𝗔 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗦𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗕𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧; 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗗𝗢

 

Hass Avocado

The avocado with dark green, bumpy skin, the Hass, is the variety most commonly sold in local stores. It was first grown and sold in Southern California in 1926 by Rudolph Hass, a mail carrier and amateur horticulturalist.  

Local Grower of the Fuerte Avocado

Now, the avocado that seems to do very well in Brownsville yards and fields, climate zone 9B, is the Fuerte, sometimes called the Florida avocado, a larger fruit, lighter green, with a thinner skin, first brought to the U.S. from Mexico in 1911.

The Fuerte has a rich, buttery, creamier flavor, with a hint of hazelnut, and is the avocado my wife Ana prefers, using the fruit to make a delicious smoothie.