My Favorite Tasting Florida Avocados For Each Season

[@truthmatters-t7e]

The longer you can leave any avacado on the tree... the higher the oil content. love my Lula avacados

[@luvtoeatraw]

Me too! Lula is the BEST!

[@nicholas8479]

Lulas taste sweet, but have big seed and a little mushy.

[@truthmatters-t7e]

Not at all. Lulas have a SMALL seed and are quite dense and creamy. tasting. @@nicholas8479

[@chaselex]

If I have only one avocado I can get for my yard. What variety should it be. I’m looking for best tasting and oil content like hass.

[@truthmatters-t7e]

@@chaselex Lula avacado.

[@joujou0315]

Thank you for talking about avocados 🥑

[@KhmerMinnesnowta]

Avocado smoothie is one of my favorit drink, just added a few drops of lime. Enjoy it!

[@blue-flamephoenixrising2398]

I just started my avocado trees, i just planted the Lula, Simmons, Lara, and Pancho, for this year, next i am doing the Mangos. already bought the Keitt, and Glenn, i live in Central Florida, Lakeland, Polk co., researched each tree the best I could for the area. now patience is what i need to grow.. hagd. Namaste? I watch all your videos and learning alot from them..Could you do updates on small backyard fruit trees ? Thank you.

[@junewebb306]

Excellent information on Avocados. Great video.

[@vladdelto7491]

Maria black is a real dwarf tree , brooks late is another dwarfish tree and the fruit hangs on the tree into early march and is a good quality fruit ,large seed.

[@macksir8938]

Man those Simmons are huge😮

[@valerieescabi6104]

Shabbat shalom🙏🏻💖

[@sheilamore3261]

I have never seen a big giant avocado that big ever that is awesome I hope it tastes as good as some of the black ones I’ve had that are small they’re delicious

[@gadielgomez2709]

Here at my avocado grove in Puerto Rico we have 3 favorites (one for each season): Simmonds, Candelaria and Semil 34. That last one is the most incredible producer and has a very, very long season.Not sure how it behaves in FL.

[@beware1952]

which avocado keeps/best oxidizes slower than others.?

[@aregli]

I love your videos. Thank you for all the information. I made a large spreadsheet, i would be happy to share it. Question. I want to plant An A and B. One for the in the ground and the other next to it in a container based on my backyard. I really love both the Simmons and the Broden. However, that is not giving me a late-season harvest. If i were to get both of these, which one would you put in the container and the other in the ground? How do you like the Holiday?

[@paulmctigue8445]

Great information, Thanks!

[@dcooper6864]

Thanks!

[@FruitfulTrees]

thank you

[@ToddPalms]

Have you ever tried a Nishikawa or seen anyone growing it in FL? I’ve been reading some older posts on the forum that people think it tastes great high oil. I think some forum members in SW FL were growing it successfully

[@FruitfulTrees]

I know people growing it but I haven't had it yet

[@PukaHeadMan]

The Nishikawa is medium size creamy avocado with a small seed. Grafted and propagated in Hawaii by an early Kona Coffee grower from a disgarded seed when South American merchants passed through the islands. Very good flavor with high oil content.

[@jeffery8928]

Have you ever tried Julian's San Ignacio? I like dry avocados more than wet...

[@SandraSmithLarson]

I want them all!!!

[@abc941946]

Hi Paul, what would you say about the Coquette...where is that in your taste?

[@FruitfulTrees]

not my favorite but I do have a tree for now

[@falvarez4599]

I just want to say that I bought a Choquette Avocado tree from Al's Fruit Trees in early May 2020, we planted the tree that same month and last summer (2022) this tree produced lots of flowers but it lost lots of flowers in the late Fall which I assumed because of the time of year. This tree produced anywhere from 30 to 40 Large Glossy Creamy avocados this past year, creamy and oily butter to the point my wife will eat it with Toast, not me. For those who like an early creamy avocado I recommend the Choquette, I bought it because Al recommended it due to where I live in Kendall. This past June I bought a Small Catalina Avocado tree in a 15 gallon cloth container again from Al's Fruit Trees, this one I transferred to a 25 Gallon last month and when it gets bigger, I'm goin to transfer to a 50 Gallon, keep it in the 50 gallon and hopefully sometime in 2024 I'll be eating some Catalina avocados. I also want to say I enjoy your videos and I'm subscribed to your channel.

[@FruitfulTrees]

Choquette is a late season avocado not an early season. it fruits in November and December here in South Florida

[@dextermattear6550]

Hello Paul, what is the name of the low growing avocado from Lara Farms? They even suggested growing it in a pot on a pedestal. I bought a Brogden from Tropical Acres but have not planted it yet. Keep up the good work.

[@FruitfulTrees]

improved pollock is the one from Lara Farms

[@alaskanprideseafoods1766]

I recently tried some Simmons from a grower in FL. There was a lot of meat, and they were in great shape, but the flavor was so boring(kinda sweet, but washed out flavor and not good for guac without a lot of dressing up). Previously I've pretty much only had Hass, so I need to try additional types and hopefully identify some others I like. How do you compare the flavor profile of a Simmons in comparison to a Hass? Thank you for all the videos!

