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Growing avacado in frosty areas

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Big Damo starts with ...
Hello guys another question from me, I bought two avocado trees late last year from Bunnings, I bought a Hass and a Bacon variety trees.

They are still in pots but both had their roots growing around the pot, so I put them into bigger pots with some potting mix.

I live in the Macedon Ranges so my temperatures get into the negatives over night during winter and we get frost every morning.

How close do the trees have to be to each other to pollinate one another? I got both Type A and Type B avocado trees (Hass and Bacon).

Is it OK if they are on the same property or do they have to be next to each other, or across from each other is fine?

Also is it OK to plant up close to a fence? I know the tree apparently grows huge.

Thanks guys.
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Markmelb says...
Hello - this website will answer your questions - they plant 3 or four in a sq meter area http://www.avogrow.com/
Also you may find it a bit tricky with that amount of frost as very different to Melb winter temps or build a fire chimney wall like Hobart Botanical Gardens on its South boundary -
Good Luck
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yrt says...
In cold areas X pollination is not required.
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Markmelb says...
YRT - did you look at the NZ link I had above - as I beg to differ on cross pollination in colder areas - as i live in such an area I found better results last year having an A & B within 2 mts of each other as got 4 bacons and 10 lamb hass still holding on 18 month old plants (bacon 2.5yrs) so that NZ website is quite correct in getting an A & B really close in a hobby garden
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Mike Tr says...
http://www.biobees.co.nz/Pollination/Outdoor+Crops/Avocado.html

The need for outcrossing as opposed to self pollination in most references has a strong climate component.Less self pollination takes place in cooler avocado growing areas.There is a greater need for A and B trees in close proximity to allow out crossing therefore in the cooler areas.
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Jason says...
It's not even worth arguing about all the studies show you need a and b trees and you need them very close together for good crops. You can add that in with the fact the b types don't/can't perform well in cool climates.
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Mike Tr says...
Fuerte does alright.
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Jason says...
Not in cool climates, well.. I get about 5 fruit per year off Fuerte.

But when you compare that to 300-400 on a Hass it's not so good.
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