Ill suggest other varieties and give lots of reasons and scenarios in the upcoming post. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Its crazy that these bigger nurseries carry many more inferior varieties, such as Zutano, while less frequently have Reed. 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. Both can crop well as solo trees, and they have different harvest seasons, and they both are extremely high-quality in terms of eating. 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? Avocado oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for your heart and skin. Thats a cool question. I live in Santa Barbara, CA just less than a mile from the ocean. Im also wondering if I might be happier going with a pair of smaller trees that let me enjoy avocados closer to year-round. What varieties did you get and on what rootstocks? Hi Elizabeth, Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. In terms of comparing it to the taste of other avocados, thats tricky for me. 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. I read that Duke 7 (American) and Dusa (South African) are to this day the best rootstocks. Hello- Love your site- what a treasure trove! I am from Nice (France, Europe), and I would like to plant two avocado trees in my garden. Its nearly impossible, unfortunately. What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. So, right now, at the churchs garden we already have a beautiful avocado collection Hass, Lamb, Bacon and Reed. Lambs do get rich, for sure. The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. Which order would you recommend from the equator to the pole? I just put down the mulch and leave it be. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. They are on the bigger side, green-skinned, pear-shaped, and tasty. Hey Greg, Ive got two Hass and one Fuerte. 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! (Both Reed and Hass produce more than Fuerte in my yard.) Greg, youre awesome! At my place Gwen seems to be doing fine in the heat but it is getting some afternoon shade from a large live oak. See my post, Can you grow an avocado in a small yard?. Because Ive become more and more concerned about getting production from my trees since I cant afford the water otherwise, Ive been moving toward A types in general since they produce better in my yard. Plus, Ive seen in my own yard that Fuerte pollenizes Pinkerton very well: https://youtu.be/xGNTxYU-X50, Greg love your article and all the discussions. So sorry to hear about your trees. Such great information for gardening in San Diego! Who grew it, any idea? 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 . I live in southern CA zone 10b near Los Angeles. Watering. And one concern would be pairing a vigorous upright variety with a slow spreading variety. "Hass avocados are alternate bearing - they will produce a big crop one year, and a small crop the next. Big and green are the two fatal qualities that prevent Reeds acceptance as a commercial variety in todays small and black Hass world. Please keep it up. The worst infestations Ive seen have been on highly fertilized trees. And, green gold, very prolific, and a good pollinator. For example, GEM (and some other varieties) on Dusa is a poor performer if the soil pH is high. Still, taste is subjective and theres no accuracy in saying any one variety is the best tasting to anyone but yourself. 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 The only tough part is that you must whitewash exposed bark. It seems that I should have bought the first Ettinger I saw five years ago. (I fear the size they grow but now that I have experience I realize that avocados are easy to prune and bounce back.). I watered it every day, but the young tree literally burnt alive and became all black in just one month. 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. Where approximately in Northern California are you located? Youd likely still have a window with no fruit, or no great fruit, sometime in fall. I also have a Bacon way in the back yard mostly for pollinating. Would you have other variety suggestions as well? 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)! We do not have a lot of wind problems where we are located, either. Still, what most people prefer to do is plant multiple trees close together, even in one hole. I grew up against the same mountains, but out in Glendora, and Bacons do great there. Hi Peter, 1 year old Lamb on unknown seedling It makes me feel geriatric. Asking them to prune 3X a year I think is questionable. Two, how many people are you feeding? 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). There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. Our greenhouse has 14ft ceilings. We have a large greenhouse and I was hoping you could suggest some avocados that might be easier to grow and fruit here? How does your Reed do through Sylmar summers? 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). We may have an improved Fuerte. However, apart from my own garden, I do some gardening in my parish churchs park, also in Nice. 