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What Avocado is better - Type A or Type B?
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What Avocado is better - Type A or Type B?
Avocados are divided into two types based on how their flowers open - Type A and Type B. This has nothing to do with how the fruit looks, only with how the flowers work.
TYPE A:
The flowers open as female in the morning of the first day, then close. On the afternoon of the second day, they reopen as male.
The most popular type A avocado varieties:
Bernecker, Black Prince, Catalina, Choquette, Day, Donnie (Doni), Fantastic, Florida Hass (Haas), Lila (Opal), Loretta, Lula, Mexicola, Mexicola Grande, Red Russell, Reed, Russell, Simmonds, Ulala (Oh La La, Super Hass) , Waldin, Wurtz (Dual Type, A&B).
TYPE B:
The flowers open as female in the afternoon of the first day, then close. The next morning, they reopen as male.
The most popular type B avocado varieties:
Anise, Bacon, Beta, Booth 8, Brazos Belle (Wilma), Brogdon (Brogden), Buck, Ettinger, Fuerte, Hall, Hardee Red, Hialeah Red, Joey, Kampong (Sushi), Marcus Pumpkin, Maria Black, Miguel, Monroe, Nishikawa, Oro Negro, Pollock, Poncho (Pancho), Thomson Red, Tonnage, Winter Mexican, Wurtz (Dual Type, A&B), Yamagata.
🟢 For home gardeners, one tree is enough to get fruit, but having both A and B types nearby will give you a larger crop. If you grow avocados in pots, it’s a good idea to have at least one of each type.
✍️ In short:
One tree = some fruit
Two trees (A + B) = lots more fruit!
✔ ️Check out Avocado Variety Guide interactive chart. Sort them by flower type A or B, tree habit, fruit shape and quality, cold hardiness, origin, season and more!
🛒 Explore Avocado varieties
📖Our Book: Avocado Variety Guide, Snack or Guacamole?
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📚Learn more:
How Avocado trees flower and set fruit
Avocado Variety Guide
#Avocado #Food_Forest #How_to
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Avocados are divided into two types based on how their flowers open - Type A and Type B. This has nothing to do with how the fruit looks, only with how the flowers work.
TYPE A:
The flowers open as female in the morning of the first day, then close. On the afternoon of the second day, they reopen as male.
The most popular type A avocado varieties:
Bernecker, Black Prince, Catalina, Choquette, Day, Donnie (Doni), Fantastic, Florida Hass (Haas), Lila (Opal), Loretta, Lula, Mexicola, Mexicola Grande, Red Russell, Reed, Russell, Simmonds, Ulala (Oh La La, Super Hass) , Waldin, Wurtz (Dual Type, A&B).
TYPE B:
The flowers open as female in the afternoon of the first day, then close. The next morning, they reopen as male.
The most popular type B avocado varieties:
Anise, Bacon, Beta, Booth 8, Brazos Belle (Wilma), Brogdon (Brogden), Buck, Ettinger, Fuerte, Hall, Hardee Red, Hialeah Red, Joey, Kampong (Sushi), Marcus Pumpkin, Maria Black, Miguel, Monroe, Nishikawa, Oro Negro, Pollock, Poncho (Pancho), Thomson Red, Tonnage, Winter Mexican, Wurtz (Dual Type, A&B), Yamagata.
✍️ In short:
One tree = some fruit
Two trees (A + B) = lots more fruit!
✔ ️Check out Avocado Variety Guide interactive chart. Sort them by flower type A or B, tree habit, fruit shape and quality, cold hardiness, origin, season and more!
🛒 Explore Avocado varieties
📖Our Book: Avocado Variety Guide, Snack or Guacamole?
Hard copy
PDF File Download
📚Learn more:
How Avocado trees flower and set fruit
Avocado Variety Guide
#Avocado #Food_Forest #How_to
Join 👉 TopTropicals