Persea americana 'Hashimoto' (Avocado)

A Guatemalan variety with large thick pebbly skin spheroid fruit and a small seed. The fruit size varieis from 420-730g. The fruit is green when ripe. The tree forms a thick canopy giving dense shade with it's large, dark green, leathery leaves. Grows to 6m x 4m. Fruits can be harvested in Winter.

Pollination

Light yellow/green flowers appear in abundance on the end of the branches in spring. 'B' Type flowering where the female part opens in the afternoon on the first day for 2 to 3 hours then closes. The male part opens the morning of the second day. Hence cross pollination of two varieties helps in the warmer climates. In the cooler climates opening and closing of the flower tends to overlap therefore making them more self-fertile. Bees and flies are the pollinators. Cross pollination with Hass and Reed will improve fruit set.