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). But this is just theory, and I lack experience in so many other aspects of gardening. I read a few older stories about it that led me to believe its a great fit for a small yard in the Downtown LA area and that its fruit are amongst the best tasting even better than 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. Production is too low in California. Today, the 'Hass' accounts for about 80 percent of all avocados consumed in the entire world. I havent seen any other Gwens growing in exactly those conditions. The main difference is that GEM is a smaller tree, if that matters to you. SUPPORTERS (we thank you! I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. Just got some bee hives in this year and a decent fruit set, just hope the heat stays mild this summer. 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. For your milder location though, this might not be important. We will sell trees at various ages and transport to other islands. Thanks Greg. For those who have a large yard, Martin. 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. Thanks again! Edranol, Ettinger, Hass, Sharwil and Zutano were mid-season flowerers. Youre right Walter. (I prefer this to their compost, which is a bit overcooked and too fine for my liking. Wrapping the trees creates an oven. 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. They arent peculiar in flavor to me, they just taste like everything I hope for when I think avocado.. By the way, I have a few other Hawaiian varieties growing that Ive never tasted and am wondering if youd recommend giving any of them more or less attention and space: Murashige, Malama, Nishikawa, Kahaluu? Just a couple days ago, I visited the largest organic avocado orchard in California, and they recently planted a lot of Sharwil trees. It becomes hydrophobic whereas the mulch never does.) I live against the mountains in Pasadena so it can get pretty chilly in the winter will these verities do well in my climate? Do you have any neighbors with avocado trees in their yard? If you want it to grow both up and wide, Id plant a Hass. But Im guessing. 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 . Ettinger, 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). Then I would eliminate the Holiday on the basis of its lower production in comparison to Pinkerton and GEM. Also no information whether it is a clonal rootstock or a seedling one (for avocado trees). We anticipate that Sharwil avocado consignments from Hawaii to the mainland will total about 180 metric tons per year, equivalent to about one-half of 1 percent of the U.S. supply of non-Hass avocados and to less than one-twentieth of 1 percent of the U.S. supply of all avocado varieties. 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? 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. Thank you so much for your answer. You could try one of those. Do remember how heavy the fruit is, and that it will cause branches to bend down significantly. Trees will be on south facing slope w full sun. I would like a dwarf variety to keep in a large pot on a deck about 4 miles from the San Diego Coast. GEM. They must look at my yard and think its disgusting! But thats actually not why Id choose it to grow as my only tree. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. Hi Greg, You saved my sanity! Together you will get year round fruit, theyre small for avocado trees and better tasting than what you find in stores. 1) which two varieties would you recommend as being good pairing for quite heavy clay-y soil?! Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. The main reason Id choose Reed is that its harvest season complements the Hass. My third choice would be Hass and Lamb. 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! Theyre hard to find these days. Greg Another which 2 trees are best question. Depending on the cultivar, avocados have green, brown, purplish, or black skin, and may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. The Hass is a tough act to follow, but Backyard. Whip vs. side grafting considerations. (I have numerous other avocado trees near my Gwen.) That sounds like an excellent setup and arrangement of varieties. Im considering a 6 X 10 planting. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. One of his favorites was the Nabal. So a small Lunchbox avocado becoming available soon is not likely, as far as I can tell. I concluded that it was worth growing. The same occurred with my newly planted atemoya: the leaves turned black, and the tree dried to death. Step 4. 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! Most of the other retail nurseries buy from the same wholesale growers (La Verne and Durling). When you put a thick layer of tree trimmings down, do you turn them to allow air to circulate? Theres no rush. I realize it cant live forever there but at least I will get to try the fruit someday. I havent seen it with my own two eyes growing in a location quite as hot as Norco. Thanks so much in advance I have a place near my citrus trees. 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. Hi Greg, There are other varieties that taste as good or possibly slightly better than Hass. Great read! has a high oil content and is larger than the hass variety. See my short video profile of Pinkerton avocado fruit here.). The tree eventually began to die, when I cut it down the center of the large branches were black. Two main varieties on offer. I figured there had to be one. USDA zones are not very useful for deciding these things, unfortunately. About the winter/spring varieties that you mentioned: I dont know how much heat Wurtz can handle. Most people think Fuerte tastes better, but Bacon is a nice milder, sweeter avocado for the winter. I am a bit lost. In the meantime, there are heaps of other varieties that are already publicly available to explore. So, in a sense, you dont want to disturb them. Thanks for everything. 