My experience with Sharwil in my own yard and my observations of other Sharwils confirm that its not the most predictable bearer, unfortunately. Ive got a small Reed already picked out, since I really love the flavor. You are going to be in avocado heaven soon. Averages are higher in the winter, when I would be at a shortage if I were to get a Reed. Hi David, https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 I dont think it is possible to attach files to the commentaries ongregalder.com, so I will send you pictures by email. 2) have high-quality fruits, tasty, with a high oil-content. Can you please tell me which avocado orchard you visited in California? For example, Ive got some avocado trees planted at 7.5 feet apart, and thats a spacing that some commercial growers use. I would have preferred a Jim Bacon but couldnt find one. 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. It seems that Reed has the advantage in terms of fruit production. Funny thing is that Hass was once an outsider. Two main varieties on offer. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. Thanks. We had a hass 4 years back that sun burned to death. Thanks a lot for contributing this. I wish you luck with the planting this is a perfect time for it. It is very helpful! My third choice would be Hass and Lamb. It has excellent flavor with two distinct crops a year. Ive seen high-density plantings get crowded after the first few years and then the yield is reduced and the grove is impenetrable jungle. So a small Lunchbox avocado becoming available soon is not likely, as far as I can tell. Im in Yucaipa (barely north of the center of the city.) . As your commenter mentioned above, this list might not be optimal for those of us in slightly cooler areas. GEM trees are a bit hard to come by, unfortunately. 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. I was considering planting coastal live oak at first but now leaning towards fruit (avocado) tree instead. Nevertheless, a friend of mine has got a very young avocado tree in her garden (grown from a seed, probably a Hass seed), which gave it first fruits this summer. 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? But, most of those carbs come from fiber. A Florida avocado has the same kind of fats but in much lower quantities. I use foam or bubble insulation to wrap the trunks of my baby trees their first winter. The owners are nice and said I welcomed to the tree. Vasco, thank you for your kind message. I have been meaning to publish a post on avocado rootstocks for a year or two now. We are really hoping we can make it work and would be grateful for any suggestions. I will send you some wood. On the other hand, I doubt youd be disappointed with Pinkerton, which is widely available. I hesitate to even talk about the taste of Kahaluu since Ive only eaten one. The three more Guatemalan types get afternoon shade which I think helps since in recent years our summers are very intense much like inland Riverside and or Redlands as I recall with temperatures reaching well over a 100 more often than a decade ago. years, 7 now. 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. And Gwen was developed just as Hass became king of the world avocado industry and growers and consumers alike began preferring black-skinned avocados. Ive seen about every variety I know kept to about that height in one yard or farm or another. Hi Greg, Thank you! It is only slightly pebbled with yellowish bumps, much smaller than the ones found on a Hass. Fruit may have a larger seed when grown in rainy areas. We might be on to something. I saw his GEMs on Toro Canyon and they looked perfect and vigorous. Thank you for all the great information! I have learned so much from your website, Thank You. The heat was overwhelming (60 consecutive tropical nights, hosepipe ban, more than 100 towns in France had no drinking water). Come to think of it, Id say Nabal fruits taste a tad richer than Reed, actually. Theres no rush. In case you didnt know, Im also in Ramona. If you can, I would go with those combinations. I enjoy hearing your feedback on Holiday. It even has an upright variety (seedling actually) with a spreading variety (Fuerte), and it still works. Hi Greg, thank you for your posts. Depending on the cultivar, avocados have green, brown, purplish, or black skin, and may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. 1 year old Lamb on unknown seedling I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! Some percentage of fruitlet drop always happens, due to incomplete pollination and other unknown factors. You found an avocado tree in Nice! And along with Reed and Hass, Id have a great threesome in a backyard because Fuertes season starts a couple months before Hass. Your email address will not be published. But I think its going to be a more common variety for Southern California in the future. Then I would eliminate the Holiday on the basis of its lower production in comparison to Pinkerton and GEM. Do you like its eating qualities about as well as Sharwil? Thank you for your article. GEM and Carmen will both satisfy you, Im sure of it. I have records of the bloom seasons of all of my trees, and Id be happy to share about specific varieties. A handsome tree to about 9m x 10m, Hass is fairly cold and frost tolerant once established, and will bear its delicious fruit between September and January. I would plant a Hass if I were you. 