Ryan, for someone who eats a lot of Sharwil and Yamagata avocados, your comments do carry weight. According to you, the Sharwil is superior to the Yamagata, thank you so much for your first hand, valuable input.
Oscar, I was amazed, in the last list, after the inferior quality avocados were removed, we were left with three cultivars, one each from Australia, Hawaii and California.
I swear I noticed this after I posted the list. I was like, oh my, this is a three way race between Austrlia, Hawaii and California, as to which location of origin of these cultivars, will fill the S.-FL-Winter-Avocado-Void. Nevertheless, I have to admit that although I do find this interesting, it was in no way intentional; I'm very fond of all three (capitalist...
) places.
Oscar, regarding the Yamagata, I must say that from what I've gathered, I've become very fond of this cultivar. But, I have to be honest and say that I worry about its thin skin (not so much about its peeling inadequacy), in that it may be counterproductive as far as producing a quality avo. fruit in the winter. But, I admit that I'm just speculating, we will not know if Yamagata will fill the S-F-W-A-V until someone grows it to fruition here in S. Florida. Thank you Oscar for your valuable input.
Mark, if it's true what the U. of Riverside says, that you could have Sharwil avocado from February-November, then you are a very lucky man, I wish you the best of luck.
And Mark, be careful what you wish for...
But seriously, thank you very much for that uplifting information. It seems that the Sharwil stays alive as a very possible candidate for the S-F-W-A-V. Again, thank you so much and please keet it coming.
Carlos, I was blown away with what you said, that the earliest ripe fruit of the year, in S. FL, is that from the Arue avocado cultivar. You said you ate some this year, as early as April. So, if someone in S. FL had, say, Monroe, Lula and Arue, that would take care of the winter months of January, February and April. These cultivars are of acceptable quality, they are not horrific, or as I like to say 'hellish.' If Arue is a reliable producer, then I guess one could say that the S-F-W-A-V is definitely getting filled; with just a few holes here and there. Now, if one or more of the avocados in the previous list (Fuerte, Yamagata, Sharwil) also filled a portion of the 'SFWAV,' then anyone in S. FL, even those with small yards could say: I want one or two avocado-christmas-trees with these 3-6 cultivars on them, and then have avocado year round.
It reminds me of what you've said, "Once we fill the 'SFWAV' we'll keep on going and look for a few more." This is very good, impressive news, thank you, you're the master.
Carlos, I'm impressed and humbled that we're getting assistance from far away friends in (Hawaii, California, Texas...) helping us fill the S-F-W-A-V. Thank you very much guys, it's greatly appreciated. We're all crazy about avocados and I like that a lot, and also being a part of this, along with everyone else.
Thank you all for all the input. We're really getting somewhere here, and it's really appreciated, please keep it coming.