We grow a range of avocado varieties and will reveal our main ones as they become mature. We also have a few special avocado varieties that we are expanding our plantings of and will keep you up to date as to when they will be available.
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Maluma Avocados
The origins of Maluma
Maluma avocados originated in South Africa where they were discovered by Mr. Dries Joubert, on his farm (called Maluma) in Levubu. Maluma was discovered as a chance seedling so its parentage is unknown, but it is believed to be related to Mexican cultivars
The fruit of Maluma
Maluma avocados range in size from 150 to 400 grams , peaking around 250 to 300 gram.
The fruit are green when unripe and turn dark purple-black when ripe. The fruit skin is rough and pebbly. Maluma avocados are large, colourful and creamy with a wonderful nutty flavour.
When do we sell Maluma avocados online?
Maluma avocados are ripe from October to December.
Hass Avocados
The origins of Hass
Hass avocados originated in California where the original seed was bought by Rudolph Hass in 1926. The parentage of the Hass avocado is unknown. Hass avocados are the most widely grown variety in New Zealand.
The fruit of Hass
The fruit from the Avocado Movement’s Hass avocado trees is often slightly larger than other regions. Hass avocados have dark green–coloured, bumpy skin and offer creamy rich flesh and delicious flavour.
When do we sell Hass avocados online?
Hass avocados are mature from late October through to late February
Early Carmen Avocados
The origins of Early Carmen
Carmen-Hass was selected (and later patented) from a Mexican Hass orchard in Michoaca because of its consistent ‘off season’ cropping
The fruit of Early Carmen
It produces fruit twice in a year. The earlier fruit is round with smooth skin and the later fruit is almost identical to traditional Hass! The fruits have an excellent flavour, are round in appearance and are great eating.
When do we sell Carmen avocados online?
Early Carmen Hass are mature from September to December
Sharwil
The origins of Sharwil
A chance seedling was discovered by Frank Sharpe on his property at Mt Tamborine south of Brisbane. It was developed and introduced as a variety in 1954 by the then owner of the orchard, James Wilson. The name was derived from the two surnames.
The fruit of Sharwil
This green skinned variety has a rich buttery flavour with a high fat content and easy to peel skin. It ripens from the beginning of summer but does not change colour. It has no bitterness or fibres and does not discolour after cutting.
It is often referred to as the best eating avocado in the world with its mild but rich fullness of flavour and great aftertaste.
When do we sell Sharwil avocados online?
Sharwil are mature from November and available November to January.
Frank
The origins of Frank
A chance seed was planted by Frank Colebourne on his Gisborne property in the 1960’s and grew to produce this amazing tree bearing large creamy fleshed fruit in the autumn.
The property was sold several times and in the early 2000’s Frank’s son Greg learned that the tree was going to be chopped down. Along with an orchardist friend Malcolm Peach they took some budwood cuttings and grafted onto rootstock then planted on Malcom’s orchard. It is registered as a variety with MAF and named after Greg’s father Frank. The variety is currently only grown on what is now Taylors Orchard.
The fruit of Frank
This is a green skinned avocado so does not change to dark black when ripe. It has a rich buttery flavour and high fat content and is at its best from mid April.
When do we sell Frank avocados online?
Frank are mature from Mid-April.
Reed
The origins of Reed
Reed avocados are named after James S. Reed, a farmer who found the chance seedling on his ranch in Carlsbad, California in 1948. He patented the variety in 1960, and by the early 2000’s, Reed avocados were being cultivated on over 400 acres in California.
The fruit of Reed
They are very creamy to eat and are at their best from mid April onwards. Larger than a hass with a bigger pit it produces rich creamy flesh with a wonderful flavour.
When do we sell Reed avocados online?
Reed are mature from Mid-April.
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