Jubaea chilensis. A palm tree from Chile that makes miniature coconuts. A very beautiful tree that can get huge.I have two seedlings.It's supposed to be quite cold hardy but the trouble is that it grows very slow. From seed to fruit production can take anywhere between 50 and 80 years. Now that's a new record. I don't know any other tree where you have to wait that long. So best case scenario i will be 92 years old when the tree starts to flower! Truly a tree that you plant for the next generation, unless i manage to unlock the secret to immortality.....
Avocadoes. I am trying to grow avocadoes in my polytunnel and outdoors. I managed to obtain Del Rio avocado seeds and 5 seedlings are growing under plastic. They survived the winter but the smaller ones suffered more than the larger ones so i wonder if it's the seedlings size or if some are hardier. This is the biggest and also the best looking Del Rio seedling after the winter. It had the least leaf damage. One of the two small seedlings that both suffered most damage. And the second small one. Then there is two medium sized ones They both look pretty good so i am asking myself if the size determines hardiness or if hardiness determines size. In other words, has the largest of the 5 seedlings the least leaf damage because it's larger, (and then the other ones could be the same when they get bigger) or did its inherited frost resistance help it along all the w...
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