B-type flowering

Ettinger avocado

Early, glossy green, thin-skinned. Grown in some Mediterranean-climate orchards; in India it is mostly relevant as an early-season or pollinizer option in cooler areas.

At a glance

Ettinger characteristics

Flowering type

B-type

Skin

Very thin, glossy green

Fruit size

Medium to large

Taste

Mild and buttery, lower oil

Season

Early

Tree habit

Vigorous, upright

Cold tolerance

Moderate

Heat tolerance

moderate

In containers

difficult

Commercial relevance

workable

Cold-tolerance figures describe established trees under brief exposure. Young trees are damaged at far milder temperatures, and every figure here shifts with rootstock, soil and how the tree has been grown.

Growing Ettinger

  • Skin is delicate — pick and pack carefully.
  • Best where the fruit can be sold or eaten quickly.

Typical uses

  • Early local markets
  • Pollinizer
  • Fresh eating
Keep reading

Other varieties

Hass

The commercial benchmark

Fuerte

Thin-skinned, cooler-climate classic

Pinkerton

Long-necked fruit, small seed

Farm-to-Home

Rent a real avocado tree, and keep a farmer growing.

One tree, one farmer, one home. Choose a plan and we will confirm availability with the farm before anything is finalised.

Rent an Avocado Tree