Variety Descriptions

Avocado: Persea americana
	Anaheim	A highly productive tree. Heavy bearer of tasty, green, 18-32oz. fruit. Smaller sized tree is an excellent choice for backyard use. Tree is frost-tender, making it a better choice for coastal or milder climates. Self-fertile.
	Bacon	A popular variety for all avocado climates. Medium-sized, green-skinned fruit has flavorful, smooth and creamy flesh. Medium-sized, attractive, upright tree is very cold hardy. Self-fertile.
	Fuerte	The second largest commercially produced avocado variety. Smooth, green-skinned fruit has excellent-flavored, creamy flesh. Large, spreading tree has an average hardiness rating. Alternate bearer produces more regularly in inland areas. Self-fertile.
	Hass	The most popular avocado variety for commercial and backyard use. Fruit has green, 'pebbly' skin which turns black when allowed to ripen off of the tree. Flavorful flesh is prized for its high oil content and 'buttery nut' flavor. Attractive tree is a consistent producer. Self-fertile.
	Jim Bacon	A seedling of Bacon that is slightly more frost-resistant than Bacon. Medium-sized, green-skinned fruit has a flavorful, smooth and creamy flesh. Heavy-producing, attractive, upright tree is self-fertile.
	Little Cado TM# 50552	The only true dwarf avocado variety. A consistent bearer of good quality, green-skinned fruit. An excellent choice for backyard use, as a container specimen, or as an espalier. Best for use in milder climates or if protected from winter frosts. Self-fertile.
	Mexicola	An excellent quality, frost-hardy variety. Mexican-type fruit reaches 4-8oz, with thin, black skin. Bears heavily both inland and along the coast. Compact tree is perfect for backyard use.
	Mexicola Grande	The most frost-resistant of all avocado varieties. High quality, black-skinned fruit has a rich, nutty flavor. Fruit ripens before danger of early frost. Large, spreading tree produces heavily both in coastal and inland areas. Self-fertile.
	Nabal	Large, rounded, 12-17oz. fruit has green skin and excellent-flavored flesh. Large, frost-tender tree performs best in mild-winter climates. Somewhat erratic of a producer. Self-fertile.
	Stuart	An excellent choice for colder climates. Compact, spreading tree bears small, black-skinned, Mexicola-type fruit. A great choice for backyard use. Very cold-hardy tree is self-fertile.
	Pinkerton	A heavy producer for both coastal and inland areas. Green, pebbly-skinned fruit has excellent-flavored flesh. A perfect choice for backyard use. Average hardiness. Self-fertile.
	Reed	A great choice for backyard and orchard use. Very large, rounded fruit has delicious, rich, buttery-flavored flesh. Attractive, upright tree produces heavily both along the coast and inland. Frost-tender tree is self-fertile.
	Whitsell	A heavy producer of bumpy, green-skinned fruit with nutty, flavorful flesh. Fruit quality is similar to Hass, but fruit is larger in size, and tree is more frost-hardy. Smaller tree makes an excellent choice for backyard use. Self-fertile.
	Zutano	A heavy producer of flavorful, smooth-skinned, green fruit. Bears well both on coast and inland areas. Large, upright-growing tree is preferred for its cold-hardiness. Self-fertile.
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