Reed Avocados in San Diego County

[shaneatwell]

The fruit stand at the SE corner of Hwy 76 and Interstate 15 finally has Reed avocados. I've been waiting to get these for a while. Got some yesterday. Excited to taste them.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/hwy-76-fruitstand-fallbrook

Also, in case you hadn't seen it in other posts Atkins has Reed and other top notch avocado trees.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/atkins-nursery-fallbrook

[socal10b]

i will be hitting whole foods really soon to pick up some reeds. Too bad my tree only produced 2 from last year that tree was also planted in the ground.
How much r they selling them?

thx

[shaneatwell]

I remember looking at the price but cant remember what it said. Sorry.

[cos]

If you can find try Nabal, the parent of Reed, & kept by the old time growers as a door yard tree. [ one that was not productive enough commercially but the the one they favored to eat]

[Bush2Beach]

California grown Reed's are for sale all over California right now, show me the California grown Mango's. I bought Reeds's from Vista for $2.50 each today , the lowest price I've seen this year. I can't wait for the California grown commercial Keitt harvest to come in soon.

[socal10b]

Last year whole foods selling reed at the same price

[simon_grow]

The farmers market in Mira Mesa is selling large reeds for $2 a piece or 3 for $5.  I've heard that some people like Nabal even more than Reed. I've never tried Nabal but Reeds are hard to beat with their ultra creamy texture.

Simon

[Mark in Texas]

Man, am I jealous.  I have a Reed tree which hopefully will produce next year but am dying to get my hands on some now.  All mail order prices is outrageous, like $7.58 each after shipping.  Know anyone that ships Reeds at a decent price?

[shaneatwell]

Tasted my first Reed this morning with a dash of salt and pepper. Excellent avocado, but couldn't really tell any difference from Hass except for shape.