5 Best Avocado Trees to Grow | NatuerHills.com

Hey guys, it’s Whit from Nature Hills, who doesn’t like avocados? From making tangy guacamole to smooth avocado toast, avocados make a quick and nutritious snack - but they can be tough on the budget. Which makes the fact that you can grow them right in your backyard extremely appealing for most. The question isn’t, should I grow an avocado tree, it’s WHICH avocado tree should I grow!

Before we get into it - it’s worth mentioning that many avocado trees make lovely indoor potted plants for those of us who aren’t lucky enough to live in the tropical climates of zones 9-11. Follow the same general rules for growing citrus indoors and you’ll find yourself with a happy avocado tree year-round.

We have an incredible selection of avocado trees and I want to tell you all about our favorite 5, so let's get started here!

#5 Monroe Avocado Tree
This glossy, dark-green avocado stands out with its light-green flowers that appear with star-shaped blossoms throughout the spring. With its unique blossoms, it’s sure to catch the eye, but we know that’s not why you’re growing it! The avocados tend to ripen later in the season. This tree does great planted outside in full sun or used as a large houseplant if you have a nearby sunny window. #5 Monroe Avocado Tree - Growing zones 9-11 (Indoors 4-11), dense lush evergreen foliage, and are great indoors.

#4 Hall Avocado Tree
You know that classic avocado shape? The one that kind of looks like a pear? The Hall Avocado does that! This special avocado has bright green skin and has a light-green creamy color on the inside once ripe! Use it in your guacamole or various other summer salads. Hall will grow to be a pretty formidable tree outdoors but can be kept compact with pruning to fit right into your kitchens during the winter. #4 Hall Avocado Tree - Growing zones 9-11 (Indoors 4-10), sun-loving fantastic broad-leaf evergreen and makes a great privacy tree for those of you in the south.

#3 Donnie Avocado Tree
Pollinators will flock to your yard for a chance to snack on the nectar from these trees. Donnie is a really interesting variety because you’ll want to plant this type ‘A’ avocado with a type ‘B’ avocado so that you can have a larger crop of fruit. A type ‘A’ avocado is when the flowers open female in the morning , and change to a male flower that afternoon. Other than that, Donnie is a low-maintenance tree that loves full-sun. #3 Donnie Avocado Tree - Growing zones 9-11 (Indoors 4-11), attracts pollinators, evergreen foliage and sun-loving.

#2 Bacon Avocado Tree
I mean, this avocado has just - the best- name. With its smooth green and easy to peel skin you’ll love these avocados for smoothies, salads, garnishes, and more. Plant this as a specimen tree in your front or back yard for a great harvest! Just wait until you see its glossy dark green leaves that give your yard a tropical forest vibe. These are self-fertile but like other fruit trees, having both a type A and a type B plant nearby will produce larger crops. #2 Bacon Avocado Tree - Growing zones 9-11 (4-11 indoors), late season harvest and self-fertile.

#1 Hass Avocado Tree
Last but not least, we picked Hass Avocado to be our #1 choice. It’s hard not to when something like 80% of avocados grown worldwide are Hass! With its beautiful green-skinned, oval fruit and glossy foliage it’s sure to look picture-perfect planted in your yard or in a pot in a sunny window indoors. Hass has a durable fruit that is prized for it’s shelf-life and flavor. When planting, remember to mulch your trees in about 4 inches of mulch and to keep an eye out for overwatering. #1 Hass Avocado Tree- Growing zones outdoor 9-11, or on the patio and indoors 4-11, full sun, and the world's most popular avocado tree.

Did you know the flowers on an avocado are unique because they are neither male or female, but open as one sex in the morning, and revert to the other sex by the next day in the afternoon. If that feels confusing, don’t worry, all you need to know is whether you have a type A or type B and simply pair accordingly. All that information can be found on our product pages or on our #ProPlantTips Blog.

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Until next time, Happy Planting!

[davidsamano]

Great info, you just need to get the weather information before you order from them (7 to 10 days to ship) if the weather permits will turn into weeks

[medhatal-refaie]

Thank you very much for your reply. What is the optimal number of pollinators if we have 100 trees of the type A for example? is it 1 type B per 6 type A? or what?, what is the best distribution model for trees B and A in farm? what is the best space between them as trees and between trees rows? many thanks for you in advance.

[medhatal-refaie]

Thanks for the video. I would like to ask you some questions. The first: It seems that you are growing the Hass variety. Do you grow it alone? Or do you grow another variety with it? So that there is a feminine and a masculine? If so, what is the appropriate male variety to plant with the Hass variety? What is the appropriate number of trees of the male variety to plant for 10 trees of the female variety? If there is an optimal planting combination, please tell me it? Thank you very much.