Overview

Embark on a rewarding gardening journey with the magnificent Choquette avocado tree. This particular offering is a robust, grafted live plant, cultivated for optimal growth and fruit production, and comes established in a 3 gallon nursery pot. The ‘Choquette’ variety of Persea americana is celebrated for its impressive size and delightful flavor, making it a highly sought-after addition to any tropical or subtropical garden. Originating in South Florida, this hybrid avocado combines the best characteristics of West Indian and Guatemalan types, resulting in a unique and delicious fruit. Known for its oval shape, dark green, smooth, and lustrous skin, the ‘Choquette’ avocado is notably rich in water, providing a wonderfully juicy experience. Mature fruit typically appears during the winter months, from October to January, offering a fresh harvest when many other fruits are out of season.

Growing your own grafted avocado plant ensures a quicker path to fruit-bearing compared to seed-grown trees, providing a more reliable and consistent yield. Whether you’re an experienced horticulturist or a budding green thumb, this Choquette avocado tree offers the chance to enjoy home-grown, high-quality avocados. Its attractive foliage and productive nature make it a fantastic choice for edible landscaping or a dedicated orchard.

Key Benefits

The Choquette avocado tree brings a host of benefits to your garden and table, making it a truly valuable investment. Its unique characteristics contribute to its popularity and desirability:

• Produces Large, Juicy Fruit: The primary appeal of the ‘Choquette’ is its incredibly large avocado fruit, which is not only substantial in size but also exceptionally juicy due to its high water content. Enjoy fresh, delicious avocados straight from your garden.
• Reliable Grafted Plant: This is a grafted avocado plant, meaning it will produce fruit true to the ‘Choquette’ variety and typically begins bearing fruit sooner than trees grown from seed, offering a more predictable and rewarding harvest.
• Attractive Evergreen Foliage: Beyond its fruit, the tree itself is ornamental, featuring lush, dark green foliage that provides year-round beauty and shade in your landscape.
• Winter Harvest: The ‘Choquette’ avocado matures during the cooler months, from October to January, providing a fresh source of fruit when other seasonal produce may be scarce.
• Versatile Culinary Use: The rich, creamy flesh of the large avocado fruit is perfect for salads, guacamole, sandwiches, or simply enjoyed on its own, offering endless culinary possibilities.
• Suitable for Tropical Climates: Thrives outdoors in USDA hardiness zones 9-11, making it an ideal choice for gardeners in warmer regions seeking a productive fruit tree.
• Enhances Biodiversity: Planting fruit trees like Persea americana can attract beneficial pollinators and contribute to the ecological health of your garden environment.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Choquette avocado tree involves providing the right conditions to ensure vigorous growth and abundant fruit. Like most tropical plants, avocado trees thrive on ample sunshine. Plant this tree in a location where it can receive at least 8 hours of direct sunlight daily. While they can tolerate partial shade, full sun exposure promotes the best growth and maximizes fruit production. For those in USDA zones outside of 9-11, consider growing your grafted avocado plant in a large container indoors, moving it outside during warmer months.

Avocado trees prefer rich, loamy, and well-draining soil. It is crucial that the soil is aerated and does not retain excess water, as soggy conditions can lead to root rot. An acidic to neutral soil pH, ideally between 5 and 7, is best, as these trees are sensitive to alkaline soil. Adding a layer of organic mulch around the tree helps the soil retain appropriate moisture levels and protects the avocado tree’s shallow root system. Be sure to keep the mulch about 6 inches away from the trunk’s base to prevent suffocating the roots or causing collar rot. Watering should be infrequent but deep, encouraging stronger root development. Allow the soil to begin drying out before watering thoroughly. Young trees and those in hot, dry summer conditions will require more frequent watering, while mature trees typically need about 2 inches of water per week.

Temperature and humidity are critical factors for this tropical fruit tree. The Choquette avocado tree flourishes in temperatures between 50 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit. They are frost-sensitive; while they can withstand a very brief, occasional freeze, prolonged temperatures around 30 degrees Fahrenheit will be too cold. Fertilizing your avocado tree during its growing months, from late winter/early spring through fall, will encourage healthy growth and fruit production. Choose a fertilizer specifically designed for avocados or citrus trees, as they often contain the necessary high amounts of nitrogen vital for this tree’s development. Regular feeding contributes significantly to the yield of your large avocado fruit.

Size & Details

This offering is for one Choquette avocado tree, a healthy and established grafted avocado plant, provided in a 3 gallon nursery pot. The tree’s current height will vary based on growing conditions and time of year, but it is typically well-rooted and ready for transplanting into a larger container or directly into your garden. Avocado trees are known for their moderate to fast growth rate under ideal conditions, eventually reaching heights of 20-30 feet if grown in the ground, though they can be maintained at a smaller size with regular pruning. When fully mature, this Persea americana variety will produce abundant, large avocado fruit, typically weighing between 18-30 ounces each. The tree is shipped as a live, actively growing specimen, carefully packaged to ensure its safe arrival and ready to establish itself in its new home. Expect fruit production to begin within a few years of planting, especially since it is a grafted variety.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Choquette avocado tree get? A: When planted in the ground, a mature ‘Choquette’ avocado tree can reach heights of 20-30 feet. However, its size can be managed with proper pruning, and it can also be grown in a large container to restrict its growth.
• Q: What size pot does this grafted avocado plant come in? A: This Choquette avocado tree is supplied in a 3 gallon nursery pot, providing a substantial root ball for successful transplanting.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The ‘Choquette’ avocado is primarily an outdoor plant, thriving in USDA hardiness zones 9-11. In colder climates, it can be grown in a large pot and brought indoors during the winter months.
• Q: How much sunlight does the Choquette avocado tree need? A: This tree requires at least 8 hours of full sun exposure daily for optimal growth and fruit production. It can tolerate partial shade but will produce less fruit.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: While tropical fruit trees like the Choquette avocado tree have specific needs regarding sun, soil, and water, they are generally considered moderately easy to care for once established, especially with proper guidance on their growth requirements.
• Q: What condition will the grafted avocado plant arrive in? A: Your Choquette avocado tree will arrive as a healthy, live plant, carefully packaged to minimize stress during transit. It will be actively growing with established roots in its nursery pot.
• Q: How long until this avocado tree produces large avocado fruit? A: Since this is a grafted plant, it typically begins to bear fruit sooner than seed-grown trees, often within 3-5 years after planting, given ideal growing conditions.
• Q: Can I grow this Persea americana in a container? A: Yes, the Choquette avocado tree can be successfully grown in a large container, which is an excellent option for those in cooler climates or with limited garden space. Ensure the container has good drainage.
• Q: What’s the minimum temperature this avocado tree can withstand? A: This tropical fruit tree is frost-sensitive and thrives best above 50 degrees Fahrenheit. While it can tolerate a very brief dip to around 30 degrees, prolonged cold temperatures can be damaging.
• Q: What makes ‘Choquette’ a good variety for home growing? A: The ‘Choquette’ variety is prized for its very large avocado fruit, juicy texture, and reliable winter harvest, offering a delicious and substantial yield for home gardeners.