The Best Florida Avocado That No One Knows About

The "Improved Pollock", is not the Pollock but a seedling of the Pollock avocado. It is a West Indian, Type A avocado
You can order this Improved Pollock Avocado from Lara Farms at this link
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You can order the variety box of avocados at this link
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[@everydayanimalswithrainfor1315]

This is the best video for Florida avocados out there! Very informative. Thank you Paul and Julian.

[@butterflyj685]

This was a very good and informative video from Lara Farms. Julian should brand and market that Improved Pollock tree as a dwarf "Weeping Avacado", which sounds better than saying "leggy". I would love to grow the Improved Pollock but probably not hardy enough for my climate. I'm in Georgia zone 8a. I already have 5 varieties that are suppose to be hardy here once established ( Mexicola Grande, Brogdon, Monroe, Oro Nero and Fantastic), I've kept them in pots through the winter for 2 years now and just cover and protect them from extreme cold. I plan on espalier them the way a guy does in New Zealand. I thought maybe the Improved Pollock would be great to espalier because of it's weeping nature. Thanks for sharing. Please keep up the videos!

[@tonyqban]

I love going to Lara Farms, I’m 5 minutes away from them, they’re like family.

[@Ded-Ede]

39:29 I did not know there were seedless avocados. Thanks for making this video. Such great information.

[@janettaina9630]

Beautiful trees, thanks you for sharing. I will definitely keep an eye on the Improved Pollock.

[@swarfmaster]

Here in Santa Barbara my Nabal is really loaded and I get a couple on the ground every morning. It is a delicious variety with fruit up to 2 pounds.

[@reyn66]

beautiful avocado trees on his farm.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

When you are at someone else’s property and they have a tree that you want but don’t have room for, I can hear it in your tone of voice when you ask them questions about it. Its almost accusatory, not quite. Haha 🤣 I ❤❤❤ your channel !!! Now I want to move to South Florida! (from Seattle) All my friends try to warn me about alligators and hurricanes, but I say “But MANGO TREES!!!” 😂

[@slugbyte]

Home Depot here has Catalina avocado trees, I bought one a few months ago and is growing well, I should go buy another!

[@FruitfulTrees]

It's a great avocado but you only need one

[@slugbyte]

@@FruitfulTrees I plan on having 30-35 avocado trees, I have 11 of 6 different varieties and 30 seedlings that I'll graft to next year.

[@thegr8stm8]

Hi Paul… what variety of avocados can be “paired” on one tree… such that A/B flowering is same time and growth habit is same/similar? You could easily double or triple your varieties of avocados and mangoes by grafting different scions with similar characteristics. This is truly what a backyard fruit grower need!

[@FruitfulTrees]

Hi John, it's a good idea. you would need to avocados of the same season and different types. Check the list on his website to help figure it out.

[@edisonm8654]

Havent done this myself but if i did, i would graft miguel and simmonds on same tree

[@janetpope8495]

Enjoy all your videos and great information. I went to order the mixed box. No go. I live in California 😒

[@oldmanfigs]

These guys are great…

[@southeastern9989]

I agree, I’m a big fan of avocados but out of all the avocados that I’ve eaten, the Simmons are my favorite and some of them are really big.

[@gennisparry4352]

In Jamaica the fruit trees grow in the yard and also wildly. We don’t know every name for the fruit but we just eat them. Avocado for America but pears for the Caribbean. Naseberry in Jamaica 🇯🇲, saps dill o in the other islands.

[@yellowbird500]

How do keep the squirrels from eating them?

[@orlandogardener]

I want that tree for sure

[@weiss613]

Yes Pollack is great improved or not. Lit my eyes up when I first tasted it 7 years ago and planted one.

[@markmundell6241]

When is the best time to pick Florida Hass?

[@vladdelto7491]

I have a maria black avocado tree that is a real dwarf and grow habits is very similar to lara pollock

[@bernardquesnel8870]

Pollock is one of the most popular avocado in the Caribbean or west Indies. I don't want any other type. Nothing compares to it. That one in the video is about half maybe two thirds the size of a proper Pollock. Buttery is how I describe it.

