Avocado - Mexicola Grande - Cold hardy - Winter-Spring Ripening

This is a unique and intriguing avocado variety that produces black-skinned fruit with yellow-green, buttery flesh. The fruit has a medium-sized seed and is about the size of a typical Hass avocado, and much larger than the Mexicola variety. The tree itself is fast-growing, highly attractive, and features larger, rounder leaves than most other avocado trees.

One of the standout features of this variety is that the fruit changes color while still on the tree, making it easy to know exactly when it’s ready to harvest. This eliminates the guesswork often associated with picking avocados.

Mexicola Grande is one of the most cold hardy and frost tolerant varieties in the country once established, and is suitable for growing in coastal conditions.  Frost protection is required until the tree is established.

Mexicola Grande is an A flowering type, and although avocado trees in our climate are self fertile, they do produce more fruit if 2 are planted near each other with opposing flower types. If you're looking for a B type companion for this tree that is also cold hardy, consider Edranol, Jim, Bacon or Zutano. 

Grafted onto Zutano rootstock.

Avocado trees are generally easy to care for, but here are a few tips to help ensure your tree thrives:

1. Plant your tree in well-draining soil in a sunny location. Protect from wind and frost when young.

2. Water your tree regularly, but be careful not to over-water. Avocado trees prefer to be kept evenly moist, but not waterlogged. If planting in a clay soil, it is important to either create a mound, or build a raised planter box to plant your tree into. This helps keep the sensitive feeder roots out of the wet zone.

3. Fertilise your tree with a balanced fertiliser twice a year, once in the spring and once in the summer.

4. Prune your tree regularly to remove any dead or damaged branches, and to shape the tree to promote good fruit production.