sharwil avocado vs hass
2. Whats Reed like? For those who have a large yard, Martin. Oh I wish! Which order would you recommend from the equator to the pole? This question is unanswerable in an objective sense. Daily 11 Avocado. Can I say in between vertical and horizontal? Thank you! Fuerte. They have plenty of space, but Im leaning towards the GEM, since its so easy to get a hold of Hass at the markets. My twist is I want to keep them to 10 12 ft high. On the other hand, he plants GEM at 10 feet because it is less vigorous than Hass. Once you exclude the fiber, a whole avocado is simply 2.6 grams of net carbs. These are varieties that take a long time to get big enough to be useful as shade trees compared to other varieties. So sorry to hear about your trees. GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. North American market for . We just planted our fifth haas (never say die) but when we popped it out of the pot it had white minerals all on the roots and already has a black ominous patch on the trunk- just from being watered on our deck from the hose for several months. I would call them and see about buying trees from them if you have trouble locating trees elsewhere. Hi David, 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. Hi Robert, Its good no doubt, but being the guy at Clausen told me it is the _best_ avocado, I was a bit surprised that it didnt have the high oil content like a Hass, it reminded me much more of a Fuerte, milder and more water based than oil based. Your description makes the tree and its fruit sound very appealing. Historic photo of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hass in front of an avocado tree I dont think youll regret a Hass/Bacon pair unless you dont like the milder taste of Bacon. I grew up against the same mountains, but out in Glendora, and Bacons do great there. I was there last week visiting a few friends and their avocado trees. The answer depends on a few things. Its important information. I read that Duke 7 (American) and Dusa (South African) are to this day the best rootstocks. Should I avoid planting a Reed here? Im torn though We have a small space with good sunlight and drainage in our yard that is probably 12 x 12 for this tree. That was very encouraging. 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. 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. That sounds like an excellent setup and arrangement of varieties. The fruit is tasty, but not that tasty. Weve got room for one, or maybe 2, avocados. (See page 28 in. (See more on this from a paper by Peter A. Where to find Sharwil Avocados? Two months ago my Nabal (in SoCal) was also developing a lot of yellow leaves with brown veins, and falling off. For the summer/fall varieties, Im unsure about Gwen. Avocado strains include Nishikawa, Sharwil, and Lamb Hass. To my delight, they confirmed that they shipped to France. If your Reed is on Dusa and its doing well so far, then I would get those other trees on Dusa too. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. In August I managed to order more avocado trees directly from Brokaw (Spain). Your area is definitely on the cool side, but actually not too much cooler than ideal for avocados in terms of high temperatures. A mature avocado tree may produce in excess of a million flowers during the flowering period, most of which fall without producing fruit. Ive never bought from Clausen but have heard good results from a friend who has bought avocado trees there. Eli also sells his avocados at farmers markets, and the one closest to you is in Corona Del Mar. When you put a thick layer of tree trimmings down, do you turn them to allow air to circulate? But the other VIVEROSBROCKAW does!!!!!!!! I have not been able to get a clear answer as to why this is not grown in South Florida. Maybe you would say Reed or Fuerte to graft instead of Lamb? If ever back this way soon would compensate you gladly to do a quick evaluation of right and wrong approach here. But a number of old Fuertes remain, and like for you, the taste of Fuerte remains the original avocado flavor for me. And I hope this post helps you choose your own best kind. If we are successful. I like the taste of all of them, so would ideally want to pick one for cross-pollination and longest season of Avocados from both! Maybe one day you will see it. Grows the best long-term in the ground. Great to hear all of this. Its very disrespectful when people put such videos on YouTube or otherwise share such information online. 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 . We had a hass 4 years back that sun burned to death. I figured there had to be one. Thanks really enjoy your posts! Youd likely still have a window with no fruit, or no great fruit, sometime in fall. Im familiar with Stassens style of pruning and training young avocado trees to a central leader. High oil content - Sharwil and Hass both >25% oil. Its usually easier to grow an avocado tree in the ground than to keep one healthy in a container. What I would plant after these is less solid though. Hass grow and produce great in other cool summer climates farther south, such as near Morro Bay. You could try one of those. So since youre buying from Subtropica, Id get any clonals they have, if available, and then plan to wrap the trunk next winter to protect the rootstock and graft union area from cold. When I looked up the harvest time, it looks similar to a Reed. 