We also have a Cate Macadamia tree in the backyard which is doing excellent. They're all from the same Mexican or Guatemalan stock, but they've been bred for the local climate. This question is unanswerable in an objective sense. I have bought a number of trees there. Ill write it within the next couple weeks and title it something like Avocado varieties for year-round fruit.. But first let me say thank you. . years, 7 now. CA avocados like Lamb Hass don't do well in FL and vice versa. The Hass Avocado. Thank you! Most of them dont usually produce as well in such climates as A types. Maybe that would work. Im considering a 6 X 10 planting. Theyre rich in flavor and creamy in texture without any strings. I have to plant them in a line of north to south. The texture and taste were very very good, top notch, with only a couple of very minor fibers. Thanks for these comments. Haha. Greg, I have been trying to research this for a while now trying to figure out the best combination for me. The salt tolerance of some is not extremely better than others. Florida avocados, for one, have less fat; one cup of the fruit has 23 grams of fat compared to a Hass avocado's 35 grams. Nevertheless, even compared to other trees the same size, Holiday is usually later and lighter in production. Check the photos and descriptions of cankers and discoloration on avocados at this UC IPM page, and maybe one will fit your Gwen: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C008/m008bpcanker.html. I have no idea if it was a great one or a terrible one. Great to hear! Averages are higher in the winter, when I would be at a shortage if I were to get a Reed. Riverside to Then I would eliminate the Holiday on the basis of its lower production in comparison to Pinkerton and GEM. But keep this in mind: each of these three varieties is capable of producing a hundred avocados on a tree thats less than 15-feet tall even if its not close to an opposite-type tree. It could be something I acquired from eating Fuertes as a kid, I dont know. Thank you! So, in a sense, you dont want to disturb them. That sounds like a nice combination of trees, and it sounds like theyre growing very well. I know thats not down the street, but . We are really hoping we can make it work and would be grateful for any suggestions. 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. I would plant a Hass if I were you. http://www.avocadosource.com/Journals/2_Seminario/2_Seminario_Talks_Kohne_Rootstocks.pdf, This is when I realised the tremendous importance of the rootstock (some rootstocks have three times bigger yields than the others!). https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 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. Yes, Atkins is a great source of uncommon avocado varieties. Of the more than 275,000 acres that nurture Mexican avocados, the hands-down favorite is the Hass avocado, with is creamy, nutty flavor. Better now than never. But sometimes I dont get lucky with that method, in which case I go to the Miramar Landfill in San Diego where they process such wood chips along with other yardwaste by composting it for a couple weeks and screening it. Multi-grafted avocado trees can work. I also checked on a huge old Nabal in OB that I used to eat from, and I was pleased to find that the tree is now doing better than last year. They call it Standard or 4 mulch. Avocados love it just above 70. I also gave some wood to others up here who are much better at grafting in case the tree disappears. But for others like Hass and Reed and Sharwil, to take the ones you mentioned, they just taste like awesome avocados. Sharwil avocados are the only Hawaiian avocado authorized for shipment to the mainland of the United States. Sharwil avocados from . In the wild this means a range of flying and crawling insects, but in Western Australia this is . 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. It will be in the first week of October. I would have preferred a Jim Bacon but couldnt find one. Hass and Reed as numbers one and two are solid for me. Stay sharp! Ill be back to study more and update you with my progress. Trees are medium growing and yield nearly year round. Nowels Avocado. Ive driven through Mendocino and farther north many times, but havent seen bearing avocados growing up there with my own two eyes. Youre absolutely right that most people wont prune their avocado trees. And please let me know how your adventure in avocado growing proceeds. Will do. In Point Loma/Sunset Cliffs, just make sure the trees arent stressed from lack of water and you should prevent whatever fruitlet drop is possible to prevent. Thats nearly year-round, top-notch avocados from three trees. Youve spurred me to finally post on some portion of the topic at least. The elderly couples yard suddenly became an internet sensation and these people kept getting surprise visitors in their front yard until they asked people to take videos of their tree off of YouTube and started turning visitors away. My experience with Sharwil in my own yard and my observations of other