Was looking at Sir Prize, your article leans toward Haas, stay with Haas? Can you please tell me which avocado orchard you visited in California? 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). Fuerte and Sharwil are going to be harvested starting before Hass, and Nabal has a later season than Hass. Will do. Anyway, usually its for the best that trees shed some of their fruitlets. Kona Sharwil Avocado. americana) If its fresh and thick, youll soon notice a lot of fungal growth (hyphae white webby stuff) if you poke inside, but thats never had bad consequences as far as Ive observed. 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). In that case, the tree needs to be kept cool and hydrated as far as possible. I fertilized more, watered less, and now its in perfect shape. And dont worry about the distance. This high quality, black-skinned avocado is up to 25% larger than its parent, Mexicola. Come to think of it, Id say Nabal fruits taste a tad richer than Reed, actually. Just so you and other readers know, my yard is in inland San Diego County near the town of Ramona. I am less concerned about the fruiting period but a good tasting avocado and a tree that will look presentable in a public area. I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. I live in southern CA zone 10b near Los Angeles. So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. The fruit has black, medium-thick skin and an oval shape. It is only slightly pebbled with yellowish bumps, much smaller than the ones found on a Hass. Now I have all three. Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. https://gregalder.com/yardposts/protecting-avocado-trees-from-heat/. I dont know the nursery it is originally from. 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. I have a 60% shade cloth for my Fuerte. Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit has an excellent creamy, flesh. 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. My question is how do you recommend getting rid of the persea mite? Great article Greg! Id probably have to give the edge to Sir Prize because Id rather have the most complementary harvest seasons in order to have fruit to eat more of the year. If you have a very productive Fuerte, then you wont start eating much of your Hass fruit until probably mid to late spring. Greg, Now, less fat might sound good, but the fats found in Hass avocados are very healthy. Great article, Im planting a reed, hass and fuerte. I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. Im still fairly new to farming and have a ~280 Hass grove (Fuerte rootstock) in inland San Diego (Ramona), so I am always fascinated with learning about these trees. The flesh is very oily, rich and creamy tasting. When it comes to Avocado, Temecula is the place to buy all your Avocado trees, famous for best Avocados in the WORLD. What comes to mind is that Fuerte has a more distinctive flavor. 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. Thanks Greg! But Ill let you know how they grow. Yes, there is nothing like finding those 100 year old avocado trees. Avocado Reed. If I couldnt find a Reed, Id substitute with a Lamb. I really appreciate reading your expert advice and opinion about your experiences. In that case, one Hass tree might suffice. Sadly, there are fewer and fewer every year. The main reason Id choose Reed is that its harvest season complements the Hass. Such great information for gardening in San Diego! Others have noted this since the early days growing Gwen, and I have also noticed it in my tree. Black sand? Avocados have been grown in neighboring Spain for a very long time, and I know there are nurseries there. 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. To my delight, they confirmed that they shipped to France. They are located in Fallbrook, and possibly in 2020 theyll start selling Sharwils. For your milder location though, this might not be important. Fruit may have a larger seed when grown in rainy areas. While having less fat may seem appealing, the fats contained in Hass avocados are really rather healthful. 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. In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. The big difference: these avocados have significantly less fat. 1. Besides it being a source of great tasting fruit id like it to be a nice (picturesque) shade tree. Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. (Both Reed and Hass produce more than Fuerte in my yard.) I know Sunland, and I can empathize with how you and your avocados feel. 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. 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!). If I had the space for only one avocado tree, I would plant a Hass. Truth is, youll probably be happy with either a Reed or a Sharwil in every way. The fruit is very similar to the Hass Avocado, except this variety is larger and has a longer shelf life. Distinguishing characteristics of the Sharwil avocado include its size, shape, and color. 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? Historic photo of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hass in front of an avocado tree 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. Who knows? One is related to a nursery based in California called Brokaw: https://www.viverosbrokaw.com/?lang=en. They grow great but just dont produce as much fruit. Who grew it, any idea? The main negative is that, to me, Pinkertons dont taste quite as good as Fuertes. Thank you so much for your answer. Hawaii Sharwil avocado. We have tried to plant Hass avocados about four times and despite every best effort with location change in the yard and switching up irrigation they all eventually turned black on the trunk, browned leaf tips, and given up, to our dismay. One of my Hass is still a baby, so I was considering taking it out and putting the Reed in its place. Im in Ramona, which calls itself the Valley of the Sun, and its not too different here. Hass, Two, how many people are you feeding? I live in Sunland, CA, in a very sunny area where the sun is strong all day. Yes, heat tolerance would be a desirable quality indeed. Hi Greg, I appreciate all the documentation! https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-trees-get-sunburned-what-to-do/ If I had the space for two avocado trees, I would plant a Hass and a Reed. So much amazing information here youre helping me gain confidence in my dream of planting an avocado tree in our backyard. 