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. I made one for my mom in her backyard about six years ago and its doing well. GEM could do well for you, as could just about any other variety. I completely understand and I agree. 3 years old Hass on Mexican race seedling; unknown type ), (See more about Fuerte in my post, The Fuerte avocado tree: a profile.). Wonder what that was all about. I also gave some wood to others up here who are much better at grafting in case the tree disappears. Unfortunately, people here seldom grow avocados, it is just not in our culture which is strange, because people do eat avocados a lot, and you find them in every supermarket. I have to do that with my avocados here in Sunset Zone 20 too. 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. 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. 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. Of the more than 275,000 acres that nurture Mexican avocados, the hands-down favorite is the Hass avocado, with is creamy, nutty flavor. Tamp the soil down around the tree's . Others have noted this since the early days growing Gwen, and I have also noticed it in my tree. 1 year old Bacon on Zutano seedling And such dense shade cloth (60%) right above the trees for the whole summer would be too much shade and would reduce growth. Ive been looking at farmers markets in San Diego, no luck so far. Weve got room for one, or maybe 2, avocados. I have no idea if it was a great one or a terrible one. I will send you some wood. 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? 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. The problem with Fuerte is that it tends to grow horizontally so youd have to be vigilant about training it up a stake and pruning as necessary. 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. Step 6. We had problems with root rot our persimmontree died of root rot). In my garden, I have only one Reed. The Mexicola Grande avocado is the most frost-resistant of all avocado varieties. Years ago when I started planting it was hard to find out what to grow up here. 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). Black sand? 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. Hey Greg, Is there another tree of comparable size that complements the GEM in season that could happily share this space? Id like to plant an avacado tree in my front court yard. Ive been looking for a long time where could I purchase sharwil avocados. On the other hand, if a tree doesnt have a heavy set and you want to try to prevent the few fruitlets that it has set from dropping, the best thing you can do is make sure it doesnt become stressed from heat or thirst. Although I enjoy the diversity of tastes in most all avocado varieties, theres something about Fuerte fruits that hit the target for me. 2) have high-quality fruits, tasty, with a high oil-content. (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.). TREE SIZES. When you talk to them they are totally clueless. Medium thickness of skin - Sharwil and Hass - handles shipping better than thin-skinned varieties (Kahaluu); easier for consumer to determine ripeness than thick-skinned varieties (Murashige, Yamagata). I have downscaled a bit.and now I have just 20 trees and 16 varieties. 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. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? Thanks for all the info, very useful! But the other VIVEROSBROCKAW does!!!!!!!! I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. 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. Thank you for all the great information! Should be interesting to see how it works out. Thank you for your wonderful blog! 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 have to plant them in a line of north to south. Your input and knowledge definitely helps. Just so you and other readers know, my yard is in inland San Diego County near the town of Ramona. Thanks for writing. https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-trees-get-sunburned-what-to-do/ Its very disrespectful when people put such videos on YouTube or otherwise share such information online. Jan Boyce Avocado. 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. It's the plant hormone ethylene, which occurs . Hi Greg, your posts are so helpful! but Im not sure. It is very good sized, peels easily, acts like it is a semi-dwarf tree, and the fruit is just so good! The farmer found GEM to do very well on Toro Canyon and Duke 7 rootstock in his soil, however. . A mature avocado tree may produce in excess of a million flowers during the flowering period, most of which fall without producing fruit. Thanks for all the resources. Hi Greg, Ive only eaten them once though, a handful of years ago up in Carpinteria. Not always, but usually. Tree 1: Im really leaning towards a GEM. Its super helpful for us newbies . The Nabal trees I know are not so wide spreading like a Fuerte, and neither are they more upright like a Bacon can be. Im glad you found your Reed there! BTW Thank you for the great info youve published. Whats your take on planting it as the only Avocado tree in my yard? You mentioned stopping to see friends in O B. 