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Title: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: funlul on May 04, 2017, 08:09:23 PM

Does anyone recognize this avocado variety? All fruits are shaped like eggplant (?), received them overripe, dark thin skin, very creamy flesh.

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Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: funlul on May 05, 2017, 02:57:02 PM

Apparently it could be mexicola grande, with edible skin and all.
The only thing is, the harvest season is usually winter, and it's already May!

Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: funlul on April 10, 2018, 06:09:03 PM

I have this variety grafted and looks like I may have fruits for next season. Actually, my friend alleges he gets 2 crops on the gigantic mother tree, July and January respectively. Anyways, will see.

Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: ScottR on April 10, 2018, 07:51:16 PM

I've seen that shape of avo before but don't remember name. Check out this site has pic's to!!
http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu/AvocadoVarieties/VarietyFrame.html (http://www.ucavo.ucr.edu/AvocadoVarieties/VarietyFrame.html)

Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: HIfarm on April 10, 2018, 08:16:44 PM

That's an interesting looking avo.  We've got a few here that look somewhat similar but none that seems an exact match.  I have attached a link for Ken Love's "Big Island Avocados" -- http://bigislandnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/AvocadoPoster.jpg (http://bigislandnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/AvocadoPoster.jpg)

John

Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: funlul on April 10, 2018, 10:03:23 PM

I think the shape is just an odd seedling thing. Other characteristics such as paper-thin edible skin speaks more about its origin.

Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: ricshaw on April 10, 2018, 10:31:50 PM

Most likely a seedling... Where did your friend get it?

Title: Re: ID help: eggplant shaped avocado?
Post by: funlul on April 11, 2018, 02:11:30 AM

I assume it's a seedling tree.
Tree is gigantic. Very difficult to pick fruits from. Lots of fallen fruits when I visited my friend, and considering the thin skin its chances against squirrels are slim.