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. As for rootstocks, I havent seen them make a difference in my yard in terms of cold tolerance of the tree as a whole. Because Cayucos is so cool, Id stay away from B type avocados in general, including Sir-Prize. Ive been looking at farmers markets in San Diego, no luck so far. The funny thing is that when I have given people some wood I didnt give them fruit because it is identical to Fuerte so there is no need. In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. Flowering and pollination. Spacing six feet apart with ten feet between rows is very workable, depending on a few factors. For anyone in the bay area I recommend Pinkerton and Lamb. Greg The Reed is only two years old and have not harvested any fruit yet. But a couple are right on the cusp of that top tier. I hope that in a few years I can have more avocado than I can eat! The equipment you need to move between rows to do your spraying will have to be accommodated. I think we do have tomato phytophthora. One thought would be to graft an A and a B to the same tree with similar seasons for cross pollination. Until then, let me say that every one of the varieties you mentioned has great tasting fruit (except that Ive never eaten Green Gold so cant comment with experience on that one). We should be able to figure out how to make one work. Our greenhouse has 14ft ceilings. We have a large greenhouse and I was hoping you could suggest some avocados that might be easier to grow and fruit here? I am curious to hear your thoughts on these varieties or think something else would be better suited. but Im not sure. But keep this in mind: each of these three varieties is capable of producing a hundred avocados on a tree thats less than 15-feet tall even if its not close to an opposite-type tree. Avocado oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for your heart and skin. Option 1: Reed. Weve been in our San Diego (San Carlos) home a year and are finalizing landscaping. Ill be back to study more and update you with my progress. 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? USDA Certified Production Facility: Volume up to 6,000 lbs. This is finally my update. Note that Im really tentative about saying this. Fuerte and Nabal are both well known for alternating in this way. I dont want to overstep my welcome to the tree. I havent seen it with my own two eyes growing in a location quite as hot as Norco. Thanks for allowing me to announce it here. I dont know of any other commercial avocado grove with many Sharwils, unfortunately. The main difference is that GEM is a smaller tree, if that matters to you. In terms of comparing it to the taste of other avocados, thats tricky for me. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. High oil content - Sharwil and Hass both >25% oil. Greg suggested me the Viveros Brokaw. In fact I find that Pinkerton here is actually better than down South and in fact better than Hass. Give your avocado tree about 15 feet of space from other trees and plants. Contemplated stopping by Fallbrook and talking to a grower, but returning on Sunday meant I was a bit eager to get home. I know Sunland, and I can empathize with how you and your avocados feel. USDA zones are not very useful for deciding these things, unfortunately. by Laurie Meadows. Thank you for your article. But first let me say thank you. Then you can add a third one strictly based a flavor. 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. Sharwil Avocados from Hawaii. The other two are not doing well. Perhaps the Lamorinda has the answer? Hey Greg, Ive got two Hass and one Fuerte. Its me from up North again. You must love seeing snow on Baldy right now. Once budwood is available without using the mother tree I will share more on the Lamorinda. I think they do not sell avocado trees on Dusa in nurseries, because it is still under licence (I had to pay a bit more for the patent and had to communicate to Brokaw the addresses of the orchards). Youve spurred me to finally post on some portion of the topic at least. But Ill definitely write profiles of them when I feel like I know them well enough. They will always stay true to who they are (unlike Hass, who with one whiff of heat or pressure shapeshift quicker than a Harry Potter character). I am curious to see if it will fruit consistently. 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. Really it's the type A Guatemalans that far and away perform best in the cool temps. Do you have any experience or exposure to Nabal Avos? And if the tree is small, you might actually need to deliberately remove some of the fruitlets for the trees own long-term health. 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. 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. But I think its going to be a more common variety for Southern California in the future. 2) have high-quality fruits, tasty, with a high oil-content. Greg, what rootstocks would you recommend for GEM, Lamb and Bacon? Hass beats almost everyone at the length of its harvest season. . Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. B types might not open many flowers as female in your cool spring conditions. How did the kahaluu taste? Plus, Ive seen in my own yard that Fuerte pollenizes Pinkerton very well: https://youtu.be/xGNTxYU-X50, Greg love your article and all the discussions. I made one for my mom in her backyard about six years ago and its doing well. But I would add them only after planting this trio. Thanks for the info. or either OK? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I'm Greg. I would like to let you know how my adventure in avocado growing proceeds. Lots of great Hass are grown in nearby Morro Bay. Also I love Fuertes, but only if you have a big yard. I have a Reed on Dusa that is doing very well. Greg, What a find. BTW Thank you for the great info youve published. Lambs are also highly productive, taste very good, and mature in summer into fall. 