The flavor of Super Hass is VERY good when properly ripened. It does seem to take a week longer than any other avocado to soften up on the kitchen counter and the uneven ripening issues are apparent. One side soft..other side hard...etc. You sort of have to eat the ripe parts & save the rest for later. Having said that the flavor of Super Hass immediately put it on my top 5 list so the ripening issues aren't a deal breaker for me. Our choices for in Florida for Hass type avocado's can be limited so we can't be too picky. I have made space in the yard for Super Hass which says a lot as I'm very selective as I have limited space. Ironically to my surprise the much berated Florida Hass I got from Squam was VERY good and I would plant it, if it had a better reputation for not having issues.
In my discussion with Squam about Super Hass & Nishikawa this is what he had to say. I highly value & respect his knowledge and experience. Also if anyone is interested Alex/Squam also ships avocados now.........try his Oro Negros if you have never had them before. It's arguably the best tasting & most versatile Florida variety there is.
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"Super Hass like others seems rather unpredictable in terms of its ripening characteristics. We’re at the point where some of them are splitting on the tree and falling off. I would say it’s equal to Nishikawa in eating quality, but our Super Hass tree has performed much better in terms of overall tree health and production. That may not be representative of how Nishikawa would perform in your area though. We’ve been trying to “revive” our Nishikawa tree and though it’s been very well cared for, it barely grows.
So based on just this experience I’d probably pick Super Hass, but I might try topworking a tree into Nishikawa to see if I can get a bigger/healthier one to evaluate".
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I would love to try a Nishikawa if anyone knows where I can procure a few.
Thanks : )