(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.). . Plus 1 GEM, 1 Lamb and 1 Bacon. I have a friend who lives in your area: nice place to grow avocados. 3. impossible (or almost impossible) to ship American varieties from the US to Europe. Kona Sharwil Avocado 2.0 - The Re-DO - Avocado Talk 1,184 views Feb 6, 2022 50 Dislike Share ReEngineeredMemories 582 subscribers Finally got the Kona in the ground as of today 2/6/22.. Seemed very mature, almost overmature, as the seed had germinated and the root was touching the peel on the bottom, and the seedcoat did not adhere to the seed. Holiday doesnt produce great in the heat (or even without heat) compared to Pinkerton. Maybe I should just roll the dice! Im also wondering if I might be happier going with a pair of smaller trees that let me enjoy avocados closer to year-round. I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. 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. Youve got a great combination of avocado trees there. Our southernmost facing front yard has a decent slope, so planning to plant there. Thought you and others might be interested in knowing that Gwen avocados are currently available at Elis Farmstand in Fallbrook. Perhaps if youre willing to protect your tree during occasional cold spells in winter, especially during the first couple winters, youll have success. This will help me determine where i will plant it. Home Depot in Whittier has mainly had Zutanos, Bacons and Hass while Lowes hadnt had anything. Your email address will not be published. The only published information about the bloom seasons of avocado varieties that I know of is about common commercial varieties. Greg, Thanks for the update. I am in the hills of Montecito, south facing slope. I guess the mites are too small to interest Ladybugs. As for heat-tolerant avocado varieties, I wrote a post about that some years back and Ill be updating it soon: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/heat-tolerance-of-avocado-varieties/. The Hass is a medium spreading tree, whereas the Reed is more upright in stature. They grow great but just dont produce as much fruit. Shepard avocados will not bend or break. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. Thank you for all the great information! By 1991, Sharwil was finally cleared for export and shipments were. The main reason Id choose Reed is that its harvest season complements the Hass. I have been meaning to publish a post on avocado rootstocks for a year or two now. Especially since I have a big interest in Hawaiian varieties it is difficult to know what the season will be in OC. Should be interesting to see how it works out. Jan Boyce Avocado. 2. Holiday likes to drop its fruit before it is mature. Incidentally, I have found Reed to be excellent in the heat. One of them doesnt deliver to France. i have small seedlings of sir prize, stewart, lamb hass, and some hybrid unknown from home depot. On the other hand, I doubt youd be disappointed with Pinkerton, which is widely available. You might find this answer boring, in which case Id be willing to bet that you dont already have a Hass tree in your yard. Thanks Greg! Hi Greg, I will be planting two avocado trees in the spring. A mature avocado tree may produce in excess of a million flowers during the flowering period, most of which fall without producing fruit. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. I saw his GEMs on Toro Canyon and they looked perfect and vigorous. Pretty much. I read your articles about pruning and also about hass being a great choice for a single tree. It may have something to do with the Gwen tree being a bit wimpy during extreme weather compared to some other avocado varieties. Are they light producing or is that they are slow growing therefore they are light producing because they are small? That was very encouraging. This might be different for you though; it probably depends on your particular microclimate. 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. A couple other options might be Fuerte and Bacon. I have a space there where its convenient for them to dump. Tamp the soil down around the tree's . 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. I also like Maddock. This is the experience of many others as well. Ive seen high-density plantings get crowded after the first few years and then the yield is reduced and the grove is impenetrable jungle. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. Hey Greg, Thank you! We are also planting 14 varieties of guaranteed dwarf coconut trees for seed to grow future dwarf coconut seed farms on all islands. It weighs between 8 and 16 oz, making it a slightly smaller variety. I dont think it is possible to attach files to the commentaries ongregalder.com, so I will send you pictures by email. But for others like Hass and Reed and Sharwil, to take the ones you mentioned, they just taste like awesome avocados. I also dont know anything about growing avocados in France, but Ill do my best to help you get started. Contemplated stopping by Fallbrook and talking to a grower, but returning on Sunday meant I was a bit eager to get home. You might try leaching the chlorine out of the soil by giving it a long watering with regular water. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. Very happy with my Zutano. Option 3: Lamb Hass, others? The flesh had nice color, tasted rich and smooth. Im in Yucaipa (barely north of the center of the city.) Also no information whether it is a clonal rootstock or a seedling one (for avocado trees). Thats a good question. 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. And please let me know how your adventure in avocado growing proceeds. 