96 9GreenBox - Pineapple Guava - 2 Pack 1,083 Queen Avocado. Hi Greg, Holiday doesnt produce much down here either, from the trees Ive seen and grown, compared to other varieties. Atkins has a bunch of other varieties that you never see around. Should be interesting to see how it works out. Thanks so much for this update. That was very encouraging. Hi Joseph, You could try one of those. I am jealous you are growing all those Hawaiian varieties and am interested in what you have to say about taste once that time comes and how the trees are doing. Hi David, I am still waiting for an answer about my order, which, I hope, will be possible. And I hope this post helps you choose your own best kind. These are varieties that take a long time to get big enough to be useful as shade trees compared to other varieties. Should I avoid planting a Reed here? Then I would give the slight nod to GEM due to the likelihood that the tree in general will look prettier. (See page 28 in Gary Benders book, Avocado Production in California. It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. Thanks for the response. One thought would be to graft an A and a B to the same tree with similar seasons for cross pollination. Which town or area are you in? Will do. If you knew a lot about your soil, then you could make a better guess as to which rootstock is likely to perform best, but I wouldnt worry about that. Let me get things together on my side before I share too much about the Lamorinda tree. But, most of those carbs come from fiber. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? On the other hand, he plants GEM at 10 feet because it is less vigorous than Hass. 3 Advertisements West Indian (Persea americana Mill. Forgive my rambling. The texture and taste were very very good, top notch, with only a couple of very minor fibers. Ive seen numerous examples of this throughout Southern California. Taste Ive read is great. Would you recommend Carmen Hass and GEM? LOL! The variety was developed in Australia during the mid-1950s and it became the main commercial avocado grown in . 'Greengold' and 'Murashige' are other green-skinned cultivars recommended by CTAHR for commercial planting. You saved my sanity! Someday you will be the resource of knowledge on avocado growing in Nice. How did the kahaluu taste? (I fear the size they grow but now that I have experience I realize that avocados are easy to prune and bounce back.). Ive done it with some of my trees; with others I allow low branching, multiple leaders, and more of a globe shape overall. In fact, cross-pollination is promoted in the flowers by the stigma of a flower being receptive to pollen prior to pollen being released from that same flower. The flesh had nice color, tasted rich and smooth. It is simply an awesome fruit. The fruit fly is not a threat to the green hard skin of the sharwil. I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. I am curious to see if it will fruit consistently. The tree is supposedly over 40 and is a seedling with both Fuerte and Hass characteristics yet again the flavor has that tanginess only Fuerte has. This question is unanswerable in an objective sense. Kona Sharwil avocado was introduced in Australia and is now a major commercial variety in Hawaii. dont know how to grow in your region, Youve already got some great varieties growing there. The variety has been grown in Southern California for about a hundred years, having been brought up from Guatemala by Wilson Popenoe. Thank you! Also my grandfather said growing up in Los Angeles they had Mcarthur avocados, Have you ever heard of them? That tree eventually did die. I hate to hear how many avocado trees havent thrived for you, but its great that you havent given up. 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. Where I am now (Ramona) gets a little chillier even than there but Lamb does fine in my yard. So I need to know the characteristics of other types of Avocado trees. We have/had four avo trees planted next to each other. See his website for details: https://www.elisfarms.com/farmers-markets. I have a hilly area for my trees and its not practical for ladders, so Im looking to plant avocado trees that are easier to pick, great tasting, high yielding and can hang for some time on the tree (ideally). In contrast, most of the Type B avocados are considered "greenskins". Hi Greg, Ive enjoyed reading your posts as I consider my Avocado plant. Some answers to these questions can be found here: Im in a hot area of Bay Area northern Ca. The only published information about the bloom seasons of avocado varieties that I know of is about common commercial varieties. Of course, they dont understand the function of that leaf litter. They're all from the same Mexican or Guatemalan stock, but they've been bred for the local climate. You are going to be in avocado heaven soon. Zutano, The farmer found GEM to do very well on Toro Canyon and Duke 7 rootstock in his soil, however. There are so many in the Santa Barbara area. