Plant a couple little vegetables in the spot to see how they do before planting new avocado trees. See if you can find a Reed to try again in September and youll probably get a richer flavor from it. Great article Greg! I also gave some wood to others up here who are much better at grafting in case the tree disappears. The flesh had nice color, tasted rich and smooth. Yulia. As good as some other avocados are, nothing pleases me quite as much as eating a high quality Fuerte. Ive never had a tree-matured Sir Prize. The last tree has very little green although it does look like new green. I wanted to say I appreciate all you do with your website and videos. Should I avoid planting a Reed here? If I didnt feel the need for lots of space, I would, no doubt. Ive been told that landfills in other counties offer similar products. Zutano, And one concern would be pairing a vigorous upright variety with a slow spreading variety. Hi Greg, Im inclined to just replant everything because I dont find that damaged young trees recover very well. Thanks Pollenizers havent been shown to make much of a difference close to the ocean like you. I will order the combination you recommended. THANK YOU for sharing such a wealth of information! Reed is basically a summer-into-fall variety. ), (See more about Fuerte in my post, The Fuerte avocado tree: a profile.). The three more Guatemalan types get afternoon shade which I think helps since in recent years our summers are very intense much like inland Riverside and or Redlands as I recall with temperatures reaching well over a 100 more often than a decade ago. Screw the big/medium locals, I am going to Fallbrook from now own to get my avo trees straight from the growers. 2. https://ibb.co/4jnDhXv In some parts of our garden, good rich garden soil was added in big quantities.]. You ought to add either Lamb or Reed for avocados to be eaten in summer into fall, yes; your grafting idea there is a good one. The Hass is a tough act to follow, but Backyard. The foliage just doesnt look very pretty close up. I live in So Calif Inland Empire (Norco); hot summers, rarely below 29 30 in winter. Should I plant a Reed to complement my other trees? If you ever go wine tasting up here, the huge Puebla and another large tree which sounded like a Zutano but it could be some other old variety they are at Farella Vineyard in Napa. It seems that I should have bought the first Ettinger I saw five years ago. Also, this winter had me buying avocado from Mexico, which is either small and cheaper, or XL and pricey. Hass grow and produce great in other cool summer climates farther south, such as near Morro Bay. On the other hand, he plants GEM at 10 feet because it is less vigorous than Hass. Oh I wish! Depending on the cultivar, avocados have green, brown, purplish, or black skin, and may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. Buddy, youre the best. I have been growing avos for 40 years. Its green-skinned fruits weigh 8 to 20 oz and mature in winter and spring. I figured there had to be one. This is a tough call. Variety: Flower Type: Taste (subjective) Fruit Size: Fruit Color: Fruit Shape: Skin: Oil % Fruit Season (Irvine) Tree Size: Remarks: Anaheim: A: good: 18-32 oz: green . The skin is green when ripe, is bumpy and of medium thickness, and peels easily. I live in southern CA zone 10b near Los Angeles. (Not that Pinkerton avocados arent delicious though. But I would add them only after planting this trio. You found an avocado tree in Nice! What are your thoughts on a Sharwil Tree? Seeing as you can go buy a Hass avocado in your local supermarket any day of the year, maybe you might consider a different variety that you can't otherwise find. Phoenix Avocado (Mendez No.1) Aravaipa Avocado Palo D'Oro Avocado Hellen Avocado Sharwil (Kona Sharwil) Ardith. One concern I have about fresh trimmings is the build up of spores and what not from it just being piled up (6 inches or so thick). Its a challenge to choose a single avocado variety to plant. how come i never thought about this! That sounds like an excellent setup and arrangement of varieties. It is an effective way to manage closely planted trees. Greg, Guaranteed meaning: We have grown trees in areas away from tall trees, so not to be pollinated by them. The two main differences between Bacon and Fuerte are that Fuerte tastes better but Bacon is more productive. However, if youd like a B type to complement Hass for pollination and season extension then Id go with Fuerte, Sharwil, or Nabal. They seem to be especially common on trees in your neighborhood. But the intention is to have overlapping seasons for both A and B type so there is always cross pollination available (I know that