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Avocado Fuerte
Medium sized pear shaped fruit with a green leathery skin, easy to peel. Creamy flesh of mild and rich flavour. The skin ripens green. Habit - Avocado tree forms a thick canopy giving dense shade with it's large, dark green, leathery leaves. Size - 6m x 4m Pollination - Light yellow/green flowers appear in abundance on the end of the branches in spring. This flower has both female and male parts. The female part opens for only one morning and then closes only to open the following afternoon as male. Hence cross pollination of two varieties helps in the warmer climates. In the cooler climates opening and closing of the flower tends to overlap therefore making them more self-fertile. Bees and flies are the pollinators. Cross pollination with Hass will improve fruit set. Fuerte is an ideal pollinator in cooler climates. Harvest - August to October. Fruiting will begin 3 to 5 years from planting. The fruit take 9-12 months to mature depending on the variety and the amount of heat during the year. At maturity pick fruit and ripen at room temperature. |
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Avocado Hass
Medium sized ovate fruit with a black pebbled skin. Nutty rich flavour. The skin ripens black. Habit - Avocado tree forms a thick canopy giving dense shade with it's large, dark green, leathery leaves. Size - 6m x 4m Pollination - Light yellow/green flowers appear in abundance on the end of the branches in spring. This flower has both female and male parts. The female part opens for only one morning and then closes only to open the following afternoon as male. Hence cross pollination of two varieties helps in the warmer climates. In the cooler climates opening and closing of the flower tends to overlap therefore making them more self-fertile. Bees and flies are the pollinators. Cross pollination will improve fruit set. Harvest - November to March. Fruiting will begin 3 to 5 years from planting. The fruit take 9-12 months to mature depending on the variety and the amount of heat during the year. At maturity pick fruit and ripen at room temperature. |
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