[@kathryn2826]

I got a big Florida avocado at the store, it was big and dark green, I put the toothpicks in it and set it In water. It grew a wonderful stem, the stem grew big leaves, I planted in a pot, it grew so fast I had to transplant in a bigger pot, I asked my landscaper to plant in my yard twenty feet out from my house, now 9 years later it has grown way over my house and screen over the pool. It had hundreds of blossoms all over the tree, then a strong wind blew them away. For the first time ever I got one BIG BEAUTIFUL avocado. It was hard, but it ripened in a few days. See my pictures?

[@KellyNeddo]

I wanna see the avocado! I just bought a grafted super hass olala from green dreams I now have to wait years :( sniffle 😂

[@lion5452]

Is it hard to keep ur pool clean of avocado leaves ?

[@lion5452]

Where are the pictures ?

[@shadwells460]

The first tree in video has leaf damage. Is that from lace bugs? If so does that tree lose alot of leaves due to lace bug?

[@gordonspears6320]

I have an Ooh-La-La (now sold as SuperHass), and I can confirm that some of the fruits did not ripen evenly. Most however did ripen properly if allowed to fully mature on the tree. They are ready to pick once the fruit turns black all over. I'm hoping that fruit quality will improve as the tree matures, this is only the second year it has produced. I like the flavor. A November fruit, it's the closest to a Hass that I've tasted from Florida. It's probably even better than grocery store Hass. A bit larger than Hass too.

[@FruitfulTrees]

I've had a bunch the last few week. Ripened fully and the taste is really good

[@jolus6678]

lol Everyone is always saying they have the best avocado or mango or whatever. But we don't all taste things the same. Taste is "in the mouth of the beholder"😅

[@ricktan2988]

I tried Seedless/none seed Avocado 🥑 in Indonesia is very good 👍

[@mrboat580]

Here in Tampa have really enjoyed the Lula. Grandfather grew it for over 40 years until he passed. Whole family and all the neighbors loved that tree.

[@goleogotube]

Well I know.I'm cuban and I love catalina avocados I also know and i have watched his videos.Thanks.

[@stupidsnike]

Type A are female flowers in the morning....Type B are female flowers in the afternoon

[@captq4]

Love your videos, very educational, but as a 68 yr old 5th generation Miami native, my family & friends are very familiar with Catalina. "Taste before you buy" is true for all types of fruit trees not just avocados. Good advice for newcomers. We love our simmonds and choquette that way we have both summer and fall/winter fruit.

[@everydayanimalswithrainfor1315]

The original pollock avo is flower type b. So maybe also the improved version?

[@chintanaohl9698]

Agree with you !

[@eddy8828]

Happy you got the improved Pollock. Great great video. Love your videos.🥑

[@punaforager]

Nice. Hmmm. We have some really dank amazing avocados here in Hawaii. Would love to see a national taste test between Hawaii and south Florida.

[@captq4]

Good videos but you're wrong about not knowing about the Catalina. Not everyone is a transplant from other states. Growing up in Miami in the 50s, 60s, & 70s, most of our family members had them in their yards.

[@ZE308AC]

Do he ship avacado fruit to California?

[@brianbertenshaw5150]

Avacados do not grow true to seed...

[@ronaldgaudet9290]

holy mary mother of god i wish i had one of those avacado tree's

[@MidniteClubII]

I have tried Many many varieties and my #1 is FUERTE, #2 is Monroe and #3 is Simmonds. Most Avocadoes are GREAT tho. Californians Love AVOCADOS!

[@georgweyand88]

Thanks, Paul for the tour. I also enjoyed hearing the roosters in the background.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

I kept wanting Christofer Walken to come in and say “I gotta have more Rooster!”

[@MelDormoy]

A year later and I paused the video and went straight over and bought a Lara improved Pollack at Larafarmsmiami 😅😊

[@nancytharp8213]

I ordered the improved pollock. Thanks for sharing 🙏 😎 🏖 🏝

[@FruitfulTrees]

that's great you were able to get one. They sold out fast.

[@gregorybowman6851]

Plant good rootstock. You can graft any variety you like later on.

[@devbachu7072]

We have so much varieties in the Caribbean

[@johnbanach3875]

So Improved Pollock is better than Maria Black??? (BTW, Brad Spaugh who is the CA avo grower/expert on TFF says that Lamb Hass is garbage.)

[@FruitfulTrees]

I don't remember the maria black tasting as good as the improved pollock but they are both good and both on the dwarf side.

