Avocado - Shepard (B)
Persea americanaAvocado Sheppard
$54.00 ($54.00-$89.00 choose a size)
Specifications of Avocado - Shepard (B)
Preferred Climate SubtropicalLearn About Climate Zones
Grown From GraftedLearn About Propagation Methods
Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions) 5-10m
Plants required to Pollinate 1+ Beneficial (cross pollination helps with fruit set)Learn about Pollination
Can it Handle Frosts? Sometimes
Amount of leaves in Winter? All Leaves (Evergreen)
Quarantine Restrictions to these Areas WA
Water Requirements Moderate Watering
Fruiting/Harvest Months February, March
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Customer Tips & Reviews Avocado - Shepard (B)
Avocado - Shepard (B)
Dont let possums eat them, mine never recovered after being eaten (Hass and Shepard). Ill try again but keep them in pots near the house next time. So sad :(
EIDSVOLD, QLD, Australia
different varieties planted for fruit cropping spread and different tastes.
SAMFORD VALLEY, QLD, Australia
purchased in July 2015 and first fruited in December 2016! Very vigorous growing in vic Brisbane.
North Ryde, NSW
Set small fruit after 1 year but dropped them soon after. Flowering again now, but none set yet.
Cairns, QLD
Avocado - Sheppard (B)
Of the guatemalans shepard,reed,wurtz and hazzard grow well in my Cairns backyard with shepard being the most productive as it is heat tolerant.Amblipelta and helopeltis bugs take a toll
Logan Village, QLD, Australia
Planted July 2008Very frost senstive... has significant burning this year even after shelter from frost cloth
