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Hi, I live in Hawaii and was wondering if there are any downsides to grafting a cocktail avocado tree, with about three different varieties. Would the yields be affected? Ideally, I would like to graft varieties that would produce fruit all year round.

9/4/2012

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Look, it is done. You just have to be careful and keep the 3 varieties in the tree balanced. One variety will always try to grow more than the other. Get more sun etc. I don't particularly like it but if you have limited space you do what you can. I think is like having a woman pregnant with a child that is 7 month, another 3 month and another 10 months all at the same time. She does not have time to recover.   I would see more having a tree with two early varieties, the tree would have time to recover. I do know people that do it, my suggestion is to start with a large seedling 3 years old or plant the seedling and after 3-4 years top work it like I do in my video. so good luck to you.
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  Any way to stop squirrels from eating the fruit before it falls?

9/4/2012

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Squirrels are a source of frustration to many fruit tree owners. Just to give you an example, last season I could eat not a single Monroe avocado fron the tree I have at home. Squirrels would nick them, bite them, I don't like to eat fruit after the critters have bitten on them, They carry diseases. This year I got a trap and I trapped two of the culprits, big fat squirrels. That seems to have worked, my Monroe fruit is not showing signs of squirrels attack. Not sure for how long, but the trap is set under the tree just in case.
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When is the best time for pruning/triming? Will the tree not produce fruit the following year where trimmed? 

9/4/2012

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All depends on what variety you are dealing with. Normally trees are pruned after harvesting their fruit. If it is an early variety, you would prune right after picking is finished and the tree would recover well during the rest of the growing season. If it is a late variety like Monroe, when picking is finished in January the tree does not have much time to recover to fruit next season.
Also, all depends if if it light pruning or heavy pruning. 
Some people will do the top of the tree one year, the east and west sides another year etc. I really don't prune much.
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