doesnt guarantee it will work, but I like the idea of having that potential). Option 2: Sir Prize. I moved mine into a barrel. . I also have a Bacon way in the back yard mostly for pollinating. I would go with the clonal rootstocks if you can, but I would get one tree on Dusa and the other on Duke 7. Ive been binge-reading your site after finding it yesterday. You can go two ways about it. The fruit has the same thick, pebbly skin as the Hass but has a little rounder shape. I think they do not sell avocado trees on Dusa in nurseries, because it is still under licence (I had to pay a bit more for the patent and had to communicate to Brokaw the addresses of the orchards). (Theyll both produce some without a pollenizer.) One of his favorites was the Nabal. Do you have any recommendations for which trees/rootstock combinations have the best chance of survival out here? Thank you so much for your recommendation. In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. (Note: I took this photo in June, at the tail end of the Fuerte season, at the height of the Hass season, and at the very beginning of the Reed season.). As for Reed, it can handle the heat fairly well as far as Ive seen. It is medium in size with rough green skin and yellowish-green flesh. I have a spreadsheet of many varieties and their seasons and how they all align based on flower type. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Wish Maddocks was open on the weekend so i could check it out. You might find this answer boring, in which case Id be willing to bet that you dont already have a Hass tree in your yard. If you want it to grow both up and wide, Id plant a Hass. I would plant a Hass if I were you. Thank you, Elizabeth. I have two questions, if I may I have two questions for you: Some answers to these questions can be found here: What comes to mind is that Fuerte has a more distinctive flavor. We also have a Cate Macadamia tree in the backyard which is doing excellent. It has set more fruit while young than most of my other varieties. Of course, they dont understand the function of that leaf litter. Our southernmost facing front yard has a decent slope, so planning to plant there. Full sun Ive enjoyed reading your posts as I consider my Avocado plant. Avocado oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for your heart and skin. Thank you for your reply, After doing some research and asking question in my neighborhood the last couple of days, I found out that Im not the only one with this problem. Both can crop well as solo trees, and they have different harvest seasons, and they both are extremely high-quality in terms of eating. Trees will be on south facing slope w full sun. Btw, from my experience and reading on Aussie forums Sharwil is very heat sensitive so unless it is 80 all year around it is not worth growing. When they set a lot like your trees have, they must shed some or else branches will break, get sunburned, even die back from the stress of growing too much fruit. A handsome tree to about 9m x 10m, Hass is fairly cold and frost tolerant once established, and will bear its delicious fruit between September and January. While Dusa is the global standard today, it does not perform best in all conditions with all scion varieties. Maybe I should dig a 5th hole. We had a hass 4 years back that sun burned to death. The texture and taste were very very good, top notch, with only a couple of very minor fibers. So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. Some percentage of fruitlet drop always happens, due to incomplete pollination and other unknown factors. However, apart from my own garden, I do some gardening in my parish churchs park, also in Nice. See my short video profile of Pinkerton avocado fruit here.). Greg, thanks for the article and all the comments. This might be different for you though; it probably depends on your particular microclimate. Thank you and thank you for all the information you have shared on your site!! Also no information whether it is a clonal rootstock or a seedling one (for avocado trees). Ill be back to study more and update you with my progress. Sorry that I bad-mouthed Zutano in the comment above. . Lots of great Hass are grown in nearby Morro Bay. Fuerte, One of my Hass is still a baby, so I was considering taking it out and putting the Reed in its place. In my climate (Ramona), we can get heat waves of 100 degrees in May or June while fruitlets are still small and vulnerable. Ive driven through Mendocino and farther north many times, but havent seen bearing avocados growing up there with my own two eyes. Hi Martins, So I decided to plant a Hass and a Sir Prize which sounded like a great variety. Two, get a