My son, who ate it with me, called it the bestest avocado ever. (Though only a kindergartener, he has eaten his share of avocado varieties and actually has an opinion worth listening to!). 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. If the tree turns out to be a winner in your yard too, then eventually we can all benefit from the discovery. And such dense shade cloth (60%) right above the trees for the whole summer would be too much shade and would reduce growth. They're known to be exceptionally creamy. 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. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. Hass is the most widely planted variety in the world for good reason. 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). Would you still recommend a Hass and Reed for us? Maybe I shouldnt have put Reed in that list, but Reed isnt as vigorous as some other varieties such as Bacon, Fuerte, or Hass. The purpose behind the mass flowering is to encourage visits by pollen vectors. Thanks so much for all the info and experience you provide! Robert. You mentioned stopping to see friends in O B. 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. Maybe not the best. Spacing with the Hass is important as well. Yes, plant that Reed! Its very disrespectful when people put such videos on YouTube or otherwise share such information online. Thanks so much for this update. Heres a link to Miramars offerings: https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/miramar/greenery/cmw#products. All of this is very complicated, but very inspiring!!!! My twist is I want to keep them to 10 12 ft high. Miuch like Citrus, Palm and Catus mix. . From what I hear it is a great tasting avocado but they dont seem to produce much up here. 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. To my delight, they confirmed that they shipped to France. PS Its been a great summer in OB/Pt Loma. Such great information for gardening in San Diego! Ive been told that landfills in other counties offer similar products. Yes, heat tolerance would be a desirable quality indeed. Hi Greg, i live in north OC, and new to growing fruits in general. Or consider 'Lamb Hass,' a similar-size tree, hardy to 26 degrees, bearing 10- to 18-ounce Hass . TREE SIZES. Will do. If you live in a cooler area I think it calls for some adjusting. And a friend showed me an old tree of an unknown variety that hed found growing without irrigation near Shelter Island. (Then again I let mine hang until June.). Do remember how heavy the fruit is, and that it will cause branches to bend down significantly. I planted a Hass and a Fuerte in a fairly small backyard in the Pt Loma/Sunset cliffs area. THANK YOU for sharing such a wealth of information! I picked up the last Reed from Walter Andersens last week and a little Fuerte. . Avocado trees produce thousands of flowers and only about one in 5000 sets fruit. 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. Hawaii Sharwil avocado. So is it a good candidate for a lone tree? We can all hope, cant we? I see a lot of posts about cold tolerant avocado trees, how about heat tolerant (besides reed)? Which town or area are you in? Plant a couple little vegetables in the spot to see how they do before planting new avocado trees. Flowering and pollination. Ive never heard of anyone who is unsatisfied by Gwens eating qualities, and there arent many avocado varieties that achieve such distinction. Variety: Flower Type: Taste (subjective) Fruit Size: Fruit Color: Fruit Shape: Skin: Oil % Fruit Season (Irvine) Tree Size: Remarks: Anaheim: A: good: 18-32 oz: green . Hass grow and produce great in other cool summer climates farther south, such as near Morro Bay. You must love seeing snow on Baldy right now. So I need to know the characteristics of other types of Avocado trees. This is great news that you found and planted so many trees in Portugal! Production is too low in California. Id like to plant an avacado tree in my front court yard. Big and green are the two fatal qualities that prevent Reeds acceptance as a commercial variety in todays small and black Hass world. I decided to follow your advice and plant one Reed and one Hass. But there are a lot of B types whose fruit I love so Im starting to keep my B types smaller or graft them into A types and eliminate their whole trees. Great article Greg! The variety has been grown in Southern California for about a hundred years, having been brought up from Guatemala by Wilson Popenoe. I have a Reed on Dusa that is doing very well. D'Arturo Avocado. Hi David, But thats actually not why Id choose it to grow as my only tree. 2 Reed (on Dusa) for me and the cathedral, and one Bacon (on Dusa) for the cathedral. I have been growing avos for 40 years. Maybe that would work. 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. It is only slightly pebbled with yellowish bumps, much smaller than the ones found on a Hass. I was there last week visiting a few friends and their avocado trees. 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. What would be smarter choice? What do you think, is it overkill to have two Hass trees? Still, what most people prefer to do is plant multiple trees close together, even in one hole. 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I have a spreadsheet of many varieties and their seasons and how they all align based on flower type. Eli also sells his avocados at farmers markets, and the one closest to you is in Corona Del Mar. 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. 