Yes, before asking you about the rootstocks, I checked if there was anything about avocado rootstocks on The Yard Posts! Your email address will not be published. Step 6. Following your advice, I have planted 5 Hass trees, 1 Fuerte, 1 Reed, and 1 Sir prize. Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. I appreciate all the documentation! Theyre similar to Reed in both taste and appearance (round and green skin), except that the Nabals I know have a thicker, shell-like skin. Ive watched some young trees in your area get zapped by cold every couple years recently. 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!). The Different Types According To Region Of Origin Horticulturally, avocados are classified into three categories, based on the regions of their origin. I have two Hass and a sir prize, and my next door neighbor has a Big Florida type avocado and a friend down the street has a seed grown reed type with round fruit. Production is too low in California. USDA Certified Production Facility: Volume up to 6,000 lbs. It will be in the first week of October. by Laurie Meadows. These are the first trees I have had success with and just dont want to mess things up. Not sure exactly what that is. Both varieties are a rich source of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, also known as "healthy fats," which means it's not a bad idea to eat an avocado every day. The only caveat Id make is that Pinkerton and Gwen both seem to like to have a B-type avocado nearby in order to produce their maximum. Same for my Sharwil and the Sharwils I know nearby, except that Im not sure theyll produce quite as much as Reed. A good companion for GEM in your allotted space of 12 by 12 might be Pinkerton or Sir-Prize to get fruit in winter before GEM is ready to pick in spring; or Reed or Lamb to get fruit in summer into fall after the GEM harvest is done. This weekend, Im going to be using your tips for planting an avocado so I can put mine in the ground. (See page 28 in. Its important information. Thats said, I learnt a lot))), At first I wanted to plant a Hass(A-type) and a Fuerte (B-type), because some people said they pollinise well each other (I read several articles about avocado pollination, though I still dont understant how an A-variety can complement a B-variety, if they do not flower during the same months?! 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. They grow great but just dont produce as much fruit. 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. I love my Hass. BTW Thank you for the great info youve published. In terms of comparing it to the taste of other avocados, thats tricky for me. Great to hear all of this. Asking them to prune 3X a year I think is questionable. GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. Lambs are also highly productive, taste very good, and mature in summer into fall. But this is just theory, and I lack experience in so many other aspects of gardening. Thanks for the feedback. One last thing. I thought you could know more about avocado rootstocks, reading articles is one thing, but having an avocado tree orchard is another))))), Also, Duke 7 and Dusa are highly tolerant to Phytophthora (Duke 7 is tolerant to Phytophthora citricola and Dusa to Phytophthora cinnamomi). Still, what most people prefer to do is plant multiple trees close together, even in one hole. The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. Greg, youre awesome! 2. Ive found that 30% shade cloth over the top of young trees is enough unless its over about 105 degrees. It is pear-like in shape and has dark skin when ripe. Denny. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. Those varieties would also probably not be extremely vigorous compared to the GEM such that pruning wouldnt be such a challenge. I think they can be really helpful if done well. I just put down the mulch and leave it be. Sharwil avocados are the only Hawaiian avocado authorized for shipment to the mainland of the United States. So, in a sense, you dont want to disturb them. Your thoughts? I havent seen you comment on Sirprize. I live in So Calif Inland Empire (Norco); hot summers, rarely below 29 30 in winter. As I learnt that planting an A-type and a B-type only encreased crops by 20%, I thought it would be smarter to plant a second tree that would be fruiting when Hass does not, allowing me to have avocados almost all year long, as ou describe in your article. 1 year old Bacon on Zutano seedling FWIW I think Fuerte, Reed and obviously a great Hass are among my top 5 so your advice is excellent. Which is the best? 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. 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 just planted a Sharwill which I found at Atkins, hoping that our Global Warming trend leans my way. If ever back this way soon would compensate you gladly to do a quick evaluation of right and wrong approach here. The Hass has a ton and the Fuerte as well. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? Gwen has sensitivity to dry soil and heat. Greg, this is a great thread, thank you. SUPPORTERS (we thank you! Were getting a couple of avocado trees to plant in Pasadena. Also, this winter had me buying avocado from Mexico, which is either small and cheaper, or XL and pricey. And, green gold, very prolific, and a good pollinator. Which order would you recommend from the equator to the pole? Some of them are relegated to a lower tier because of flavor (Zutano); some arent productive enough (Holiday). Might turn out to be yours though! North American market for . You might try spraying the undersides of foliage every week or so for a period in spring and/or summer to see if it makes a difference. 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. Hello Greg from Cyprus in Europe! Tamp the soil down around the tree's . Thank you. 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). Wish Id read something like this a few years ago. Thanks. Thanks again for all the information. I have been growing avos for 40 years. might be possible to buy a Lamb Hass (but I read about the Lamb Hasss strong habit of alternate bearing). Avocados dont ripen while hanging on the tree. This way I still have the varieties (and I hope I get as much fruit as possible from them) but Im not wasting space and water on a lot of unproductive foliage. I am still waiting for an answer about my order, which, I hope, will be possible. (and even Home Depot) you can get a Reed avocado tree grown by La Verne or Durling. This makes me very happy? (I dont have any other varieties available in local nurseries, hence the limited choice..). 