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Avocado - Shepard (Type B) best sellerGrafted avocado trees approx 1m high and will start to flower either this year or next. Grows to a max height of 6m or can be grown in a large pot which will make the tree smaller. Shepard is a type B avocado tree and require pollination from a type A avocado tree (like Hass) to produce fruit. A small to medium pear shaped fruit with thick, green skin that peels easily. The fruit has an excellent flavour, medium oil content and does not turn brown
yellow flesh
frost tolerant
Fruiting in 1-2 years
It is recommended to only eat the seeds cooked
The wood from the tree is an excellent quality timber that is as strong as teak and the tannins extracted from the heartwood produce a saffron coloured dye that is used to colour the robes of Buddhists
a grafted tree that will fruit in approx 2 years
leaves green above and gold underneath
As a general rule our trees should fruit in the second autumn after you have planted them
they flower in Spring and the fruit mature 3-6 months later
Produces a delicious fruit directly on the trunk of the tree which tastes like a mixture of lychee and grape
It is mainly used as a green salad vegetable
Oval shaped fruits are produced in summer reaching up to 5cm