Thank you for your interest in joining our cold-hardy avocado breeding project!

There is not currently a plan for another specific tree distribution event this year (2025), but there are plenty of new trees ready to be adopted if you can pick them up in West Seattle.

Before you sign up, you should make sure you have sufficiently low expectations, and that you understand what your membership in the project will entail. Here is a summary:

• The project is open to anyone in USDA growing zone 8b or higher in the lowlands around the Salish Sea or along the oceanside coast of the Olympic Peninsula.
• Second-year trees will be distributed each spring, with most members needing to come to Seattle to pick up your trees (some limited delivery will still be offered). When there are excess first-year trees, those will be distributed on a rolling basis through summer and fall until they have all been potted up or planted out.
• You should expect a significant percentage of the trees in the project to be killed by winter freezes or summer droughts, but members are always encouraged to request more trees when that happens.
• No payment is requested in exchange for the trees, but members agree that organizers of the project can take and propagate cuttings from any trees that survive bad winters.
• In order to track the trees, each member is asked to post occasional updates to our website on the health and size of their trees.

If that summary leaves you with lingering doubts or questions, feel free to read the long version instead. If you still want to join (or want more trees), just email the project organizer at thedrymifolia@gmail.com. Due to abuse by spam bots, there is no longer a form here to add your own email address to the project.