Avocado Information Sheet
The following is a comparison chart for the Avocado varieties we commonly have available at our nursery, compiled from the Four Winds Growers website and the Sunset Western Garden Book.
| Name | A/B Type | Fruit Size | Fruit Color | Frost Sensitive Below | Ripens | Description |
| Bacon | B | 10-12oz | Green | 26 | Dec-Mar | Creamy, buttery fleshed avocado with a mild flavor perfect for salads, slices, or spreading on toast. Medium-thin skin. Medium upright tree. |
| Carmen Hass | A | 6-14oz | Black | 32 | Twice | Excellent flavor with two distinct crops a year. Medium-thick skin. Medium spreading canopy. Grows best long-term in ground. |
| Fuerte | B | 10-12oz | Green | 28 | Nov-Jun | Excellent fruit quality. Medium-thin skin. Does not produce well near the coast. |
| Gwen | A | larger than 10-12oz | Green | 32 | Spring-Early Fall | Small limbed tree naturally grows to about 15 feet but can be kept smaller. Thick green skin turns dull green when fully ripe. Creamy gold-green flesh has nutty, buttery flavor with a small to medium seed. Bears in alternate years. |
| Holiday | A | 18-24oz | Green | 30 | Oct-Dec | Highly productive tree that are relatively short and tend to weep as they grow. Fruit holds on tree well. Great for in ground or container growing. |
| Lamb Hass | A | 10-16oz | Black | 30 | Apr-Nov | A precocious, high-yielding, late-season avocado with good quality fruit. Upright, compact growth. Cross between Hass and Gwen. |
| Little Cado | A | 8-14oz | Green | 32 | May- Sep | AKA Minicado, Wurtz/Wertz Avocado. Great backyard tree 10-15 feet high. Good tasting fruit with medium-thin skin. |
| Pinkerton | A | 14-16oz | Green | 28 | Nov-Apr | Rich and creamy texture with an irresistible nutty flavor. Heavy, early producer near coast and inland. Medium spreading tree. |
| Reed | A | 12-18oz | Green | 32 | Summer-Late Fall | This creamy fleshed fruit has an excellent flavor that is rich, bold, and nutty. Medium upright tree. Softball-sized fruit has a deep green rind that is slightly pebbly in texture and easy to peel. |
| Sir Prize | B | 10-20oz | Black | 32 | Winter | Large Avocado with a small Seed, buttery in texture with a rich nutty flavor. Slower to oxidize than other varieties. Upright tree. |
| Stewart | A | 6-10oz | Black | 20 | Late Fall-Early Winter | Yellow fleshed fruit, rich and nutty in flavor with a hint of green around the edge where the fruit meets the skin. Spreading, strong tree. Thin skin. |
| Zutano | B | 10-12oz | Green | 26 | Nov-Jan | Prized for their ability to pollinate our favorite A-Type varieties and still provide a tasty avocado in the off-season with a delicate light flavor. Medium-thin skin |