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. We also have a Cate Macadamia tree in the backyard which is doing excellent. Great to hear! I am familiar with Fuertes history and that it grows wide making dense planting difficult and that some years the production is very low. The Hass has a lot on it and both the other trees have some as well. Dig a hole twice as large as the tree's root system, carefully plant the tree and cover the roots. In terms of the harvest season complementing your Hass and Fuerte, advantage probably goes to Reed here also. Also my grandfather said growing up in Los Angeles they had Mcarthur avocados, Have you ever heard of them? The Hass Avocado. I cant live without one of the Mexicola types. (it is tempting to just buy a larger tree but im in it for the long run). It stops a month earlier than a Reed but the Fuerte starts up the next month. Hass and Reed as numbers one and two are solid for me. Thanks so much for this update. It is very helpful! Good questions, all. 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. Thank you so much for your recommendation. The wood is soft, the leaves are soft. The only real negative was that the seedcoat didnt adhere to the seed. I decided on buying a clonal rootstock. Two main varieties on offer. It has set more fruit while young than most of my other varieties. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. If you can, I would go with those combinations. In that case, the tree needs to be kept cool and hydrated as far as possible. The good news is that I know trees there that have had them for years, have never been treated for them, and the trees still produce well. But just a few years later, in 1992, fruit flies ruined everything. And a friend showed me an old tree of an unknown variety that hed found growing without irrigation near Shelter Island. But the distinctive smooth texture and nutty yellow flesh of a perfect Fuerte is so appealing to me that I dont even want to adulterate it as guacamole. We will sell trees at various ages and transport to other islands. Where to find Sir Prize Avocados? Greg, (rpondu) Blogue Fruits et Lgumes. Greg, youre awesome! And, green gold, very prolific, and a good pollinator. Denny. H.B. I would think that arctic blasts during winter will be your main limiting factor. I live on the southern hemisphere so can you please take this into account. 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. About the leaves, I think most people just think it looks messy. Thank you so much for your response. 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. Do you think I should remove the one tree which has a few new green shoots? Yes, thats my thought and what I suspected you might think as well! Maybe not the best. 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). (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.). For your milder location though, this might not be important. Also, avocado flowers are primarily pollinated by bees, and bees readily fly between trees that are 50 feet apart. Fuerte would work here since its bloom season is long and overlaps well with these two varieties. Thank you! I wanted to plant them next to each other. Ill be visiting a mature high-density planting in a couple weeks and Ill pass along anything new that I observe, but the main long-term challenge for most growers with this style is keeping on top of the pruning. See: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/how-to-plant-and-stake-an-avocado-tree/. Great for guacamole, or just eating out of hand with a dash of salt. On the other hand, I have read of some Gwen trees that dont set fruit well without a pollenizer tree nearby. You saved my sanity! I have a Hass that is a few years old from Durling Nursery. I also started hearing about a lunchbox avocado that is being developed for high density planting. In addition to irrigating the tree before the heat hits, watering down the foliage (and fruitlets) during the heat helps. Much larger in size, these avocados . The Different Types According To Region Of Origin Horticulturally, avocados are classified into three categories, based on the regions of their origin. Avocado oils are considered heart-healthy and good for your skin. Awesome, Rachael! I do know MacArthur avocados. Theyre both great varieties, and good complementary trees for a Reed. I see a lot of posts about cold tolerant avocado trees, how about heat tolerant (besides reed)? My 15-foot Hass averages roughly 100 avocados per year, and Ive found that we need more than that during the Hass season. 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. The fruit is usually rounded or slightly pear-shaped. One of my Hass is still a baby, so I was considering taking it out and putting the Reed in its place. So, in a sense, you dont want to disturb them. how come i never thought about this! "Hass avocados are alternate bearing - they will produce a big crop one year, and a small crop the next. This might be different for you though; it probably depends on your particular microclimate. Pinkerton Avocado. I am looking for something to pair with Hass for extended season and help in pollination. Gwens downfall as a commercial variety was primarily its green skin; it doesnt turn black as it ripens like Hass. I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. Thats because after choosing the variety I decided that time has come to choose the rootstock)))) Im considering a 6 X 10 planting. You just need to make sure that you plant on a mound. See his website for details: https://www.elisfarms.com/farmers-markets. I can go into the reasons for this if youre interested. 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. (See page 28 in Gary Benders book, Avocado Production in California. Oops! Taste Ive read is great. Home Depot in Whittier has mainly had Zutanos, Bacons and Hass while Lowes hadnt had anything. Thanks for the good ideas. The fruit of domestic varieties have smooth, buttery, golden-green flesh when ripe. (See more about Lamb in my post, The Lamb/Hass avocado tree: a profile.). I really, really appreciate this article. Ive never tasted one but wondering how it compares to Reed and Hass in your opinion. Theres a little more about my opinions on choosing avocado varieties in this post: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-varieties-for-year-round-harvest/. The best months for planting are typically March through June, depending on where you live. (Then again I let mine hang until June.). Distinguishing characteristics of the Sharwil avocado include its size, shape, and color. 