My Edible Fruit Trees: Avocado Trees WA

Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A) (Grafted) ^9/10

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Lamb Hass is a very productive & problem free tree. The fruit taste similar to Hass but are usually a little softer. The tree is quite compact for an avocado and I am growing mine in a 160L pot. This variety pollinates well on its own and is resistant to sunburn.

The tree is also much more upright compared to The spreading nature of a regular Hass tree.

Planted: 2016

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: None needed

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

from where i can buy this self pollination avocado

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2013

Height 2 metres

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Avocado - Hass (A) ^10/10

Comments: - Easy to grow. Lovely fruit. Self pollinating (but way better now we have a bee hive also) We harvest after winter - around November, as the fruit tastes so much better after the cold weather and it's water content drops. A great choice for a backyard tree, along with Reed. 
I apply a lot of varied types of mulching materials, including logs/wood, like in the photo. There is evidence that with appropriate mulching we can encourage increased growth of the beneficial fungi in the soil - which can help outcompete any pathogenic fungi. This is very helpful for avocados.

Planted: 2013

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Acid lovers, little and often, alternating with slow relase organic chook manure pellets.

Pest Control: Netting against parrots etc, rarely some copper sulphate sprays for Sooty blotch (note: not the same as Sooty Mold) on the trunk and branches.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: When do other warm-temperate growers prune their Hass trees? References suggest immediately after fruit set, in cooler areas? (will have to sacrifice some fruit of course) 

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) ^5/10

Comments: - Not that fussed on this tree. It's droopy and dense growth is not good for air circulation through the canopy and it doesn't seem to set a lot of fruit as yet. The fruit is the more watery type, thin skin. 

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2015

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Acid lovers, little and often

Question: Does anyone get a decent crop from this variety? 
We have a Type B nearby and a bee hive - but it still doesn't set many fruit, especially compared to the Hass and Reed?

Avocado - Reed (A) (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - I love this tree - the fruit is amazing and even better if you let them hang on the tree for an extra month or two. Buttery, nutty, creamy and huge. A lovely handsome tree - very vigorous and fruits prolifically. Highly recommend and tolerates cool weather no problems here.
We harvest ours from Christmas onwards. Our fruits won First Prize at one of the country Ag shows last season too.
They grow well in our sand that has been improved with the clay plus, fine coir, compost and lots of OM - which makes the rich organic loam that they particularly need to thrive.

Planted: 2014

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers alternating with slow release organic chook maure pellets, Little and often

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: I am wondering if Reed is self fertile perhaps? I have seen a large tree, grown in isolation, producing heaps of fruit?

Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - It's a Type B and easy to grow. It flowers a bit too early in our cooler climate so fruit set is not great and a few are cocktail avocados. I planted it for cross pollinating our Type A's - but it tends to flower a bit earlier than all of them. 
It is a very vigorous and spreading tree, be warned. This pic is ours at 4yrs old.
Sand improvement is really important here, for strong healthy growth and good fruiting. I use plenty of Clay Plus, fine coir and a good quality compost (make sure the compost pH is not alkaline before adding it) and lots of mulchy things - even large pieces of our fire wood/logs, half buried under the canopy and drip line, as avocados have shallow feeder roots that need protecting. Their leaf litter stays where it falls and I use a complete fertiliser that has trace elements/minerals added.
It's important that their topsoil remains moist in our summers - so this can mean watering daily in a heatwave. Drainage is not an issue in our deep sands, which is a bonus for avocados, being prone to root rots due to "wet feet" 

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2015

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Organic Acid lovers, little and often, alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A)

Comments: - Only planted last year so can't really comment yet. It's growing well and flowers profusely enough. Too young to set fruit perhaps.

Planted: 2018

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 5% in Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Acid lovers, little and often as we are on sandy loam

Avocado - Reed (A)

Avocado - Hass (A)

Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A) (Seedling) ^8/10

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Seems to be doing well, planted in mid winter at about 1m high and flowering already 1.5 months later. The branches droop a lot so I will keep it staked until it has a few good strong branches to hold rest of the plant up.

Planted: 2017

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Had a radical prune as was too tall & had been butchered by the horse. 

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Reed (A) (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Nice looking dwarf fruit tree, although very thirsty and suffers some sunburn in summer.

Planted: 2014

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)

Avocado - Reed (A) (Grafted)

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tried but died

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

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Tried but died

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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Initially purchased with the intent of spending its life in a pot I've decided to pull up some pavers and set it free in the ground! It is going in a slender bed with improved soil (most of it is compost, soil improver and cow poo), and is protected from the worst of the WA summer suns. Fingers crossed that it will make loads of babies with the Fuerte friend I purchased! It is planted about 1.5m from the Fuerte. I'm hoping the Wurtz will grow to be about 2m x 2m

Its leaves have lost a lot of their green so I have added some trace elements (iron and zinc) and new growth appears to be greener. Within weeks new leaves are emerging with the standard red/copper colour which I hope indicates that whatever was missing is back! Now a few months later it has grown about 50cm and is a solid little shrub. The outside leaves get scorched on hot days and the plant will drop older leaves if it has water stress (must remember to water a bit more often) but nutrients and water are resulting in a tough little avocado.

In August 2011 it is flowering like crazy (the leaves are going brown again and being replaced by new leaves - it doesn't look the best but the plant seems happy). By October 2011 the tree has lost all its old leaves and is covered in rich lush new growth.

This tree still struggles with hot summer days - but extra mulch, and water help. I don't think any fruit set - but it continues to put on volumn and looks healthy.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None require at this time

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B) ^8/10

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They say where you grow mangoes you can grow avocados. My B type avocado is young yet my mangoes are old. So here is hopjng the avo s thrive!

I do apologise the astute among you would have realised that one of my photoes is of my Black Sapote. I have since added a photo of my Bacon Avocado and left the sapote there - just to keep it interesting.

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Water Given in: Spring

Avocado - Hass (A) ^8/10

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Bacon

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hass

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^5/10

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Attractive tree, taste of fruit,

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood and bone and mulch

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None - no fruit yet so no problems so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

I have had this avocado hass planted for about 8 months now it is about 1m-1.5m tall but has not developed any fruit yet as it is still to young. The question i wanted advice on was that i have eaten hass Avocado before and like the taste but they are generally not all that large a fruit. I have seen other avocado trees around the Perth area that have a larger and slightly different shaped fruit on them (more pear shaped) and the skin of the fruit does not turn purple like the hass but remains green. Cold anyone please tell me the name of this avocado, more information about it, how it compares to the hass and best place to purchase in Perth? Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

Comments

could be the Hass or Bacon depending on skinn texture, one smooth - Bacon and Hass wrinkly.

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Reed Seedling (Seedling) ^2/10

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taste of fruit

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2005

Height 18 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

how big does the avocado tree grows in w.a

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)

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Planted June 13 2010, in my improved sandy soil with added fine coir fibres dug in at planting and sugar cane straw mulch. Tip pruned to ecourage width rather than height. Full morning sun, afternoon shade by house verandah

Planted: 2010

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Comments

Left behind. good luck

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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This was a long time waiting... sold out so quickly, but now I finally have one and it looks fantastic, new shoots and all. Potted up on the 4th January.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter 'fruit

Pest Control:

Eco - oil

Drought Shield

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A)

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic