What Avocado do I purchase to grow in Tasmania? (forum)

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I am thinking of buying a Hass Avocado.

What is the best Avocado to buy for growth in Tasmania?

Time: 1st August 2008 10:25am

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Phil says...
Bacon is really the best for southern climates, it is said to take -9 degress.

Time: 3rd August 2008 1:54pm

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aaron says...
do they actually fruit / thrive in these temps.
Where are the best areas to grow avocado in Tasmania ? Are there many people doing it ?

Time: 28th August 2008 11:58pm

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Anonymous says...
I suggest pre -wrapped cellophane enclosed variety. Be sure to have a nice day when the checkout chick says so.

Time: 30th August 2008 6:22am

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culebra says...
late i know,

Provided cold tolerant varieties are selected avos will grow perfectly well in Tasmania.
they are even grown commercially there.

There is large tree in Richmond. it bears some decent fruit and appears perfectly healthy.

Time: 7th August 2009 5:26pm

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amanda says...
They also grow lots of Avo's in NZ (Hass)...they have perfect Avo soil there - and theirs really do taste good!

Time: 8th August 2009 9:21am

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culebra says...
Yes. People tend to think avocados are being tropical and and therefore requiring high temperatures but some forms come from high altitude areas like in Costa Rica and Guatemala cloud forest.. where they are an important food source for the resplendent quetzal bird so sacred to Meso-American cultures. incidently this bird is an important dispersal agent for wild avocados.

Time: 8th August 2009 9:33pm

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Analog6 says...
We are moving to Tasmania from northern NSW and don't want to give up our avocados. At the moment we have a magnificent Sheppard tree which is a prolific fruiter.
I did read that this variety will grow in frosty areas, as will the bacon variety, of course.
Is there a nursery in Tasmania where one can purchase them, or are you allowed to buy online and bring them into the state?
We will be living at Glenorchy, the site is a north west facing slope with good drainage and the garden has sheltered areas where we could easily rig covers for the tree for its first few seasons.
Any local knowledge much appreciated.

Time: 10th June 2013 8:20am

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Jason says...
Most of costal Tasmania is near enough frost free, its basically the same climate as where I live in South West Vic. Here Hass and Reed are the best performers, they do just as well here as Southern QLD. Of course if your orchard is seeing ice then you'll need a more hardy variety but imho there's basically no where in Australia too cold for Avocados.

Time: 10th June 2013 7:34pm

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amanda says...
Here is a commercial avocado producer in Tassie :-)
http://www.foodtourist.com/ftguide/Content/I4780.htm

Time: 12th June 2013 9:09am

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Jason says...
That mirrors my experience, the flavour of a long time ripened Avocado is on another level compared to where they are traditionally grown in Australia.

Time: 12th June 2013 9:48am

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amanda says...
I definitely agree Jason :)

(ps: dare I say it - but I have had some beautiful Hass avo's in NZ - slow ripened also...look forward to seeing the Tassie one's on the shelves too - although the food miles are likely the same...maybe they will start growing them in south west WA soon too..)


Time: 12th June 2013 7:50pm

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Boris Spasky says...
A good bulk of the avocados at supermarkets are artificially ripened, incl those from NZ.
Sydney markets have people there whose job is "ripener". People want an avocado ready to use that night. But when ripened this way they don't keep long and the flavour is not all there.

Time: 12th June 2013 10:00pm

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amanda says...
Good point Boris..that wouldn't help the flavour either.
Can't say I have ever had tasty one when I have been on holidays in Asia either...I usually find them "watery"..?


Time: 13th June 2013 9:21am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
How do they ripen Avo's at Sydney mkt ?

Time: 13th June 2013 10:31am

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Jason says...
One thing I've never understood is why Hass in the supermarkets are sometimes red/purple. It looks wrong somehow, I've never been able to see that with my Hass while ripening. They go from green to black only.

Time: 13th June 2013 1:19pm

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BJ says...
Its strange. I've seen them a strange pinky-purple in the past week. Do they change colour in inland/upland areas like a few others, or is it the gas ripening process?

Time: 13th June 2013 1:31pm

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Brain says...
I beleive they use ethylene gas to ripen fruit. If you google search ethylene and fruit, you should get an idea.

Basically, when fruit ripens, it produce ethylene gas, so that is why when you place unripe fruit with ripe fruit, the unripe fruit would ripen quicker. Except these days, the farms pick unripen fruit and supermarket stores them and when they are ready to sell, they get the ethylene treatment, so consumers gets a uniform product.

Time: 13th June 2013 3:03pm

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Brendan says...
Don't forget, avocados usually don't ripen until AFTER they're picked (off the tree).
Mine let me know when to harvest, the skin goes dull (from shiny), and the stem tends to go yellowish, near the fruit.
Flying foxes & possums have taken about 45% so far! Grr!

This 'Hairy Mary' catapiller has been attacking my avocado's skin lately!
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Time: 15th June 2013 8:17am

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VF says...
Fuerte in season now on Tamborine Mt. and are very good. Just getting a few Hass atm, and these are ripening to purplish colour not black too. Wonder if it's just because they're early in their season?

Time: 15th June 2013 8:38am

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Jason says...
Brendan the excellent thing about avocados is that you can graft two fruit together while they are on the tree. They have excellent fruit healing ability so whatever eats half of them doesn't really matter. Possums can eat half the fruit here but they heal and just end up a smaller avocado.

Time: 16th June 2013 9:46am

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