Cultivar Avocado
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Persea americana
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Description
aka Avocado (Group A) A popular Avocado with fruit that ripens summer-autumn. It is a beautiful evergreen tree that loves a warm sheltered position with excellent drainage. The fruit is rich in mono-unsaturated oils, proteins and vitamins. Delicious nutty flavour. Protect from frost when young. Group A Evergreen. Avocado Information Page Habit: Tree Multi Branched. Leaves: Evergreen, Green.
Characteristics
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Mid
Pollination Requirement
Type A; benefits from a Type B polliniser.
Tree Vigour
Moderate
Notes
Popular richly flavoured cultivar with rough skin that darkens as the fruit ripens.
Stone Size
-
Flowering Type
A
Oil Content
High
Fruit Shape
Pear-shaped
Fibrous Flesh
-
Ripe Colour
Dark
Skin Thickness
Medium