Plant a tree for Arbor Day!

For Arbor Day – and to support Aidan’s Seeds of Hope project – I am planting 3 Lamb Haas avocado trees today! Since 1872, people have been planting trees on this day to celebrate the vital role trees play in our well being for both human and climate prosperity.

My student Aidan has planted over 600 trees since October 2019. He was working with schools (before the coronavirus struck) and continues to plant trees on his own. Why? Check out his website to learn more. I love joining my students – they have refreshing ideas and they have ethics and drive.

I just learned that the avocado seeds that I placed in glasses of water with toothpicks to hold them up, the kind you get from the grocery store, usually don’t produce avocados… This was disappointing to learn considering I planted 3 trees from seeds about 6 years ago. No wonder they aren’t producing fruit. Then I learned that they need to cross pollinate between type A and type B varieties. So we got avocado trees that have been grafted with both type A and type B branches. See what you can learn when you’re spending more time at home?

You can even plant from seeds to save money! I’m hoping for bushels full of my favorite Haas avocados in a few years.  So plant a tree this weekend!