Mexicola

Variety of Avocado · Persea americana

Extremely cold-hardy small Mexican avocado with thin, edible skin and intense flavour.

🇺🇸 USA 1910

Taste & characteristics

nuttyaromatic

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Small, pear-shaped fruit, 80-170 g, very thin, smooth, dark-purple to black edible skin. Flesh rich, nutty; large seed.

Vigorous tree; one of the hardiest cultivars (to about -7 °C).

Very productive; early autumn ripening.

Popular for cooler climates and as a cold-tolerant rootstock.

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