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Avocado Bacon. A large Mexican variety with dark-skinned medium sized fruits, and a rich creamy flavor. It is very cold hardy, late-producing variety of Avocado tree with exceptional fruit.
Bacon Avocado is named after James Bacon, who developed it in 1954. It's a highly productive Avocado tree with a lovely upright and spreading habit. Its dark green, glossy leaves lend an attractive, tropical appeal to the 15-20 feet of height, so you won t want to miss having one of these in your yard.
The outstanding feature of the Bacon Avocado is its fruit. The oval fruits ripen in late fall and into spring. The fruits are easy to peel and have a light, subtle flavor that compliments almost any dish. Another outstanding feature of the Bacon avocado tree is its angelic sweeping branches which helps keep the tree shorter and easier to pick its fruit.
See Avocado varieties chart and about successful growing in cold climate.

Bernecker is West Indian variety. Fruit is ellipsoid-spheroid; medium to large size, 14-22 oz, skin light green to green, smooth, flesh good to excellent quality; seed medium size, tight in cavity; harvested late July through August.
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Bernecker is a West Indian variety. Fruit is ellipsoid-spheroid; medium to large size, 14-22 oz, skin light green to green, smooth, flesh good to excellent quality; seed medium size, tight in cavity; harvested late July through August.
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Black Prince fruit is ellipsoid elongated, medium to large size, 16-36 oz, dark green, turning black when ripe, smooth to slightly pebbly. Oil content, 4-9%; seed medium size, tight in cavity; harvested mid-August to mid-September.
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Black Prince fruit is ellipsoid elongated, medium to large size, 16-36 oz, dark green, turning black when ripe, smooth to slightly pebbly. Oil content, 4-9%; seed medium size, tight in cavity; harvested mid-August to mid-September.
See avocado varieties chart.
Read more about Black Prince variety

Black Prince fruit is ellipsoid elongated, medium to large size, 16-36 oz, dark green, turning black when ripe, smooth to slightly pebbly. Oil content, 4-9%; seed medium size, tight in cavity; harvested mid-August to mid-September.
See avocado varieties chart.
Read more about Black Prince variety

Black Prince fruit is ellipsoid elongated, medium to large size, 16-36 oz, dark green, turning black when ripe, smooth to slightly pebbly. Oil content, 4-9%; seed medium size, tight in cavity; harvested mid-August to mid-September.
See avocado varieties chart.
Read more about Black Prince variety

Booth 8 is a Guatemalan and West Indian hybrid variety of avocado. It was planted extensively in the 70s by Avocado growers in South Florida. Growing to a height of 30 feet with a diameter of 20 feet, Booth 8 matures in late August through December. It has a moderate cold tolerance, is a high producer and has a mild susceptibility to scab. This variety of avocado is recommended for the home garden. It produces an oblong fruit that weighs 1 to 1 ½ pounds.
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