I have not been able to get a clear answer as to why this is not grown in South Florida. Thanks, Keith. Theres no rush. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. Try to check out the frost patterns next time we get a cold night too. So, right now I still want to plant two avocado trees))))) I still want to plant a Hass, but I havent decided on the second variety. Do you have any recommendations for which trees/rootstock combinations have the best chance of survival out here? Ive never eaten Green Gold. Would you still recommend a Hass and Reed for us? Its good no doubt, but being the guy at Clausen told me it is the _best_ avocado, I was a bit surprised that it didnt have the high oil content like a Hass, it reminded me much more of a Fuerte, milder and more water based than oil based. 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. There are other varieties that taste as good or possibly slightly better than Hass. Thanks for the kind words. Thank you and thank you for all the information you have shared on your site!! You must love seeing snow on Baldy right now. Thank you for your response and info. Hey Greg, Ive got two Hass and one Fuerte. I already have lamb, fuerte, Mexicola, Pinkerton, Reed, wurtz, Sir prize. Im going for it! 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!). Better now than never. Spacing six feet apart with ten feet between rows is very workable, depending on a few factors. Make sure that you water the tree every day to retain the moisture, and remove it to an area that still gets sunlight during cold weather moths, but is protected from frosts and freezes (a large sunny room is perfect). Hi Greg. 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. 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. Hass does really well in cool climates. As I mentioned in a different post I have a Fuerte and a Hass here in temecula, Ive been thinking of putting in a third to open the possibility of year round avocados. We made and wholesaled guacamole on Kauai, Hawaii for 10 years. It seems that I should have bought the first Ettinger I saw five years ago. I ate it on April 26, 2018, and my notes say that the Kahaluu avocado skin had thrips scarring, was about as large as a Reed but with more of a pear shape, did not peel easily, flesh was very easy to spoon out though. Lamb, Reed, Pinkerton (and Grande) seem to be the happiest and healthiest. Congratulations on your house in Covina. 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. Whats Reed like? Sir-Prize is a very good avocado but I dont think its quite as good as those three, especially for your situation since its harvest season is only a little before Hass and overlapping with Hass. Ive never had a tree-matured Sir Prize. And Gwen was developed just as Hass became king of the world avocado industry and growers and consumers alike began preferring black-skinned avocados. We do occasionally get into the mid-20s F in the winter, but it rarely reaches 70F in the summer. In my yard, Reeds start to taste good as early as May, and can go through September. Three, how big will you let the Hass trees get? 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. I think we do have tomato phytophthora. or either OK? 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. Type A flowers. A hybrid cross of the Mexican and Guatemalan subspecies, 'Fuerte' was the industry-standard avocado in California before the Hass came on the scene. The flesh is very oily, rich and creamy tasting. 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. Robert. Warm regards, 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! Its super helpful for us newbies . I decided on buying a clonal rootstock. We are also planting 14 varieties of guaranteed dwarf coconut trees for seed to grow future dwarf coconut seed farms on all islands. Also, what are your thoughts on a multi-variety grafted tree? 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. Also, strangely, there arent too many Sharwils around considering that its not a new variety and everyone who tastes one says they approve. One of my Hass is still a baby, so I was considering taking it out and putting the Reed in its place. Its been a great summer in OB/Pt Loma. The fruit fly is not a threat to the green hard skin of the sharwil. There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. That day gave me a chance to compare the heat tolerance of multiple varieties: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/heat-tolerance-of-avocado-varieties/. I watered it every day, but the young tree literally burnt alive and became all black in just one month. I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! During the big freeze a few years ago, the temp got so low that it killed a lot of local avocados. I was considering planting coastal live oak at first but now leaning towards fruit (avocado) tree instead. What would you recommend? I live against the mountains in Pasadena so it can get pretty chilly in the winter will these verities do well in my climate? With GEM as tree 1, you would find that Sir Prizes harvest season is earlier whereas Reed and Lamb are later. (Both Reed and Hass produce more than Fuerte in my yard.) Going back to Atkins to get a Sharwil to pair with my Reed. 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. My twist is I want to keep them to 10 12 ft high. More than half the fat in avocados is the healthy monounsaturated fat (the type in olive oil) and saturated fat is minimal. 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). I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. Thank you! 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. If we are successful. But not until the end of summer. I enjoy hearing your feedback on Holiday. I see the UC grafting resource you posted, but I am curious how to select varieties that would be well suited for grafting to the same tree. One is related to a nursery based in California called Brokaw: https://www.viverosbrokaw.com/?lang=en. Great to hear! Not sure exactly what that is. Ill write it within the next couple weeks and title it something like Avocado varieties for year-round fruit.. 