Thursday, September 21, 2017

Puna Hawai'i avocado bearing seasons

Wade Bauer of Malama Aina Permaculture compiled this useful list of 18 popular avocado varieties, based on info from David Frenz and Plant it Hawai'i. The bearing times should be accurate for the Puna district of the big island of Hawai'i, but may also be useful in other areas, at least to give an idea of relative order of ripening.

  • Fujikawa - spring
  • Linda - spring
  • Murashige - spring (late spring to early summer)
  • Yamagata - spring - summer (March - July)
  • Hulumanu - summer
  • Pohakulani - summer (June - Aug)
  • Malama - fall (early fall)
  • Tagawa - fall (Aug - Sept)
  • Kahaluu - fall (Aug - Oct, can be alternate)
  • Beardslee - fall - early winter
  • San Miguel - fall - winter
  • Ota - winter (late fall - winter)
  • Sharwil - winter (Nov - Feb)
  • Beshore - winter
  • Sphinx - winter
  • Green Gold - winter - spring
  • Kainaliu aka Shatauer #1 - late winter - spring (Feb - April)
  • Minicado - winter then all year when mature