{"id":5071,"date":"2019-03-08T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T21:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=5071"},"modified":"2024-10-04T15:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T22:43:00","slug":"the-lamb-hass-avocado-tree-a-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/the-lamb-hass-avocado-tree-a-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lamb\/Hass avocado tree: a profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2013, I planted a Lamb\/Hass avocado tree because its fruit was said to be ready for harvest in summer. I didn\u2019t know much else about the variety, and I\u2019d never tasted its fruit (knowingly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the past five or six years I\u2019ve learned a lot more about Lamb — both from my tree and from other Lambs I\u2019ve seen and eaten from. I share this with you so you can be more informed than I when deciding whether Lamb is a good fit for your yard and avocado needs.
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The most important consideration is how the fruit eats. Lamb makes for very good eating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the tree, the Lamb fruit has green skin until it\u2019s mature, usually around May, when the skin turns black. It has a pear shape, often with a more blocky top than other avocados, such as Hass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Compare the look of Lamb to other avocado varieties, all picked in August.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cutting the fruit open, you find that the peel is a bit thicker and less pliable than Hass so it doesn\u2019t peel as well. I use a spoon to scoop out my Lamb avocados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the color of the flesh is optimal, with a rich yellow in the center fading to green toward the peel. The texture is firm and without significant strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seed is medium-small in size: not tiny like a Pinkerton, nor large like a Bacon. There is plenty of avocado to eat in there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To me, the taste is very good. But taste being subjective, what do others think about Lamb? I\u2019ve heard other people who are very experienced with avocado varieties say Lamb is \u201cgood,\u201d \u201cgreat,\u201d \u201ca really wonderful fruit,\u201d and \u201cequal to Hass.\u201d I personally rate it slightly below Hass though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a video profile I made of the Lamb avocado fruit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n