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. Especially since I have a big interest in Hawaiian varieties it is difficult to know what the season will be in OC. Three, how big will you let the Hass trees get? Its a sad fact. I would call them and see about buying trees from them if you have trouble locating trees elsewhere. With a single Hass tree you can have good avocados at hand for at least seven months out of every year. Persea americana x 'Mexicola Grande'. The same occurred with my newly planted atemoya: the leaves turned black, and the tree dried to death. I want to reorder a Hass (on Duke-7), as you recommended earlier. (Not that Pinkerton avocados arent delicious though. 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. Its green-skinned fruits weigh 8 to 20 oz and mature in winter and spring. 3. We dont need a shade tree (probably that was obvious. 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. 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. You just have to do a little pruning to make sure they share sunlight and space. Buddy, youre the best. As good as some other avocados are, nothing pleases me quite as much as eating a high quality Fuerte. My Reed and Lamb trees held onto so much fruit that I later had to remove some by hand in order to prevent branches from breaking. If I didnt feel the need for lots of space, I would, no doubt. Option 2: Sir Prize. My twist is I want to keep them to 10 12 ft high. The difference is that the A type trees have flowers that will open as females in the morning one day, close in the afternoon, then open the next afternoon as male and then close in the evening. I just planted a Sharwill which I found at Atkins, hoping that our Global Warming trend leans my way. Lots of them are dropping everyday, but plenty growing. There is a lot of great info here. Thank again for your help. If the tree turns out to be a winner in your yard too, then eventually we can all benefit from the discovery. Ive been told that landfills in other counties offer similar products. The fruit has black, medium-thick skin and an oval shape. But where to find this information otherwise? 7. The only varieties that I would avoid for the use of shade are Holiday, Wertz, Stewart, Gwen, and Lamb. 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? 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 found one at a small nursery in south county and planted it in between the 2 existing trees. I tried it 2 days in row. Eventually we could put up a larger greenhouse, but Im hoping that we can proceed without having to do that. Hass does really well in cool climates. One has more green on it than the other. So you dont want to prevent the drop of fruitlets if the set is heavy. Pinkerton Avocado. The only caveat Id make is that Pinkerton and Gwen both seem to like to have a B-type avocado nearby in order to produce their maximum. Let me get things together on my side before I share too much about the Lamorinda tree. Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . Also I love Fuertes, but only if you have a big yard. Fruit Weight: 7-14 oz. Im going for it! Its season should complement the GEM well, and the growing pattern shouldnt be too intrusive. Carlsbad is an awesome place to grow avocados. 2. Or consider 'Lamb Hass,' a similar-size tree, hardy to 26 degrees, bearing 10- to 18-ounce Hass . I also planted a Queen avocado tree in the spot where the Holiday was. Im really benefiting from your observations. (and even Home Depot) you can get a Reed avocado tree grown by La Verne or Durling. One last thing. Thanks for the input, and its really along the lines that I was looking down. Thanks again for all the information. One, how well does your Fuerte produce? I finally managed to buy 1 Hass (on Duke 7) in a local nursery in June 2022 (they sell avocado trees only in May-June). Flower Type: Type A. And dont worry about the distance. The other two are not doing well. Two, how many people are you feeding? Perhaps if youre willing to protect your tree during occasional cold spells in winter, especially during the first couple winters, youll have success. But I still hesitate about the rootstock variety. Taste Ive read is great. I should still live there, considering my love for avocados. Who knows? But a couple are right on the cusp of that top tier. Great article Greg! . Pinkertons are very productive, especially considering that they are a smaller tree, and like Fuerte, Pinkertons also mature a bit earlier than Hass. Thanks for the feedback on Holiday. The two main differences between Bacon and Fuerte are that Fuerte tastes better but Bacon is more productive. And I started reading about rootstocks. Is there a simpler way. What do you think? Otherwise other avocado nuts (like myself) might annoy the generous owners of the mother tree. Greg, this is a great thread, thank you. 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. That being said, I have eaten excellent Sharwils from the De Luz area as late as October. I live in So Calif Inland Empire (Norco); hot summers, rarely below 29 30 in winter. 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. Still, taste is subjective and theres no accuracy in saying any one variety is the best tasting to anyone but yourself. Ive been looking at farmers markets in San Diego, no luck so far. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? I think, my garden is in the 10a zone. Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, andReed also stays green when its ripe. They had to prune three times per year, and still the production had declined since year nine. I have to do that with my avocados here in Sunset Zone 20 too. 