Staff pick
Photo: Treysam (licence) · representative image, not the exact plant you receive
Winter Mexican Avocado
Persea americana 'Winter Mexican'
About as cold-hardy as an avocado gets in Florida, shrugging off temperatures that damage other varieties. Large green fruit with mild flesh, ripening late in the season.
- RipensWinter harvest
- USDA zones9a-11
- Mature size25 to 35 ft
- CategoryAvocado Trees
The cultivar name and the figures above are our best effort rather than a guarantee. We rely in part on what the nurseries we buy from tell us. What that means.
Canopy layer
Full sun
Hardy to about 20F
Healthy fats
- Pick up in person. Collect free from Booth J57 at Renninger's Flea Market, 20651 US-441, Mount Dora, at the weekend, or from the nursery on a weekday by arrangement. We will confirm the details with your order.
- Local delivery. We deliver to the Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares and Umatilla area.
- Ship to me. Carefully packed and shipped from our Lake County nursery.
Larger sizes are pickup or local delivery only.
A 15 gallon tree cannot be boxed and shipped without damaging it.
Smaller containers of the same variety ship fine.
Growing Winter Mexican Avocado in Central Florida
Full sun. Vigorous and eventually large, so give it room away from the house. Type B flower.
