by Greg Alder | Feb 27, 2023 | Avocados |
Coming to you from the Laferriere grove in Redlands, San Bernardino County, are avocados of the refined Pinkerton variety as well as the Carmen variety. See here for ordering details. Pinkerton Pinkerton originated about 1961 as a seedling among trees of the Hass,...
by Greg Alder | Mar 25, 2022 | Avocados |
No less an authority on avocado varieties than Oliver Atkins wrote in 1978 that Pinkerton “appears to be the best variety we have come up with for California since the Hass.” Why then, over the ensuing 44 years, have most of us in California never eaten a Pinkerton...
by Greg Alder | Nov 7, 2025 | Misc |
They keep sprouting thanks to your support. Here is a list of them all: Fruit Trees, general: Growing apples in Southern California Growing dragon fruit in Southern California Rejuvenation pruning of stone fruit trees Scion Exchanges (of the California Rare Fruit...
by Greg Alder | Aug 22, 2025 | Avocados |
“The skin is tough and leathery and peels easily (as a glove would),” wrote Carter Barrett of the Hellen avocado in the 1939 Yearbook of the California Avocado Society. Mr. Barrett was right. Hellen avocados do peel like a glove. They are also large, usually weighing...
by Greg Alder | Aug 7, 2025 | Avocados |
On August 23, you can join John Schoustra in a tasting of six varieties that are in season at Apricot Lane Farms in Moorpark, Ventura County: Pinkerton, Hass, Nabal, Reed, Lamb, and Gelado. Schoustra is the orchard manager at Apricot Lane. In addition, he cultivates...
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