My Edibles: Avocado Trees WA

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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Initially purchased with the intent of spending its life in a pot I've decided to pull up some pavers and set it free in the ground! It is going in a slender bed with improved soil (most of it is compost, soil improver and cow poo), and is protected from the worst of the WA summer suns. Fingers crossed that it will make loads of babies with the Fuerte friend I purchased! It is planted about 1.5m from the Fuerte. I'm hoping the Wurtz will grow to be about 2m x 2m

Its leaves have lost a lot of their green so I have added some trace elements (iron and zinc) and new growth appears to be greener. Within weeks new leaves are emerging with the standard red/copper colour which I hope indicates that whatever was missing is back! Now a few months later it has grown about 50cm and is a solid little shrub. The outside leaves get scorched on hot days and the plant will drop older leaves if it has water stress (must remember to water a bit more often) but nutrients and water are resulting in a tough little avocado.

In August 2011 it is flowering like crazy (the leaves are going brown again and being replaced by new leaves - it doesn't look the best but the plant seems happy). By October 2011 the tree has lost all its old leaves and is covered in rich lush new growth.

This tree still struggles with hot summer days - but extra mulch, and water help. I don't think any fruit set - but it continues to put on volumn and looks healthy.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None require at this time

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Water Given in: Spring

Avocado - Hass (A) ^8/10

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Bacon

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hass

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Attractive tree, taste of fruit,

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood and bone and mulch

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None - no fruit yet so no problems so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

I have had this avocado hass planted for about 8 months now it is about 1m-1.5m tall but has not developed any fruit yet as it is still to young. The question i wanted advice on was that i have eaten hass Avocado before and like the taste but they are generally not all that large a fruit. I have seen other avocado trees around the Perth area that have a larger and slightly different shaped fruit on them (more pear shaped) and the skin of the fruit does not turn purple like the hass but remains green. Cold anyone please tell me the name of this avocado, more information about it, how it compares to the hass and best place to purchase in Perth? Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Reed (A)

Comments: - Planted  winter 2009  from Daleys-replacing a bigger Reed the horse ate!

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Had a radical prune has was too tall & had been butchered by the horse so no fruit on this season-previously had 100s. Now about to bud again.

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Seedling (Seedling) ^2/10

Comments: -

taste of fruit

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2005

Height 18 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

how big does the avocado tree grows in w.a

Avocado - Wurtz (A)

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Planted June 13 2010, in my improved sandy soil with added fine coir fibres dug in at planting and sugar cane straw mulch. Tip pruned to ecourage width rather than height. Full morning sun, afternoon shade by house verandah

Planted: 2010

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Comments

Left behind. good luck

Avocado - Fuerte (B)

Comments: - Another avocado butchered by the horse-now recovering

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Comments

the background looks like a full blown nursery. is it?

No, I just really like growing stuff!

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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This was a long time waiting... sold out so quickly, but now I finally have one and it looks fantastic, new shoots and all. Potted up on the 4th January.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter 'fruit

Pest Control:

Eco - oil

Drought Shield

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A)

Avocado - Wurtz (A)

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A)

Avocado - Hass (A)

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^3/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost

When I Fertilise: Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Height 1.2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No