Avocado Trees 🥑🥑🥑

 A valuable commercial crop, the avocado tree thrives on rich, well-drained soil.

Due to flowering habits, avocado varieties are categorized into A and B groups. One variety is sufficient to produce adequate crops for the home garden, however by planting a tree from both groups, the harvest will be much greater.

Avocados begin to ripen once picked, and may take up to 10 days to reach maturity. Full size harvestable avocados can hold on the tree for weeks and you can pick as needed.

The fruits are rich with oily flesh, and are delicious eaten when fully ripe in sandwiches and salads. Guacamole is a famous blend of mashed avocado flesh, lemon or lime juice, onion, garlic, pepper and chili - it makes a very tasty dip. Avocados are very fussy about their soil conditions and will not tolerate wet feet or heavy soils, it is essential to prepare the ground for an avocado well before planting. Young trees are susceptible to sunburn and damage from frost, so a small shelter while they establish is a very good idea 🥑🥑🥑 #daleysfruit #daleysnursery #avocado #avocadotree #guacamole