[@FruitfulTrees]

Give simmons another try its really nice

[@maggiejones8059]

I had a bad experience with Simmons I ordered a box from GuacFarm the order came great but the taste was awe full. They were so watery, nasty 🤮

[@occamsrazr9128]

Haven't tasted many of these varieties yet, but Avocado trees are the most temperamental and finicky plant I grow. The trees have a lot of problems. Every time I lose one I put something else in their place and that plant takes off. oh well. Thanks Paul

[@everydayanimalswithrainfor1315]

Hands down most temperamental plant I grow also. I'm obsessed with them. I lose one or two a year.😔

[@Jonas-I]

Just got some Simmons from Lara farms in. They are not quite ready to eat but I’m excited. Do You know if Simmons will grow in Orlando?

[@FruitfulTrees]

hi I am not sure

[@FloridaMangoFamily]

Any suggestions for central Florida growers or vendors? I want to try as many varieties as possible this year but can’t find any anywhere.

[@FruitfulTrees]

check with Mike on Trees and more and ask him what Avocados will do good near you. Also I did an interview with Nick's nursery in Orlando he would know what grows well near you.

[@FloridaMangoFamily]

@@FruitfulTrees yes I’m growing several but not fruiting yet! I want to try some fruits but they are impossible to find!

[@gershhayes796]

Shavuah tov, would you consider ft myers to be the same recommendation for varieties?

[@FruitfulTrees]

for Ft myers you want to get some cold hardy Avocados

[@ToddPalms]

@@FruitfulTreesim in SW FL , can you recommend a good ‘Type A’ variety to go with an Oro Negro which is type B

[@pediatricotreview9346]

How do you feel about Russel Avocado? (Long neck)

[@FruitfulTrees]

I think I had it and it tasted so-so

[@slametharyadi4894]

02:45 Simmonds

[@jessiesmith613]

👍👍

[@nicholas8479]

I heard Catalina taste great, but has a very short shelf life. I heard Dupuis taste great, but is a shy producer. I've heard good things about Simmonds, but it bothers me that it's a commercial variety for several reasons.

[@el3ctros]

Is there a best dwarf or Indoor variety? I can only grow indoors.

[@pediatricotreview9346]

Wurtz, Maria Black, and Utuado

[@gregg1829]

I have two avocado trees in my backyard. I’ve always thought one was a Hall avocado and get rave reviews from everybody. My wife is Cuban and has eaten avocados all her life. She’s originally from Cuba married to me a Michigan gander. I have a green thumb and have been growing these for 15 years or better. The other is a pear shaped avocado, not quite as good. If you are close to Royal Palm Beach I would like for you to try mine and give me your opinion of what is the proper kind of avocado. I start to pick them in late August to the middle of October. I will try to attach a couple of photos. Hurricane Milton dropped about 90 of these on the ground early Thursday morning. I am busy giving them away to friends and family, My American Legion and even people I meet on the street. Let me know? Greg G

[@gregg1829]

I go down to the coconut Creek casino or Hollywood casino from time to time. My daughter also lives in Saint Pete and my niece in Naples. I could always give some to them for you to try in the future.

[@somerandomperson1503]

My experience with Day has been very bad. Not because the fruit is bad, but because the tree has performed so poorly. I have 12 avocado trees, that all get pretty much identical treatment, and they’re all doing great EXCEPT for Day. It has been in the ground for almost two years and hasn’t grown an inch. Just like all my other avocados it is on a large mound so no root rot issues, it is on irrigation and gets watered regularly, it is in a sunny spot and gets plenty of light, it gets fertilizer on a regular schedule…and yet nothing. Not even a single new leaf in almost 2 years. I’m going to take it out and replace it with either a Nishikawa, Kampong or Dupuis, but I haven’t decided yet.

[@FruitfulTrees]

I've heard that about the day tree.

[@johnbanach3875]

Yes, the tree has no vigor, and the fruit ripens unevenly. I tasted some last season--no flavor. I wouldn't waste my time with Day. Not in the same class as all the other varieties mentioned. Almost everyone I know who had the tree ended up removing it, including myself.

[@mavisgordon3822]

God bless

[@nicholas8479]

According to your video, Day is the only avocado that ripens from October to November. Something to consider. Please let us know when you try the Day avocado.

[@mrjonathank92]

How do you feel about Brogdon?

[@FruitfulTrees]

tastes very good but the seed is too big compared to the amount to eat so for that reason I give it a dumbs down but most people love it

[@nicholas8479]

I don't care for the taste of Brogdon.

[@mrjonathank92]

@@nicholas8479 how would describe it vs a hass?

[@nicholas8479]

@@mrjonathank92 Sorry, I can't remember. I'll try to compare the two this season.

[@hopemorrison2367]

Do you have any for sale

[@FruitfulTrees]

nope

[@valerieescabi6104]

That’s a big avocado

[@krisnagandhasha6759]

what is variety?

[@FruitfulTrees]

simmonds

[@NovellaDeParmesano]

dats a big avocado lol. i have never seen that in my life. the avocados i know are like small apple sized big

[@somerandomperson1503]

There’s three primary subspecies of avocado, Guatemalan, Mexican and West Indian (also known as Florida avocado). West Indian avocados are much larger but generally lower in oil. There’s also many hybrids of these varieties such as Guatemalan-West Indian, which have properties of both parents like large size (from West Indian ancestry) and higher oil content (from Guatemalan ancestry).