Sharwils confirm that its not the most predictable bearer, unfortunately. Im jealous. AvoSeedo Avocado Tree Growing Kit, Green, Practical Gifts for Women, Mom, Sister & Best Friend, Plant Indoors with Novelty Pit Grower Boat & Kitchen Garden Seed Starter 6,659 $9.96 $ 9 . Maybe one day you will see it. I am not gaining anything just want the world to have another Fuerte variety available to them. I pre-irrigated and sprayed down the trees during the heat and prevented fruitlet drop too well. In fact, it is precisely the microbes in there doing their work that produce the enzyme called cellulase which is said to fight the pathogenic fungus that causes root rot disease in avocados (Phytophthora cinnamomi). Lamb Hass Avocado. Pollinators for the Avocado - Sharwill (B) Cross pollinate with one of these varieties for fruit set Avocado - Hass (A) $ 54.00 ($54.00-$79.00 choose a size) Most popular variety due to both its superior taste and excellent keeping qualities. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? It doesnt matter which variety you plant in clayey soil. 7. A hybrid cross of the Mexican and Guatemalan subspecies, 'Fuerte' was the industry-standard avocado in California before the Hass came on the scene. Four different varieties which were doing very well. To my delight, they confirmed that they shipped to France. Fuerte. I feel really enthusiastic about it, and grateful for your advice. Funny thing is that Hass was once an outsider. Its great for grapes and pomegranates, harsh for avocados. High oil content - Sharwil and Hass both >25% oil. Ive been looking for a long time where could I purchase sharwil avocados. Medium spreading canopy. Thank you, Elizabeth. Ive found a Gem and a Carmen Hass semi-locally and am torn about which to plant! The other two are not doing well. I guess the mites are too small to interest Ladybugs. There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. Do you need two avocado trees to get fruit? 2. In your climate, dangerous heat in spring and early summer just doesnt happen. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. Flower Type: Type A. I just dont understand it. Which town or area are you in? Option 3: Lamb Hass, others? 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. I found several great articles: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC8/Section_02/DeVilliersAI2015.pdf I dont think it is possible to attach files to the commentaries ongregalder.com, so I will send you pictures by email. Who grew it, any idea? Sorry that I bad-mouthed Zutano in the comment above. have a question about sizing when purchasing. I dont usually talk about high density because its a term that commercial growers use whereas my website is oriented toward home gardeners. I wanted to tell you that it appears that there is a Fuerte/Hass cross in Lafayette which is in the bay but just over the hills and away from the fog. each month I am trying to get a good combination of A & B type and have avocados throughout the year. I cant live without one of the Mexicola types. One has more green on it than the other. I am really lost on here. 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. But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. But, most of those carbs come from fiber. 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. Otherwise other avocado nuts (like myself) might annoy the generous owners of the mother tree. (Compare that to many peaches, which cant hold their mature fruit for more than a couple weeks!). I read about GEM, and it sounds like it would fit easily in our space and produce great fruit. Thank you and thank you for all the information you have shared on your site!! Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, andReed also stays green when its ripe. What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. I wish you luck with the planting this is a perfect time for it. 2. 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. The wood is soft, the leaves are soft. You might try to ask someone nearby about the water they use, especially on a young tree (older trees are tougher). made to the U.S. Mainland and beyond, with the eventual eye toward gaining approval to ship. So much amazing information here youre helping me gain confidence in my dream of planting an avocado tree in our backyard. Sorry to hear about the decline of such a wonderful tree. I didnt protect my Reed with shade cloth when I first planted it, and my paint protection was not enough to prevent the top being seriously burned so I lost about 18-24 inches on the top. Thanks for the feedback on Holiday. Queen Avocado. TREE SIZES. The flesh had nice color, tasted rich and smooth. Shot hole borers being involved didnt even occur to me, but now that you mention it that seems like a definite possibility. On the other hand, he plants GEM at 10 feet because it is less vigorous than Hass. As for growing a Sharwil tree in your yard, youll probably find that it wont be quite as productive as a Hass or Reed, but possibly more productive than a Fuerte. Of course, they dont understand the function of that leaf litter. 