Avocado Varieties Grown at Brokaw Nursery
|
Variety |
Flower Type |
Taste |
Fruit Size (oz) |
Fruit Color |
Fruit Shape |
Skin |
Oil % |
Fruit Season |
Tree Size |
Remarks |
|
Bacon |
B |
Good |
18-32 |
green |
ovoid |
med-thin |
18 |
Oct-Feb |
med-upright |
Very cold hardy pollinizer |
|
Ettinger |
B |
Good |
9-20 |
green |
pear |
thin |
Feb-Jun |
medium |
lrg seed, fiber free, soft, melting |
|
|
Fuerte |
B |
Xlnt |
9-16 |
green |
pear |
med-thin |
18 |
Jan-Apr |
large-spread |
alternate bearing |
|
GEM |
A |
Good |
7-11 |
green/ black |
ellipsoid |
medium thick |
18 |
Feb-Aug |
medium compact |
exhibits less alternate bearing than hass |
|
Hass- Carmen |
A |
Xlnt |
6-14 |
green/ black |
obovate |
medium |
18 |
Jun-Sept |
round compact dense |
heavy bearing, fruits up to 3 times per year |
|
Hass |
A |
Xlnt |
6-14 |
green/ black |
obovate |
medium rough |
18 |
Feb-Aug |
medium spreading |
commercial |
|
Lamb Hass |
A |
Xlnt |
10-18 |
black |
pear |
pebbly |
Jun-Dec |
medium upright |
commercial, matures later than hass |
|
|
Reed |
A |
Xlnt |
12-18 |
green |
round |
med-thick |
19-20 |
Sep-Dec |
medium spreading |
resistant to salt burn, cold tender |
|
Zutano |
B |
Good |
11-14 |
green |
pear |
med-thin |
16 |
Dec-Jan |
large upright |
good low temperature |
Newest Variety The Hass-Carmen Avocado

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Presented by Rob Brokaw