'Wilma' cold-hardy avocado fruits weigh up to six ounces (182g). They should do well for you. The color of a Sharwil avocado stays green when ripe, and has a cold grayish-blue tinge to it. Ive seen about every variety I know kept to about that height in one yard or farm or another. I enjoy hearing your feedback on Holiday. It is very helpful! Due to the protracted nature of avocado flowering in this region, all varieties had some degree of cross-over. Fruit Weight: 7-14 oz. Avocado varieties are of two flower types A or B and it has been observed in California since almost the beginning that A-type varieties fruit more reliably overall. This has happened before when a local avocado grower put a video of a seedling with huge avocados up on YouTube. So I could eat Fuerte starting in the late fall, then switch to Hass in the spring, and pick Reeds from the summer until almost when the next crop of Fuerte is ready. Sharwils harvest season compared to Reed will likely be more similar to Hass at your location. Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. We made and wholesaled guacamole on Kauai, Hawaii for 10 years. Or is Dusa just the best variety to this day (as these articles say), and in any case it will be better than Duke 7? The avocados have smaller seeds inside and therefore produces a significantly larger amount of flesh to eat than other avocado types. If you want it to grow both up and wide, Id plant a Hass. We should be able to figure out how to make one work. Hello- Love your site- what a treasure trove! They will never let you down or change their form. 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. This is an interesting set of parameters. When your Hass avocado tree is newly planted, it will need to be watered every two to three days. Try to check out the frost patterns next time we get a cold night too. Thank you for your great thoughts on Avos! You just need to make sure that you plant on a mound. Nevertheless, even compared to other trees the same size, Holiday is usually later and lighter in production. Good questions, all. I havent seen you comment on Sirprize. Have you received your trees? We also have a Cate Macadamia tree in the backyard which is doing excellent. Avocados don't ripen while hanging on the tree. Historic photo of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hass in front of an avocado tree They must look at my yard and think its disgusting! 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. With a single Hass tree you can have good avocados at hand for at least seven months out of every year. You ought to add either Lamb or Reed for avocados to be eaten in summer into fall, yes; your grafting idea there is a good one. 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. I was trying to think of any varieties that cant be kept to 10-12 feet tall, but Im at a loss. If you want to know how to kill an avocado tree, ask me Ive done it all. Let me know how the grafting and new trees go, and share photos of the cut fruit if you get a chance. Stay sharp! Is there a simpler way. 2 Reed (on Dusa) for me and the cathedral, and one Bacon (on Dusa) for the cathedral. Its green-skinned fruits weigh 8 to 20 oz and mature in winter and spring. Those varieties would also probably not be extremely vigorous compared to the GEM such that pruning wouldnt be such a challenge. Tree 1: Im really leaning towards a GEM. I cant imagine anyone being happy with that situation even if were just a typical commercially variety much less a one of a kind variety without first getting some type of permission. Heres a link to Miramars offerings: https://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/miramar/greenery/cmw#products. Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, andReed also stays green when its ripe. Truly, you can prune almost any variety to almost any shape, but its easier if you go with the natural tendency of the variety. Im familiar with Stassens style of pruning and training young avocado trees to a central leader. Averages are higher in the winter, when I would be at a shortage if I were to get a Reed. How does your Reed do through Sylmar summers? I write a new "Yard Post" every Friday. 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. (Theyll both produce some without a pollenizer.) Then youll still be lacking in winter. Thanks for your super helpful website! The texture and taste were very very good, top notch, with only a couple of very minor fibers. I have never tasted anything but supermarket Hass from distant lands so all I can do is read or watch videos of people describing how each variety tastes like. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. We dont need a shade tree (probably that was obvious. dont know how to grow in your region, See his website for details: https://www.elisfarms.com/farmers-markets. CA avocados like Lamb Hass don't do well in FL and vice versa. I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. I have Lamb, Pinkerton, Reed, Mexicola Grande, Hass, Holiday and Ettinger. Production is too low in California. Lamb Hass Lamb Hass is a California selection bearing spring and summer fruit. If you want it to spread very horizontally, Id plant a Fuerte. But now with youtube it has been easier to see what can be grown up here. So even though I had anticipated buying for a few months, it seems that the winter avocado is more expensive, historically. GEM trees are a bit hard to come by, unfortunately. It seems that Reed has the advantage in terms of fruit production. If we are successful. 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. Should you buy a big or small avocado tree? 