Tree 2: This one has been tough to pin down, and I have come up with a few options based on my research. You just have to do a little pruning to make sure they share sunlight and space. The tree looks healthy and fruitful: auspicious for your plantings. Let me know how the grafting and new trees go, and share photos of the cut fruit if you get a chance. Should complement the GEM season. 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? Yes, you can definitely graft several varieties onto one tree. I dont know the nursery it is originally from. But I think its going to be a more common variety for Southern California in the future. I would like to let you know how my adventure in avocado growing proceeds. I live on the southern hemisphere so can you please take this into account. I havent seen it with my own two eyes growing in a location quite as hot as Norco. Those varieties would also probably not be extremely vigorous compared to the GEM such that pruning wouldnt be such a challenge. Unfortunately, they do not have a webshop, but I was able to call them, and they spoke both French and English. I read your articles about pruning and also about hass being a great choice for a single tree. Replaced with a Reed which is doing great so far. (Then again I let mine hang until June.). And please let me know how your adventure in avocado growing proceeds. Make sure that you water the tree every day to retain the moisture, and remove it to an area that still gets sunlight during cold weather moths, but is protected from frosts and freezes (a large sunny room is perfect). Type A flowers. I dont know of any other commercial avocado grove with many Sharwils, unfortunately. Im guessing youre referring to Van Nuys as being slightly cooler in winter (compared to spots closer to the beach). If you knew a lot about your soil, then you could make a better guess as to which rootstock is likely to perform best, but I wouldnt worry about that. Ive read that the original MacArthur tree grew in Monrovia, right along our San Gabriel Mountains. Try to check out the frost patterns next time we get a cold night too. But just a few years later, in 1992, fruit flies ruined everything. 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. But sometimes I dont get lucky with that method, in which case I go to the Miramar Landfill in San Diego where they process such wood chips along with other yardwaste by composting it for a couple weeks and screening it. What do think of a Reed vs. Sharwil in temecula where it can both get too hot and too cold some avocados? They grow and mature on the tree, but they only ripen (soften) after being picked, after their stem is severed. So is it a good candidate for a lone tree? Have you received your trees? It is so hard to know when a variety will taste good coming from a tree in your yard based on the information of others, I totally agree. i have small seedlings of sir prize, stewart, lamb hass, and some hybrid unknown from home depot. 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? Would you still recommend a Hass and Reed for us? The soil holds water for long though 2 years old Fuerte on unknown seedling Buddy, youre the best. It doesnt matter which variety you plant in clayey soil. I have no idea if it was a great one or a terrible one. I live in So Calif Inland Empire (Norco); hot summers, rarely below 29 30 in winter. Option 2: Sir Prize. All the wood from the Gwen is going to the beach soon as possible for a bonfire. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I'm Greg. Yulia. BTW Thank you for the great info youve published. Theyre both great varieties, and good complementary trees for a Reed. Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. I have two questions, if I may The main reason Id choose Reed is that its harvest season complements the Hass. About the winter/spring varieties that you mentioned: I dont know how much heat Wurtz can handle. Weve got room for one, or maybe 2, avocados. Theyre rich in flavor and creamy in texture without any strings. 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. Thank you. We have acreage The Land located above Hilo, Hawaii, at 800 foot elevation. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. My experience with Sharwil in my own yard and my observations of other Sharwils confirm that its not the most predictable bearer, unfortunately. Youre absolutely right that most people wont prune their avocado trees. Greg, Someday you will be the resource of knowledge on avocado growing in Nice. Its one that I have thought a lot about, read a lot about, still wrestle with, but have some good experience to share. 3 Advertisements West Indian (Persea americana Mill. In Northern California Hass doesnt do as well for some reason (unless you live on the coast) compared with other varieties. Isnt Sharwil a vigorous variety! THANK YOU for sharing such a wealth of information! The state dealt in the Sharwil variety of avocado, which some say is superior in taste and texture and yields more flesh. I will send you some wood. Was looking at Sir Prize, your article leans toward Haas, stay with Haas? Im in Ramona, which calls itself the Valley of the Sun, and its not too different here. Elizabeth. 100% Hawaiian Sharwil Avocados. Thank you so much for your recommendation. The problem with Fuerte is that it tends to grow horizontally so youd have to be vigilant about training it up a stake and pruning as necessary. I wish I could visit that old Puebla. I could swear that I read somewhere that Reed trees will get very tall if left unpruned. I dont think youll regret a Hass/Bacon pair unless you dont like the milder taste of Bacon. D'Arturo Avocado. Based on other research, Id been drawn to trying a GEM avocado tree here in NoCal on the coast (near Ft. Bragg and Mendocino). Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . This autumn, I decided to order more avocado trees from Brokaw. Kona Sharwil Avocado. As for growing a Sharwil tree in your yard, youll probably find that it wont be quite as productive as a Hass or Reed, but possibly more productive than a Fuerte. 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. Elizabeth, 27. I like the combination of Pinkerton and Lamb; that makes a lot of sense in terms of tree size and complementary seasons. SHIPPING. Its just easier to maintain over the long haul. One last thing. 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). Incidentally, similar spacings can often be used in a yard as on a farm. This is one of the "classic" avocados. Thank you so much for the great articles, and for your personal attention and replies. I watered it every day, but the young tree literally burnt alive and became all black in just one month. Spraying the underside of leaves with a forceful stream of water can reduce mite presence on a few small trees where this is feasible.. Greg, impossible (or almost impossible) to ship American varieties from the US to Europe. I am trying to get a good combination of A & B type and have avocados throughout the year. Ive been told that landfills in other counties offer similar products. Some of them are relegated to a lower tier because of flavor (Zutano); some arent productive enough (Holiday). 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. At best, carrying a super heavy crop load usually means that the following years crop will be very light. You can always try a Hass too, and just prune it to the size you want. The global Hass Avocado market is projected to reach USD million by 2028 from an estimated USD million in 2022, at a CAGR of Percent during 2023 and 2028. Fuerte would work here since its bloom season is long and overlaps well with these two varieties. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Horizontally? Kona Sharwil avocado was introduced in Australia and is now a major commercial variety in Hawaii. Ps. See my post on Where to buy an avocado tree, and contact Subtropica Nurseries to inquire there. You have me sold on the year-round Hass prospect. The tree is vigorous and upright, but apparently can be keep to about 2.5 metres in height by intensive pruning. Especially since I have a big interest in Hawaiian varieties it is difficult to know what the season will be in OC. I never feel like I have a palate that is refined enough to give a sufficiently florid description. I would be happy to share with you if you are interested. I saw his GEMs on Toro Canyon and they looked perfect and vigorous. It is simply an awesome fruit. Do you suggest shade clothes for all my trees (about 4 feet tall, 15 gal), or will it stunt growth too much? Florida's avocado trees grow to be between 30 and 65 feet tall. . 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. Share a photo if you get a chance. You live in a fantastic neighborhood for growing avocados, as you obviously know. 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 . Greg, thanks for the article and all the comments. In Europe, I can buy: With GEM as tree 1, you would find that Sir Prizes harvest season is earlier whereas Reed and Lamb are later. Thanks. Marin, known for cultivating new crops, also grew Isabella grapesthen sold the resulting wine to sea captains, off what is now Vineyard Avenue in Honolulu. I will order the combination you recommended. Gwen isnt the toughest of my avocado trees, for sure. Trees will be on south facing slope w full sun. You might try to ask someone nearby about the water they use, especially on a young tree (older trees are tougher). I have two questions for you: It is probably the climate but since I have been surprised by other varieties nothing like finding out for . Its very disrespectful when people put such videos on YouTube or otherwise share such information online. Where approximately in Northern California are you located? I have learned so much from your website, Thank You. Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit has an excellent creamy, flesh. Over the past 2 weeks sheltering in place, Im noticing lots of small fruit starting. how come i never thought about this! It may have something to do with the Gwen tree being a bit wimpy during extreme weather compared to some other avocado varieties. It seems that Reed has the advantage in terms of fruit production. 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. Its important information. I have a hilly area for my trees and its not practical for ladders, so Im looking to plant avocado trees that are easier to pick, great tasting, high yielding and can hang for some time on the tree (ideally). Im watching them do so in my yard right now. Of course, they dont understand the function of that leaf litter. Avocado flowers are cross-pollinated which means that developing independent genetic lines is difficult. Who knows? Avocado - GEM - 3 - 4 feet tall Exotic Fruit Trees Limit 5 per customer. 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. Ive got a Fuerte tree that Ive grafted a couple Pinkerton and Lamb branches into, but this situation is easier because I want those Pinkerton and Lamb branches to stay small and just provide pollen for the Fuerte; Im not trying to have each variety take up about a third of the canopy area. And if the tree is small, you might actually need to deliberately remove some of the fruitlets for the trees own long-term health. Also I was thinking of grafting Lamb Hass onto the Hass so I can extend that season. Trees are medium growing and yield nearly year round. (it is tempting to just buy a larger tree but im in it for the long run). Im about to head to subtropica nursery to buy three trees. Thanks Greg, Even in warm-winter locations it doesnt always bear as well as some A types. There are 3 different groups of avocados, depending on where you live -- CA, FL and Hawaii. 