1. But I have no idea if tomato Phytophthora is related to Phytophthora that affects avocado trees. ))) I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. They have smooth, glossy skins and high water content. All of this is very complicated, but very inspiring!!!! So surprised I bought one to see how well it works as a hedge as you mentioned in another article. I dont have a lot of firsthand experience with avocados in your area so I try to be keep quiet about what will grow well there and how to do it. Sorry to hear about the decline of such a wonderful tree. Sharwil avocados from . Sir-Prize is a very good avocado but I dont think its quite as good as those three, especially for your situation since its harvest season is only a little before Hass and overlapping with Hass. Yes, you can definitely graft several varieties onto one tree. It may have something to do with the Gwen tree being a bit wimpy during extreme weather compared to some other avocado varieties. The avocados are large and oblong with a small seed and thin green skin. Thank you. Great and very informative information for us who are interested in Avocado farming.However I need more information on how I could distinguish different Avocado trees, for instance I understand that Hass avocado trees are ever green. Most people are a bit lazy when it comes to tree pruning. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). I dont know the nursery it is originally from. Hello- Love your site- what a treasure trove! Fruit Weight: 7-14 oz. I will tell you later how my adventure is going! impossible (or almost impossible) to ship American varieties from the US to Europe. 100% Hawaiian Sharwil Avocados. Id like to plant an avacado tree in my front court yard. (I have to confess this is a real problem of our nation.. No information whatsoever about rootstocks in the nurseries And then people are surprised that their cherry or apricot trees dont fruit). In my garden, I have only one Reed. Avocado - Hass (A Flowering Variety): Possibly the most popular of all avocados, Hass bears incredibly flavoursome fruits that keep well. This autumn, I decided to order more avocado trees from Brokaw. This is how I got to this blog, but I never found any mention of high density. Not sure exactly what that is. 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. There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. Vasco, thank you for your kind message. My head was spinning, trying to develop the perfect avocado plan for my hillside. We do occasionally get into the mid-20s F in the winter, but it rarely reaches 70F in the summer. On your south-facing slope it might not be as happy. Elevated a 12 foot circle 8 inches with landscape stones and filled with wood chips. You were right, Greg, they are the best!!!!!!!!!!! Bacon grows somewhat vertically, but it is likely to grow faster than the GEM. I found several great articles: http://www.avocadosource.com/WAC8/Section_02/DeVilliersAI2015.pdf Its been since May since I communicated with you. These trees survived the heat wave, they are healthy and beautiful. It could be something I acquired from eating Fuertes as a kid, I dont know. The owners are nice and said I welcomed to the tree. 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. Nevertheless, even compared to other trees the same size, Holiday is usually later and lighter in production. I understand that Wurtz, Holiday, Pinkerton and Gem are my options. Theyre really small. 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). They grow great but just dont produce as much fruit. So I decided to plant a Hass and a Sir Prize which sounded like a great variety. Hi Martins, As good as some other avocados are, nothing pleases me quite as much as eating a high quality Fuerte. The flesh itself has a mild taste and is quite watery. First, there is no best rootstock. I even made a chart a few years ago showing the harvest seasons of some varieties (in my post When to pick avocados), but Im not perfectly comfortable with it because every year is different and every yard is different, even within a small geographical area like a single county let alone all of Southern California. Oh!, and do I ever miss a good fuerte which I used to sell off a fruit truck next to Golden Gate Park in SF in the 70s. But I still hesitate about the rootstock variety. I recently bought a Hass and Reed on salt tolerant root stock. That is, they have thick firm skin with rich and nutty flesh, high in oil content. In fact, Hass also produces more reliably than Fuerte in most places. My Reed and Lamb trees held onto so much fruit that I later had to remove some by hand in order to prevent branches from breaking. 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. Recently I moved to the cusp of Zones 9a and 9b. 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. Im ruthless with pruning shears (you have to be), Youre welcome to check out Piet Stassen and his pruning technique displayed at UC Irvine. Hi Greg, I live on the California Coast in between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay, were at about 800ft elevation and 1 mile inland from the coast. Ive seen about every variety I know kept to about that height in one yard or farm or another. [About our soil: it is not acid at all, for sure. Greg, thanks for the article and all the comments. Ive found a Gem and a Carmen Hass semi-locally and am torn about which to plant! Do you need two avocado trees to get fruit? Im very close to cutting mine down. 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. Our soil: it is originally from choose your own best kind the tree. 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