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Serge starts with ... Can anybody identify this avocado. On first sighting it on the ground I thought it was a small eggplant, though there were no plants around, only a big avo tree above it. The avo is purple/black in colour, very glossy, has smooth shiny skin. It weighs 410gms and is 125mm long and 80mm wide. The tree is in the Redlands area(near Brisbane), origins are north Qld and am not sure wether the plant or seed came from there. Have been told fruits were much larger when the tree was younger and tended to. Hope somebody can solve this, internet has not produced any conclusive results.
| About the Author SM Thorneside 20th May 2014 7:23pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Trikus TULLY,4854,QLD 21st May 2014 6:59am #UserID: 930 Posts: 749 View All Trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 21st May 2014 5:36pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Hi Serge - Can you indicate how thick the outer skin is and if you think it would be edible?? There are some Avos in Mexico that have edible skin and maybe yours may be worthwhile grafting for the fun of it - how big is the seed and is the flesh as good as shephard? I had something like yours from a local market in Melb that was grown in mildura that was at least equal to a shephard - if you can put a photo of a cut specimen with seed in situ? Thanks - Mark | About the Author Markmelb , 21st May 2014 6:41pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Serge says... Thanks for getting back to me. As this is all new to me could you please elaborate on what you mean by seedling type. I'm thinking that there must be other avo trees around bearing the same fruit and it seems hard to believe , if I have a correct understanding of your reply, that this type has not got a name. | About the Author SM Thorneside 21st May 2014 7:11pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike Tr says... It looks like one of the Hawaiian types and a few fit the bill http://www.hawaiifruit.net/Avocado.pdf | About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 21st May 2014 7:34pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Serge says... Hi Markmelb, never new skin might be edible and as a consequence didn't try it. Skin was quite thin and flesh was soft and creamy and tasted like a good avo should. Not very technical but it has been a while since I've had an avo. Will be grafting in due course as this fruit has me somewhat intrigued, never seen one before and hope to grow my own in due course. What do you know about grafting this time of year given we are near Brisbane, obviously would wait if required to get positive results.
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About the Author SM Thorneside 21st May 2014 7:40pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 21st May 2014 7:50pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Serge says... Hi Mike Tr, thanks for the link. did not realize so many varieties exist. From what I could see the Masami looks pretty close but the seed does not have a point, maybe there might be a small difference between fruit. Will have to get more to see if what I had is common to other fruit from that tree. | About the Author SM Thorneside 21st May 2014 8:08pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 21st May 2014 8:41pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Hi Serg -skin looks thick and left parts of skin in flesh after cutting and flesh also looks a bit watery as if picked too soon - any way dont be too fussed as dont think it could be a patentable variety t present - get some named grafted a varieties and one b variety to get a good crop | About the Author Markmelb , 22nd May 2014 12:08am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Serge says... Hi Markmelb, upon looking at the photo a bit closer I can see that the surface looks watery. The fruit was picked up off the ground and I think I waited a bit too long for it to ripen. I think this effect was caused by the flash on the camera I used. Took it at home so the photo is a bit amateurish. I am only interested in trying to graft some cuttings and as I am not sure of the identity I was thinking of getting a type a & b to cover possibilities. As I am a bit of a novice to this is it the right way to go. | About the Author SM Thorneside 22nd May 2014 6:32pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Markmelb , 22nd May 2014 9:31pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Jason Portland 23rd May 2014 5:38pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 23rd May 2014 7:24pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Serge says... Hi Jason, fruit picked up off the ground. Need a cherry picker to get to the lower fruits. Tree is in a yard of an elderly lady I do some work for. This tree must be at least 10-12m tall. When I go back next time I hope there will be some fallen ones left and then I can see the difference. | About the Author SM Thorneside 23rd May 2014 8:43pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author SM Thorneside 23rd May 2014 8:49pm #UserID: 9954 Posts: 12 View All SM's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VF Wongawallan 26th May 2014 7:59pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Jason Portland 26th May 2014 8:58pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VF Wongawallan 26th May 2014 9:08pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... VF, yeah there's a lot less Ozone down here. The sun is loooots more powerful here than anywhere else I've ever been in the world. Although I've been told by reliable people, Tasmania, South Africa and the Southern island of New Zealand are stronger yet again. But yeah NSW and up.. pftt you can lay in that stuff for a month without going pink, it's equal to 15 minutes here. I went to Texas once in the middle of out Winter so I was white as a ghost. Got off the plane smack into 43c days, did nothing,, couldn't burn me in a fit. same in Mexico, very very mild sunlight up in the Northern Hemisphere. I always tell the story about my drink bottle which was made from some UV light colour changing plastic (looking back probably not a smart thing to drink from lol). It changed colour depending on how strong the UV was.. On all my travels is was like... Yellow in the bright sunlight. It lasted for a year, got home and on the first day it was really dark orange then broke.. went totally clear and never worked again. | About the Author Jason Portland 27th May 2014 6:31pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Explains the sunburn the Avo's are getting. Do your other fruit trees get burned too? I remember some years ago seeing a program about how breeders of livestock were having to be very selective in choosing animals without pink skin due to high rates of skin cancer in Tassie, and there was some concern whether native diurnal fauna species were being affected too. Don't really hear about the hole in the ozone anymore and how it's progressing. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 3rd June 2014 10:00am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Yeah there's more pressing concerns than ozone these days. I think its about the same as usual but there's other factors to why the southern end of the planet has stronger light. Just the angle of the Earth I think has a lot to do with it. But yes a lot of trees do struggle with it. Not everything burns, local natives don't. But most imported things I grow do. Stone fruit and apples get burnt fruit, it actually turns to jam on the tree.. White sapote s and avocados are the worst for actual tree damage. Avocados you can loose branches up to two inches in diameter on a 45c day. Sapotes loose all their new growth on such days, looks like you've gone along and hit them all with a gas torch, pretty impressive. | About the Author Jason Portland 3rd June 2014 3:00pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VF Wongawallan 3rd June 2014 9:47pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I used to, I'd be all like crying over how I lost six months growth. But now its just a normal part of the season. Sooner or later some of the trees get big enough that losing so me growth doesn't bother them much. Some parts of my garden are totally leech infested now so it is improving as far as heat resistance goes. | About the Author Jason Portland 3rd June 2014 11:41pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 4th June 2014 6:08am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Maybe a 'lime wash' like this would help Mary & Jason? http://www.organicgardener.com.au/articles/lime-based-whitewash | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 4th June 2014 8:34am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author MaryT Sydney 4th June 2014 11:25am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Dilute white water based plastic houspaint with water 50/50 (ceiling white best) and apply to sun exposed limbs - is a good reflective and will last a couple years - works great on Avos where there are alot of horizontal branches exposed when young - never tried on my mangoes but may look at this summer :) | About the Author Markmelb , 4th June 2014 6:26pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Hehehe, okay, not Avocado Green. Its a very light green. A white with a tiny bit of green mixed through. In the tin it looks like the light inner flesh of an avocado. When painted on the tree it looks pretty much white. Much cheaper to get the leftovers of 'near white' custom mixes from paint stores than forking out full price for pure white. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 5th June 2014 11:20am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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