Let me put this in this way, I'm getting a big itch for getting a grafted Lula avocado cultivar. Although I know it doesn't completly fill the avocado void that we have here in the South Florida winter, it does bridge the avocado season into the mango season. This is accomplished with the ripe fruit from a grafted Rosy-Gold mango tree.
At least, this is what happened this year. That is, when I picked the last Lula avocado fruit from a tree at a nearby fruit park in the beginning of March of this year, I was already eating mangos from my Rosy-Gold mango tree (March 1, 2013). Since the name of this thread is "Mango and/or Avocado 24/7," I believe the first goal of this thread, as suggested by this threads' namesake, has thus been accomplished, at least for this year. I guess I'll have to wait until next year to see if this same Lula-avocado and Rosy-Gold-mango 'bridge' happens again; very exciting.
By the way, two very late avocado cultivars in South Florida are Lula and Choquette. I'm gonna take an endulgement in expressing that I like to think of these two cultivars as being 'hellish' avocados, in the sense that:
Lula avocados, although of good eating quality, in my opinion, the exterior skin develops scab in the South Florida winter months of January, February and the beginning of March. The scab on the exterior of the fruit 'does not' affect the edible 'fruit-meat' on the inside, in my opinion/observations. Also, another positive thing about this cultivar is, that its seedling make a great rootstock!
Choquette avocados, I've noticed are very famous at ripening very late in the avocado (South Florida winter) season. But, the scab/problem on the exterior or the fruit, 'does' affect the 'fruit-meat' inside the avocado. This, therefore, considerably affects the eating quality of this cultivar. Thus, I then think of it as being more 'hellish' than the Lula avocado.
So, this is why I find myself being very attracted to the Lula avocado; and about buying one tree and planting it.
I think I should let it be known that I for one am still, very much, searching for an avocado cultivar that'll fill the S. Fla. winter avocado void.
As soon as it's found, with the important help of Carlos and others, I plan to purchase the tree and plant it (if it's not patented).
It's just that I find myself growing very fond of this Lula avocado variety. And, feeling that I'm being left behind, every time I read, in this forum, that a member has just gotten a potted, young, Lula avocado tree. It's like, I can't take it anymore, I've gotta get this tree.