Sorbopyrus. Glad to see that both of my sorbopyrus are leafing out nicely now so they are heading into their second year of life. Since i have only one of each grafted onto quince c, i need them to stay alive and grow if i ever want to attempt to cross them. I have others grafted onto kirchensaller but they are notorious for taking forever to flower so it could be in 20 years time and while i have some patience this is really too long to wait. The two varieties are shipova and tatarka. Shipova is very well known but tatarka is more of an underdog, reputed to be excellent. It was bred by a mister tatar from the botanical garden in prag who managed to germinate bollwiller pear seeds.
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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