The variety has been grown in Southern California for about a hundred years, having been brought up from Guatemala by Wilson Popenoe. 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. I am curious to hear your thoughts on these varieties or think something else would be better suited. They must look at my yard and think its disgusting! Sharwil avocados from . I dont think youll regret a Hass/Bacon pair unless you dont like the milder taste of Bacon. Thank you! Peterson.) Should we take all the trees out and start new? (rpondu) Blogue Fruits et Lgumes. 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. Theyre rich in flavor and creamy in texture without any strings. Thanks Greg. Weve got room for one, or maybe 2, avocados. Or maybe scratch all those and go with GEM or Gwen? So even though I had anticipated buying for a few months, it seems that the winter avocado is more expensive, historically. . Thats nearly year-round, top-notch avocados from three trees. The same occurred with my newly planted atemoya: the leaves turned black, and the tree dried to death. has a high oil content and is larger than the hass variety. I appreciate all the documentation! I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. (it is tempting to just buy a larger tree but im in it for the long run). 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. You saved my sanity! It is very good sized, peels easily, acts like it is a semi-dwarf tree, and the fruit is just so good! And I started reading about rootstocks. Hi Peter, Both trees have been prolific. June of this year I topped them at 8 feet, The Gem is still at 8 feet but the other two want to grow to the moon. So a small Lunchbox avocado becoming available soon is not likely, as far as I can tell. However, if youd like a B type to complement Hass for pollination and season extension then Id go with Fuerte, Sharwil, or Nabal. I would eliminate the Wertz on the basis of the others tasting better. Hi Robert, That day gave me a chance to compare the heat tolerance of multiple varieties: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/heat-tolerance-of-avocado-varieties/. The two main differences between Bacon and Fuerte are that Fuerte tastes better but Bacon is more productive. Avocados dont ripen while hanging on the tree. Ive never had a tree-matured Reed. And, green gold, very prolific, and a good pollinator. And if its a tiny tree youre after, then it doesnt get much smaller than Holiday (XX3). See his website for details: https://www.elisfarms.com/farmers-markets. Usually the soil we get up here for avocados is more suited for stone fruit. Avocado oils are considered heart-healthy and good for your skin. You just need to make sure that you plant on a mound. One of them doesnt deliver to France. Kona Sharwil Avocado. Try to check out the frost patterns next time we get a cold night too. Option 3: Lamb Hass, others? (Actually, Lamb drops more fruit in spring compared to Reed. Finally picking a bunch of softball-sized, very tasty fruits. And such dense shade cloth (60%) right above the trees for the whole summer would be too much shade and would reduce growth. how come i never thought about this! 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. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? Im familiar with Stassens style of pruning and training young avocado trees to a central leader. I decided to go pairwise; Im curious and want to understand whatre the best varieties to eat & grow here in our climate and my particular soil and I hope to avoid alternate bearing issues. Ive visited avocado trees only as far north as the Bay Area. Thank you. var. Your climate in Temecula is similar to mine in Ramona: a bit hot in summer; a bit cold in winter . Im about to head to subtropica nursery to buy three trees. 2) in the same context, which would be the best pair for Pinkerton tree Hass, Fuerte or Bacon? If I couldnt find a Reed, Id substitute with a Lamb. 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. Give your avocado tree about 15 feet of space from other trees and plants. How does your Reed do through Sylmar summers? I ate my first ever Kona Sharwil today. 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. As for Reed, it can handle the heat fairly well as far as Ive seen. Wish me luck! 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. I made one for my mom in her backyard about six years ago and its doing well. 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. 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. Kona Sharwil avocado was introduced in Australia and is now a major commercial variety in Hawaii. Not always, but usually. Guacamole heaven! This variety is productive in both coastal and inland areas. I wrote this post with someone just like you in mind. In your climate, dangerous heat in spring and early summer just doesnt happen. http://www.avocadosource.com/Journals/2_Seminario/2_Seminario_Talks_Kohne_Rootstocks.pdf, This is when I realised the tremendous importance of the rootstock (some rootstocks have three times bigger yields than the others!). While Dusa is the global standard today, it does not perform best in all conditions with all scion varieties. Yes, you can definitely graft several varieties onto one tree. 