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Hass Avocado (Persea americana 'Hass' )
AvocadoAlligator PearVegetable Butteror Butter Pear
Persea americana 'Hass'
Hass Avocado
AvocadoAlligator PearVegetable Butteror Butter Pear
'Hass' is pear shaped to ovoid; of medium size; skin tough, leathery, dark-purple or nearly black when ripe; pebbled; fairly thin; flesh of good flavor, 18 to 22% oil, generally; up to 35% in Queensland; seed small. Season: begins in mid-Mar. in California; Formerly accounted for 20% of California avocados shipped; now is the leading cultivar (70% of the crop in 1984). Tree bears better then 'Nabal' in cool areas of California, but grows tall and requires topping.
Originally came from a seed planted at La Habra Heights, Calif.; registered in 1932
Mexico
California 1932
30 - 60 FT
15 - 30 FT
N
Medium Green : Olive-green
Coarse
Tree
Green-Yellow : Greenish White
Sunset Zones
USDA Zones
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