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Date: 10 Feb 2026

These Avocados survived 3 nights of 25F hard freeze, Florida Record Freeze

Cold hardy avocados

⛄️ These Avocados survived 3 nights of 25F hard freeze, Florida Record Freeze



⛄️ Recent winter freezes have once again raised the same urgent question among avocado growers - which varieties actually survive cold weather, and what does survival really look like afterward?

Avocado Plant Facts

Botanical name: Persea americana, Persea gratissima
Also known as: Avocado, Alligator Pear, Aguacate, Abacate
USDA Zone: 9 - 11
Highligths Large tree taller than 20 ftSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyEdible plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
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⛄️ After widespread freeze events, trees across many regions showed very different outcomes, from minor leaf burn to complete canopy loss.

⛄️ This video taken on February 4, 2026 at Top Tropicals BFarm in Sebring, FL, reflects what we observed in real conditions after 3 nights of hard freeze.

⛄️ The trees in the video had no protection.

❄️Weather data

Feb 1-6, 2026, Coldest in Recorded History (132 years of observations)
Top Tropicals Farm and Nursery at Sebring FL

🌡 Min temps: 25F, wind chill 14F
⏳ Duration of cold: 3 nights of 8-10 hour hard freeze, along with 7 days of cool daytime temps around 50F
🌀 Wind: 20 mph, with 40-50 mph gusts.

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· Avocado Variety Guide
· How to protect Avocado from cold and how hardy is it?
· Avocado that laughs at frost: Mexicola Grande for cooler climates
· Cold hardy Avocado Joey - you eat it with the skin
· Cold-hardy avocados: how cold-hardy are they?
· Cold-hardy avocado varieties - what freezing they really survive
· Cold-hardy avocado survival groups - what the numbers really mean

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