So Im only guessing here. have you seen any truths to that? (GEMs harvest season is basically spring into summer.) Avocado oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for your heart and skin. Greg, There are other varieties that taste as good or possibly slightly better than Hass. Two, how many people are you feeding? My Gwen is only a couple years old now so I hesitate to say a lot about it since my firsthand knowledge is limited at this point. What do you think about avocado rootstocks? This is such a good topic that it deserves the space of a full post. Sun exposure. 1 year old Bacon on Zutano seedling Spraying the underside of leaves with a forceful stream of water can reduce mite presence on a few small trees where this is feasible.. High oil content - Sharwil and Hass both >25% oil. Greg Another which 2 trees are best question. (rpondu) Blogue Fruits et Lgumes. Option 2: Sir Prize. I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. Most people think Fuerte tastes better, but Bacon is a nice milder, sweeter avocado for the winter. You found an avocado tree in Nice! Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . I love your articles!! Forgive my rambling. 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. You have me sold on the year-round Hass prospect. With all 3 trees with hundreds of bb size to small marble size. See my post on Where to buy an avocado tree, and contact Subtropica Nurseries to inquire there. http://www.riversun.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Avocado-Rootstock-Characteristics.pdf It is a heavy regular bearer, with fruit averaging 10 to 18 ounces with skin black when ripe. Note that Im really tentative about saying this. Are they light producing or is that they are slow growing therefore they are light producing because they are small? I even made a chart a few years ago showing the harvest seasons of some varieties (in my post When to pick avocados), but Im not perfectly comfortable with it because every year is different and every yard is different, even within a small geographical area like a single county let alone all of Southern California. We do occasionally get into the mid-20s F in the winter, but it rarely reaches 70F in the summer. Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. I have no idea if it was a great one or a terrible one. Hass and Reed as numbers one and two are solid for me. What would be smarter choice? FWIW I think Fuerte, Reed and obviously a great Hass are among my top 5 so your advice is excellent. Is there a simpler way. Shot hole borers being involved didnt even occur to me, but now that you mention it that seems like a definite possibility. And I hope this post helps you choose your own best kind. Thank you! I wrote this post with someone just like you in mind. As for heat-tolerant avocado varieties, I wrote a post about that some years back and Ill be updating it soon: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/heat-tolerance-of-avocado-varieties/. I grafted some Sharwils here and there in the spring, and theyve grown more than any other variety I grafted this year (including Fuerte, which people often talk of as being so vigorous). Because of your lack of frost, I dont see why you couldnt grow avocados well. Whats Reed like? The skin is green when ripe, is bumpy and of medium thickness, and peels easily. Great read! Ill be visiting a mature high-density planting in a couple weeks and Ill pass along anything new that I observe, but the main long-term challenge for most growers with this style is keeping on top of the pruning. Very happy with my Zutano. Avocado oils are considered heart-healthy and good for your skin. Both Bacon and Fuerte will be ready to pick in winter, before GEM. About 8 miles inland in Southern Sonoma County. BACK IN STOCK APRIL 2023. Small seed - Sharwil seeds, possibly the smallest of all commercial avocados, are Ive never heard of anyone who is unsatisfied by Gwens eating qualities, and there arent many avocado varieties that achieve such distinction. Maybe not the best. The funny thing is that when I have given people some wood I didnt give them fruit because it is identical to Fuerte so there is no need. There is a lot of great info here. Started producing at 3? Going back to Atkins to get a Sharwil to pair with my Reed. Incidentally, I have found Reed to be excellent in the heat. I wanted to plant them next to each other. Aside from their physical differences, the main difference between Hass and Fuerte avocados is their textures. Were getting a couple of avocado trees to plant in Pasadena. As for the snow, we have had quite a bit of ice the last few weeks, and today it snowed in parts of the mountains, even in the valley (Pasadena/Rancho Cucamonga)! Guacamole heaven! Can you please tell me which avocado orchard you visited in California? This way, if one performs significantly better than the other, then you could replace the poor performer with a tree on the rootstock that you know does well in your soil. Sharwil avocados have a dense, nutty flavor and a high oil content. 