combination of hardier varieties and others like Hass, Reed, GEM, etc. 2 years old Fuerte on unknown seedling Any new varieties being developed by Mary Lu Arpaias breeding program at UC Riverside take decades before theyre released to be propagated and sold to the public. The Sir Prize avocado is defined primarily by a distinctive ridge along one side which becomes less noticeable when the fruit ripens. The worst infestations Ive seen have been on highly fertilized trees. Any suggestions would be much appreciated please! What would be smarter choice? Kona Sharwil.wow! Come to think of it, Id say Nabal fruits taste a tad richer than Reed, actually. The correct spelling is "Hass." The word "Hass" rhymes with "class," and is often mistaken to rhyme with "Hoss" or "Hozz." Why is it "Hass Avocado?" Because the Hass Avocado is named after Rudolph Hass, a California postman who patented the Hass Avocado in 1935. 1 year old Hass on Zutano seedling (This is June 22, 2019.) I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. Your climate in Temecula is similar to mine in Ramona: a bit hot in summer; a bit cold in winter . Hi Greg, your posts are so helpful! maybe you missed my question on May 2, 2020 or I missed your reply, with 3 citrus trees and room for one avocado on the central coast of California, Cayucos. Very happy with my Zutano. Thank again for your help. Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. At the same time I have not been able to taste one and am surprised at how difficult it has been to find, so I wonder how accurate those old articles are, what downsides it might have that have made it less popular over time. I dont know anything about salt in soil, never heard of it on the French Riviera. I think youre absolutely right not to share more about this tree. I certainly appreciate it when others make clear and quality videos to help me. Reed also stays green when its ripe. But the distinctive smooth texture and nutty yellow flesh of a perfect Fuerte is so appealing to me that I dont even want to adulterate it as guacamole. Youre very welcome. For the summer/fall varieties, Im unsure about Gwen. I realize it cant live forever there but at least I will get to try the fruit someday. The Hass avocado is one of the most delicious varieties of avocado around, with a rich creamy flesh and superior taste. For commercial purposes the fruits are picked while unripe and ripened after harvesting. I have seen, in person, happy Hass and/or Reed trees in other parts of Southern California considered Sunset Zone 18, such as Rancho Cucamonga, Corona, and Redlands. You can always try a Hass too, and just prune it to the size you want. Sometimes the selection and quality is terrible, but sometimes its excellent. And the sharwil does not have the nutty notes like the hass. 3. So sorry to hear about your trees. Im ruthless with pruning shears (you have to be), Youre welcome to check out Piet Stassen and his pruning technique displayed at UC Irvine. Found some 5gals at Atkins in Fallbrook. Thanks for the kind words. When you put a thick layer of tree trimmings down, do you turn them to allow air to circulate? Do you need two avocado trees to get fruit? Theres no rush. Super Hass Avocados are a dwarf variety, which make them great container plants. Also my grandfather said growing up in Los Angeles they had Mcarthur avocados, Have you ever heard of them? Will do. Better now than never. The Nabal trees I know are not so wide spreading like a Fuerte, and neither are they more upright like a Bacon can be. In my yard, Reeds start to taste good as early as May, and can go through September. My question is how do you recommend getting rid of the persea mite? To speed up the avocado ripening process we recommend placing unripe avocados in a brown paper bag with an apple or banana for two to three days until they are ripe. each month Hardiness: Average to 28F. Let me know how the grafting and new trees go, and share photos of the cut fruit if you get a chance. If the tree turns out to be a winner in your yard too, then eventually we can all benefit from the discovery. Thanks. Hi! I am curious to see if it will fruit consistently. Maybe not the best. What varieties did you get and on what rootstocks? It weighs between 8 and 16 oz, making it a slightly smaller variety. Ive never eaten Green Gold. Do you have any experience or exposure to Nabal Avos? . Your email address will not be published. