Avocado — Hass Avocado
Persea americana
Hass avocado - Persea americana
Hass is a tall upright spreading fruit tree which produces good quality, medium sized, dark skinned rough fruit. Hass have a unique cream butter texture and a rich nut flavour. Trees are self fertile but pollination can be enhanced by planting with other cultivars.
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Fruit information
Maturity: approximately November/December.
Fruit size: Medium.
Fruit shape: Ovate pear shaped.
Skin: Thick rough brown/purple and black when ripe. Otherwise green.
Flesh colour: Greenish towards the outer and becomes a lighter yellow towards the centre close to the seed.
Texture: Creamy, buttery.
Flavour: Rich and nutty.
Seed or stone: Seeded.
Storage: good shelf life. If unripe store at room temperature 3-6 days.
Yield: Sometimes alternate bearing usually having a heavy crop followed by lighter crops.
Plant information
Origin: Public variety.
Status: PUBLIC.
Tree shape: Tall and upright.
Growing conditions: Requires well drained aerated soils in a sheltered position free of frosts. Sunburn can damage fruit. Prone to dieback, root rots and fruit rots.
Comments: Tree fruits approximately 3 years after planting. Fruit ripens off the tree.
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