"Hass avocados are alternate bearing - they will produce a big crop one year, and a small crop the next. It will be a few years before I can say much about most of the Hawaiian varieties I am growing. Greg, Youve got a great combination of avocado trees there. It will be in the first week of October. Im watching them do so in my yard right now. My second choice would be Hass and Fuerte. I found only two Spanish nurseries that talked rootstocks. The Different Types According To Region Of Origin Horticulturally, avocados are classified into three categories, based on the regions of their origin. Still, what most people prefer to do is plant multiple trees close together, even in one hole. The fruit is the 'Hass' type, with a pebbly green skin that ripens off the tree to nearly black. But just a few years later, in 1992, fruit flies ruined everything. I found several great articles: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC8/Section_02/DeVilliersAI2015.pdf I would recommend buying a new and healthy tree within the next month and planting it straight away no keeping it for months on your deck first. Should I avoid planting a Reed here? They are on the bigger side, green-skinned, pear-shaped, and tasty. Ettinger, I live on the edge here in the San Fernando Valley when it comes to frost (and heat) so in addition to my Reed I have planted Sir Prize, Stewart, and Mexicola as cooler weather backups. There are likewise some very old Puebla-type trees where I grew up that I always drive by to check on when Im in the neighborhood. When you put a thick layer of tree trimmings down, do you turn them to allow air to circulate? We also have a Cate Macadamia tree in the backyard which is doing excellent. Perhaps if youre willing to protect your tree during occasional cold spells in winter, especially during the first couple winters, youll have success. The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. Distinguishing characteristics of the Sharwil avocado include its size, shape, and color. TREE SIZES. I saw a fruiting avocado tree for the first time in my life. The variety was developed in Australia during the mid-1950s and it became the main commercial avocado grown in . Do you have any neighbors with avocado trees in their yard? Like all the Mexican avos, it has a thin skin you can eat like an apple, and a high-oil-content flesh that has a rich taste similar to 'Hass', but with its own distinctive flavor notes. With this global warming trend I think it might be time for U.C. https://ibb.co/4jnDhXv I should still live there, considering my love for avocados. Im in Yucaipa (barely north of the center of the city.) This cultivar is responsible for almost 60 percent of commercial avocado acreage in Hawaii. Is the white wash enough? I cant imagine between them, my brother and I, that it will be a problem, lol. Like Lamb, it will drop some fruit about now in spring before its mature, but you still always end up with a good crop. The Nabal is really dropping a lot of yellowing leaves daily and making me nervous about over or under watering or something else I might be causing. Mites like a dusty leaf surface. I sure am no botanist)))). Four different varieties which were doing very well. About five years ago it started to get bad infestations of mites, it then started to get cancors on the large branches and trunk that had a white powder around the edges. Its important information. Once you have tried a GreyStar avocado, you will quickly conclude that GreyStar is several rungs up the ladder from Hass in flavour, quality and value. On your south-facing slope it might not be as happy. I planted a Hass and a Fuerte in a fairly small backyard in the Pt Loma/Sunset cliffs area. Thanks. I live against the mountains in Pasadena so it can get pretty chilly in the winter will these verities do well in my climate? Isnt Sharwil a vigorous variety! When your Hass avocado tree is newly planted, it will need to be watered every two to three days. Greg Another which 2 trees are best question. But I have no idea if tomato Phytophthora is related to Phytophthora that affects avocado trees. ))) Hass grow and produce great in other cool summer climates farther south, such as near Morro Bay. . Im planning on planting a Reed. This is an interesting set of parameters. Sharwils harvest season compared to Reed will likely be more similar to Hass at your location. In the meantime, there are heaps of other varieties that are already publicly available to explore. You were right, Greg, they are the best!!!!!!!!!!! I have tried a bunch of places with no luck, its even hard finding a Fuerte. I wish I could visit that old Puebla. Mexicola is the oiliest variety that I have tasted but its a bit too intense for me, and I wouldnt say its one of my favorites. I have a Hass that is a few years old from Durling Nursery. Best of luck with the Reed. Dig a hole twice as large as the tree's root system, carefully plant the tree and cover the roots. Thank you for your wonderful blog! What would you recommend? Vasco, thank you for your kind message. Ive driven through Mendocino and farther north many times, but havent seen bearing avocados growing up there with my own two eyes. I dont know the nursery it is originally from. So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. Who knows? Thank you for sharing your knowledge freely and generously. There are a lot of factors that go into the long term performance of a tree, but all other things being equal (health of tree, scion variety, rootstock, care), I also see no theoretical reason that a younger tree would somehow jump ahead of an older tree. GEM could do well for you, as could just about any other variety. Ive done it with some of my trees; with others I allow low branching, multiple leaders, and more of a globe shape overall. (Then again I let mine hang until June.). Great to hear all of this. FRUITING VARIETY Hass Carmen Hass - subject to $5.18 + GST per tree royalty payment Maluma Hass - subject to $5.00 + GST per tree royalty payment Reed Sharwil (I dont have any other varieties available in local nurseries, hence the limited choice..). I use foam or bubble insulation to wrap the trunks of my baby trees their first winter. 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. The Hass avocado is one of the most delicious varieties of avocado around, with a rich creamy flesh and superior taste. 3 Advertisements West Indian (Persea americana Mill. Im very close to cutting mine down. I will send you some wood. In Northern California Hass doesnt do as well for some reason (unless you live on the coast) compared with other varieties. Thank you! I also like Maddock. Greg, this is a great thread, thank you. Of the more than 275,000 acres that nurture Mexican avocados, the hands-down favorite is the Hass avocado, with is creamy, nutty flavor. THANK YOU for sharing such a wealth of information! Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. 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. Thanks for all of these wonderful updates. The Pinkerton tree itself gets a bit sunburned and tattered looking but it holds onto its fruit very well, which Id say is what we most care about. Sharwil is not as 'nutty' as Hass, but has a mild but rich fullness of flavor and lingering creamy after-taste that transcends Hass. I think this one can make a come back. Im going to find the least cold spots on and plant the less cold hardy avocados there. From your experience what avocado tree should I plant? Guaranteed meaning: We have grown trees in areas away from tall trees, so not to be pollinated by them. I am a bit lost. Having grown up in San Diego and having a father who loved Avocados, I was never without. For my Fuerte, for instance, Ive grafted in a couple of branches of A types. But now with youtube it has been easier to see what can be grown up here. Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. Can you please tell me which avocado orchard you visited in California? Otherwise other avocado nuts (like myself) might annoy the generous owners of the mother tree. PS Oliver Atkins, the founder of the nursery, was the longtime chair of the Variety Committee of the California Avocado Society. americana) The second time I tried in on avocado toast and to my surprise it tasted even more like Fuerte. Although I enjoy the diversity of tastes in most all avocado varieties, theres something about Fuerte fruits that hit the target for me. Lamb Hass Lamb Hass is a California selection bearing spring and summer fruit. FWIW I think Fuerte, Reed and obviously a great Hass are among my top 5 so your advice is excellent. And I also hope for mild heat this summer! Will likely be going with a Sir Prize based on that fact, but Eli at Subtropica has all available, its just so tempting to get all three and just try to plant the reed on the other side of the property. Would you recommend Carmen Hass and GEM? Avocados have been grown in neighboring Spain for a very long time, and I know there are nurseries there. Thanks for these contributions. Even in warm-winter locations it doesnt always bear as well as some A types. Your thoughts? Some of them are relegated to a lower tier because of flavor (Zutano); some arent productive enough (Holiday). Yes, plant that Reed! 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Im ruthless with pruning shears (you have to be), Youre welcome to check out Piet Stassen and his pruning technique displayed at UC Irvine. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. I dont have extensive room for so many trees through which is why I want to graft (actually its that my wife will kill me if I try to plant more than 3 avocado trees). This is according to these articles of course. Three, how big will you let the Hass trees get? Before I get to that, do know that if you live within a mile or two of the beach in Carlsbad, you can get nearly year-round fruit from a Hass tree because of the mild summer temperatures: by the time one seasons fruit is overmature and tasting too oily, its almost time to pick the next seasons fruit. Thanks a lot for contributing this. Craig. I was curious where you get all the wood chips for mulch? Thank you! for avocados. 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. Ive read that the original MacArthur tree grew in Monrovia, right along our San Gabriel Mountains. What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. Also my grandfather said growing up in Los Angeles they had Mcarthur avocados, Have you ever heard of them? Hass has done very well on Duke 7 for decades in many locations. 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. This is how your year in avocados could look. Most of the other retail nurseries buy from the same wholesale growers (La Verne and Durling). Its nearly impossible, unfortunately. Small fruit will be used for value added product. It seems that Reed has the advantage in terms of fruit production. What an adventure youve gotten yourself into. Spacing six feet apart with ten feet between rows is very workable, depending on a few factors. Im in Van Nuys, which is Sunset Zone 18. I live in Ramona in the Acres where we really get both extremes temperature-wise since its a pretty low/flat area not shielded by any hills mountains. Sharwil, Stewart, Sir Prize, Hass and Holiday dont seem to do as well here in comparison. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. I like the way you put that. It is pear-like in shape and has dark skin when ripe. You found an avocado tree in Nice! each month Its a sad fact. those seedlings are just what i was able to get locally that have excellent flavor from what i research online. It is probably the climate but since I have been surprised by other varieties nothing like finding out for . Try to check out the frost patterns next time we get a cold night too. D'Arturo Avocado. I cant speak from personal experience about my own Sharwil trees because theyre too young, so this guess is based on what Ive seen in others Sharwil trees in Southern California. Hi Elizabeth, Same for my Sharwil and the Sharwils I know nearby, except that Im not sure theyll produce quite as much as Reed. They're all from the same Mexican or Guatemalan stock, but they've been bred for the local climate. And I started reading about rootstocks. I wrote this post with someone just like you in mind. 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? What I would plant after these is less solid though. We got a Hass today, and were planning to plant it tomorrow in the sunniest spot in our yard, which usually stays pretty warm, even when its chilly. Pinkerton Avocado. 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. On that note, I should mention a post that I wrote a couple summers ago after my yard reached 109.8 degrees one day. How does your Reed do through Sylmar summers? Yes, I like Nabal. Then, I found out that none of the French nurseries provided any information about the rootstocks. Anne. Black on trunk and brown leaves suggest sunburn and lack of water. A couple other options might be Fuerte and Bacon. Hi Peter, The other two are not doing well. Or, just to be on the safe side (in case Dusa doesnt function well in our soil) have one Dusa and one Duke 7? Pollenizers havent been shown to make much of a difference close to the ocean like you. 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