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. [About our soil: it is not acid at all, for sure. I have learned so much from your website, Thank You. A homegrown Hass, picked at prime time around May or June in southern Southern California, but some months later up near Point Conception and ripened at room temperature on a kitchen counter (not refrigerated and gassed with ethylene during its mishandling on the way to a retail outlet) is a knockout. The grove manager said he prefers Hass at no closer than 12 feet. Where approximately in Northern California are you located? In case you didnt know, Im also in Ramona. So I tried a Reed for the first time today from the farmers market. I would love to grow one or graft a branch onto a tree I have after researching about how great the fruit tastes. Then why isnt Fuerte my top choice? Although I enjoy the diversity of tastes in most all avocado varieties, theres something about Fuerte fruits that hit the target for me. Blossom Type: B Fruit Shape: Clavate Skin Color Unripe: Green Skin Color Ripe: Green Skin Thickness: Medium Average Fruit Weight oz: 10 to 18 %Ratio Seed/Skin/Flesh: 9:12:79 Click on image to enlarge Additional Information: Popular in Australia. Thank you so much. Thanks for all the info, very useful! Yes, I like Nabal. Holiday doesnt produce much down here either, from the trees Ive seen and grown, compared to other varieties. Fuerte. Seemed very mature, almost overmature, as the seed had germinated and the root was touching the peel on the bottom, and the seedcoat did not adhere to the seed. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. Taste Ive read is great. Perhaps the Lamorinda has the answer? Our USDA certified Avocado fruit are medium to large sized pear-shaped with a small seed (~74% flesh), higher oil content than Hass (28% compared to 21%), and a green rough skin that is soft to the touch when ripe. Thanks for these contributions. Carlsbad is an awesome place to grow avocados. (and even Home Depot) you can get a Reed avocado tree grown by La Verne or Durling. Its good no doubt, but being the guy at Clausen told me it is the _best_ avocado, I was a bit surprised that it didnt have the high oil content like a Hass, it reminded me much more of a Fuerte, milder and more water based than oil based. But I think its going to be a more common variety for Southern California in the future. Started producing at 3? Thanks so much for all the info and experience you provide! Our Avocado Varieties. While having less fat may seem appealing, the fats contained in Hass avocados are really rather healthful. I enjoy your videos! Now I am wondering if I will regret having a Bacon paired with my Hass instead of getting a Fuerte. Elizabeth, 27. This will help me determine where i will plant it. Flowering and pollination. Should you buy a big or small avocado tree? dont know how to grow in your region, I also purchased a Sharwill and Green Gold from Atkins Nursery last year, but they arent the best trees as they were burned pretty bad from last summers heat wave. Sharwil avocados from . All these years I couldnt figure what it was. All I can say is wow! Fuerte and Sharwil are going to be harvested starting before Hass, and Nabal has a later season than Hass. One, get only the hardier varieties, such as Fuerte, Bacon, Zutano, or Puebla. Flower Type: Type A. Sharwils harvest season compared to Reed will likely be more similar to Hass at your location. Of the more than 275,000 acres that nurture Mexican avocados, the hands-down favorite is the Hass avocado, with is creamy, nutty flavor. Kona Sharwil Avocado 2.0 - The Re-DO - Avocado Talk 1,184 views Feb 6, 2022 50 Dislike Share ReEngineeredMemories 582 subscribers Finally got the Kona in the ground as of today 2/6/22.. Perhaps if youre willing to protect your tree during occasional cold spells in winter, especially during the first couple winters, youll have success. The soil holds water for long though What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. One has more green on it than the other. Also someone mentioned tree size and I think I have seen better luck with fresh smaller trees since they were not sitting in pots too long. I just dont understand it. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? But at least it was grown in Southern California. By 1991, Sharwil was finally cleared for export and shipments were. SUPPORTERS (we thank you! The tree's canopy can range in shape from low, dense, and symmetrical, to upright and asymmetrical. I completely understand and I agree. I dont know of any other commercial avocado grove with many Sharwils, unfortunately. You have me sold on the year-round Hass prospect. Spacing six feet apart with ten feet between rows is very workable, depending on a few factors. Theyre rich in flavor and creamy in texture without any strings. Small seed - Sharwil seeds, possibly the smallest of all commercial avocados, are Avocado - Hass (A Flowering Variety): Possibly the