And please let me know how your adventure in avocado growing proceeds. But not about the persea mites. I have been meaning to publish a post on avocado rootstocks for a year or two now. Medium spreading canopy. We might be on to something. It could be something I acquired from eating Fuertes as a kid, I dont know. I went to Fallbrook and paid Eli a visit, and I came back with a Reed, a Sirprize, and a GEM. Grows the best long-term in the ground. Hi David, Theyre rich in flavor and creamy in texture without any strings. This autumn, I decided to order more avocado trees from Brokaw. I think youre absolutely right not to share more about this tree. Based on other research, Id been drawn to trying a GEM avocado tree here in NoCal on the coast (near Ft. Bragg and Mendocino). The Pinkerton tree itself gets a bit sunburned and tattered looking but it holds onto its fruit very well, which Id say is what we most care about. Where do you guys find Reeds in San Diego? Youve already got some great varieties growing there. As I learnt that planting an A-type and a B-type only encreased crops by 20%, I thought it would be smarter to plant a second tree that would be fruiting when Hass does not, allowing me to have avocados almost all year long, as ou describe in your article. Nice work! Im guessing it was the chlorine that did the damage. But where to find this information otherwise? USDA zones are not very useful for deciding these things, unfortunately. Greg, this is a great thread, thank you. Just so you and other readers know, my yard is in inland San Diego County near the town of Ramona. Same for my Sharwil and the Sharwils I know nearby, except that Im not sure theyll produce quite as much as Reed. Hi Elizabeth, Im glad you have shared how things are doing at your place so others nearby are clued in. 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. For your milder location though, this might not be important. Im in a hot area of Bay Area northern Ca. I hope to hear more updates from you. So, I want versions that handle topping well or are naturally small. Daily 11 Avocado. Plus 1 GEM, 1 Lamb and 1 Bacon. Or, just to be on the safe side (in case Dusa doesnt function well in our soil) have one Dusa and one Duke 7? In my garden, I have only one Reed. (I dont have any other varieties available in local nurseries, hence the limited choice..). Sharwils harvest season compared to Reed will likely be more similar to Hass at your location. Wish Id read something like this a few years ago. 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.. Being in Montecito, its likely that your Hass will set very well without a pollenizer. 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. If I had the space for only one avocado tree, I would plant a Hass. You can always try a Hass too, and just prune it to the size you want. But its good to remember that any trees shape can be affected somewhat by whats growing around it and where its getting sun. The fifteen-gallon avocado trees Ive planted have all continued to be far bigger and productive earlier than five-gallon trees planted at the same time. Im really benefiting from your observations. Ive done it with some of my trees; with others I allow low branching, multiple leaders, and more of a globe shape overall. . 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. Im considered to be in zone 9, and yet my Reed does well. A good companion for GEM in your allotted space of 12 by 12 might be Pinkerton or Sir-Prize to get fruit in winter before GEM is ready to pick in spring; or Reed or Lamb to get fruit in summer into fall after the GEM harvest is done. Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. So I decided to plant a Hass and a Sir Prize which sounded like a great variety. 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. Greg The Reed is only two years old and have not harvested any fruit yet. 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. Elizabeth, 27. I plan on keeping the trees no taller than about 12, so I dont have to get on a ladder. Its usually easier to grow an avocado tree in the ground than to keep one healthy in a container. They should do well for you. It may have something to do with the Gwen tree being a bit wimpy during extreme weather compared to some other avocado varieties. This cultivar is responsible for almost 60 percent of commercial avocado acreage in Hawaii. Ps. Type B is a plus, but also read that it is not as great of a producer. With a single Hass tree you can have good avocados at hand for at least seven months out of every year. Wrapping the trees creates an oven. 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. I think we do have tomato phytophthora. Small seed - Sharwil seeds, possibly the smallest of all commercial avocados, are 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? Your email address will not be published. Im guessing youre referring to Van Nuys as being slightly cooler in winter (compared to spots closer to the beach). Hass is amazing in this way. Sharwil Avocados from Hawaii. Over the past 2 weeks sheltering in place, Im noticing lots of small fruit starting. (See more on this from a paper by Peter A. I have a space there where its convenient for them to dump. but Im not sure. At least I think it is a Reed, they said it was and it definitely looks like one from all the pictures. I have a spreadsheet of many varieties and their seasons and how they all align based on flower type. This makes me very happy? 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. Would you still recommend a Hass and Reed for us? 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. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. I moved mine into a barrel. What varieties did you get and on what rootstocks? 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. The taste of a Sharwil avocado is excellent, on par with any avocado that Ive tasted. It was at Lowes with just an Ettinger tag. 