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HalC · 27-12-2012, 09:12 PM

Hi everyone, this is my first post on 'Teak Door'.

I am living near Korat City and was wondering if there is anyone kind enough to allow me to pinch a few very small cuttings off their mature tree (Haas Avocado preferably) so I could graft some seedlings that I will prepare shortly. I have about 7 Rai and hope to put a few trees on the property - I will guarantee a life time supply of Avo's (if you want them) when you come over for a BBQ.

I would appreciate any info anyone could supply me.

Great to be part of your forum and thank you in advance.

HalC.

Rural Surin · 27-12-2012, 09:15 PM

Hal, if you search within this Farming & Gardening sub-forum you'll find a couple of decent threads pertaining to avacados in Thailand...

Might be helpful.

DrAndy · 28-12-2012, 06:08 AM

I have two trees, about 8 years old and no fruit

maybe cuttings is the way to go

Davis Knowlton · 28-12-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

I have two trees, about 8 years old and no fruit

maybe cuttings is the way to go

Cuttings is the way to go. I have two mango trees in the garden, both from cuttings, 2 and 4 years old respectively. Both are bearing huge amounts of fruit, while my neighbor's 7 year old trees, which were not from cuttings, are barren.

Norton · 28-12-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HalC

is anyone kind enough to allow me to pinch a few very small cuttings off their mature tree (Haas Avocado preferably)

Your best bet to find cuttings will be in the Khao Yai/Pak Chong area not far from Korat. There are plenty of avacadoes growing there. Doubt you will find Hass but 4 or 5 other varieties. Suggest you look and ask around to find an orchard. Ask the owner and sure they will have no objection to letting you have a few cuttings.

That's how I got mine. Still no fruit.

DrAndy · 28-12-2012, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Cuttings is the way to go. I have two mango trees in the garden, both from cuttings, 2 and 4 years old respectively. Both are bearing huge amounts of fruit, while my neighbor's 7 year old trees, which were not from cuttings, are barren.

Are Mangos and Avocados from the same family?

Davis Knowlton · 28-12-2012, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Cuttings is the way to go. I have two mango trees in the garden, both from cuttings, 2 and 4 years old respectively. Both are bearing huge amounts of fruit, while my neighbor's 7 year old trees, which were not from cuttings, are barren.

Are Mangos and Avocados from the same family?

No. I don't believe that any common fruit is closely related to the avacado. But I think the use of cuttings for more rapid bearing of fruit might well apply to avacado as well.

Norton · 28-12-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

But I think the use of cuttings for more rapid bearing of fruit might well apply to avacado as well.

It does.

Norton · 28-12-2012, 03:49 PM

If you know wtf you're doing. Which I clearly don't.

HalC · 28-12-2012, 05:53 PM

Thanks guys for your help, my wife has a brother in Khao Yai and I will ask him to make some enquiries for me around the traps.

Eliminator · 28-12-2012, 06:52 PM

Can you use root germ on avos and grow from that to bear fruit early?

InKorat · 15-03-2013, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HalC

Thanks guys for your help, my wife has a brother in Khao Yai and I will ask him to make some enquiries for me around the traps.

If you get a source let me know. We are also near Korat and my wife would like to have a few trees for our own use.

Namdocmai · 24-03-2013, 01:03 PM

If anybody knows where they are being sold please let me know. I want some grafted tree's different variety's.

Capt Ron · 27-04-2013, 06:09 PM

I am looking for Haas only but I want to buy and transplant a well started tree from graft and replant in great soil and condition on Koh Phuket. Any help with that would be appreciated. I spent time in Chiang Mai and was able to buy wonderful Avocados at the market every week. What a pleasure.

terry57 · 27-04-2013, 07:33 PM

I have two Avocado trees growing in my front garden here in Perth, both have grown from seeds I have thrown in the garden.

Actually I had quite a few come up but kept these two as they where the strongest.

There around 3 years old now and one has sent a branch up that's now 3 meters friggin high and still going.

How high do these things grow ???

aging one · 27-04-2013, 07:37 PM

When mine died in the flood it was up and above the top of my two story house. So what 11 meters or more, and wide around as well. Miss it a lot, the new yard does not protect my balcony from the strong sun during the hot season. They are great shade trees. 7 years mine was, no fruit but great shade, and no leaves falling off.

terry57 · 27-04-2013, 08:06 PM

^

Bloody hell, that's friggin massive, I had no idea they grew so big.

aging one · 27-04-2013, 08:20 PM

Grown only for shade, and hoping it might produce. I can see keeping them smaller, denser and wider if its grown for the fruit. This was a huge avocado I stole from near my house. I mean the size of 4 Hass at least. The best native one I had had. So out came the seed, in went the toothpicks and into the glass it went. Planted and it grew. I will look for a photo tomorrow. I am sure I have one pre flood.

terry57 · 27-04-2013, 08:22 PM

^

I'd like to see that.

sabang · 27-04-2013, 09:17 PM

I've got three down, striplings. Will be a few years before I know if I will get any fruit. Anyway, lets see if they survive rainy season...

27-12-2012, 09:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
HalC Newbie Last Online: 10-05-2013 08:34 PM Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Near Korat City Posts: 7	Mature Avocado trees Hi everyone, this is my first post on 'Teak Door'. I am living near Korat City and was wondering if there is anyone kind enough to allow me to pinch a few very small cuttings off their mature tree (Haas Avocado preferably) so I could graft some seedlings that I will prepare shortly. I have about 7 Rai and hope to put a few trees on the property - I will guarantee a life time supply of Avo's (if you want them) when you come over for a BBQ. I would appreciate any info anyone could supply me. Great to be part of your forum and thank you in advance. HalC.

24-03-2013, 01:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
Namdocmai Newbie Last Online: 16-05-2013 02:15 PM Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 12	I also want to try an avocadotree If anybody knows where they are being sold please let me know. I want some grafted tree's different variety's.

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terry57 Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 07:33 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: perth and bangkok Posts: 10,834	I have two Avocado trees growing in my front garden here in Perth, both have grown from seeds I have thrown in the garden. Actually I had quite a few come up but kept these two as they where the strongest. There around 3 years old now and one has sent a branch up that's now 3 meters friggin high and still going. How high do these things grow ??? __________________ " ENT " is a Catamite and needs a good hard flagellation preferably with a rusty steel rope embedded with razor blades. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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27-12-2012, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rural Surin morbidly fascinated Last Online: Today 08:11 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: กาฬสินธุ์ Posts: 23,488	Hal, if you search within this Farming & Gardening sub-forum you'll find a couple of decent threads pertaining to avacados in Thailand... Might be helpful.

28-12-2012, 06:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 11:12 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 31,095	I have two trees, about 8 years old and no fruit maybe cuttings is the way to go

28-12-2012, 03:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Norton Days Work Done! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roiet Posts: 19,496	If you know wtf you're doing. Which I clearly don't.

28-12-2012, 05:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
HalC Newbie Last Online: 10-05-2013 08:34 PM Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Near Korat City Posts: 7	Thanks guys for your help, my wife has a brother in Khao Yai and I will ask him to make some enquiries for me around the traps.

28-12-2012, 06:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
Eliminator Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 07:38 AM Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Thailand Posts: 2,613	Can you use root germ on avos and grow from that to bear fruit early?

27-04-2013, 06:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
Capt Ron Newbie Last Online: 15-05-2013 03:30 PM Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	I am looking for Haas only but I want to buy and transplant a well started tree from graft and replant in great soil and condition on Koh Phuket. Any help with that would be appreciated. I spent time in Chiang Mai and was able to buy wonderful Avocados at the market every week. What a pleasure.

27-04-2013, 07:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
aging one Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 08:15 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9,837	When mine died in the flood it was up and above the top of my two story house. So what 11 meters or more, and wide around as well. Miss it a lot, the new yard does not protect my balcony from the strong sun during the hot season. They are great shade trees. 7 years mine was, no fruit but great shade, and no leaves falling off.

27-04-2013, 08:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
terry57 Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 07:33 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: perth and bangkok Posts: 10,834	^ Bloody hell, that's friggin massive, I had no idea they grew so big.

27-04-2013, 08:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
aging one Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 08:15 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 9,837	Grown only for shade, and hoping it might produce. I can see keeping them smaller, denser and wider if its grown for the fruit. This was a huge avocado I stole from near my house. I mean the size of 4 Hass at least. The best native one I had had. So out came the seed, in went the toothpicks and into the glass it went. Planted and it grew. I will look for a photo tomorrow. I am sure I have one pre flood.

27-04-2013, 08:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
terry57 Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 07:33 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: perth and bangkok Posts: 10,834	^ I'd like to see that.

27-04-2013, 09:17 PM	#20 (permalink)
sabang Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 11:09 PM Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: There Posts: 23,438	I've got three down, striplings. Will be a few years before I know if I will get any fruit. Anyway, lets see if they survive rainy season...

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