Dwarf Avocado - Shepard (B)
Persea americana$54.00 ($54.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Specifications of Dwarf 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)
Water Requirements Moderate Watering
Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree? No (Full Size)
Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest 2-3 Years
Sun or Shade Full (Sun:80%-100%)
Preferred Soil Type Perfect Drainage (Sand/Volcanic)
Soil pH Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)
Fruiting/Harvest Months February, March, April
Fertiliser All Purpose, Compost, Seaweed
Plant Width 2-4m
Growth Rate Medium
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Pollinators for the Dwarf Avocado - Shepard (B)
Cross pollinate with one of these varieties for fruit set
Avocado - Hass (A)
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Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A)
$79.00 ($69.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Avocado - Reed (A)
$59.00 ($54.00-$59.00 choose a size)
Avocado - Secondo (A) ®
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Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)
$59.00 ($59.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A)
$79.00 ($59.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Avocado - Choquette (A)
$74.00 ($74.00-$99.00 choose a size)
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Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A)
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Avocado - Fuerte (B)
$79.00 ($54.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A)
$79.00 ($59.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Avocado - Reed (A)
$59.00 ($54.00-$59.00 choose a size)
Avocado - Choquette (A)
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Customer Tips & Reviews Dwarf Avocado - Shepard (B)
BIRDWOOD, NSW
Avocado - Shepard (B)
Great tree. Potted on after arrival and will plant out in September after the frosts. I have kept sheltered from frost in my green shade cloth area.
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 :(
ËIDSVOLD, 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