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. For anyone counting net carbs, avocados are simply amazing. I completely understand and I agree. I ate my first ever Kona Sharwil today. Hi Robert, Ive seen high-density plantings get crowded after the first few years and then the yield is reduced and the grove is impenetrable jungle. With GEM as tree 1, you would find that Sir Prizes harvest season is earlier whereas Reed and Lamb are later. . 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 have numerous other avocado trees near my Gwen.) So I tried a Reed for the first time today from the farmers market. But I have seen Holiday and Pinkerton. Step 5. If I had the space for two avocado trees, I would plant a Hass and a Reed. Yes, you can definitely graft several varieties onto one tree. I just put down the mulch and leave it be. Hi Thomas, Thank you for your great thoughts on Avos! Averages are higher in the winter, when I would be at a shortage if I were to get a Reed. I planted a Hass and a Fuerte in a fairly small backyard in the Pt Loma/Sunset cliffs area. . I dont have extensive room for so many trees through which is why I want to graft (actually its that my wife will kill me if I try to plant more than 3 avocado trees). Pinkerton Avocado. That being said, I have eaten excellent Sharwils from the De Luz area as late as October. 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. On the other hand, he plants GEM at 10 feet because it is less vigorous than Hass. 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. 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. Most of the other retail nurseries buy from the same wholesale growers (La Verne and Durling). Hi Martins, H.B. D'Arturo Avocado. What I would plant after these is less solid though. Great article, and I agree with your choices of Hass, Reed, and Fuerte, but only if you live in a true mild avocado climate. Only Fuerte tastes good then, of those youve mentioned. Truly, you can prune almost any variety to almost any shape, but its easier if you go with the natural tendency of the variety. Maybe I should just roll the dice! In fact I find that Pinkerton here is actually better than down South and in fact better than Hass. Buddy, youre the best. Plant a couple little vegetables in the spot to see how they do before planting new avocado trees. One, how well does your Fuerte produce? Thank you! My Reed, as well as those I know nearby, does relatively well. However, if youd like a B type to complement Hass for pollination and season extension then Id go with Fuerte, Sharwil, or Nabal. Yet Pinkerton, Mexicola, Bacon, Jim Lamb, Wurtz and Reed do well here. 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 . I see a lot of posts about cold tolerant avocado trees, how about heat tolerant (besides reed)? Kona Sharwil.wow! have you seen any truths to that? Bonny Doon Avocado. The fruit is tasty, but not that tasty. And Gwen was developed just as Hass became king of the world avocado industry and growers and consumers alike began preferring black-skinned avocados. I live in Sunland, CA, in a very sunny area where the sun is strong all day. The second time I tried in on avocado toast and to my surprise it tasted even more like Fuerte. Hi Greg, your posts are so helpful! Will the new leaves burn? I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! Its super helpful for us newbies . I live against the mountains in Pasadena so it can get pretty chilly in the winter will these verities do well in my climate? Youd likely still have a window with no fruit, or no great fruit, sometime in fall. Maybe not the best. SOLD OUT FOR 2022. See if you can find a Reed to try again in September and youll probably get a richer flavor from it. Its one that I have thought a lot about, read a lot about, still wrestle with, but have some good experience to share. The color of a Sharwil avocado stays green when ripe, and has a cold grayish-blue tinge to it. 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. GEM with a friend is a great idea. Finally, Ill say that if I had to have two avocado trees of any one variety, it would definitely be Hass. I hope I can answer all of your questions on this topic there. Let me get things together on my side before I share too much about the Lamorinda tree. (GEMs harvest season is basically spring into summer.) I wish I could visit that old Puebla. We do have a small green house, but its not really large enough for an avocado tree of any size unless we leave it in a pot, which would limit its productivity. Sharwil is not as 'nutty' as Hass, but has a mild but rich fullness of flavor and lingering creamy after-taste that transcends Hass. Ive never tasted one but wondering how it compares to Reed and Hass in your opinion. Id like to plant an avacado tree in my front court yard. Taste Ive read is great. Now I have all three. https://ibb.co/4jnDhXv I was there last week visiting a few friends and their avocado trees. But mine trees are still small 3 and 4 feet and last year only had 5 egg size fruit. Shepard avocados will not bend or break. Ive never had a tree-matured Sir Prize. B types might not open many flowers as female in your cool spring conditions. There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. I know Sunland, and I can empathize with how you and your avocados feel. Avocado trees produce thousands of flowers and only about one in 5000 sets fruit. When your Hass avocado tree is newly planted, it will need to be watered every two to three days. Lamb Hass Lamb Hass is a California selection bearing spring and summer fruit. Ive been told that landfills in other counties offer similar products. Its just easier to maintain over the long haul. It just does not seem logical) But later I read, that often Fuerte is not a reliable cropper. The two main differences between Bacon and Fuerte are that Fuerte tastes better but Bacon is more productive. Id probably have to give the edge to Sir Prize because Id rather have the most complementary harvest seasons in order to have fruit to eat more of the year. One is related to a nursery based in California called Brokaw: https://www.viverosbrokaw.com/?lang=en. