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Coming to you from the Laferriere grove in Redlands, San Bernardino County, are avocados of the refined Pinkerton variety.
Pinkerton originated about 1961 as a seedling among trees of the Hass, Rincon, Edranol, and Corona varieties on the property of John Pinkerton in Ventura, according to the 1975-1976 California Avocado Society Yearbook. And in 1978, no less an authority on avocado varieties than Oliver Atkins wrote that Pinkerton “appears to be the best variety we have come up with for California since the Hass.”
Pinkertons are larger than Hass, but more than that they have a very small seed, meaning you get more avocado to eat.
Another peculiarity of Pinkerton is that it takes two to three weeks for the avocado to ripen from the time it is harvested. Patience is required of the Pinkerton avocado eater. I’ll include in the box of Pinkertons some tips to ensure that you cut yours open at the right time.
Here is the 25-foot tall tree on which these Pinkertons grew:
And here is my video profile of the Pinkerton avocado:
I’ll pack as many Pinkerton avocados as I can safely into each box, but these avocados are big so six is probably all that will fit. Details on ordering your Pinkertons are here.
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Pinkerton is the tastiest avocado, rivaled only by the Fuerte in my experience but a completely different experience. Incredible oil content.
Yikes!!! Missed it…………..
I keep missing these! I’d like to buy a box if you do a second round on the Pinkertons. Thanks!
Yup, 2-3 weeks is spot on for ripening. We’ve got a Pinkerton and pulled about 6 avocados off of it this year and figure there will be many times that amount next year. It grows like a fuerte (kind of sprawling). The avocados are huge and taste absolutely outstanding. I’ve got one left on the tree and will let it hang on there for a while to see how long I can postpone the harvest. Over the years I’ve killed so many trees but this one has taken off and even kept most of its leaves over the winter.
Will there be another Pinkerton harvest to purchase ?
Hi Gary,
I’m working on it. I can’t promise anything as of now, but I’m working on it. If only I’d been smart enough to predict the enthusiasm for these avocados a few months back!
Hi Greg,
If and when you have a source for Nabal, I like to buy a few.
Got it, James. I hope to have a few Nabals although at the moment it doesn’t look like I’ll have many. I’ll keep looking though.
Greg:
Need some advice on tips to save my GEM tree that I shipped back from California recently.
Can I save this tree?
I sent a small GEM tree back to FL, from my Anaheim trip, in a 10″ Quik tube from HomeDepot. When I replanted it, the tree stalk and a small root ball separated from the dirt in the container. It completely fell apart. I’ve read how sensitive the Avocado roots are to that kind of trauma.
I watered it thoroughly when replanted and I’m adding additional water every other day to give those shocked roots enough to survive. I live on the beach in the FLA Gulf coast where I planted this tree in a mix of beach sand and topsoil which drains immediately. (If I dig a 1′ hole, it’s difficult to fill it as the water drains away into the sand so quickly.)
Is there anything else I can do to save this tree?
Many thanks;
Jim Sutton
Sorry to hear about this, Jim. I think keeping it watered is key, as you have been doing. Also, if it gets hot you might want to temporarily shade it.