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Tough Times for Loquats?

September 16, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Loquat is an evergreen tree with delicious fruit. Too bad some varieties have big seeds, but in some countries like Spain and China they are a big deal. At one point, Orange County had 500 acres of trees Big Jim', Gold Nugget', Victory', Mammoth'..
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Avocados & Other Trees Blog

September 12, 2019
By Ben A Faber
It's so nice to be able to find a way to rapidly answer homeowner questions. Once one questions has been addressed, invariably another one pops up. There are mysteries to plants and they can go on and on forever.
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Limoneira map

What We Know About Lemons Workshop

September 12, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Lemon Scions and Lemon Rootstocks Workshop & Field Tour October 17, 2019 8:00am-12:00 PM Visitors Center, Limoneira Co., 1141 Cummings Rd, Santa Paula, CA 93060 View map/directions here Contact: Ben Faber, 805-645-1462, bafaber@ucanr.
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Avocado Brainstorming

September 9, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The 9th World Avocado Congress is coming up at the end of this month in Colombia (https://worldavocadocongress.co/). It should be a grand time to exchange ideas. This is following on the heels of Avocado Brainstorming held spring of 2018.
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