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 could try a different variety, but I doubt that would significantly change your results. Bacon grows somewhat vertically, but it is likely to grow faster than the GEM. ), and are interested in dwarf avocados outside that have a chance of bearing here. Thank you so much for your recommendation. Where to find Sharwil Avocados? The skin is green when ripe, is bumpy and of medium thickness, and peels easily. Found some 5gals at Atkins in Fallbrook. So, in a sense, you dont want to disturb them. In case you didnt know, Im also in Ramona. And I hope this post helps you choose your own best kind. Ive visited avocado trees only as far north as the Bay Area. What varieties did you get and on what rootstocks? 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. 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. Weve been in our San Diego (San Carlos) home a year and are finalizing landscaping. I havent seen any other Gwens growing in exactly those conditions. Taste Ive read is great. Most of them dont usually produce as well in such climates as A types. The purpose behind the mass flowering is to encourage visits by pollen vectors. I cant speak from personal experience about my own Sharwil trees because theyre too young, so this guess is based on what Ive seen in others Sharwil trees in Southern California. I think this one can make a come back. I read a few older stories about it that led me to believe its a great fit for a small yard in the Downtown LA area and that its fruit are amongst the best tasting even better than Hass. Thats a cool question. 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. I want to reorder a Hass (on Duke-7), as you recommended earlier. Hass does really well in cool climates. I noticed that usually the soil in big box stores are not the best for avocados but that seems to be changing as the last tree I bought (Ettinger) came in black sand. About the winter/spring varieties that you mentioned: I dont know how much heat Wurtz can handle. Its just easier to maintain over the long haul. . Theyre for my parents and theyre concerned about consuming yield from two trees, but maybe after a few years, theyll be up for another! Greg, thanks for the article and all the comments. I wish I could visit that old Puebla. I have a place near my citrus trees. Hi Joseph, Ive read that the original MacArthur tree grew in Monrovia, right along our San Gabriel Mountains. 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. Persea americana x 'Mexicola Grande'. Oh I wish! Sharwil, Stewart, Sir Prize, Hass and Holiday dont seem to do as well here in comparison. USDA Certified Production Facility: Volume up to 6,000 lbs. Thanks so much for this update. (I have numerous other avocado trees near my Gwen.) Phoenix Avocado (Mendez No.1) Aravaipa Avocado Palo D'Oro Avocado Hellen Avocado Sharwil (Kona Sharwil) Ardith. Would you say these are still your top 3? Sharwil is not as 'nutty' as Hass, but has a mild but rich fullness of flavor and lingering creamy after-taste that transcends Hass. I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. 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. I am curious to see if it will fruit consistently. One of my Hass is still a baby, so I was considering taking it out and putting the Reed in its place. Would appreciate any information that you might wish to share! Incidentally, similar spacings can often be used in a yard as on a farm. Whip vs. side grafting considerations. When I looked up the harvest time, it looks similar to a Reed. (See more about Lamb in my post, The Lamb/Hass avocado tree: a profile.). Thanks so much for all the info and experience you provide! Its one that I have thought a lot about, read a lot about, still wrestle with, but have some good experience to share. Also I was thinking of grafting Lamb Hass onto the Hass so I can extend that season. Black sand? I have a friend down here in Southern California who also is very happy with his Zutano tree. By black sand I meant sandy loom. I was also able to confirm that a huge tree in Napa which got me growing my own avocados was indeed a Puebla because of your video. I found only two Spanish nurseries that talked rootstocks. Excellent flavor - Sharwil and Hass both are described as rich and nutty. I am familiar with Fuertes history and that it grows wide making dense planting difficult and that some years the production is very low. I see a lot of posts about cold tolerant avocado trees, how about heat tolerant (besides reed)? Sixty percent shade cloth over the trees can work as long as its only over the top (not wrapping the entire tree) and more than a few inches higher than the tree (not almost touching the top leaves). I moved mine into a barrel. Its a sad fact. Thank you for sharing this. Ill suggest other varieties and give lots of reasons and scenarios in the upcoming post. 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. 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!). This is a tough call. If I had the space for two avocado trees, I would plant a Hass and a Reed. In that case, one Hass tree might suffice. Option 2: Sir Prize. H.B. More than half the fat in avocados is the healthy monounsaturated fat (the type in olive oil) and saturated fat is minimal. Fuerte and Sharwil are going to be harvested starting before Hass, and Nabal has a later season than Hass. But the other VIVEROSBROCKAW does!!!!!!!! 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. Reed Avocado Greengold Avocado. You might try spraying the undersides of foliage every week or so for a period in spring and/or summer to see if it makes a difference. Finally, Ill say that if I had to have two avocado trees of any one variety, it would definitely be Hass. The only varieties that I would avoid for the use of shade are Holiday, Wertz, Stewart, Gwen, and Lamb. Hawaii Sharwil avocado. As you get closer to the ocean and farther north, the Reed season gets later and longer because of the cooler temps. Greg, Where do you guys find Reeds in San Diego? Once budwood is available without using the mother tree I will share more on the Lamorinda. Hi Greg, I have to plant them in a line of north to south. By the way, all of these varieties Reed, Lamb, GEM, Sir Prize taste really good so I wouldnt choose one over the other because of taste. I havent seen it with my own two eyes growing in a location quite as hot as Norco. I can give it time but wonder if starting new isnt a better option. Hi Greg, Holiday doesnt produce much down here either, from the trees Ive seen and grown, compared to other varieties. 