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? Thank you. have a question about sizing when purchasing. Hi Greg, They're all from the same Mexican or Guatemalan stock, but they've been bred for the local climate. The only varieties that I would avoid for the use of shade are Holiday, Wertz, Stewart, Gwen, and Lamb. Hawaii Sharwil avocado. You mentioned stopping to see friends in O B. I dont know the growing habits of avocados generally in Hawaii compared to California. The avocados are large and oblong with a small seed and thin green skin. You could try a different variety, but I doubt that would significantly change your results. The rest of it rocky, not very rich, not clayey (I guess this should mean it is well ventilated. Still, what most people prefer to do is plant multiple trees close together, even in one hole. I can go into the reasons for this if youre interested. That day gave me a chance to compare the heat tolerance of multiple varieties: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/heat-tolerance-of-avocado-varieties/. As for why Gwen hasnt become a more popular backyard avocado tree in Southern California, I dont know. For each golf ball-sized portion (two tablespoons, or two to three thin slices), a California avocado such as Hass contains 4.6 grams of fat and the same portion of a Florida avocado averages 3 grams of fat. that is why I decided to find out by growing two trees and to report on them. I already have lamb, fuerte, Mexicola, Pinkerton, Reed, wurtz, Sir prize. So, I found an avocado variety calendar, on gregalder.com, https://gregalder.com/yardposts/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_20170831_071354-1-e1504273347755.jpg, https://gregalder.com/yardposts/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/WP_20160104_09_07_06_Pro.jpg, but I am still struggling and have no idea what second variety would be the best choice. Small seed - Sharwil seeds, possibly the smallest of all commercial avocados, are The fruit has black, medium-thick skin and an oval shape. I also have a Bacon way in the back yard mostly for pollinating. Great article, Im planting a reed, hass and fuerte. In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. Two main varieties on offer. I hesitate to even talk about the taste of Kahaluu since Ive only eaten one. Sorry to hear about the decline of such a wonderful tree. Thank you for your great thoughts on Avos! Im really benefiting from your observations. 1 year old Lamb on unknown seedling I use foam or bubble insulation to wrap the trunks of my baby trees their first winter. I live against the mountains in Pasadena so it can get pretty chilly in the winter will these verities do well in my climate? At least I think it is a Reed, they said it was and it definitely looks like one from all the pictures. I have tried a bunch of places with no luck, its even hard finding a Fuerte. If it doesnt, then I cant think of a downside to either GEM or Carmen that would give the other a significant edge. Contemplated stopping by Fallbrook and talking to a grower, but returning on Sunday meant I was a bit eager to get home. I am familiar with Fuertes history and that it grows wide making dense planting difficult and that some years the production is very low. Avocados dont ripen while hanging on the tree. Maybe I should dig a 5th hole. Ive seen high-density plantings get crowded after the first few years and then the yield is reduced and the grove is impenetrable jungle. 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!). Ill write it within the next couple weeks and title it something like Avocado varieties for year-round fruit.. Thanks for your super helpful website! Pollinators for the Avocado - Sharwill (B) Cross pollinate with one of these varieties for fruit set Avocado - Hass (A) $ 54.00 ($54.00-$79.00 choose a size) Most popular variety due to both its superior taste and excellent keeping qualities. I know thats not down the street, but . (See more about Lamb in my post, The Lamb/Hass avocado tree: a profile.). 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. 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. Ill be back to study more and update you with my progress. It is a heavy regular bearer, with fruit averaging 10 to 18 ounces with skin black when ripe. Hi Robert, There are so many in the Santa Barbara area. Hardiness: Average to 28F. These trees are classified as evergreens, although some varieties lose their leaves for a short period of time before and during flowering. Thank you so much for your answer. The main negative is that, to me, Pinkertons dont taste quite as good as Fuertes. Great for guacamole, or just eating out of hand with a dash of salt. Avocado strains include Nishikawa, Sharwil, and Lamb Hass. I have bought a number of trees there. But the important thing is that Reeds taste great a couple months after Hass are at their best. The information I am finding on Reed says that it is best grown in Zones 10-11. At my place Gwen seems to be doing fine in the heat but it is getting some afternoon shade from a large live oak. Thanks. Your email address will not be published. I have a space there where its convenient for them to dump. Were getting a couple of avocado trees to plant in Pasadena. The flesh had nice color, tasted rich and smooth. I pre-irrigated and sprayed down the trees during the heat and prevented fruitlet drop too well. 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/. 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