The Hass Family of avocados

by Greg Alder | Oct 25, 2023 | Avocados | 4 comments

If avocados have a royal family, this is it: Hass and its heirs.

Take a look at the family’s most prominent members, as well as some lesser known relatives. Where and when were they born? Who first grew them? Is there a next generation on the way?

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Bob Abell on October 27, 2023 at 8:52 pm

Greg, as another sideline business, as you have access to so many varieties, please consider making various seed stock available so we can “tinker.” As always, great post!
Thanks, Bob up in Santa Rosa
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Ibby on December 27, 2023 at 8:46 pm

Hi,

Your videos have assisted my craze to try many other varieties of avocados I’ve never known!
My particular flavor is what Haas gives, Reed’s flavor is good and has hardly any fibers, which I LOVE and much prefer when is comes to none or barely any.
I don’t have access to many others like you Californians(consider you guys BLESSED)—what varieties you’ve tried that taste like or better than Hass and is inherently less fibrous like Reed?
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Name *Kevin James Kratzer on November 12, 2024 at 4:35 pm

Enjoy your Friday yard posts. All of them. Tells me the weekend has blessedly arrived.
I have an avocado grown from seed that I transplanted to my yard when it was maybe 18” tall. It’s now about 11’-12’ tall and is taller than all of my older 15 gallon avocados purchased down in Fallbrook that I brought back to my house near CSUN.
It’s been in the ground about 9-10 years now and it has its first fruit.
Gorgeous green avocado with smooth skin, pear shape with lots of sparkles on the skin. Really, really beautiful.
My friend that I got the tree from says she can’t remember buying anything other than Hass. She doesn’t do Farmers Markets.
If I sent a photo of the tree and fruit to you, could you hazard a guess.
The closest I’ve found in appearance online is a Del Rio.
Sincerely,
Kevin James Kratzer
CRFG LA Chapter
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- Greg Alder on November 12, 2024 at 7:52 pm
  
  Hi Kevin,
  Thanks! Every avocado seed grows into a new and unique tree with new and unique fruit; it is usually similar to its parents but sometimes surprisingly dissimilar. My mom grew a tree from a Hass seed that ultimately made fruit that was very different from Hass.
  
  Check out some details on this topic in this post: https://gregalder.com/yardposts/what-kind-of-avocado-tree-do-you-get-when-you-plant-a-seed/
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