pot carefully (Was very scared to give my plant a shock at the same time as it was not easy). The roots were fairly far from the edges on all sides including the bottom area where I have covered drainage holes with pebbles. I brought it inside in late january and I am pretty happy the way it took the cold weather for 1st year. As the spring season is arriving soon, yes, repotting will be nice to promote overall healthy growth for coming spring n summer 2023.

When the scion is more developed, you taking cuttings from it and try and root them, though I'm sure you've already thought of that.

Yes, I am eagerly waiting for them to grow a bit more to lay out cloning tests.

Happy gardening !

Mike Guye wrote:

Priyanshu Uniyal wrote:The Scion grafted is from a mature tree. Here are the photos.

Was the scion material delivered to you by post or courier, or was this taken directly from a mature fruiting tree, growing near you outdoors in France?  
If it was delivered to you, do you know how long it took between posting & arrival?
The reason for asking is that I'm curious to know if scion material is capable of surviving the delivery route.  

I got it delivered by post. If I remember well, it came in a small cardboard box and scions were well moist inside a biodegradable bag that was rolled onto each of them very well. They came in a good condition and I didn't have any problem. The delivery time was long though. I think around 1 month. The guy responded well to all questions I asked. I didn't suceed in cuttings (I was a bit lazy as well) but grafted ones worked for me.

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Thanks Mike ! Yeah, It was tempting to buy from these sites in the past but I didn't go for them because I wasn't sure about the quality.

It makes me very angry and sad at the same time, when people purposefully take advantage of others with their dishonesty.

I understand, same here... In this world of internet, fake informations/declarations are everywhere. You are right to be very careful.

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Congratulations Priyanshu! You have flowers coming! Please send us photos to show what happens next.

Thanks Inge Leonora-den Ouden. I might remove those flowers to promote root growth as it is a small plant and it will be beneficial for long term. Though it is really painful to drop those flowers. Maybe they will fall themselves... Didn't decide 100 % yet.