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. But now with youtube it has been easier to see what can be grown up here. 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. Im about to head to subtropica nursery to buy three trees. 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. Hi Greg, The main negative is that, to me, Pinkertons dont taste quite as good as Fuertes. Avocados don't ripen while hanging on the tree. One of them doesnt deliver to France. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? Queen Avocado. I have lost a couple in the past that I didnt wrap. I guess the mites are too small to interest Ladybugs. Where do you guys find Reeds in San Diego? Shot hole borers being involved didnt even occur to me, but now that you mention it that seems like a definite possibility. 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. We should be able to figure out how to make one work. What would you recommend? When it comes to Avocado, Temecula is the place to buy all your Avocado trees, famous for best Avocados in the WORLD. It appears similar to Fuerte. Yet the tree is smaller in that it is an upright instead of a large spreading type, the fruit are small but turn black when ripe (about the size of tiny hass found 8 in a bag), and the tree is a heavy producer (at least it was this time). 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). Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? On June 10 and 11 last year (2019), my yard reached 100 both days. I dont know of any other commercial avocado grove with many Sharwils, unfortunately. My goal is to help others grow food at home, with a focus on vegetables and fruits -- especially avocados -- in Southern California. Should complement the GEM season. There is a lot of great info here. You just need to make sure that you plant on a mound. Hi Greg. So if possible, I would also add a third tree of a B-type flower and keep it small and use it just for the flowers (strip all or most of its fruit each year). I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. I have downscaled a bit.and now I have just 20 trees and 16 varieties. If they dont get a good start to life, they usually struggle forever. Kindest regards, I fertilized more, watered less, and now its in perfect shape. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. It is simply an awesome fruit. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. Maybe that would work. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. Thanks! 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. Should I plant a Reed to complement my other trees? This is important information indeed. 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). I have tried a bunch of places with no luck, its even hard finding a Fuerte. Id probably still go Fuerte. But Fuerte can produce (see the photo above). For those who have a large yard, Martin. If you want to maintain that upright growth, then its best to limit the fruitset or pinch the tips of branches as they grow so that they fork more and are better able to hold a load of fruit. Two main varieties on offer. In some parts of our garden, good rich garden soil was added in big quantities.]. The last tree has very little green although it does look like new green. Now I have all three. 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. Its crazy that these bigger nurseries carry many more inferior varieties, such as Zutano, while less frequently have Reed. I moved mine into a barrel. Terrific! 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 hesitate to even talk about the taste of Kahaluu since Ive only eaten one. I would have preferred a Jim Bacon but couldnt find one. I was given permission and I will get you some budwood hopefully within a year. At best, carrying a super heavy crop load usually means that the following years crop will be very light. But its good to keep in mind that the trees are small so you cant expect them to produce as much as fast as a vigorous variety like Hass especially when the Holiday fruit are much larger than Hass. while studying all this, it really feels like I am from another planet)))))): temperatures are in Fahrenheit, not in Celsius, you have feet, not meters. From your experience what avocado tree should I plant? What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. 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. All I can say is wow! Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. Both Bacon and Fuerte will be ready to pick in winter, before GEM. And when I hear one in my neighborhood, I find the tree trimmers and ask if theyd be willing to dump their chips by my driveway. The only published information about the bloom seasons of avocado varieties that I know of is about common commercial varieties. I am curious to hear your thoughts on these varieties or think something else would be better suited. That sounds like a nice combination of trees, and it sounds like theyre growing very well. I just cant say for sure. I think this one can make a come back. Hi David, See this article about mulches and controlling root rot in avocados: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC5/Papers/WAC5_p561.pdf. We are really hoping we can make it work and would be grateful for any suggestions. In the Southern Hemisphere, I would arrange them with Reed toward the equator (on the north end) since it is slightly less vigorous and it will get extra sun in fall-winter-spring, Fuerte in the middle since it has a B-type flower and will enhance the fruitfulness of the adjacent A types, and Hass on the south end. At my place Gwen seems to be doing fine in the heat but it is getting some afternoon shade from a large live oak. I enjoy hearing your feedback on Holiday. Yes, thats my thought and what I suspected you might think as well! Also, avocado flowers are primarily pollinated by bees, and bees readily fly between trees that are 50 feet apart. Yes, heat tolerance would be a desirable quality indeed. Hi Thomas, They call it Standard or 4 mulch. Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, and. 96 9GreenBox - Pineapple Guava - 2 Pack 1,083 I wish I knew your yard in particular because there are always various microclimates within Sunset Zones and city limits, but unless youve got an unusually low and cold spot then these varieties should do fine. Ive never had a tree-matured Reed. 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. So, I want versions that handle topping well or are naturally small. After watching your wonderful Fuerte tree video I was inspired and replaced my young Ettinger for the real thing besides Fuerte might be my personal favorite flavor probably because I remember the taste of Fuerte guacamole as a kid. Im familiar with Stassens style of pruning and training young avocado trees to a central leader. 3 Advertisements West Indian (Persea americana Mill. Thats nearly year-round, top-notch avocados from three trees. I already have lamb, fuerte, Mexicola, Pinkerton, Reed, wurtz, Sir prize. One thing I didnt consider was the price of avocados during the months where I would likely have to buy. I am curious to see if it will fruit consistently. (it is tempting to just buy a larger tree but im in it for the long run). Flowering and pollination. Lots of dieback when it reached 117F for 3 days. The good news is that I know trees there that have had them for years, have never been treated for them, and the trees still produce well. So, I found an avocado variety calendar, on gregalder.com, https://gregalder.com/yardposts/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170831_071354-1-e1504273347755.jpg, https://gregalder.com/yardposts/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP_20160104_09_07_06_Pro.jpg, but I am still struggling and have no idea what second variety would be the best choice. There is no bitterness or bacony note. Gwen isnt the toughest of my avocado trees, for sure. Your climate in Temecula is similar to mine in Ramona: a bit hot in summer; a bit cold in winter . I get my first 14th trees from 2 Spanish online shops and after a couple of months in the dirt and under mulch, all of them are doing fine: Much larger in size, these avocados . Maybe not the best. Carmen Hass is similar to Hass Avocado but smaller 6-14 oz fruit. Big and green are the two fatal qualities that prevent Reeds acceptance as a commercial variety in todays small and black Hass world. Do you think I should remove the one tree which has a few new green shoots? Holiday doesnt produce much down here either, from the trees Ive seen and grown, compared to other varieties. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. 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. Hass does really well in cool climates. 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. Conventional belief is that avocados were first brought to the Hawaiian territory in the very early 1800s by Don Francisco de Paula Marin, Kamehameha the Great's interpreter and confidant. Really it's the type A Guatemalans that far and away perform best in the cool temps. 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. Forgive my rambling. 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. After some pool renovations which sent torrents of pool water into the avo area two of the trees are completely dead. The Sir Prize avocado is defined primarily by a distinctive ridge along one side which becomes less noticeable when the fruit ripens. The state dealt in the Sharwil variety of avocado, which some say is superior in taste and texture and yields more flesh. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. Great article Greg! I feel like all of them doesnt have a good overlap in terms of flowering season, what can i do to make sure they get polinated enough? 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 . Thank you, Elizabeth. 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. 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. 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. Ettinger, Where I am now (Ramona) gets a little chillier even than there but Lamb does fine in my yard. For my Fuerte, for instance, Ive grafted in a couple of branches of A types. I have a friend down here in Southern California who also is very happy with his Zutano tree. I have to plant them in a line of north to south. But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. Thanks for these comments. So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. What do you think about avocado rootstocks? Thank you so much for the great articles, and for your personal attention and replies. 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. I also planted a Queen avocado tree in the spot where the Holiday was. Those three trees would be my choice too, another benefit of the fuerte in the mix is that its a b type and you will get good pollination and more fruit set. Carmen and GEM are definitely both worth adding to your collection in terms of being great tasting, high yielding, and having good hang time. The Mexicola and Lamb both look like they might be based on the pictures I have seen. The other two are not doing well. Hass avocados make up 95% of all the avocados eaten in the USA but you may be surprised to learn that the humble Hass is one of the newest varieties of avocado and didn't even exist before the 1920's. I live in the bay area/delta in Brentwood. Avocado oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for your heart and skin. I think, my garden is in the 10a zone. You were right, Greg, they are the best!!!!!!!!!!! Hi! 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. Then you can add a third one strictly based a flavor. But the other VIVEROSBROCKAW does!!!!!!!! And then theres your commitment to pruning. The variety was developed in Australia during the mid-1950s and it became the main commercial avocado grown in . Kona Sharwil Avocado. . Atkins has a bunch of other varieties that you never see around. I certainly appreciate it when others make clear and quality videos to help me. Thanks One of the challenging things is actually figuring out the season for each time and what that season is for those varieties in the location it is planted. Ive heard people say that too, but Ive never found evidence for it. . Thanks Greg! Ive visited avocado trees only as far north as the Bay Area. Robert. 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