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| COMMON NAME Choquette Avocado |
| BOTANICAL NAME Persea americana ‘Choquette’ |
| HEIGHT 35′ + |
| WIDTH 30′ |
| MONOECIOUS |
| EVERGREEN |
| LIFESPAN 100+ years |
| PERENNIAL |
| COLD TOLERANCE 25° F |
| SOIL TYPE Well drained |
| WATER REQUIREMENTS Water after planting in ground, and water every other day for 2 weeks. Week 3 and week 4, water deeply twice a week. From week 5 forward water deeply once or twice a week until it has been 3 months. Best results with watering twice a week, allow soil to dry completely between each watering. Do not overwater, as this can lead to root rot which the tree is susceptible to. Supplement with water during droughts and the hot, dry months to keep your plant lush and thriving. Reduce watering in the Winter when growth slows. |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE Medium |
| SALT TOLERANCE Very low |
| LIGHT REQUIREMENTS Full sun, tolerates some shade |
| FERTILIZING Use either a citrus tree fertilizer or a general purpose, 10-10-10 three times annually: Once in Spring, again in the Summer, and then in the Fall. Alternatively, use a slow-release fertilizer 3 times a year. Halt fertilizing during Winter, then begin again in the Spring. Do not allow fertilizer to clump, be sure to disperse evenly. Clumped fertilizer can potentially burn roots, potentially harming or killing a plant. Avoid getting fertilizer on the leaves and trunk. Do not over-fertilize, as this will result in more foliage and less flowers and less fruit. |
| FLOWER Clusters of small, yellow to greenish-yellow flowers, growing in panicles. Avocados have two flowering types. Flowers are either type A or type B. This has type A flowers that open as female in the morning, close around noon, and stay closed until the next day when they open in a male phase. |
| MONTH OF COLOR Blooms prolifically from February to April |
| FRUIT Ready by October to January. Light green unripe, slightly darker green when ripe. Glossy exterior, oval-shaped, 6″, and heavy. Yellow-green interior has a higher water content than other avocados with an excellent mild, nutty flavor. Harvest fruit when they reach their full, mature size. Once ripe, refrigerate avocados to slow down ripening and preserve for about 3 days. |
| ALLERGENS, TOXICITY AND ANIMALS Toxic to horses. Dogs can eat small amount of Avocado fruit. |
| COMMENTS This cold hardy hybrid Avocado is probably a cross between a Guatemalan and West Indian Avocado. Excellent disease resistance. This cultivar is popular like how the Hass Avocado is renowned in California and Mexico. Choquette is very popular in South Florida, the Dominican Republic, and other West Indies islands. The fruit is high in omega 3 fatty acids, the good fats. Avocado is also a good source of vitamins and nutrients. Bees absolutely love the blooms. Avocado fruit won’t ripen until they are either harvested or naturally fall off the tree. Acting as nature’s pantry, the tree will hold on to it’s many fruits to be harvested as-needed for 12 months to 14 months. Not as heat tolerant as Lamb Hass, Mexicola, or Reed Avocado trees. Avocados are the least salt tolerant crop plant. Plant 25′ to 30′ away from buildings. Propagated in Miami, Florida in 1929. |
| PRICE 15 gallon $130, 7 gallon $70, 3 gallon $35 |