the drymifolia collectiveMar 10, 2023

In order to better use hashtags to organize our #ColdHardy #avocado project posts, here's a directory of all the cultivars represented in our collection to date as grafts, seedlings, or both:

#Aravaipa
#Bacon
#BrazosBelle
#Brissago
#Choquette
#DelRio
#Duke
#Fantastic
#Frank
#Fuerte
#Ganter
#Hass
#Jade
#JanBoyce
#Joey
#Linh
#LongSouthGate
#Lula
#Magdalena
#Mayo
#McCartyMexicola
#Mexicola
#MexicolaGrande
#Northrup (aka Northrop)
#NotMexicola
#Opal
#Pancho (aka Poncho)
#Puebla
#PurpleNebula
#RinconValley
#RoyalWright
#Stewart
#Teague
#WalterHole
#Wilma
#Zutano

the drymifolia collectiveMar 9, 2023
So far this year, the newborn #avocado seedling that is the furthest along is #No255, a seedling of #Aravaipa
the drymifolia collectiveFeb 26, 2023
One of the hardiest one year-old #avocado trees this winter (#No138, a seedling of #Aravaipa), looking a little weather-worn after the windy, snowy night last night, but still stubbornly clinging to a few leaves
Show threadthe drymifolia collectiveJan 27, 2023
It took almost a week for the next two #avocado seeds to sprout, these are #No258 (another seedling of #Aravaipa) and #No270 (first seedling of #DelRio to sprout)
the drymifolia collectiveJan 20, 2023
Out of ~80 new #ColdHardy #avocado seeds germinating in the greenhouse this winter, today we have the first emergence of a top sprout! This is #No255, a seedling of #Aravaipa:
the drymifolia collectiveJan 11, 2023
Now that it's been relatively warm over the last couple weeks, it looks like at least one of the outside trees is starting budswell a bit earlier than ideal. This is the #Aravaipa #avocado seedling (#No138) that has thus far been the most #ColdHardy seedling in our project, which was covered with a tree cover for the December freeze, but still showed the least damage of any covered seedlings.
Show threadthe drymifolia collectiveJan 8, 2023
The next-oldest tree is also a #Lula seedling (#No221), this one has a framework of #Choquette (first photo), with other grafts of #Aravaipa (green), #Duke (red), a #Mexicola seedling (#No53, purple), and #Linh (blue).