[@AnhNguyen-kp2ls]

Can I grow the improve Pollock in a pot?I live in Zone 8a

[@Elazarko]

What month of the Year can i order this Lara Pollock plant/tree?

[@FruitfulTrees]

www.larafarmsmiami.com

[@kimhicks4781]

@@FruitfulTrees Can you order fruit or trees in California to be sent in mail. Happy New Years 2024.

[@RA-om8ck]

You guys are awesome! Thanks for making these videos!

[@eddyballester8990]

Thank You very informative.

[@EastsideGardening]

Ordered the improved pollock. Thanks Paul!

[@randynrx]

pollock is a type B, so the seeding should also be B

[@randynrx]

after a search I'm seeing that most say it is type A, sorry for t he confusion

[@gloriakadar3288]

Thanks México for aguacates 🥑

[@ConcordanceHongora]

can I get one to grow?

[@reyn66]

We had a Cute producing tree at our home in California. It was also a very poor producer.

[@FruitfulTrees]

you had a Pollock or an "Improved Pollock" ? they are 2 different trees. Pollock is not a good producer but the improved Pollock is a good producer

[@jacobwhite953]

Do you have to have two different varieties of avocados for pollination? I’m wanting to plant an Oro Negro avocado here in Gainesville, Florida. Will it produce fruit with just one tree?

[@COOKIE-2u]

No..u need Both A & B pollinators even if u have only 1 tree you'll have to graft the other onto the tree.

[@НатальяГолованова-з5н]

What does uneven ripening mean? The fruit doesn't ripe? Or fruits ripe different times?

[@FruitfulTrees]

only some of the fruit will ripen but now all of it

[@chuckurso593]

I could have told you that Super Haas is a dud. Found that out 12 years ago from personal experience and thru others.

[@FruitfulTrees]

yes it's a dud for sure

[@JuanMiro507]

i'm starting a small collection of avocado trees down here in Panama, Central America. We are in the middle of the tropics so heat and humidity is prevalent... I got Catalina, Lorena (Papelillo) and some type of Hass (i guess grafted on a native avocado rootstock) that i think might work despite the heat. I'm gonna get some Choquette and probably a Simmons... I do wish to get some hass looking avocado that can fare well in tropical heat. Down here regular hass is only planted above 1,000m high, where temperature is fresh and nights chilly... I wonder if there is a way of getting that... and how would that work to get a tree from another country? it would have to be a seed most likely..i dont think aduana/migration can let a tree pass.

[@blue-flamephoenixrising2398]

Improved Pollock avocado's are out of stock at this time.. Just visited..

[@FruitfulTrees]

Alex at Tropical Acres Farms may also have them for sale

[@TheVersipelis]

I planted a “Duke” seedling in my yard (the grafted Duke’s did not fair well in C. Florida climate) and at year 4, it has produced some fruit, but it fell off early. It has a beautiful canopy and a very anise smell in the leaves. It’s my experimental avocado.

[@ashton272]

Pollock is King in Trinidad

[@ThatsHogwash]

Just looked and improved pollock (aka Lara Pollock) are sold out at Lara Farms...I think I need one of these!!!

[@lorenbush8876]

Who does that with mangoes, send out a box with the varieties a person wants to try, I would like to try several of the Zills mango varieties?

[@JRPBC561]

Dwarf holding fruit that size? All the dwarf avocados I have produce tiny sized avocados.

[@johnbanach3875]

No, Triumph persimmon is not South Florida. The original name for South Florida was Hudson.

[@FruitfulTrees]

Thank you. Good to know. I have both.

[@FruitfulTrees]

Do you know if there is a big difference?

[@gopherbobz]

I've been on the search for south Florida/Hudson persimmon for awhile. Even scions would be great.

[@johnbanach3875]

@@FruitfulTrees Not a big difference. My South Florida was more productive.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

5:28 Yeah sure, not looking for more fruit trees! Who do you think you’re kidding?!😂

[@Ded-Ede]

34:54 Amazing video. Avocado with Edible skin. How big is the land?

[@sandrabeck8788]

The pedestal idea for the Improved Pollock is great! I will try to find out where you are located. We were just torn to shreds by hurricane Ian. But I keep most my good trees in pots, and don’t mind getting a new one.