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. I found several great articles: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC8/Section_02/DeVilliersAI2015.pdf Its me from up North again. In the wild this means a range of flying and crawling insects, but in Western Australia this is . In some parts of our garden, good rich garden soil was added in big quantities.]. Yes, thats my thought and what I suspected you might think as well! Hi Greg, I live on the California Coast in between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay, were at about 800ft elevation and 1 mile inland from the coast. I am curious to see if it will fruit consistently. (Then again I let mine hang until June.). But just a few years later, in 1992, fruit flies ruined everything. 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. reading on other forums, ive seen comments that its better in the long run to plant a smaller size tree (3 gallon +) compared to a larger 15+ gallon size tree.that the smaller size tree will out perform and out grow the larger gallon size in the future. But I will say that it is definitely precocious in my yard. Ive watched some young trees in your area get zapped by cold every couple years recently. PS I say sad because avocados must be the easiest trees on the planet to prune. Taste Ive read is great. For anyone counting net carbs, avocados are simply amazing. Choquette Avocados. or either OK? Ive never eaten Green Gold. See if you can find a Reed to try again in September and youll probably get a richer flavor from it. by Laurie Meadows. If you only eat half, that's 1.3 grams of net carbs. If either gets too tall for your picking needs, just give it a haircut! Ive seen numerous examples of this throughout Southern California. Im glad you have shared how things are doing at your place so others nearby are clued in. Thank you! Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. 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. I live in Sunland, CA, in a very sunny area where the sun is strong all day. Results and timelines of grafted avocados. It means a lot to me! Only Fuerte tastes good then, of those youve mentioned. Jan Boyce is an A-type avocado variety, but Sir-Prize, Bacon, Sharwil, and Nabal are Bs. Its been a great summer in OB/Pt Loma. Do you like its eating qualities about as well as Sharwil? Maybe that would work. Wish Maddocks was open on the weekend so i could check it out. I just bought a house in Covina, CA, and Im looking to plant two varieties in the same area (about 10 apart) once our cold spell is over. Then why isnt Fuerte my top choice? So, I want versions that handle topping well or are naturally small. Should I plant a Reed to complement my other trees? Then you can add a third one strictly based a flavor. You might be able to find a Gwen to taste at a farmers market somewhere nearby around now and through summer. Pinkertons are very productive, especially considering that they are a smaller tree, and like Fuerte, Pinkertons also mature a bit earlier than Hass. (and even Home Depot) you can get a Reed avocado tree grown by La Verne or Durling. I think Bacon and Lamb are good choices. It sounds like an ideal type B. It is medium in size with rough green skin and yellowish-green flesh. The Sharwil is a Guatemalan avocado of Australian origin, very similar to the Fuerte (although the Sharwil avocado is more ovular). Yes, Atkins is a great source of uncommon avocado varieties. I wrote to the manager, asked if they had avocado trees available, sent a bank transfer, did the arrangements for the shipping and the trees were delivered to Nice. Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit has an excellent creamy, flesh. Read more here: http://www.avocadosource.com/CAS_Yearbooks/CAS_72_1988/CAS_1988_PG_195-207.pdf. Guaranteed meaning: We have grown trees in areas away from tall trees, so not to be pollinated by them. Thats nearly year-round, top-notch avocados from three trees. 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. It is an effective way to manage closely planted trees. Ill try some beneficial predator mites next. Even in warm-winter locations it doesnt always bear as well as some A types. Thank you so much for your recommendation. I did a Sharwill, Sirprize and Gemthats a B B and an A, planted them 42 inches apart. I think youre absolutely right not to share more about this tree. But first let me say 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. According to your post and other things Ive read a Reed would be a good choice but, then I started looking at Sharwil and the descriptions of the flavor sounds amazing. Share a photo if you get a chance. Anne. Is there a simpler way. I also planted a Queen avocado tree in the spot where the Holiday was. It just does not seem logical) But later I read, that often Fuerte is not a reliable cropper. So you dont want to prevent the drop of fruitlets if the set is heavy. If you can, I would go with those combinations. One, get only the hardier varieties, such as Fuerte, Bacon, Zutano, or Puebla. 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