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. So a small Lunchbox avocado becoming available soon is not likely, as far as I can tell. The fruit has the same thick, pebbly skin as the Hass but has a little rounder shape. I will be planting your suggested trio this spring. However, apart from my own garden, I do some gardening in my parish churchs park, also in Nice. Your climate in Temecula is similar to mine in Ramona: a bit hot in summer; a bit cold in winter . Hi Greg, You could eat Sir Prize fruits starting pretty early in winter, and then you could let the GEMs hang late and eat them even through summer maybe into fall except that Covina gets hot, so maybe not. We are also planting 14 varieties of guaranteed dwarf coconut trees for seed to grow future dwarf coconut seed farms on all islands. Hey Greg, Where do you guys find Reeds in San Diego? On that note, I should mention a post that I wrote a couple summers ago after my yard reached 109.8 degrees one day. This high quality, black-skinned avocado is up to 25% larger than its parent, Mexicola. Sharwil Avocado B flower type. 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 . Haha. So, right now, at the churchs garden we already have a beautiful avocado collection Hass, Lamb, Bacon and Reed. Spacing six feet apart with ten feet between rows is very workable, depending on a few factors. Full sun Perhaps if youre willing to protect your tree during occasional cold spells in winter, especially during the first couple winters, youll have success. Im more relaxed about it now. 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. Great article, Im planting a reed, hass and fuerte. Mites like a dusty leaf surface. 1) be reliable cropper, a variety that gives high yields, even as a solo-tree (we dont have other avocados in our neighourhood, and my two trees, not flowering at the same time, would be considered as solo-trees) dont know how to grow in your region, Avocado oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for your heart and skin. Adam Tropics is located in the center of Temecula, we offer many varieties, Gem is a new type very similar to Hass Avocado in tree shape and quality of fruits but mature trees grow a little smaller than . In the wild this means a range of flying and crawling insects, but in Western Australia this is . Ive enjoyed reading your posts as I consider my Avocado plant. Please find attached the pictures of the avocado tree in Nice (the variety is unknown, picture taken on the 1st of November). It doesnt make great guacamole, but its excellent on sandwiches and in smoothies. Our climate is supposed to be similar to South California (I have never been to California though))), we have no frosts, summers are a little more humid than in California. Linda Do you like its eating qualities about as well as Sharwil? The Different Types According To Region Of Origin Horticulturally, avocados are classified into three categories, based on the regions of their origin. Its one that I have thought a lot about, read a lot about, still wrestle with, but have some good experience to share. 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. At least I think it is a Reed, they said it was and it definitely looks like one from all the pictures. 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. This is according to these articles of course. Avocado strains include Nishikawa, Sharwil, and Lamb Hass. Hass avocado is perhaps one of the most famous avocado types and considered by many to be the best.The flavour is quite intense and the flesh is very creamy, perfect for guacamole.. Until the 1930s, Fuerte was the best-known variety in the USA, until Rudolf Hass, a green fingered postman, planted some avocado seeds for a small plantation.Hass then patented the tree he chose and it was later . Im leaning towards Bacon and Lamb Hass. Your message is very fun for me to read. In case you didnt know, Im also in Ramona. Hi Greg, I will be planting two avocado trees in the spring. Would you say these are still your top 3? On June 10 and 11 last year (2019), my yard reached 100 both days. Asking them to prune 3X a year I think is questionable. I decided on buying a clonal rootstock. Then why isnt Fuerte my top choice? Will do. But Im guessing. I grew up against the same mountains, but out in Glendora, and Bacons do great there. https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-trees-get-sunburned-what-to-do/ I also like Maddock. In fact the tree might be a hundred years old and is easily 60 feet tall or larger. Reed is basically a summer-into-fall variety. What could have caused this issue ? Avocados have been grown in neighboring Spain for a very long time, and I know there are nurseries there. It is an effective way to manage closely planted trees. The variety was developed in Australia during the mid-1950s and it became the main commercial avocado grown in . Incidentally, I have found Reed to be excellent in the heat. Its just hard to start growing a tree that you: When you talk to them they are totally clueless. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. Which is the best? But I would add them only after planting this trio. Best regards, But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. Im considering a 6 X 10 planting. Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. What a wonderful gift! I would think that arctic blasts during winter will be your main limiting factor. Youve already got some great varieties growing there. There is a lot of great info here. Forgive my rambling. I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! My experience with Sharwil in my own yard and my observations of other Sharwils confirm that its not the most predictable bearer, unfortunately. Is that too far away? I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. Just to imagine your future for a second: Youll be eating SirPrize avocados around now in March, then youll switch over to GEM sometime around late spring, then youll end the summer and head into fall with Reeds; oh, here comes the next crop of SirPrize fruit starting to blacken its skin and tell you that its time to pick. 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. They call it Standard or 4 mulch. I will send you some wood. It is simply an awesome fruit. It makes me more confident that I can keep an avocado alive and healthy enough to bear fruit someday. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. Its only the second time I have seen one in 5 years so I took it as fate and bought it to replace a Bacon I had which was burnt away by the sun yet I am convinced it was mislabeled and wasnt actually a Bacon. These trees had a bit more shade and sprinklers watering. Thanks for the good ideas. It makes me feel geriatric. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. 2. Im also always unsure what Im going to find at these types of stores, which is why I always have a look when Im shopping there. The Hass Avocado. 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 them doesnt deliver to France. But I have seen Holiday and Pinkerton. 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. Finally, Ill say that if I had to have two avocado trees of any one variety, it would definitely be Hass. I found several great articles: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC8/Section_02/DeVilliersAI2015.pdf Your help would be most welcome, Our hydrangeas have always been pink, not a hint of blue, no matter the quantity of theSoil Acidifiermy mother added.I think our PH is around 7, not less. Better now than never. 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: Note that Im really tentative about saying this. But the other VIVEROSBROCKAW does!!!!!!!! Its me from up North again. Nowels Avocado. As you get closer to the ocean and farther north, the Reed season gets later and longer because of the cooler temps. In the meantime, well work on protecting it from sunburn when it hits 100 F or 110 F in a few months! I watered it every day, but the young tree literally burnt alive and became all black in just one month. In my garden, I have only one Reed. Thanks for the feedback on Holiday. I have to plant them in a line of north to south. I know you know the pruning game so Im sure youll have no problem keeping the trees at 12 feet. Its a challenge to choose a single avocado variety to plant. Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. If I couldnt find a Reed, Id substitute with a Lamb. Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. I hope your trees grow lightning fast! I am still waiting for an answer about my order, which, I hope, will be possible. Still, taste is subjective and theres no accuracy in saying any one variety is the best tasting to anyone but yourself. I am a huge fan of Hawaiian varieties and I am highly considering grafting Kahaluu to one of the trees. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? Do you have any recommendations for which trees/rootstock combinations have the best chance of survival out here? If I had the space for two avocado trees, I would plant a Hass and a Reed. Trees are medium growing and yield nearly year round. This is when I began looking for my trees abroad, within the EU. Theres a little more about my opinions on choosing avocado varieties in this post: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-varieties-for-year-round-harvest/. 1 year old Lamb on unknown seedling Would appreciate any information that you might wish to share! Flower Type: Type A. You might have to wait a bit before one is available. Will the new leaves burn? Which basically means it may be grafted on just anything. The tree's canopy can range in shape from low, dense, and symmetrical, to upright and asymmetrical. Hi, i was gifted a Nabal Avocado tree for xmas and before i plant it in the ground, i was wondering what its growing habits are? I feel really enthusiastic about it, and grateful for your advice. Spraying the underside of leaves with a forceful stream of water can reduce mite presence on a few small trees where this is feasible.. About high-density avocado plantings: I visited a grove that has been doing it for decades and theyve found that the spacing that works in the long run depends on the variety. For my Fuerte, for instance, Ive grafted in a couple of branches of A types. Im leaning toward Gwen or Reed for a fall producer, and Holiday, Pinkerton or Wertz for winter production. Hi Greg. Great to hear! We made and wholesaled guacamole on Kauai, Hawaii for 10 years. CA avocados like Lamb Hass don't do well in FL and vice versa. 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 realize it cant live forever there but at least I will get to try the fruit someday. fireduck. This is important information indeed. It weighs between 8 and 16 oz, making it a slightly smaller variety. As an aside, I recently spent a long weekend in Ramona, beautiful area. Thank you so much. Greg, this is a great thread, thank you. A couple other options might be Fuerte and Bacon. Guacamole heaven! All avocado varieties need roughly the same care. I have not been able to get a clear answer as to why this is not grown in South Florida. 