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. Holiday doesnt produce great in the heat (or even without heat) compared to Pinkerton. A hybrid cross of the Mexican and Guatemalan subspecies, 'Fuerte' was the industry-standard avocado in California before the Hass came on the scene. They should do well for you. Tree 1: Im really leaning towards a GEM. I am curious to hear your thoughts on these varieties or think something else would be better suited. You might be able to find a Gwen to taste at a farmers market somewhere nearby around now and through summer. Greg suggested me the Viveros Brokaw. We had a hass 4 years back that sun burned to death. Big and green are the two fatal qualities that prevent Reeds acceptance as a commercial variety in todays small and black Hass world. Oh!, and do I ever miss a good fuerte which I used to sell off a fruit truck next to Golden Gate Park in SF in the 70s. My trees are young now, but Im a few years I will ask for your location and send you a barrel of all my varieties. We can all hope, cant we? For example, Ive got some avocado trees planted at 7.5 feet apart, and thats a spacing that some commercial growers use. So keep that in mind. Type B is a plus, but also read that it is not as great of a producer. I love old trees like that. You just have to do a little pruning to make sure they share sunlight and space. We should be able to figure out how to make one work. I live in the bay area/delta in Brentwood. Anyway, Id focus on A types, and with the 14-foot ceiling you could prune any variety to keep its size in check or go with a naturally smaller variety such as Gwen, GEM, Pinkerton, Lamb, or even Reed (these will all ultimately get taller than 14 feet, but not as soon). The Hass has a ton and the Fuerte as well. (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.). Its not the worst soil in the world, as many fruit trees as growing nicely here, but which types of Avocado you think would thrive best in these conditions clay-ish soil, can be quite wet in winter and hot and super dry in the summer? 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. What would you recommend? So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. Hass is the most widely planted variety in the world for good reason. From your experience what avocado tree should I plant? Youve already got some great varieties growing there. They grow and mature on the tree, but they only ripen (soften) after being picked, after their stem is severed. Do you have any experience or exposure to Nabal Avos? With GEM as tree 1, you would find that Sir Prizes harvest season is earlier whereas Reed and Lamb are later. And Gwen was developed just as Hass became king of the world avocado industry and growers and consumers alike began preferring black-skinned avocados. I want to reorder a Hass (on Duke-7), as you recommended earlier. Vasco, thank you for your kind message. As an aside, I recently spent a long weekend in Ramona, beautiful area. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. The only published information about the bloom seasons of avocado varieties that I know of is about common commercial varieties. Sharwil Avocados are medium-sized pear shaped fruits characterized by their rough green skin, which stays green and does not turn black as it ripens. Having grown up in San Diego and having a father who loved Avocados, I was never without. 7 years ago. Hard to say. (See more on this from a paper by Peter A. All I can say is wow! I picked up the last Reed from Walter Andersens last week and a little Fuerte. They have plenty of space, but Im leaning towards the GEM, since its so easy to get a hold of Hass at the markets. I found only two Spanish nurseries that talked rootstocks. Thanks! Maybe I should dig a 5th hole. Terrific! My 15-foot Hass averages roughly 100 avocados per year, and Ive found that we need more than that during the Hass season. Thanks for the kind words. Your input and knowledge definitely helps. 4. Even in warm-winter locations it doesnt always bear as well as some A types. I see a lot of posts about cold tolerant avocado trees, how about heat tolerant (besides reed)? A single fruit can weigh over a pound and the tree grows to reach just 8 feet indoors, or 15 to 20 feet when planted outside. I was originally thinking of two avocado trees to go along with the Meyer Lemon and Black Mission Fig, but this post is making me think it should be three. Theres no rush. Adam Tropics is located in the center of Temecula, we offer many varieties, Gem is a new type very similar to Hass Avocado in tree shape and quality of fruits but mature trees grow a little smaller than . Nice work! Best regards, Fuerte and Sharwil are going to be harvested starting before Hass, and Nabal has a later season than Hass. Thank you in advance for your assistance. I know Sunland, and I can empathize with how you and your avocados feel. Thanks for all the resources. They will always stay true to who they are (unlike Hass, who with one whiff of heat or pressure shapeshift quicker than a Harry Potter character). One of them doesnt deliver to France. I live against the mountains in Pasadena so it can get pretty chilly in the winter will these verities do well in my climate? I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. It is very good sized, peels easily, acts like it is a semi-dwarf tree, and the fruit is just so good! You could try one of those. 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. Edranol, Ettinger, Hass, Sharwil and Zutano were mid-season flowerers. USDA zones are not very useful for deciding these things, unfortunately. Thanks Greg. I read that Duke 7 (American) and Dusa (South African) are to this day the best rootstocks. My question is how do you recommend getting rid of the persea mite? The Mexicola and Lamb both look like they might be based on the pictures I have seen. But I have seen Holiday and Pinkerton. I have been trying to research this for a while now trying to figure out the best combination for me. I would plant a Hass and a Reed if I were you. Found some 5gals at Atkins in Fallbrook. I have to do that with my avocados here in Sunset Zone 20 too. They arent peculiar in flavor to me, they just taste like everything I hope for when I think avocado.. made to the U.S. Mainland and beyond, with the eventual eye toward gaining approval to ship. Im torn though We have a small space with good sunlight and drainage in our yard that is probably 12 x 12 for this tree. Gwens downfall as a commercial variety was primarily its green skin; it doesnt turn black as it ripens like Hass. GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. What are your thoughts on a Sharwil Tree? I wish I could visit that old Puebla. I enjoy hearing