most popular of all avocados, Hass bears incredibly flavoursome fruits that keep well. Small fruit will be used for value added product. impossible (or almost impossible) to ship American varieties from the US to Europe. Id probably have to give the edge to Sir Prize because Id rather have the most complementary harvest seasons in order to have fruit to eat more of the year. I am not gaining anything just want the world to have another Fuerte variety available to them. When I looked up the harvest time, it looks similar to a Reed. those seedlings are just what i was able to get locally that have excellent flavor from what i research online. It is so hard to know when a variety will taste good coming from a tree in your yard based on the information of others, I totally agree. Wrapping the trees creates an oven. You are going to be in avocado heaven soon. This avocado is the only Hawaiian avocado authorized for . We will sell trees at various ages and transport to other islands. You might try to ask someone nearby about the water they use, especially on a young tree (older trees are tougher). I recently bought a Hass and Reed on salt tolerant root stock. Gwen has sensitivity to dry soil and heat. One of them doesnt deliver to France. If I was going to do it again here in the Southern Vic, I'd just go for Hass and Reeds mostly with maybe three Bacons and an Ettinger for a pollinator. My second choice would be Hass and Fuerte. Over the past 2 weeks sheltering in place, Im noticing lots of small fruit starting. Yes, Atkins is a great source of uncommon avocado varieties. I saw such a video recently displaying some trees in the front yard of friends of mine down here in San Diego County and it made me very angry. You just need to make sure that you plant on a mound. Im still fairly new to farming and have a ~280 Hass grove (Fuerte rootstock) in inland San Diego (Ramona), so I am always fascinated with learning about these trees. In that case, the tree needs to be kept cool and hydrated as far as possible. Ive got more than one Hass tree planted (although only one is full grown) in part because my family of five is all avocado lovers, plus I love sharing with friends, neighbors, and extended family, and everyone loves the familiar Hass. Really, grafted avocado trees can kill themselves by fruiting too much too soon. All of this is very complicated, but very inspiring!!!! Thanks really enjoy your posts! Both trees have been prolific. have a question about sizing when purchasing. Hass has the wonderful ability to mature its fruit and then hold them on the tree for many months, waiting for you to pick them. I like the taste of all of them, so would ideally want to pick one for cross-pollination and longest season of Avocados from both! (Actually, Lamb drops more fruit in spring compared to Reed. Im considered to be in zone 9, and yet my Reed does well. When I walk around my neighborhood here in Sylmar, Its amazing how most people abuse their avocado trees by having their gardeners rake up those leaves as soon as they hit the ground. (See page 28 in. For more information visit the NZ Avocado Industry Ltd website or phone 0800 AVOCADO / 0800 286 2236. Get a tree from the nursery that looks perfect, get it into the ground right away, and follow the advice in my post about watering new avocado trees: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/how-to-water-a-newly-planted-avocado-tree/, Also, be sure youve assessed the drainage of your soil before planting, and consider planting on a mound if necessary: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/how-to-plant-and-stake-an-avocado-tree/. But Im game to attack it with a fun and practical twist: Im imagining that I just moved into a new house with a blank yard . But not until the end of summer. Pinkerton, There is no bitterness or bacony note. We have a large greenhouse and I was hoping you could suggest some avocados that might be easier to grow and fruit here? Oval-shaped and dark-green in color, the Choquette avocado originated in Florida and is a mix of two different types - Guatemalan and West Indian. However, they often dont have any in stock, which means your only choice is to put in a request and wait for delivery as you noted. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. Reed, This has happened before when a local avocado grower put a video of a seedling with huge avocados up on YouTube. This is important information indeed. 