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. Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . 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. The fruit of domestic varieties have smooth, buttery, golden-green flesh when ripe. Thank you for all the great information! Both trees have been prolific. Today, the 'Hass' accounts for about 80 percent of all avocados consumed in the entire world. (If youre wondering where to buy one of these avocado varieties or any other variety of avocado tree see my post, Where to buy an avocado tree.). 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. (See more on this from a paper by Peter A. I ate my first ever Kona Sharwil today. Thanks Greg. 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! I would be happy to share with you if you are interested. I think youre absolutely right not to share more about this tree. Distinguishing characteristics of the Sharwil avocado include its size, shape, and color. each month I have a place near my citrus trees. americana) Our southernmost facing front yard has a decent slope, so planning to plant there. Hass is amazing in this way. With all 3 trees with hundreds of bb size to small marble size. 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. Sharwil is not as 'nutty' as Hass, but has a mild but rich fullness of flavor and lingering creamy after-taste that transcends Hass. But I have to emphasize that this is just secondhand information. Im watching them do so in my yard right now. Im considered to be in zone 9, and yet my Reed does well. Grows the best long-term in the ground. The heat was overwhelming (60 consecutive tropical nights, hosepipe ban, more than 100 towns in France had no drinking water). The avocados are large and oblong with a small seed and thin green skin. High oil content - Sharwil and Hass both >25% oil. It will be a few years before I can say much about most of the Hawaiian varieties I am growing. Heavy clay is the worst for Hass avocado trees, but if you have no other choice, create a raised bed or a mound with a 3-5 foot diameter to plant the tree on. I use foam or bubble insulation to wrap the trunks of my baby trees their first winter. Youre very welcome. 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 do know MacArthur avocados. All these years I couldnt figure what it was. I tried it 2 days in row. Reed Avocado Greengold Avocado. The only tough part is that you must whitewash exposed bark. But at least it was grown in Southern California. What a find. Isnt Sharwil a vigorous variety! Thanks 100% Hawaiian Sharwil Avocados. Pollenizers havent been shown to make much of a difference close to the ocean like you. Thank you so much for the great articles, and for your personal attention and replies. 1) which two varieties would you recommend as being good pairing for quite heavy clay-y soil?! I would love to grow one or graft a branch onto a tree I have after researching about how great the fruit tastes. The only published information about the bloom seasons of avocado varieties that I know of is about common commercial varieties. Not always, but usually. These trees survived the heat wave, they are healthy and beautiful. 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. 1 year old Reed on unknown seedling This is so fun! They have plenty of space, but Im leaning towards the GEM, since its so easy to get a hold of Hass at the markets. 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. I wanted to tell you that it appears that there is a Fuerte/Hass cross in Lafayette which is in the bay but just over the hills and away from the fog. You were right, Greg, they are the best!!!!!!!!!!! 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. Your description makes the tree and its fruit sound very appealing. 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. for avocados. B types might not open many flowers as female in your cool spring conditions. As for why Gwen hasnt become a more popular backyard avocado tree in Southern California, I dont know. About the leaves, I think most people just think it looks messy. https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 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. I just cant say for sure. 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. Ive never bought from Clausen but have heard good results from a friend who has bought avocado trees there. Avocados don't ripen while hanging on the tree. Incidentally, similar spacings can often be used in a yard as on a farm. Thanks for all of these wonderful updates. Then youll still be lacking in winter. The soil holds water for long though Hi Thomas, It may have something to do with the Gwen tree being a bit wimpy during extreme weather compared to some other avocado varieties. Will likely be going with a Sir Prize based on that fact, but Eli at Subtropica has all available, its just so tempting to get all three and just try to plant the reed on the other side of the property. impossible (or almost impossible) to ship American varieties from the US to Europe. So I have got as close as I can while understanding that the season is going to be affected by many other things anyway. Oh yes, I found an avocado tree in Nice!!!!!!!!!!! Funny thing is that Hass was once an outsider. 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