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? It is pear-like in shape and has dark skin when ripe. Youd likely still have a window with no fruit, or no great fruit, sometime in fall. Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, and. Is there something I can do to prevent the drop, or is it just survival of the fittest? With all 3 trees with hundreds of bb size to small marble size. Thanks a lot for contributing this. If your Reed is on Dusa and its doing well so far, then I would get those other trees on Dusa too. 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. 'Wilma' cold-hardy avocado fruits weigh up to six ounces (182g). I would still choose Hass as my single tree in Van Nuys, and Reed should do well there too. Other A-type avocados that are naturally on the relatively small side and produce well and are good eating include: Pinkerton, Lamb, Reed, and Gwen. You mentioned stopping to see friends in O B. 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 This is how I got to this blog, but I never found any mention of high density. I am not gaining anything just want the world to have another Fuerte variety available to them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge freely and generously. Nice work! Ive driven through Mendocino and farther north many times, but havent seen bearing avocados growing up there with my own two eyes. Do you agree that GEM would be a good choice? When I looked up the harvest time, it looks similar to a Reed. Eli also sells his avocados at farmers markets, and the one closest to you is in Corona Del Mar. If I had the space for three avocado trees, I would add a Fuerte to the mix. Thanks! Unfortunately, they do not have a webshop, but I was able to call them, and they spoke both French and English. We are also planting 14 varieties of guaranteed dwarf coconut trees for seed to grow future dwarf coconut seed farms on all islands. I have been in contact with them for Carmen, GEM and Ettinger trees and late January was told to ask later in April for the trees. Wish Id read something like this a few years ago. Theres a little more about my opinions on choosing avocado varieties in this post: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-varieties-for-year-round-harvest/. 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. Greg Another which 2 trees are best question. 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. Thought you and others might be interested in knowing that Gwen avocados are currently available at Elis Farmstand in Fallbrook. Sounds like a good plan. They have been so helpful for me starting my garden. What are your thoughts on a Sharwil Tree? This is when I began looking for my trees abroad, within the EU. The Nabal trees I know are not so wide spreading like a Fuerte, and neither are they more upright like a Bacon can be. I cant imagine between them, my brother and I, that it will be a problem, lol. I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! Best of luck with the Reed. I have a friend who lives in your area: nice place to grow avocados. You can always try a Hass too, and just prune it to the size you want. Lambs are also highly productive, taste very good, and mature in summer into fall. Reed is basically a summer-into-fall variety. 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. At least I think it is a Reed, they said it was and it definitely looks like one from all the pictures. And thats what a five- compared to fifteen-gallon tree is: younger. Until then, let me say that every one of the varieties you mentioned has great tasting fruit (except that Ive never eaten Green Gold so cant comment with experience on that one). The same occurred with my newly planted atemoya: the leaves turned black, and the tree dried to death. I have a place near my citrus trees. Great to hear all of this. If you want it to spread very horizontally, Id plant a Fuerte. They will never let you down or change their form. years, 7 now. 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. Persea americana x 'Mexicola Grande'. Is there a simpler way. I listen for the sound of a chainsaw. A homegrown Hass, picked at prime time around May or June in, Whats Reed like? What would you recommend? Watering. The owners are nice and said I welcomed to the tree. Hi Elizabeth, See if you can find a Reed to try again in September and youll probably get a richer flavor from it. Lamb Hass Lamb Hass is a California selection bearing spring and summer fruit. It sounds like an ideal type B. And I started reading about rootstocks. But not until the end of summer. 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. It has excellent flavor with two distinct crops a year. All these years I couldnt figure what it was. But a couple are right on the cusp of that top tier. Thank you! 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. I think, my garden is in the 10a zone. Thanks again! 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. On the other hand, I doubt youd be disappointed with Pinkerton, which is widely available. Super Hass Avocados are a dwarf variety, which make them great container plants. by Laurie Meadows. Where approximately in Northern California are you located? Im glad you have shared how things are doing at your place so others nearby are clued in. But a couple are right on the cusp of that top tier. All I can say is wow! 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). But just a few years later, in 1992, fruit flies ruined everything. Im very close to cutting mine down. With a single Hass tree you can have good avocados at hand for at least seven months out of every year. 1) which two varieties would you recommend as being good pairing for quite heavy clay-y soil?! Maybe not the best. i have small seedlings of sir prize, stewart, lamb hass, and some hybrid unknown from home depot. For example, GEM (and some other varieties) on Dusa is a poor performer if the soil pH is high. 