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. However, apart from my own garden, I do some gardening in my parish churchs park, also in Nice. Terrific! The tree is around 12 ft. Reed also stays green when its ripe. Option 1: Reed. Im inclined to just replant everything because I dont find that damaged young trees recover very well. I recently bought a Hass and Reed on salt tolerant root stock. Theyre really small. From what I hear it is a great tasting avocado but they dont seem to produce much up here. Thank you for your great thoughts on Avos! When you put a thick layer of tree trimmings down, do you turn them to allow air to circulate? And such dense shade cloth (60%) right above the trees for the whole summer would be too much shade and would reduce growth. (See more about Lamb in my post, The Lamb/Hass avocado tree: a profile.). 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. Whip vs. side grafting considerations. It is pear-like in shape and has dark skin when ripe. But this is just theory, and I lack experience in so many other aspects of gardening. Wish Id read something like this a few years ago. My question is how do you recommend getting rid of the persea mite? In the meantime, there are heaps of other varieties that are already publicly available to explore. My second choice would be Hass and Fuerte. Thanks for the good ideas. Thank you, Elizabeth. 1 year old Bacon on Zutano seedling If you have a very productive Fuerte, then you wont start eating much of your Hass fruit until probably mid to late spring. With this global warming trend I think it might be time for U.C. SHIPPING. 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. I sure am no botanist)))). I did a Sharwill, Sirprize and Gemthats a B B and an A, planted them 42 inches apart. I understand that Wurtz, Holiday, Pinkerton and Gem are my options. Hass is the most widely planted variety in the world for good reason. The Sharwil avocados have a 15-26 percent oil content and are very popular in Hawaii. 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. Hi Greg, I will be planting two avocado trees in the spring. I would like to let you know how my adventure in avocado growing proceeds. The state dealt in the Sharwil variety of avocado, which some say is superior in taste and texture and yields more flesh. 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. Ive been looking for a long time where could I purchase sharwil avocados. Youll just want to be prepared to protect them in cold snaps during their first winter or two. I would love to grow one or graft a branch onto a tree I have after researching about how great the fruit tastes. Fuerte and Nabal are both well known for alternating in this way. One thought would be to graft an A and a B to the same tree with similar seasons for cross pollination. So I have got as close as I can while understanding that the season is going to be affected by many other things anyway. By black sand I meant sandy loom. those seedlings are just what i was able to get locally that have excellent flavor from what i research online. A hybrid cross of the Mexican and Guatemalan subspecies, 'Fuerte' was the industry-standard avocado in California before the Hass came on the scene. I really appreciate reading your expert advice and opinion about your experiences. I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. They call it Standard or 4 mulch. If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. Im going to find the least cold spots on and plant the less cold hardy avocados there. 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. Pinkerton seems to never drop fruit in the heat. I moved mine into a barrel. GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. Having grown up in San Diego and having a father who loved Avocados, I was never without. The trees were 15 gal and difficult to keep hydrated the first summer(you forget all the roots are contained in the pot size). 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. All the wood from the Gwen is going to the beach soon as possible for a bonfire. Heres a link to Miramars offerings: https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/miramar/greenery/cmw#products. Most of them dont usually produce as well in such climates as A types. The Nabals I know are a bit of both, and not small trees if left unpruned. Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. Hi! If you want to know how to kill an avocado tree, ask me Ive done it all. These are varieties that take a long time to get big enough to be useful as shade trees compared to other varieties. Lambs are also highly productive, taste very good, and mature in summer into fall. You can always try a Hass too, and just prune it to the size you want. 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. Ps. It is a heavy regular bearer, with fruit averaging 10 to 18 ounces with skin black when ripe. Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. Truly, you can prune almost any variety to almost any shape, but its easier if you go with the natural tendency of the variety. 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. Thats a good question. I figured there had to be one. Reed (another type A variety) was a late season flowerer. With GEM as tree 1, you would find that Sir Prizes harvest season is earlier whereas Reed and Lamb are later. by Laurie Meadows. Good luck with the Reed. The Hass is a tough act to follow, but Backyard. It becomes hydrophobic whereas the mulch never does.) The foliage just doesnt look very pretty close up. have a question about sizing when purchasing. Hass is amazing in this way. And one concern would be pairing a vigorous upright variety with a slow spreading variety. Fuerte, When you talk to them they are totally clueless. I already have lamb, fuerte, Mexicola, Pinkerton, Reed, wurtz, Sir prize. 