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. But thats actually not why Id choose it to grow as my only tree. It is medium in size with rough green skin and yellowish-green flesh. My twist is I want to keep them to 10 12 ft high. I have been watching this tree for years since I work in the area, had some fruit once they turned black and they taste exactly like Fuerte! Ive never eaten Green Gold. "The trees are also more compact, which means growers have less costs for harvesting and tree maintenance." (See more about Reed in my post, The Reed avocado tree: a profile.). GEM with a friend is a great idea. I dont know anything about salt in soil, never heard of it on the French Riviera. Looks like my own graft will take. The salt tolerance of some is not extremely better than others. No one even the owner knows what variety it is, but there is a lot of fruits on it. Wonder what that was all about. Or do you have any tips that may make it work? It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. One concern I have about fresh trimmings is the build up of spores and what not from it just being piled up (6 inches or so thick). I could swear that I read somewhere that Reed trees will get very tall if left unpruned. Its usually easier to grow an avocado tree in the ground than to keep one healthy in a container. Thats a cool question. Temecula gardener here. The fruit fly is not a threat to the green hard skin of the sharwil. While having less fat may seem appealing, the fats contained in Hass avocados are really rather healthful. I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. You can go two ways about it. But a number of old Fuertes remain, and like for you, the taste of Fuerte remains the original avocado flavor for me. If I eat some Fuerte fruit blindfolded, its so easy to identify it as Fuerte. If you want to know how to kill an avocado tree, ask me Ive done it all. 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. I want to reorder a Hass (on Duke-7), as you recommended earlier. There are likewise some very old Puebla-type trees where I grew up that I always drive by to check on when Im in the neighborhood. What could have caused this issue ? In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. They're known to be exceptionally creamy. Elevated a 12 foot circle 8 inches with landscape stones and filled with wood chips. Im leaning toward Gwen or Reed for a fall producer, and Holiday, Pinkerton or Wertz for winter production. I also gave some wood to others up here who are much better at grafting in case the tree disappears. Avocados love it just above 70. 2 Reed (on Dusa) for me and the cathedral, and one Bacon (on Dusa) for the cathedral. http://www.riversun.co.nz/assets/Uploads/Avocado-Rootstock-Characteristics.pdf Thanks. Ill do it again this summer to figure out where not to plant less heat tolerant plants. This way, if one performs significantly better than the other, then you could replace the poor performer with a tree on the rootstock that you know does well in your soil. But I will say that it is definitely precocious in my yard. The problem is that theres so much to say. It appears similar to Fuerte. I would plant a Hass and a Reed if I were you. However, they often dont have any in stock, which means your only choice is to put in a request and wait for delivery as you noted. I am from Nice (France, Europe), and I would like to plant two avocado trees in my garden. Someday you will be the resource of knowledge on avocado growing in Nice. Sorry that I bad-mouthed Zutano in the comment above. We planted 4 avocados in the front: Hass, Sharwil/Kona, Fuerte, and Reed. See: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/how-to-plant-and-stake-an-avocado-tree/. Miuch like Citrus, Palm and Catus mix. Every avocado tree has flowers that are perfect-that is, they are both male and female. Choquette Avocados. Type A flowers. 2 years old Fuerte on unknown seedling Ive enjoyed reading your posts as I consider my Avocado plant. Thanks a lot for contributing this. We had a hass 4 years back that sun burned to death. Yes, Atkins is a great source of uncommon avocado varieties. Sharwil is the best tasting avocado in the world according to some - better even than Hass. Hi Greg, They have been so helpful for me starting my garden. 3. Thanks so much for this update. Should be interesting to see how it works out. Also, strangely, there arent too many Sharwils around considering that its not a new variety and everyone who tastes one says they approve. 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. Very happy with my Zutano. This is an interesting set of parameters. Thanks for the good ideas. 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. And a friend showed me an old tree of an unknown variety that hed found growing without irrigation near Shelter Island. The farmer found GEM to do very well on Toro Canyon and Duke 7 rootstock in his soil, however. Just a couple days ago, I visited the largest organic avocado orchard in California, and they recently planted a lot of Sharwil trees. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. Wrapping the trees creates an oven. But, most of those carbs come from fiber. Im sorry but even though that farm has Sharwil avocado trees growing, the trees are too young to have a substantial crop and so they havent started selling the fruit. There are some Hawaiians that do well in CA and FL, like Kona Sharwil. I know Sylmar, and I would guess that my neighborhood is slightly milder than yours even though my area is also on the hot side in summer and chilly side in winter, as far as most of Southern California goes. Forgive my rambling. Most people think Fuerte tastes better, but Bacon is a nice milder, sweeter avocado for the winter. I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. So I need to know the characteristics of other types of Avocado trees. Thanks again for all the information. I was given permission and I will get you some budwood hopefully within a year. All these years I couldnt figure what it was. 