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Avocado ID

spockvr6

By spockvr6
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My neighbor has this Avocado growing in his yard.  Can anyone ID the species?

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Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Hi Larry-

 Maybe some of the guys from the Fallbrook area can respond (since Fallbrook is supposed to be the Avocado capital of the world!!)  Anyway, the only thing I know is the "bumpy" pear shaped fruit is the "Haas" (better taste) and the smooth, round fruit is "Fuerte".  Hope it is doing well, it looks like it, they are supposed to like cool nights...

Bill

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

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I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Well technically the species is Persea americana, but I couldn't tell you the variety...LOL. I grow a few hardier species from this genus, P  podadenia from Mexico and P palustris the Redbay from the Southeastern Coastal plain of the US. Good lookign Avocado though.

Zac

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How hardy is Persea podadenia, Zac?  Does it look the same as americana?

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Need to see fruit to be sure...probably a green skin type, not Hass.

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

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(STEVE IN SO CAL @ Sep. 11 2006,09:21)

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Need to see fruit to be sure...probably a green skin type, not Hass.

I dont believe this tree has yet fruited (or at least not that I have noticed).  But, it does seem to be a very fast grower.  I believe it was planted about 3 years ago and is already something between 15-20 ft tall.

What are the possibilites of "green skin types"?  I have little knowledge of Avocados (since I think they taste terrible!) so I am clueless.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Larry,

Usually green skins(Zutana, Bacon, etc) are upright growing,(like the one in the pic) not spreading. We use them here as pollinaters for Hass. Not sure why Florida has trouble growing the Hass, but they do.

Some experts can look at leaves and tell which fruit it is, but not I...

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

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(spockvr6 @ Sep. 11 2006,06:29)

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(STEVE IN SO CAL @ Sep. 11 2006,09:21)

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Need to see fruit to be sure...probably a green skin type, not Hass.

I dont believe this tree has yet fruited (or at least not that I have noticed).  But, it does seem to be a very fast grower.  I believe it was planted about 3 years ago and is already something between 15-20 ft tall.

What are the possibilites of "green skin types"?  I have little knowledge of Avocados (since I think they taste terrible!) so I am clueless.

Larry-

You probably had the wrong "type" Avocado.  Do you like guacamole?

If you don't, no worries, if we're together at a party and theres some good dip, there's more for me.  :cool:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Steve-

Upright growing is certainly an apt description of this tree's habit.  So, I guess that narrows things down.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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(BS, Man about Palms @ Sep. 11 2006,09:56)

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 Do you like guacamole?

ICK!

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Paul- Podadenia is pretty hardy, zone 7 ish. I had a seedlign but I lost it to voles,. I know Bob in Winston Salem NC has one that is fruiting already. It is native to my favorite Mexican state, though I am not sure if I have seen it on the trips to Tamaulipas. It looks sorta like americana, but it is a nice evergreen tree.

Zac

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