Five most popular Avocado
varieties
Food Forest
"What is the best variety of Avocado?"
"Do you have the one with small black fruit and bumpy skin?"
"I have avocado with very large green fruit, what variety is it?"
These are frequently asked questions we get from our customers. This
basic "classification" by black/green doesn't encompass all the wonderful
qualities avocados have to offer. There are numerous hybrids in cultivation, and
once you plant your first tree and taste the REAL fruit (not from the grocery
store), you'll be eager to explore other varieties. While it's true that
avocado fruit can vary in "butter" content, most superior varieties are equally
delicious. First comes first -
The most popular Avocado varieties this year are:
1.
Brogdon - red-purple pear-shaped fruit, 7-15 oz. Skin is very thin,
yellow buttery flesh. Fruit ripens in late summer-fall. Very cold hardy.
2. Hass
- probably the most popular, but this tree prefers drier climate
(Florida is humid, so we plant adaptable Florida Hass here). The fruit is
dark-colored with a rough and bumpy skin, turns black when ripe.
3.
Fuerte - a dwarf and a very cold hardy variety. Everybody's favorite
"Condo Avocado": perfect for container culture and small yards. The mature tree in
the ground is under 15 ft; 6-7 ft in containers.
4.
Oro Negro - Oro Negro means "black gold" in Spanish, which is an
incredibly appropriate name for this fruit. This Monroe hybrid (with big size
fruit) is crossed with a Mexican type which would explain the black skin. The
flesh is rich and buttery with a creamy texture.
5. Winter Mexican - one of most cold hardy varieties, Guatemalan x
Mexican origin. Mature trees may withstand temperatures in the mid 20s. Oblong
fruit, 12-18 oz, thick green skin. Very vigorous tree, bears heavily and
regularly in December-January.
Learn more: Avocado Variety Guide - check this out for interactive chart of Avocado
varieties and sort them by flower type A or B, tree habit, fruit shape and
quality, cold hardiness, origin, season and more!
Photo above: Avocado Hass
Photo above: Avocado Fuerte
Photo above: Avocado Oro-Negro
Photo above: Avocado Winter-Mexican