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. https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 Required fields are marked *. 3 Advertisements West Indian (Persea americana Mill. So is it a good candidate for a lone tree? I have been trying to research this for a while now trying to figure out the best combination for me. 96 9GreenBox - Pineapple Guava - 2 Pack 1,083 Bacon grows somewhat vertically, but it is likely to grow faster than the GEM. What an adventure youve gotten yourself into. But yes, Lamb, Reed, and Fuerte all have higher salt tolerance than Hass. Your message is very fun for me to read. Trees are medium growing and yield nearly year round. Truth is, youll probably be happy with either a Reed or a Sharwil in every way. Thanks Greg! 3 years old Hass on Mexican race seedling; unknown type North American market for . I wanted to say I appreciate all you do with your website and videos. We will sell trees at various ages and transport to other islands. If you live in a cooler area I think it calls for some adjusting. It has excellent flavor with two distinct crops a year. Its a challenge to choose a single avocado variety to plant. Craig. Over the past 2 weeks sheltering in place, Im noticing lots of small fruit starting. In fact nowadays growing mangos and bananas is becoming more common here whereas just a decade ago an avocado tree put you on the cutting edge of growing. Besides it being a source of great tasting fruit id like it to be a nice (picturesque) shade tree. Incidentally, similar spacings can often be used in a yard as on a farm. Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. 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. . That being said, I have eaten excellent Sharwils from the De Luz area as late as October. I have many thoughts on this topic, but dont have the experience so I am curious to get your thoughts on this! Hi David, I hope you get a chance to plant a real avocado tree or three this spring. PS I would like a dwarf variety to keep in a large pot on a deck about 4 miles from the San Diego Coast. The Reed avocado variety is a chance seedling of Nabal, selected by James Reed in California in 1948. Tree 2: This one has been tough to pin down, and I have come up with a few options based on my research. Really, grafted avocado trees can kill themselves by fruiting too much too soon. The Mexicola and Lamb both look like they might be based on the pictures I have seen. Ive never bought from Clausen but have heard good results from a friend who has bought avocado trees there. A lesser-known variety but one still popping up in supermarkets is the mighty Florida avocado, also sometimes called the Dominican avocado. This high quality, black-skinned avocado is up to 25% larger than its parent, Mexicola. Two main varieties on offer. But I still hesitate about the rootstock variety. So sorry to have somehow missed your earlier comment. In some parts of our garden, good rich garden soil was added in big quantities.]. Thank you!! Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, and. Elizabeth. I also dont know anything about growing avocados in France, but Ill do my best to help you get started. Where to find Sir Prize Avocados? Is the white wash enough? It is only slightly pebbled with yellowish bumps, much smaller than the ones found on a Hass. There are 3 different groups of avocados, depending on where you live -- CA, FL and Hawaii. The texture and taste were very very good, top notch, with only a couple of very minor fibers. Lots of them are dropping everyday, but plenty growing. Should I avoid planting a Reed here? Nowels Avocado. Like all the Mexican avos, it has a thin skin you can eat like an apple, and a high-oil-content flesh that has a rich taste similar to 'Hass', but with its own distinctive flavor notes. I have a friend who lives in your area: nice place to grow avocados. This autumn, I decided to order more avocado trees from Brokaw. Oliver Atkins, the founder of the nursery, was the longtime chair of the Variety Committee of the California Avocado Society. The big difference: these avocados have significantly less fat. As for rootstocks, I havent seen them make a difference in my yard in terms of cold tolerance of the tree as a whole. For example, GEM (and some other varieties) on Dusa is a poor performer if the soil pH is high. One of my Hass is still a baby, so I was considering taking it out and putting the Reed in its place. Were planting literally thousands of sharwil avocados in 30 gallon root pouches, mostly above ground. Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? Thanks again. If ever back this way soon would compensate you gladly to do a quick evaluation of right and wrong approach here. Im guessing it was the chlorine that did the damage. Thanks for allowing me to announce it here. Do remember how heavy the fruit is, and that it will cause branches to bend down significantly. Big and green are the two fatal qualities that prevent Reeds acceptance as a commercial variety in todays small and black Hass world. The trees have a tall, upright spreading habit. Which order would you recommend from the equator to the pole? In the meantime, well work on protecting it from sunburn when it hits 100 F or 110 F in a few months! See this article about mulches and controlling root rot in avocados: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC5/Papers/WAC5_p561.pdf.
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