Andre Hartslief
Phew! I have had access to avo’s my entire life, having grown up in sub-tropical Durban where they grow so prolific, that you find them growing at the roadside. There are many varieties to many to mention and I have eaten some fully grown “cocktail avocados,” no larger than my thumb. I have even eaten some avo’s tipping the scale at 500 grams. But, until friends of ours brought us five of these giants, I had no idea they could get this big. This was the daddy of them all, all of 1.3 Kilograms. It tasted amazingly rich and creamy.
Have you seen bigger ones anywhere? Do tell
That is definitely a monster! Never seen one that big.
My question would be what will it taste like and will you ever cut it open to see?
We did cut it open and had made several dishes, some guacamole, tuna avocado salad, and avo’s on toast. A few months before my wife and I we moved from Durban to 500 kilos away, I started growing the seed, (pith?) and it was about 1.2met. tall when we planted it in a secluded spot of the garden. Maybe, someone will be lucky enough to pick some giant’s like the one the photo, in about 5 year’s time.
I have never seen an avocado this huge in my lifetime.
Yes, I have an avocado tree in my backyard that I grew myself from the pip of a brought one. Infact I cant grow any more as the tree is too big and I had to get men to cut the lower branches down.
Since growing that tree, it has produced about 11 avocados in more than 10 years
The avocado picture you show is the same size as mine. My avocados look like yours. I have to be careful not to allow other avocados grow here as there is no room for them.
WOW! Pam you are so lucky to have them. NZ seems ideal for growing them. Where we are now, there is frost in winter, but I started another avo, the same way and planted it 2 years ago. I went right through two winters and is looking great. The fruit may not be as huge as the Durban ones, but, heck, so what? Everyone around here said it wouldn’t last one winter, and it’s growing well. We’ll just see how mother nature once again makes fools of us all.
My tree took 10 years to grow and on the 1st year only produced 2 fruit. Now, I was told to spray honey water on it. So I did this year, so far as I can see there is one fruit but it was severely pruned last year.
yes, we have here heavier than 1.3 kg. the seed is quite huge also. but delicious. and very healthy
Hello Mavic, I envy you! Perhaps you can show us a photograph of an enormous one next season. Regards, Andre’
hahaha i can’t. sorry it was all digested, no worries next time I see a big avocado i will weigh and take picture to share with you. ?