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? It sounds like an ideal type B. 4. 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. I live in southern CA zone 10b near Los Angeles. Thank you! This is when I began looking for my trees abroad, within the EU. We planted 4 avocados in the front: Hass, Sharwil/Kona, Fuerte, and Reed. Fuerte. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. For example, GEM (and some other varieties) on Dusa is a poor performer if the soil pH is high. Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. It is very good sized, peels easily, acts like it is a semi-dwarf tree, and the fruit is just so good! In 1992, the USDA banned shipment of the Sharwil avocados after an oriental fruit fly larva was found in a Hawaiian packinghouse that processed Sharwil avocados and other local produce. Phoenix Avocado (Mendez No.1) Aravaipa Avocado Palo D'Oro Avocado Hellen Avocado Sharwil (Kona Sharwil) Ardith. Thanks for the response. I would go with the clonal rootstocks if you can, but I would get one tree on Dusa and the other on Duke 7. At my place Gwen seems to be doing fine in the heat but it is getting some afternoon shade from a large live oak. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. Share a photo if you get a chance. I live in Santa Barbara, CA just less than a mile from the ocean. A whole avocado contains around 11.8 grams of carbs ( 1 ). I am curious to hear your thoughts on these varieties or think something else would be better suited. Where approximately in Northern California are you located? Ill ask and post an update here as I learn. It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. Yes, heat tolerance would be a desirable quality indeed. It has excellent flavor with two distinct crops a year. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. Ive enjoyed reading your posts as I consider my Avocado plant. 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. Not always, but usually. Hass has done very well on Duke 7 for decades in many locations. They have plenty of space, but Im leaning towards the GEM, since its so easy to get a hold of Hass at the markets. Sorry that I bad-mouthed Zutano in the comment above. As Adrian alluded to above, Hass and Reed are A types while Fuerte is a B type, which makes cross-pollination all the more likely, enhancing fruit set. I figured there had to be one. 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. 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. The key difference is that Florida avocados contain a lot less fat. THANK YOU for sharing such a wealth of information! But yes, Lamb, Reed, and Fuerte all have higher salt tolerance than Hass. What do you think about avocado rootstocks? If it doesnt, then I cant think of a downside to either GEM or Carmen that would give the other a significant edge. Theyre really small. At the same time I have not been able to taste one and am surprised at how difficult it has been to find, so I wonder how accurate those old articles are, what downsides it might have that have made it less popular over time. What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. Oops! i was thinking that maybe a gwen to help the sir prize and reed for stewart seems to be the right pairing, or should i think about redoing my variety selection? or either OK? The only tough part is that you must whitewash exposed bark. 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. Were planting a minimum of 5000 trees using a high density planting design and will foliage spray. I also like Maddock. And along with Reed and Hass, Id have a great threesome in a backyard because Fuertes season starts a couple months before Hass. 2 Reed (on Dusa) for me and the cathedral, and one Bacon (on Dusa) for the cathedral. It doesnt matter which variety you plant in clayey soil. One has more green on it than the other. Really, grafted avocado trees can kill themselves by fruiting too much too soon. And the sharwil does not have the nutty notes like the hass. The Mexicola and Lamb both look like they might be based on the pictures I have seen. This is great news that you found and planted so many trees in Portugal! Nevertheless, even compared to other trees the same size, Holiday is usually later and lighter in production. I grafted some Sharwils here and there in the spring, and theyve grown more than any other variety I grafted this year (including Fuerte, which people often talk of as being so vigorous). With all 3 trees with hundreds of bb size to small marble size. Thats a good question. The owners are nice and said I welcomed to the tree. Guaranteed meaning: We have grown trees in areas away from tall trees, so not to be pollinated by them. I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. 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). And then if youve got a productive Reed (which are always productive, actually), whose fruit youll want to start eating in summer, then youll only need your Hass fruit to last around three or four months (late spring to early summer). Hey Greg, Ive got two Hass and one Fuerte. Even when it was 118 back in July 2018 I lost no Pinkerton fruit, and Ive seen a Pinkerton tree in Redlands that carried a massive crop through that same heat wave. See this article about mulches and controlling root rot in avocados: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC5/Papers/WAC5_p561.pdf. To mitigate the clay soil, the planting area is raised, and the adjacent rock wall is free standing to allow drainage. Im familiar with Stassens style of pruning and training young avocado trees to a central leader. 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. I saw that you have a Gwen and was curious what your take is on that. 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? 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. You could try one of those. 