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Old 10-18-2010, 12:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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These 3 references provide answers to some common and no-so-common questions about Avocados. Feel free to add more questions if yours is not answered here.
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Old 01-23-2011, 11:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Holy cow!!! I had no idea there were so many types. I've only known of the "california" or haas, and the "florida" or whatever the real name is. I like the haas. the florida ones are a bit "watery".
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What you are calling "florida" is possibly Fuerte.

One confusion imposed on consumers is that "Hass" is both a cultivar and a grade of Avocado. In particular, you can grow a Hass Avocado tree and get Hass avocados. However, a packing house can sell any variety of avocado as "Hass" provided it meets the grade of size, texture, weight, and oil content. There are 5 cultivated varieties that typically fit this formula.

My advice is to not plant an Avocado until you've tasted Reed and Stewart.
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That's very interesting info!

The Reed I tasted did not even begin to compare to the Fuerte that used to grow on the property in Long Beach where I worked for 15 years. The Fuerte that I bought at market were also better imo. Not sure that I've tasted Steward but I'll look for it now!
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The "florida" ones I'm talkin about are the really big ones. They grow wild here in south Florida and are about 2-3 lbs each. Skin is fairly thin and the pulp is a bit watery. Don't get me wrong, I'll eat em. Especially when they're free. I'd much prefer the haas though.
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I asked this question in another post but don't remember where. If I plant a haas seed in florida will it eventually be haas fruit? Or will the climate, soil and such affect the growth of the tree and therefore the fruit?
I found my post, and the question I actually asked involved grafting. It was http://www.bananas.org/f8/what-did-y...tml#post152999. I am curious about both methods, I am sprouting haas seeds already. One has a root and a couple of others are cracking.
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oh, and I've never heard of the reed or the stewart. Don't even know where I would look for them. The stores here just have the little haas and the big whatever they are.
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I asked this question in another post but don't remember where. If I plant a haas seed in florida will it eventually be haas fruit?
Most avocados are grafted -- especially those whose fruits you find in the stores. If you plant the seeds of these, the tree you will grow will be close to the root-stock cultivar which is typically Zutano.
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Thank you. I think that's the answer I was looking for. You can get the Haas type grown in Florida. The choquette looks like the "florida" one I've been thinking of.
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Hello all,

I have a question about "Avocado grafting".
I want to graft a young soft newly born graft to a young soft stock
germinated early in the spring.

Is it possible and the success probability?
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I have a question about "Avocado grafting".
I want to graft a young soft newly born graft to a young soft stock
germinated early in the spring.

Is it possible and the success probability?
I would wait one year.
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I would like to grow avocados, but I have always assumed that they would not tolerate our freezes which can go below 25 F over night? Are there any new cold resistant cultivars. Also after a hard freeze if one protects the graft can they regenerate?
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My Lula is fairly cold resistant. I think it would have to be wrapt up using a heat source during below 30F spells. The Lula looks great this year.

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I lost all Avocado seedlings I had and Im going to wait till I form some serious windblock and canopy before getting the new ones.
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Do any of you know a site where you can buy avocado trees on line? Thanks, Pete
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