1 year old Hass on Zutano seedling Weve got room for one, or maybe 2, avocados. If ever back this way soon would compensate you gladly to do a quick evaluation of right and wrong approach here. The tree looks healthy and fruitful: auspicious for your plantings. I was there last week visiting a few friends and their avocado trees. Check the photos and descriptions of cankers and discoloration on avocados at this UC IPM page, and maybe one will fit your Gwen: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/C008/m008bpcanker.html. The farmer found GEM to do very well on Toro Canyon and Duke 7 rootstock in his soil, however. Ive been binge-reading your site after finding it yesterday. What varieties did you get and on what rootstocks? while studying all this, it really feels like I am from another planet)))))): temperatures are in Fahrenheit, not in Celsius, you have feet, not meters. For more information visit the NZ Avocado Industry Ltd website or phone 0800 AVOCADO / 0800 286 2236. Asking them to prune 3X a year I think is questionable. It seems that I should have bought the first Ettinger I saw five years ago. I am trying to get a good combination of A & B type and have avocados throughout the year. I actually removed my small Fuerte to grow thie Lamorinda because my backyard is tiny and with 5 other avos in the ground I already have more than enough on my plate. Screw the big/medium locals, I am going to Fallbrook from now own to get my avo trees straight from the growers. Hey Greg, 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? I have two questions for you: 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. Should you buy a big or small avocado tree? It just does not seem logical) But later I read, that often Fuerte is not a reliable cropper. I decided on buying a clonal rootstock. You might have to wait a bit before one is available. Sharwil Avocado B flower type. They grow and mature on the tree, but they only ripen (soften) after being picked, after their stem is severed. Or, just to be on the safe side (in case Dusa doesnt function well in our soil) have one Dusa and one Duke 7? I just put down the mulch and leave it be. I was trying to think of any varieties that cant be kept to 10-12 feet tall, but Im at a loss. 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). The fruit is set in huge numbers uniformly throughout the tree. The wood is soft, the leaves are soft. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. Im leaning towards Bacon and Lamb Hass. The fruit of domestic varieties have smooth, buttery, golden-green flesh when ripe. Your email address will not be published. Im glad you found your Reed there! I hope to hear more updates from you. Ive never had a tree-matured Reed. A mature avocado tree may produce in excess of a million flowers during the flowering period, most of which fall without producing fruit. I havent seen any other Gwens growing in exactly those conditions. 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). Youve got a great combination of avocado trees there. 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) The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. 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)! This is according to these articles of course. Maybe not the best. I wish I could visit that old Puebla. Ill suggest other varieties and give lots of reasons and scenarios in the upcoming post. Highlights. Lamb Hass Avocado. At my place Gwen seems to be doing fine in the heat but it is getting some afternoon shade from a large live oak. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. If I only have space for one avocado tree, could I graft several varieties to this one tree, or is this not recommended? Obviously the tree would look very weird, but would likely be weak or want to fall to one side or maybe the vigorous variety would pull more nutrients and starve the less vigorous variety. We live in Carlsbad, CA, which I believe is sunset zone 24. I have Lamb, Pinkerton, Reed, Mexicola Grande, Hass, Holiday and Ettinger. The soil holds water for long though Lots of great Hass are grown in nearby Morro Bay. Thanks for all of these wonderful updates. If you want the tree to grow more vertically, Id plant a Reed. GEM. USDA zones are not very useful for deciding these things, unfortunately. Ill be visiting a mature high-density planting in a couple weeks and Ill pass along anything new that I observe, but the main long-term challenge for most growers with this style is keeping on top of the pruning. Would you still recommend a Hass and Reed for us? 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. This time around I have white washed all my young trees and have placed a shade cover around my Fuerte, which apparently doesnt do well Im the heat. Perhaps the Lamorinda has the answer? I do know MacArthur avocados. 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 saw that you have a Gwen and was curious what your take is on that. They arent peculiar in flavor to me, they just taste like everything I hope for when I think avocado.. Avocado trees produce thousands of flowers and only about one in 5000 sets fruit. So keep that in mind. Holiday doesnt produce great in the heat (or even without heat) compared to Pinkerton. We do occasionally get into the mid-20s F in the winter, but it rarely reaches 70F in the summer. So surprised I bought one to see how well it works as a hedge as you mentioned in another article. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? USDA Certified Production Facility: Volume up to 6,000 lbs. Our southernmost facing front yard has a decent slope, so planning to plant there. Reed Avocado Greengold Avocado. Great to hear! Option 3: Lamb Hass, others? Im leaning toward Gwen or Reed for a fall producer, and Holiday, Pinkerton or Wertz for winter production. Edranol, Ettinger, Hass, Sharwil and Zutano were mid-season flowerers. 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