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Akula · 05-23-2021, 10:29 AM

Thanks Larry and Darla for sharing your experience and recommendations.

I ordered a Lila (Type A) avocado. Hopefully I get the real thing and not the "ice cream" avocado version. LOL.

I live in a flakey 9a area. We usually have quite warm winters as prreviously mentioned and I haven't really had any problem with my banana plants but with further research it seems that about every 5-10 years we can get hit with a serious deep dive to 15F - 18F. Bananas can re-grow and be back in the game in a year but avocados requires 3-5 year time committment to get fruit, hence more cold hardy varient is required.

I lost a Pakistan Mulberry (newby 2'-3') this past winter so am concerned with winter temperatures. I will put the plant(s) in the front yard which is completely open on three sides i.e. just grass so a ton of exposure although protected from the N by my house.

I might get a Type B in the future and am considering the Bacon, Wilma, and Joey. I'm getting old and winter protection is getting tougher and tougher each year!

Thanks again!

05-23-2021, 10:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
Akula Location: Pensacola, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 9a Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 1,236 BananaBucks : 93,633 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,539 Times Was Thanked 2,382 Times in 809 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 128 Times	Re: Cold Hardy Avocado Thanks Larry and Darla for sharing your experience and recommendations. I ordered a Lila (Type A) avocado. Hopefully I get the real thing and not the "ice cream" avocado version. LOL. I live in a flakey 9a area. We usually have quite warm winters as prreviously mentioned and I haven't really had any problem with my banana plants but with further research it seems that about every 5-10 years we can get hit with a serious deep dive to 15F - 18F. Bananas can re-grow and be back in the game in a year but avocados requires 3-5 year time committment to get fruit, hence more cold hardy varient is required. I lost a Pakistan Mulberry (newby 2'-3') this past winter so am concerned with winter temperatures. I will put the plant(s) in the front yard which is completely open on three sides i.e. just grass so a ton of exposure although protected from the N by my house. I might get a Type B in the future and am considering the Bacon, Wilma, and Joey. I'm getting old and winter protection is getting tougher and tougher each year! Thanks again!