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. Avocado Reed. Let me know how the grafting and new trees go, and share photos of the cut fruit if you get a chance. Thank you so much for your answer. Flowering and pollination. Its a sad fact. Thanks for all the info, very useful! Our priest is a big avocado-lover; therefore, I planted 2 avocados there Hass (on Duke-7) and Lamb (on Duke-7). (I fear the size they grow but now that I have experience I realize that avocados are easy to prune and bounce back.). The foliage just doesnt look very pretty close up. So I need to know the characteristics of other types of Avocado trees. Thats said, I learnt a lot))), At first I wanted to plant a Hass(A-type) and a Fuerte (B-type), because some people said they pollinise well each other (I read several articles about avocado pollination, though I still dont understant how an A-variety can complement a B-variety, if they do not flower during the same months?! Hello- Love your site- what a treasure trove! Thanks really enjoy your posts! This high quality, black-skinned avocado is up to 25% larger than its parent, Mexicola. I do know MacArthur avocados. Thats a fun project. It appears similar to Fuerte. For anyone in the bay area I recommend Pinkerton and Lamb. 2. Youre very welcome. Hass and Reed as numbers one and two are solid for me. 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. 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. So sorry to have somehow missed your earlier comment. https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 Im in Yucaipa (barely north of the center of the city.) Thanks for allowing me to announce it here. Anyway, Id focus on A types, and with the 14-foot ceiling you could prune any variety to keep its size in check or go with a naturally smaller variety such as Gwen, GEM, Pinkerton, Lamb, or even Reed (these will all ultimately get taller than 14 feet, but not as soon). If you live in a cooler area I think it calls for some adjusting. Otherwise other avocado nuts (like myself) might annoy the generous owners of the mother tree. 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. Thanks for all of these wonderful updates. We are Sunset zone 17. What a wonderful gift! Spraying the underside of leaves with a forceful stream of water can reduce mite presence on a few small trees where this is feasible.. 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. The Sharwil is a Guatemalan avocado of Australian origin, very similar to the Fuerte (although the Sharwil avocado is more ovular). A mature avocado tree may produce in excess of a million flowers during the flowering period, most of which fall without producing fruit. And compared to Reed, Fuertes production isnt as consistently high. Hi David, I would recommend buying a new and healthy tree within the next month and planting it straight away no keeping it for months on your deck first. Thank you! No matter your choice, Im excited for you to get a tree or a couple going in your yard. It will be in the first week of October. Taste Ive read is great. North American market for . Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. I feel really enthusiastic about it, and grateful for your advice. Should be interesting to see how it works out. "The trees are also more compact, which means growers have less costs for harvesting and tree maintenance." I confess I began gardening only very recently, and I am super interested in all the different varieties and the scientific details. Oliver Atkins, the founder of the nursery, was the longtime chair of the Variety Committee of the California Avocado Society. 1) which two varieties would you recommend as being good pairing for quite heavy clay-y soil?! Great to hear all of this. This avocado is the only Hawaiian avocado authorized for . This is one of the reasons that Hass went from obscurity in 1945 to over 95 percent of the commercial avocado production in California today. Such great information for gardening in San Diego! The trees are doing spectacularly, especially the Nabal with 18 almost baseball size avocados on it. Thanks so much for this update. Fuerte, Lots of them are dropping everyday, but plenty growing. Ill try some beneficial predator mites next. But now with youtube it has been easier to see what can be grown up here. Thank you, Elizabeth. We got a Hass today, and were planning to plant it tomorrow in the sunniest spot in our yard, which usually stays pretty warm, even when its chilly. Thank you for sharing this. for avocados. They have smooth, glossy skins and high water content. Tree 1: Im really leaning towards a GEM. Yulia. 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. I found one at a small nursery in south county and planted it in between the 2 existing trees. But I still hesitate about the rootstock variety. By 1991, Sharwil was finally cleared for export and shipments were. But I have to emphasize that this is just secondhand information. The Hass has a ton and the Fuerte as well. Hello Greg from Cyprus in Europe! Thank you and thank you for all the information you have shared on your site!! Theres no rush. Three, how big will you let the Hass trees get? 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 . 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. The avocados have smaller seeds inside and therefore produces a significantly larger amount of flesh to eat than other avocado types. I thought you could know more about avocado rootstocks, reading articles is one thing, but having an avocado tree orchard is another))))), Also, Duke 7 and Dusa are highly tolerant to Phytophthora (Duke 7 is tolerant to Phytophthora citricola and Dusa to Phytophthora cinnamomi). Once you exclude the fiber, a whole avocado is simply 2.6 grams of net carbs. Craig. Still, taste is subjective and theres no accuracy in saying any one variety is the best tasting to anyone but yourself. 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? (See more about Reed in my post, The Reed avocado tree: a profile.). Two, how many people are you feeding? 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