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. I am curious what your recommendation and thoughts are for year around great tasting avocados from my backyard in Tustin. The heat was overwhelming (60 consecutive tropical nights, hosepipe ban, more than 100 towns in France had no drinking water). 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. Should complement the GEM season. For anyone counting net carbs, avocados are simply amazing. We have a large greenhouse and I was hoping you could suggest some avocados that might be easier to grow and fruit here? It will be a few years before I can say much about most of the Hawaiian varieties I am growing. I live in the bay area/delta in Brentwood. They are located in Fallbrook, and possibly in 2020 theyll start selling Sharwils. I have no idea if it was a great one or a terrible one. so youre saying when im trimming my own trees each year that i can just ask them to just dump them in my driveway so i can use it as mulch too? I have bought a number of trees there. I have records of the bloom seasons of all of my trees, and Id be happy to share about specific varieties. As good as some other avocados are, nothing pleases me quite as much as eating a high quality Fuerte. What would you recommend? 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. Can you please tell me which avocado orchard you visited in California? Our southernmost facing front yard has a decent slope, so planning to plant there. Ive been binge-reading your site after finding it yesterday. Miuch like Citrus, Palm and Catus mix. 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) https://gregalder.com/yardposts/protecting-avocado-trees-from-heat/. Screw the big/medium locals, I am going to Fallbrook from now own to get my avo trees straight from the growers. For our San Joaquin Valley home we can get hard freezes so I have a Mexicola Grande since it is off in October before the freeze. Hi Peter, In my (very limited) gardening experience, I noticed that choosing the right variety is not everything, one has to be sure it will function well in the conditions ones got. 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. Should you buy a big or small avocado tree? I moved mine into a barrel. 96 9GreenBox - Pineapple Guava - 2 Pack 1,083 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. https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 Holiday likes to drop its fruit before it is mature. Greg Another which 2 trees are best question. Were planting a minimum of 5000 trees using a high density planting design and will foliage spray. 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. I decided to go pairwise; Im curious and want to understand whatre the best varieties to eat & grow here in our climate and my particular soil and I hope to avoid alternate bearing issues. The flesh itself has a mild taste and is quite watery. If it doesnt, then I cant think of a downside to either GEM or Carmen that would give the other a significant edge. For commercial purposes the fruits are picked while unripe and ripened after harvesting. Much larger in size, these avocados . 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. 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. My Reed, as well as those I know nearby, does relatively well. Some answers to these questions can be found here: Thanks for writing. Thank you for your article. The grove manager said he prefers Hass at no closer than 12 feet. Great for guacamole, or just eating out of hand with a dash of salt. Thanks again. Whip vs. side grafting considerations. Historic photo of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hass in front of an avocado tree Highlights. Aside from their physical differences, the main difference between Hass and Fuerte avocados is their textures. 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). That being said, I have eaten excellent Sharwils from the De Luz area as late as October. Ive read that the original MacArthur tree grew in Monrovia, right along our San Gabriel Mountains. Reed is basically a summer-into-fall variety. GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. Kona Sharwil.wow! 1 year old Reed on unknown seedling Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. Thats a good question. But I have to emphasize that this is just secondhand information. The Sharwil avocados have a 15-26 percent oil content and are very popular in Hawaii. 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. 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. Florida's avocado trees grow to be between 30 and 65 feet tall. My question is how do you recommend getting rid of the persea mite? Also, this winter had me buying avocado from Mexico, which is either small and cheaper, or XL and pricey. However, if youd like a B type to complement Hass for pollination and season extension then Id go with Fuerte, Sharwil, or Nabal. Maybe I shouldnt have put Reed in that list, but Reed isnt as vigorous as some other varieties such as Bacon, Fuerte, or Hass. (I dont have any other varieties available in local nurseries, hence the limited choice..). And one concern would be pairing a vigorous upright variety with a slow spreading variety. Griswold in a 1945 article titled, The Hass Avocado. This was written when the green Fuerte was king of a young California avocado industry. One of his favorites was the Nabal. It is probably the climate but since I have been surprised by other varieties nothing like finding out for . (Not that Pinkerton avocados arent delicious though. Wrapping the trees creates an oven. Bacon, 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. Buddy, youre the best. The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. Step 5. Hi Greg, thank you for your posts. Sharwil is the best tasting avocado in the world according to some - better even than Hass. 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. Green gold can not compete with shawil but makes good quac. The Kona Sharwil Avocado is a pear-shaped fruit that is green when ripe. They will never let you down or change their form. When they set a lot like your trees have, they must shed some or else branches will break, get sunburned, even die back from the stress of growing too much fruit. Replaced with a Reed which is doing great so far. Pretty much. But Im guessing. Thanks again for all the information. As for rootstocks, I havent seen them make a difference in my yard in terms of cold tolerance of the tree as a whole. Its been since May since I communicated with you. come up with some heat resistant varieties. I think, my garden is in the 10a zone. I would be happy to share with you if you are interested. 