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. Thats a fun project. Thanks so much for all the info and experience you provide! The Hass is a tough act to follow, but Backyard. (and even Home Depot) you can get a Reed avocado tree grown by La Verne or Durling. A couple of practices to consider from the UC IPM page: Excess fertilization, especially with quick-release formulations, may increase persea mite numbers and damage during late spring and summer due to increased foliar nitrogen. I love my Hass. Better now than never. Flower Type: Type A. 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. 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. Can I say in between vertical and horizontal? The Nabals I know are a bit of both, and not small trees if left unpruned. However, I did a lot of research, and read dozens of artciles in English, mostly about growing avocados in the US and all the different varieties (when it come to planting something new, I pay a lot of attention to the variety choice) Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. I understand that Wurtz, Holiday, Pinkerton and Gem are my options. Youre absolutely right that most people wont prune their avocado trees. Good problems. But I still hesitate about the rootstock variety. Its just easier to maintain over the long haul. Also, this winter had me buying avocado from Mexico, which is either small and cheaper, or XL and pricey. The Florida avocado. I am a huge fan of Hawaiian varieties and I am highly considering grafting Kahaluu to one of the trees. What would be smarter choice? And along with Reed and Hass, Id have a great threesome in a backyard because Fuertes season starts a couple months before Hass. 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. Thank you. We also have a Cate Macadamia tree in the backyard which is doing excellent. 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. Which is the best? I would like to let you know how my adventure in avocado growing proceeds. It makes me feel geriatric. Awesome, Rachael! 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. It is very good sized, peels easily, acts like it is a semi-dwarf tree, and the fruit is just so good! 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. Very happy with my Zutano. Taste Ive read is great. Reed also stays green when its ripe. Trees will be on south facing slope w full sun. I have bought a number of trees there. Griswold in a 1945 article titled, The Hass Avocado. This was written when the green Fuerte was king of a young California avocado industry. I have to do that with my avocados here in Sunset Zone 20 too. You were right, Greg, they are the best!!!!!!!!!!! Just a couple days ago, I visited the largest organic avocado orchard in California, and they recently planted a lot of Sharwil trees. In case you didnt know, Im also in Ramona. i was thinking that maybe a gwen to help the sir prize and reed for stewart seems to be the right pairing, or should i think about redoing my variety selection? North American market for . Do you have any experience or exposure to Nabal Avos? Suggestions? Id probably still go Fuerte. Theyre for my parents and theyre concerned about consuming yield from two trees, but maybe after a few years, theyll be up for another! Horizontally? Thanks for your feedback. I will send you some wood. Thats a cool question. Although I enjoy the diversity of tastes in most all avocado varieties, theres something about Fuerte fruits that hit the target for me. The Hass is a medium spreading tree, whereas the Reed is more upright in stature. Home Depot in Whittier has mainly had Zutanos, Bacons and Hass while Lowes hadnt had anything. Most of them dont usually produce as well in such climates as A types. The salt tolerance of some is not extremely better than others. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. 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. I just cant say for sure. 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. The fruit is set in huge numbers uniformly throughout the tree. Ive been binge-reading your site after finding it yesterday. I did a Sharwill, Sirprize and Gemthats a B B and an A, planted them 42 inches apart. Maybe I should dig a 5th hole. If I only have space for one avocado tree, could I graft several varieties to this one tree, or is this not recommended? 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. Both trees have been prolific. (See more about Reed in my post, The Reed avocado tree: a profile.). The only real negative was that the seedcoat didnt adhere to the seed. . Thanks. Otherwise other avocado nuts (like myself) might annoy the generous owners of the mother tree. 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. I pre-irrigated and sprayed down the trees during the heat and prevented fruitlet drop too well. Tree 2: This one has been tough to pin down, and I have come up with a few options based on my research. Incidentally, similar spacings can often be used in a yard as on a farm. Im in Van Nuys, which is Sunset Zone 18. And then theres your commitment to pruning. Shepard avocados will not bend or break. (See more on this from a paper by Peter A. I am going to try to graft new ones and see if the results are the same as well as see if it fruits every year or every two. . A Florida avocado has the same kind of fats but in much lower quantities. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. "Hass avocados are alternate bearing - they will produce a big crop one year, and a small crop the next. 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). 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