7 years ago. We have a central coast house with three citrus trees and was looking for one Avocado tree, I was leaning towards the Sir Prize, with your discussion should I lean towards the Haas as a single tree, or is either a good choice. So I could eat Fuerte starting in the late fall, then switch to Hass in the spring, and pick Reeds from the summer until almost when the next crop of Fuerte is ready. I am from Nice (France, Europe), and I would like to plant two avocado trees in my garden. Its nearly impossible, unfortunately. fireduck. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Its been since May since I communicated with you. This will help me determine where i will plant it. 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? The tree is around 12 ft. Denny. Thank you for all the great information! Several of the Type A avocados are quite Hass-like, or descendants from Hass itself. has a high oil content and is larger than the hass variety. I completely understand and I agree. The heat was overwhelming (60 consecutive tropical nights, hosepipe ban, more than 100 towns in France had no drinking water). Black on trunk and brown leaves suggest sunburn and lack of water. how come i never thought about this! Might turn out to be yours though! Maybe I shouldnt have put Reed in that list, but Reed isnt as vigorous as some other varieties such as Bacon, Fuerte, or Hass. And if I couldnt find a Fuerte, Id substitute a Pinkerton. The taste of a Sharwil avocado is excellent, on par with any avocado that Ive tasted. 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). Variety makes a difference. Tamp the soil down around the tree's . (I have numerous other avocado trees near my Gwen.) 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. 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. 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. But I will say that it is definitely precocious in my yard. And Gwen was developed just as Hass became king of the world avocado industry and growers and consumers alike began preferring black-skinned avocados. 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)! Greg, The tree looks good and very healthy!!!!!! Option 1: Reed. . It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. Two, how many people are you feeding? The soil holds water for long though I live in the bay area/delta in Brentwood. impossible (or almost impossible) to ship American varieties from the US to Europe. With this global warming trend I think it might be time for U.C. 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. Hello Greg from Cyprus in Europe! On second thought. 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. It doesnt make great guacamole, but its excellent on sandwiches and in smoothies. Also I love Fuertes, but only if you have a big yard. Great article, Im planting a reed, hass and fuerte. Theres a little more about my opinions on choosing avocado varieties in this post: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-varieties-for-year-round-harvest/. (Not that Pinkerton avocados arent delicious though. Sharwil, Stewart, Sir Prize, Hass and Holiday dont seem to do as well here in comparison. Some of them are relegated to a lower tier because of flavor (Zutano); some arent productive enough (Holiday). I know Sylmar, and I would guess that my neighborhood is slightly milder than yours even though my area is also on the hot side in summer and chilly side in winter, as far as most of Southern California goes. The flesh itself has a mild taste and is quite watery. You might have to wait a bit before one is available. I would like a dwarf variety to keep in a large pot on a deck about 4 miles from the San Diego Coast. The Sharwil is a Guatemalan avocado of Australian origin, very similar to the Fuerte (although the Sharwil avocado is more ovular). After some pool renovations which sent torrents of pool water into the avo area two of the trees are completely dead. This is the experience of many others as well. Your help would be most welcome, I can go into the reasons for this if youre interested. 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. Im sorry but even though that farm has Sharwil avocado trees growing, the trees are too young to have a substantial crop and so they havent started selling the fruit. (and even Home Depot) you can get a Reed avocado tree grown by La Verne or Durling. Hello- Love your site- what a treasure trove! But unfortunately, there was a huge heat wave in July-August 2022, and the young Hass died of sunburn. SOLD OUT FOR 2022. 1 year old Lamb on unknown seedling Hi Greg, Should I plant a Reed to complement my other trees? Great and very informative information for us who are interested in Avocado farming.However I need more information on how I could distinguish different Avocado trees, for instance I understand that Hass avocado trees are ever green. If you want to know how to kill an avocado tree, ask me Ive done it all. 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