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AVOCADOS
Avocados are divided into two flower
types, A and B. Each flower has both male and female characteristics.
Type A is female flowering in the morning and male flowering in the
afternoon. Type B is female flowering in the afternoon and male
flowering the following morning. This flowering pattern holds true
under consistent temperatures of 70-75 degrees in areas where they are
native, Central America. In our southern California climate there is a
greater temperature variance during the blooming season, both male and
female flowers are present whenever the tree is in bloom. Thus
pollination is not as greatly affected by the A and B type schedules.
Some may argue that avocados will produce more heavily with a
pollinator, but this is more of a concern for orchard use where maximum
yield per tree is a concern. For backyard use, one avocado tree will
produce adequately.
Please call ahead for current availabiliy.
BACON (type B)
Fruit ripens November through January.
Cold hardy. Medium, upright habit 15-30’. Fruit size 9-10 oz. Green,
medium-thin skin.
FUERTE (type B)
Fruit ripens December through May.
Large in height and spread 15-30’. Fruit size 10-12 oz. Green,
medium-thin skin.
GWEN (type A)
Fruit ripens February through October.
Semi-dwarf 12-15’. Fruit size 10-12 oz. Pebbly thick skin.
HASS (type A)
Fruit ripens February through October.
Large in height and spread 15-30’. Fruit size 10-12 oz. Medium, black
skin.
HOLIDAY (type A)
Fruit ripens August through December.
Dwarf 10-12’ tall. Fruit size 19-24 oz. Green, medium-thin skin.
LITTLE CADO also
known as WERTZ (type A)
Fruit ripens May through November.
Dwarf, cold hardy tree 8-10’ tall. Fruit size 10-12 oz. Green,
medium-thin skin.
MEXICOLA GRANDE
(type A)
Fruit ripens August through
October. Most frost resistant of all varieties. Large, vigourous habit
15-30’. Black, thin skin.
STEWART (type A)
Fruit ripens September through October.
Frost resistant. Fruit size 9-10 oz. Black, thin skin.
ZUTANO (type B)
Fruit ripens December through January.
Upright habit, 15-30’. Fruit size 10-12 oz. Green, thin skin.
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