sorbopyrus - my two sorbopyrus plants are sprouting now so they survived the winter. With each passing year the prospect of them flowering draws a step closer. I planted them in a metal barrel that i cut in half in order to constrict the roots. I grafted them on to quince C rootstock to speed up flowering. The hope is to be able to cross the two and get viable seed to grow new varieties. The smaller one is a shipova and the taller one is a tatarka. Sorbopyrus plants are notorious for taking forever to start flowering so i hope that these will end up doing it quicker.
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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