96 9GreenBox - Pineapple Guava - 2 Pack 1,083 Do you like its eating qualities about as well as Sharwil? Only Fuerte tastes good then, of those youve mentioned. Hass does really well in cool climates. Marin, known for cultivating new crops, also grew Isabella grapesthen sold the resulting wine to sea captains, off what is now Vineyard Avenue in Honolulu. GEM could do well for you, as could just about any other variety. I think this one can make a come back. As I recall, the Tijuana River valley is where they were first noticed some years back. On the other hand, I doubt youd be disappointed with Pinkerton, which is widely available. Thought you and others might be interested in knowing that Gwen avocados are currently available at Elis Farmstand in Fallbrook. This is great news that you found and planted so many trees in Portugal! Such great information for gardening in San Diego! Ill write it within the next couple weeks and title it something like Avocado varieties for year-round fruit.. Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? Should complement the GEM season. (I have numerous other avocado trees near my Gwen.) There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. They had to prune three times per year, and still the production had declined since year nine. . by Greg Alder | Mar 23, 2018 | Avocados | 167 comments. The global Hass Avocado market is projected to reach USD million by 2028 from an estimated USD million in 2022, at a CAGR of Percent during 2023 and 2028. I would eliminate the Wertz on the basis of the others tasting better. The Different Types According To Region Of Origin Horticulturally, avocados are classified into three categories, based on the regions of their origin. I dont want to overstep my welcome to the tree. For our San Joaquin Valley home we can get hard freezes so I have a Mexicola Grande since it is off in October before the freeze. Thank you so much for your answer. Youve got a great combination of avocado trees there. I have been meaning to publish a post on avocado rootstocks for a year or two now. I sure am no botanist)))). Id like to try out that variety. Ive been looking at farmers markets in San Diego, no luck so far. There are so many in the Santa Barbara area. I was given permission and I will get you some budwood hopefully within a year. They arent peculiar in flavor to me, they just taste like everything I hope for when I think avocado.. Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. In Europe, I can buy: Great to hear all of this. 2) have high-quality fruits, tasty, with a high oil-content. I will definitely stay in touch if any other questions arise. This is according to these articles of course. And compared to Reed, Fuertes production isnt as consistently high. Sharwil is not as 'nutty' as Hass, but has a mild but rich fullness of flavor and lingering creamy after-taste that transcends Hass. So much amazing information here youre helping me gain confidence in my dream of planting an avocado tree in our backyard. You just have to do a little pruning to make sure they share sunlight and space. FWIW I think Fuerte, Reed and obviously a great Hass are among my top 5 so your advice is excellent. In fact the tree might be a hundred years old and is easily 60 feet tall or larger. Im planning on planting a Reed. Youre right Walter. Lots of them are dropping everyday, but plenty growing. In the meantime, well work on protecting it from sunburn when it hits 100 F or 110 F in a few months! I hope I can answer all of your questions on this topic there. Choquette Avocados. The avocados are large and oblong with a small seed and thin green skin. When you talk to them they are totally clueless. I have a friend who lives in your area: nice place to grow avocados. Required fields are marked *. Thanks for the info. GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. So a small Lunchbox avocado becoming available soon is not likely, as far as I can tell. Thank you. Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit has an excellent creamy, flesh. Truth is, youll probably be happy with either a Reed or a Sharwil in every way. Our priest is a big avocado-lover; therefore, I planted 2 avocados there Hass (on Duke-7) and Lamb (on Duke-7). For anyone in the bay area I recommend Pinkerton and Lamb. And I hope this post helps you choose your own best kind. Just a couple days ago, I visited the largest organic avocado orchard in California, and they recently planted a lot of Sharwil trees. Youve spurred me to finally post on some portion of the topic at least. They have both Reed and Hass, both Duke 7 and Dusa. I have a friend down here in Southern California who also is very happy with his Zutano tree. By black sand I meant sandy loom. Is there something I can do to prevent the drop, or is it just survival of the fittest? USDA Certified Production Facility: Volume up to 6,000 lbs. Fruit Weight: 7-14 oz. 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