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. It's the plant hormone ethylene, which occurs . Now I am wondering if I will regret having a Bacon paired with my Hass instead of getting a Fuerte. Hi Greg, One I chose was Pinkerton, and I chose it because I knew very well that its bloom always overlapped with Fuerte since I have trees of both in my yard. Also someone mentioned tree size and I think I have seen better luck with fresh smaller trees since they were not sitting in pots too long. Thanks for allowing me to announce it here. 4. Avocados love it just above 70. Thanks for writing. They have plenty of space, but Im leaning towards the GEM, since its so easy to get a hold of Hass at the markets. Weve got room for one, or maybe 2, avocados. The key difference is that Florida avocados contain a lot less fat. Temecula gardener here. 2) have high-quality fruits, tasty, with a high oil-content. For example, they had Hass planted at 10 feet by 10 feet in 2004, but just topworked that block this spring, 15 years later, because it had become too costly to manage. The tree is vigorous and upright, but apparently can be keep to about 2.5 metres in height by intensive pruning. The soil holds water for long though 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. That being said, I have eaten excellent Sharwils from the De Luz area as late as October. "The trees are also more compact, which means growers have less costs for harvesting and tree maintenance." Youre very welcome. This is great news that you found and planted so many trees in Portugal! Thanks Greg. Were getting a couple of avocado trees to plant in Pasadena. Hass, Your description makes the tree and its fruit sound very appealing. Thanks for the good ideas. As good as some other avocados are, nothing pleases me quite as much as eating a high quality Fuerte. TREE SIZES. In terms of the harvest season complementing your Hass and Fuerte, advantage probably goes to Reed here also. each month Can you please tell me which avocado orchard you visited in California? I grew up against the same mountains, but out in Glendora, and Bacons do great there. (Note: I took this photo in June, at the tail end of the Fuerte season, at the height of the Hass season, and at the very beginning of the Reed season.). This cultivar is responsible for almost 60 percent of commercial avocado acreage in Hawaii. Ive seen numerous examples of this throughout Southern California. 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. We have a large greenhouse and I was hoping you could suggest some avocados that might be easier to grow and fruit here? The taste of a Sharwil avocado is excellent, on par with any avocado that Ive tasted. Choquette Avocados. Theres no rush. All avocado varieties need roughly the same care. With this global warming trend I think it might be time for U.C. My head was spinning, trying to develop the perfect avocado plan for my hillside. Hass and Reed as numbers one and two are solid for me. Were planting literally thousands of sharwil avocados in 30 gallon root pouches, mostly above ground. If there is excess moisture, your Hass avocado tree might suffer from root rot. Ive heard people say that too, but Ive never found evidence for it. Distinguishing characteristics of the Sharwil avocado include its size, shape, and color. I enjoy your videos! However, the main challenge is that different varieties grow at different rates so you have to prune in order to make sure that one (or more) dont take over and shade out the other(s). We have acreage The Land located above Hilo, Hawaii, at 800 foot elevation. Thanks. And dont worry about the distance. Reed (another type A variety) was a late season flowerer. 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. Blossom Type: B Fruit Shape: Clavate Skin Color Unripe: Green Skin Color Ripe: Green Skin Thickness: Medium Average Fruit Weight oz: 10 to 18 %Ratio Seed/Skin/Flesh: 9:12:79 Click on image to enlarge Additional Information: Popular in Australia. What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. Four different varieties which were doing very well. Will the new leaves burn? The only real negative was that the seedcoat didnt adhere to the seed. I would plant a Hass if I were you. 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. Thanks for all of these wonderful updates. http://www.riversun.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Avocado-Rootstock-Characteristics.pdf Having grown up in San Diego and having a father who loved Avocados, I was never without. Step 5. Replaced with a Reed which is doing great so far. Maybe that would work. BTW Thank you for the great info youve published. I like the combination of Pinkerton and Lamb; that makes a lot of sense in terms of tree size and complementary seasons. I like that place, he even recommended going down to Maddocks a bit further if he didnt have what I wanted. Most people think Fuerte tastes better, but Bacon is a nice milder, sweeter avocado for the winter. Thank you so much. Great read! At my place Gwen seems to be doing fine in the heat but it is getting some afternoon shade from a large live oak. 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. 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