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Phil. starts with ... I notice that Tropical Fruit World in Murwillumbah is selling "Linda" avocado plants for $40 each. I haven't heard of this variety being present in Australia. Does anyone in the forum know whether it is type A or B and the characteristics of the fruit or tree?
| About the Author Murwillumbah 3rd October 2009 10:03am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Phil, The Linda avocado is a type 'B' and can bear fruit up to 600g (in ideal conditions), which is very large. Hass bears fruit 150 to 200g in weight. Taste of Linda is rated great. It can grow to 6 metres high, but I would keep it pruned to about 4 metres. My brother has one and it's growing like mad. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 4th October 2009 5:51am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Murwillumbah 4th October 2009 9:23am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Phil, Don't forget, avocados don't like wet feet. When planting in clay / heavy soil, plant on a mound (i use bagged cow manure & cheap potting mix with lots of gypsum). When planting in sandy soil, dig lots of bagged cow manure, a bit of gypsum AND dolomite. Make this circle ~ 1.5 metres diameter & into the top 300mm. NO fertilizer hey. If you already have a 'collection' of avos, you know how to grow them. They can be tricky. Good luck. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 8th October 2009 7:01am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Just remember West Indian race Avocados are actually from Mexico and are all over Mexico and Guatemala. The difference between them and other Avocados is they are a sea level tropical plant and live on the coast right next to the beach almost in the sea most of the time. Where the purple thin skinned high oil content and high altitude ones are found in the Valley of Mexico at 2000 meters and up where it's more like Melbourne most of the time. Large fruited seedlings with fruit over a kilo is pretty standard for those | About the Author Jason Portland 7th October 2011 9:57pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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