[@BigDogRoy]

What is your opinion on Choquette Avocado?

[@FruitfulTrees]

not a fan

[@slugbyte]

Wish Lara Farms could ship to the USVI

[@avibhagan]

Pollock Avocados , are the staple of the Caribbean .

[@greatergood3706]

I've got a plain old regular Pollock. All my neighbors love them. Just to Big to eat more than one per day

[@ronaldgaudet9290]

now that i live here in florida i want to grow mango and avacado trees

[@jakethebarber1]

gotta link for those pants @Julian? lol.. i need those

[@chintanaohl9698]

Improved pollock

[@NicoleCB]

oh, I feel so tempted.

[@TheBradmd]

More in stock

[@douglasanderson7301]

You guys sound like two guys talking baseball at the bar. Beautiful, depth of passion glad I stumbled over the video. I'm 6B so I doubt I'll ever get to grow an avocado and eat from my tree. ' course if there is a tree that could work - geez let me know!

[@FruitfulTrees]

I think it would be too cold there

[@elizabethbrownjames4091]

We have the Simmonds in Jamaica

[@imdfonz]

What are the seedless avocados called? They are small but creamy and seed is like a dime. Tons of meat!

[@FruitfulTrees]

I don't remember the name but most people just all them seedless Avocados

[@Seaheart88]

So good, I've watched it twice!

[@sandrabeck8788]

Please tell me your trees survived Ian?

[@monicaoutside]

It’s sold out now. 😢

[@FruitfulTrees]

Yes after the video he sold out quickly. I know he had about 15 when I was there.

[@FruitfulTrees]

Monica, he just told me he found 8 more left but they will sell out fast so contact him asap and get one

[@monicaoutside]

Just ordered it! Thank you Paul! 😊

[@chintanaohl9698]

What kind is it the best kept secret for south Florida if you only have room for one?

[@FruitfulTrees]

so many to chose from

[@Tropical_Fruit_stateofmind941]

I'm ready to make a nice plant haul front lara farm in the next 45 days😆🤣

[@FruitfulTrees]

He is almost sold out of the improved pollock, so hurry and get one

[@kathryn2826]

It was delicious

[@edisonm8654]

Ordered 1 thanks

[@tegerewany]

Reed avocados 🥑 grow low to the ground too

[@FruitfulTrees]

I love reed. I don't think they grow well in Florida

[@edinelsonramirez5656]

"nobody" is a strong word .... just saying!

[@CPMJunkRemoval]

Any chance it will grow in Zone 8b?

[@FruitfulTrees]

not sure but worth a try

[@reyn66]

Wurtz is a dwarf avocado and likes to hang low (in comparison to Lara Polock). Mine is over 13 years old and stands at 5 feet. But its fruit is inferior to others I've had.

[@johnbanach3875]

True. Wurtz avocado doesn't have a flavor you'd consider great.

[@vladdelto7491]

Wurtz from florida are different than the ones from California . Is a very good avocado .

[@johnbanach3875]

@@vladdelto7491 Yes, I was referring to the Wurtz grown in FL, and to my taste it's mediocre--a little bland, not great.

[@reyn66]

@@vladdelto7491, I can see that happening. I've been trying to grow a jan Boyce avocado which some grow well, I can't get mine out of the spindly mod.

[@TheBradmd]

I just tried to buy an improved pollock and all are sold out

[@FruitfulTrees]

they should have more christmas time

[@TheBradmd]

@@FruitfulTrees he just messaged me- has more in stock- I ordered two, thx

[@kgtropicalflavors]

Hey, sold out in deed! Good video👍🏼

[@TheBradmd]

He has more - not sold out now

[@FruitfulTrees]

hi just got some more. contact him and get it

[@TheBradmd]

@@FruitfulTrees got 2, delivered yestersay

[@julioalvarez7462]

Everyone is heard about that avocado

[@FruitfulTrees]

No Julio, this is not a pollock, This is an "improved Pollock" not many people have heard of it. It's different than pollock

[@JuanLopez-sx1er]

I have the RUSSEL AVOCADO 🥑 is Huge the top part of the Avocado you can slice it in rounds an the taste 👅 is Marvelous. I got my RUSSEL FROM LARA Farms. They have QUALITY FRUIT 🍎 TREES.

[@MyCorduroy]