your feedback on Holiday. If there is excess moisture, your Hass avocado tree might suffer from root rot. Fuerte would work here since its bloom season is long and overlaps well with these two varieties. Your area is definitely on the cool side, but actually not too much cooler than ideal for avocados in terms of high temperatures. Required fields are marked *. Ill do it again this summer to figure out where not to plant less heat tolerant plants. Thanks for your super helpful website! My son, who ate it with me, called it the bestest avocado ever. (Though only a kindergartener, he has eaten his share of avocado varieties and actually has an opinion worth listening to!). (Not that Pinkerton avocados arent delicious though. Many thanks in advance for your help and advice! But I have no idea if tomato Phytophthora is related to Phytophthora that affects avocado trees. ))) And if its a tiny tree youre after, then it doesnt get much smaller than Holiday (XX3). One of his favorites was the Nabal. I am thinking Dusa for Hass (everyone says that Hass avocado grafted on Dusa is more productive than on Duke 7) But I have no idea about Reed, because no scientific study mentions Reed (I guess this is because it is not a commercial variety anymore). Thank you for your response and info. Great article, and I agree with your choices of Hass, Reed, and Fuerte, but only if you live in a true mild avocado climate. has a high oil content and is larger than the hass variety. And if you dont care about getting lots of fruit, then Holiday is a fine choice; it also naturally grows more like a shrub, which might look appropriate in a pot. Just so you and other readers know, my yard is in inland San Diego County near the town of Ramona. They are located in Fallbrook, and possibly in 2020 theyll start selling Sharwils. I know you know the pruning game so Im sure youll have no problem keeping the trees at 12 feet. Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. Hi Greg, PS Thanks for all of these wonderful updates. This is important information indeed. Thank you. Its single disadvantage is its black color, which has been associated in the minds of the public with poor quality fruits, wrote, Then why isnt Fuerte my top choice? It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. I really, really appreciate this article. Taste Ive read is great. I like the way you put that. And compared to Reed, Fuertes production isnt as consistently high. have a question about sizing when purchasing. But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. 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. Like Lamb, it will drop some fruit about now in spring before its mature, but you still always end up with a good crop. Or is Dusa just the best variety to this day (as these articles say), and in any case it will be better than Duke 7? Try to check out the frost patterns next time we get a cold night too. On the other hand, I have read of some Gwen trees that dont set fruit well without a pollenizer tree nearby. Nevertheless, a friend of mine has got a very young avocado tree in her garden (grown from a seed, probably a Hass seed), which gave it first fruits this summer. First, there is no best rootstock. This makes me very happy? As you get closer to the ocean and farther north, the Reed season gets later and longer because of the cooler temps. Do you have any neighbors with avocado trees in their yard? This is one of the reasons that Hass went from obscurity in 1945 to over 95 percent of the commercial avocado production in California today. And then if youve got a productive Reed (which are always productive, actually), whose fruit youll want to start eating in summer, then youll only need your Hass fruit to last around three or four months (late spring to early summer). I do know MacArthur avocados. Just a couple days ago, I visited the largest organic avocado orchard in California, and they recently planted a lot of Sharwil trees. Hi Greg, Or consider 'Lamb Hass,' a similar-size tree, hardy to 26 degrees, bearing 10- to 18-ounce Hass . Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. Should we take all the trees out and start new? Should be interesting to see how it works out. Hi Greg, The avocados are large and oblong with a small seed and thin green skin. Guaranteed meaning: We have grown trees in areas away from tall trees, so not to be pollinated by them. Thanks Greg. years, 7 now. . Sharwil The most popular Hawaiian avocado and the only one certified for shipping to the mainland, Sharwil avocados are relatively large, green-skinned fruits descended from both Guatemalan and Mexican trees. The challenge Ive heard others in your area having is with occasional cold snaps in winter (taken care of by your greenhouse) and such cool spring weather that B types dont set much fruit. I am really lost on here. Thank you so much for the great articles, and for your personal attention and replies. So much amazing information here youre helping me gain confidence in my dream of planting an avocado tree in our backyard. Avocado flowers are cross-pollinated which means that developing independent genetic lines is difficult. but Im not sure. You might try to ask someone nearby about the water they use, especially on a young tree (older trees are tougher). I saw a fruiting avocado tree for the first time in my life. 2 years old Fuerte on unknown seedling Avocado - Hass (A Flowering Variety): Possibly the most popular of all avocados, Hass bears incredibly flavoursome fruits that keep well. Youll just want to be prepared to protect them in cold snaps during their first winter or two. Ill write it within the next couple weeks and title it something like Avocado varieties for year-round fruit.. I hope you didnt get snow where you are, because a few weeks ago when I was there, it was COLD and rainy. (Then again I let mine hang until June.). I have been watching this tree for years since I work in the area, had some fruit once they turned black and they taste exactly like Fuerte! Its crazy that these bigger nurseries carry many more inferior varieties, such as Zutano, while less frequently have Reed. Hey Greg, If the tree turns out to be a winner in your yard too, then eventually we can all benefit from the discovery. Yes, thats my thought and what I suspected you might think as well! Thank you! I think this one can make a come back. I will order the combination you recommended. I think they can be really helpful if done well. Thats a fun project. . 