| Variety |
Description |
| Brogdon |
The
high quality Brogdon avocado is black, smooth skinned and weighs about
8 to 12 ounces. The pulp is firm and has a delicious nutty flavor. This
medium-sized, slender tree is cold tolerant to 22 degrees and produces
July through September. The trees generally set fruit the third year.
This tree prefers full sun, adequate moisture and good drainage. |
| Choquette |
The
Choquette avocado produces large 24 to 40 ounce fruits. The oval, smooth-skinned
fruit is a glossy green. The flesh is delicious and is of high quality
with 13% oil. The tree is medium-sized, spreading, and makes a nice shade
tree. The Choquette prefers full sun and good drainage and adequate moisture. |
| Day |
The
Day avocado is about 16 ounces, green, with a smooth skin and is shaped
like a club. The fruit is of very good quality and has a nice buttery
consistancy. The slender tree is very cold tolerant and produces July
through September. The Day prefers full sun, adequate moisture and good
drainage. This tree should set fruit within 3 years. |
| Red Fairchild |
The
Red Fairchild avocado was developed by Fairchild Gardens a few years ago.
It produces a beautiful, red-skinned fruit of excellent quality that is
very tasty. |
| Winter Mexican |
The
Winter Mexican will not only provide you with delicious fruit, it will
provide you with a large beautiful shade tree. This variety has thin,
tender skin that clings to the firm, tasty flesh. The pulp has a high
oil content, up to 30%. The tree is cold tolerant to 22 degrees. It prefers
full sun, adequate moisture and good drainage.
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PLEASE don't plant your
avocados where there isn't enough drainage for them. Don't let your avocado
trees stand in water for more than 24 hours!
If you have any questions, please call us at 941-475-0557, or e-mail us at:
lightworksnursery@yahoo.com
For instant information,
although somewhat outdated, please go here ("Fruits of Warm Climates"
by Julia F. Morton): http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/avocado_ars.html
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