Tag: avocado

Experimenting with not-quite-as-cold-hardy avocado varieties

May 19, 2023

For the last two decades, I’ve been propagating and planting some of the most cold hardy types of avocado, pure Mexican subspecies varieties like ‘Del Rio’, ‘Gainesville’, ‘Mexicola’, ‘Opal’/’Lila’, ‘Wilma’/’Brazos Belle’, ‘Joey’, ‘May’, and ‘Poncho’, as well as seedlings that are crosses of the above varieties. These pure Mexican subspecies (Persea americana drymifolia) cultivars can … More Experimenting with not-quite-as-cold-hardy avocado varieties

Cold-hardy avocados workshop with Oliver Moore, July 29

July 20, 2018

A little-known group of avocado varieties, originally from the mountains of Mexico, can handle winter freezes much lower than commercially grown avocados, down to 15 to 18F (-7 to -9C). These varieties tend to have medium to smallish fruits with outstandingly rich flavor, some of the best tasting of any avocados. These cold-hardy Mexican avocados … More Cold-hardy avocados workshop with Oliver Moore, July 29