3 Advertisements West Indian (Persea americana Mill. Here is how some of my trees looked after that record heat of July 2018: https://youtu.be/Umm_WOoGERo, I just want to say your posts and YouTube profile videos have been an amazing tool for me! Fruit may have a larger seed when grown in rainy areas. By 1991, Sharwil was finally cleared for export and shipments were. These trees survived the heat wave, they are healthy and beautiful. Thanks. Im going to find the least cold spots on and plant the less cold hardy avocados there. Florida's avocado trees grow to be between 30 and 65 feet tall. Fuerte. But a couple are right on the cusp of that top tier. I have a 60% shade cloth for my Fuerte. This is according to these articles of course. Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? It is pear-like in shape and has dark skin when ripe. June of 2018 But there are a lot of B types whose fruit I love so Im starting to keep my B types smaller or graft them into A types and eliminate their whole trees. On that note, I should mention a post that I wrote a couple summers ago after my yard reached 109.8 degrees one day. The fruit is tasty, but not that tasty. First propagated in 1911 in a California nursery, it got its name - Spanish for "strong" - after a particularly hard frost hit the area in 1913. 2) in the same context, which would be the best pair for Pinkerton tree Hass, Fuerte or Bacon? Ill be back to study more and update you with my progress. It generates more than $1 billion a year in revenues in the U.S. And it all started with one tree planted by a postman in his own backyard. I was surprised this past weekend that I found the Lowes in La Mirada had 10 Reeds in 5 gallon containers. Thank you for your wonderful blog! Still, what most people prefer to do is plant multiple trees close together, even in one hole. An American friend of mine bought me a Sir Prize tree, but we learnt that the shipping to France was way too expensive (8 times more expensive than the plant itself), and we also had no garanties that the plant would pass the customs. Years ago when I started planting it was hard to find out what to grow up here. So I have got as close as I can while understanding that the season is going to be affected by many other things anyway. But I would add them only after planting this trio. Bonny Doon Avocado. Your climate in Temecula is similar to mine in Ramona: a bit hot in summer; a bit cold in winter . Thats a cool question. Sixty percent shade cloth over the trees can work as long as its only over the top (not wrapping the entire tree) and more than a few inches higher than the tree (not almost touching the top leaves). Hi Peter, I cant imagine anyone being happy with that situation even if were just a typical commercially variety much less a one of a kind variety without first getting some type of permission. You are going to be in avocado heaven soon. We just planted our fifth haas (never say die) but when we popped it out of the pot it had white minerals all on the roots and already has a black ominous patch on the trunk- just from being watered on our deck from the hose for several months. I hope you get a chance to plant a real avocado tree or three this spring. My guess is that you can grow just about any variety that does well in Southern California since your greenhouse probably stays warm enough in spring to make B-type varieties set fruit well. Thanks again! You could eat Sir Prize fruits starting pretty early in winter, and then you could let the GEMs hang late and eat them even through summer maybe into fall except that Covina gets hot, so maybe not. This cultivar is responsible for almost 60 percent of commercial avocado acreage in Hawaii. I live in San Diego, about 7 miles away from the coast. Weve been in our San Diego (San Carlos) home a year and are finalizing landscaping. Of the more than 275,000 acres that nurture Mexican avocados, the hands-down favorite is the Hass avocado, with is creamy, nutty flavor. We do have a small green house, but its not really large enough for an avocado tree of any size unless we leave it in a pot, which would limit its productivity. (Alternatively, if I had a neighbor with a Hass or a vendor at a farmers market who sold good Hass, then I could plant a Reed as my only tree.). 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. Denny. Ive heard people say that too, but Ive never found evidence for it. This autumn, I decided to order more avocado trees from Brokaw. As a matter of fact, choosing the varieties was just the beginning)))) And I also hope for mild heat this summer! I really appreciate reading your expert advice and opinion about your experiences. Reed, Some answers to these questions can be found here: I am a huge fan of Hawaiian varieties and I am highly considering grafting Kahaluu to one of the trees. A single, 25-foot Hass tree will give you a few hundred avocados in a good year, but a tree kept pruned to 10 or 15 feet would give you fewer. I would think that arctic blasts during winter will be your main limiting factor. Great to hear all of this. Avocados don't ripen while hanging on the tree. 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). 96 9GreenBox - Pineapple Guava - 2 Pack 1,083 This is the experience of many others as well. 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