Frederick [FN] Noronha wrote:
> Avocado seeds (if you're lucky, seedlings too) available on
> first-come-first-serve basis. Free of cost, subject to availability.
> Contact me. The plant is known to grow and fruit in Goa (thought
> sometimes you might need two in cose proximity for the plant to bear
> fruit). FN
FN,
I already see Cecil taking an interest in this plant.
Here is the reason why.
"The avocado is unusual in that the timing of the male and female flower phases
differs among cultivars. There are two flowering types, "A" and "B". "A"
cultivar flowers open as female on the morning of the first day and close in
late morning or early afternoon. Then they open as male in the afternoon of the
second day. "B" varieties open as female on the afternoon of the first day,
close in late afternoon and reopen as male the following morning."
Come to think of it, I must contact him and see if he wants to open an avocado
orchard in Aldona.
Mervyn3.0
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