Julie Frink is an avocado enthusiast, specialist, and all around legendary master of avocados. She was the curator of the avocado collection at the University of California field station at UC Irvine, where she worked closely with over 200 varieties of avocados! She has discovered and preserved dozens and dozens of rare avocado varieties. During her time at the University, she helped create a database of information on over 1000 varieties of avocado! Her knowledge is deep, and she has given countless speeches and presentations about avocados to various organizations around the country. She has been growing avocado trees in Southern California for decades, and she has gained valuable knowledge along the way. In this interview, we discuss a broad range of avocado topics like the best varieties, soil, picking seasons, planting, tree care, cold tolerance, and much more. Enjoy!
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Wow very nice, love it. Very good and knowledgeable source of information.
Another great video AJ! It was great to see Julie. I drove to SoCalI from the Bay Area and happen to met her briefly at the OC Green scene. I picked up a few avocado trees she personally grafted her self. Keep the videos coming.
If thats all you got, put that arivipa on your pizza! 😂
Epic video!! Thanks AJ!!!
This make me want to eat some avocado on toast 😋
Excelente video!….
Thanks for the great video!
What are your top 3 bananas you would recommend? They are selling grand naine at my lowes right now.
avo roots will grow in certain types of clay if clay cracks enough for drainage like 95 percent clay
Very interesting insights, thanks AJ
leaves can sunburn they start out having a slight bronze look and it can can get worse if over exposed to sun and get more tan or copperize look
19:39 “…. Like two pregnancies” 😅
Julie is a great lady, and has done so much for avo lovers, but now that the weather is warmer here in SoCal, as per you recently video, the Pinkerton is very precocious and a wonderful fruit. Thx for all the videos
Great video and great shirt AJ!! ❤
Thank You Julie & AJ.
Thank you guys for a great video! 👍🏽💯
Thanks for the video. She is so wise.
I was really bummed to hear about her opinion of trees in pots. I don't have the space and have 2 gems in pots.
Great video! Just a suggestion, the volume on your video is very low. It’s difficult to hear the great information given. Look into increasing the volume. Thanks!
Great interview. AJ where did you get that shirt, I’d like to buy one.
Great video AJ! Julie is so knowledgeable about avocados. Some of the varieties I’ve chosen to grow are due to her recommendations. I wonder what varieties she is able to eat all year long so she does not have to buy avocados?
Would have loved to have seen a tour of Julie’s garden as part of the video. Are you going to post a separate video of her garden?
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I have a 5 foot Wurtz that is about 15 years old. It is a dwarf, but it is not a very good avocado. I think they should change that name to Worst/Wurtz. LOL
Parabéns Aj meu irmão! Em conseguires esta entrevista com a senhora Julie grande fonte de informação que ela é. Te somos gratos em partilhares connosco que temos menos conhecimento um pouco da muita experiência que ela tem. Apreendi muita coisa com este vídeo uma delas foi saber que o Abacate Julia é derivado do Nabal. Grande abraço
Thanks AJ & Julie, Outstanding interview.
Thanks for this AJ!