2 Reed (on Dusa) for me and the cathedral, and one Bacon (on Dusa) for the cathedral. 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 fruit is very similar to the Hass Avocado, except this variety is larger and has a longer shelf life. This is finally my update. My 15-foot Hass averages roughly 100 avocados per year, and Ive found that we need more than that during the Hass season. Thanks. The fruit has the same thick, pebbly skin as the Hass but has a little rounder shape. Should I plant a Reed to complement my other trees? Our USDA certified Avocado fruit are medium to large sized pear-shaped with a small seed (~74% flesh), higher oil content than Hass (28% compared to 21%), and a green rough skin that is soft to the touch when ripe. The texture and taste were very very good, top notch, with only a couple of very minor fibers. Thank you so much. Hi Elizabeth, I dont know of any other commercial avocado grove with many Sharwils, unfortunately. I planted a Hass and a Fuerte in a fairly small backyard in the Pt Loma/Sunset cliffs area. Should we take all the trees out and start new? Looks like my own graft will take. Being in Montecito, its likely that your Hass will set very well without a pollenizer. Eli mentions that hes swamped with GEM orders, and that he had to save one for me since I contacted him in February because hes completely out of GEM right now. Also I love Fuertes, but only if you have a big yard. Hey Greg, Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. The only published information about the bloom seasons of avocado varieties that I know of is about common commercial varieties. You saved my sanity! Its one that I have thought a lot about, read a lot about, still wrestle with, but have some good experience to share. The purpose behind the mass flowering is to encourage visits by pollen vectors. Greg suggested me the Viveros Brokaw. Black sand? Theres a little more about my opinions on choosing avocado varieties in this post: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-varieties-for-year-round-harvest/. Do you like its eating qualities about as well as Sharwil? 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. They grow and mature on the tree, but they only ripen (soften) after being picked, after their stem is severed. I saw that you have a Gwen and was curious what your take is on that. Denny. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. With a single Hass tree you can have good avocados at hand for at least seven months out of every year. You have me sold on the year-round Hass prospect. Riverside to Tamp the soil down around the tree's . Hass grow and produce great in other cool summer climates farther south, such as near Morro Bay. The skin is green when ripe, is bumpy and of medium thickness, and peels easily. Small seed - Sharwil seeds, possibly the smallest of all commercial avocados, are maybe you missed my question on May 2, 2020 or I missed your reply, with 3 citrus trees and room for one avocado on the central coast of California, Cayucos. Thank you for your wonderful blog! I write a new "Yard Post" every Friday. My goal is to help others grow food at home, with a focus on vegetables and fruits -- especially avocados -- in Southern California. Hard to say. In my climate (Ramona), we can get heat waves of 100 degrees in May or June while fruitlets are still small and vulnerable. but Im not sure. Lots of dieback when it reached 117F for 3 days. Bonny Doon Avocado. The Florida avocado. But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. Yes, you can definitely graft several varieties onto one tree. I would like a dwarf variety to keep in a large pot on a deck about 4 miles from the San Diego Coast. Take out the two dead and the one just barely hanging on and plant three new trees or find an entirely new place to plant away from the pool? Thanks Greg, And then theres your commitment to pruning. Your email address will not be published. Which town or area are you in? The rest of it rocky, not very rich, not clayey (I guess this should mean it is well ventilated. I also have a Bacon way in the back yard mostly for pollinating. I dont want to overstep my welcome to the tree. Although I enjoy the diversity of tastes in most all avocado varieties, theres something about Fuerte fruits that hit the target for me. Hawaii Sharwil avocado. Who grew it, any idea? Ive heard people say that too, but Ive never found evidence for it. I live in San Diego, about 7 miles away from the coast. 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. Do you agree that GEM would be a good choice? Maybe one day you will see it. Hi Joseph, A whole avocado contains around 11.8 grams of carbs ( 1 ). I think this one can make a come back. We also now have rain tanks and are going to try and save our rain water for the avo, as the other fruit trees do well with our water. Yes, there is nothing like finding those 100 year old avocado trees. I dont have a lot of firsthand experience with avocados in your area so I try to be keep quiet about what will grow well there and how to do it. I dont know the growing habits of avocados generally in Hawaii compared to California. SHIPPING. 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. Vasco, thank you for your kind message. Hi Greg, The only real negative was that the seedcoat didnt adhere to the seed. Theres likely to be at least a little variation in your yard. I dont know anything about salt in soil, never heard of it on the French Riviera. I saw such a video recently displaying some trees in the front yard of friends of mine down here in San Diego County and it made me very angry. One thing I didnt consider was the price of avocados during the months where I would likely have to buy. Two, how many people are you feeding? 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. Its a sad fact. But I still hesitate about the rootstock variety. I listen for the sound of a chainsaw. 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