B-type flowering

Zutano avocado

Hardy, reliable pollinizer. Planted mainly as a pollinizer or rootstock rather than for its own fruit quality.

At a glance

Zutano characteristics

Flowering type

B-type

Skin

Thin, shiny, pale green

Fruit size

Medium, pear-shaped

Taste

Mild, lower oil content

Season

Early

Tree habit

Upright, vigorous

Cold tolerance

Good

Heat tolerance

moderate

In containers

workable

Commercial relevance

difficult

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 Zutano

  • Do not plant it expecting Hass-grade fruit — its job is usually pollination.
  • Vigorous growth means regular pruning.

Typical uses

  • Pollinizer
  • Rootstock
  • Windbreak rows
Keep reading

Other varieties

Hass

The commercial benchmark

Fuerte

Thin-skinned, cooler-climate classic

Pinkerton

Long-necked fruit, small seed

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