Comments on: Big Avocados

By: roy fizer

roy fizer — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:39:34 +0000

where can a find the big round avocado name the gurdo i want to buy a small tree or 3 seeds

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:05:21 +0000

My grandmother who lived in So Calif. had the best, the largest avocados that were so buttery. They began to ripen in November. The weight of many of them from this very old, ugly tree (short) was 3 poumds, but she told me that occasionally she had some that would be as much as four pounds, even a five pound (wondered if that was an avocado ‘fish story’. What wasn’t fishy was the remarkable taste and texture that we have not been able to find in any store-bought avocado. Well, Grandma passed, none of our attempts to start shoots from those avocados ever succeeded, and the next owners took out the tree because they thought it was so ugly (they must have took it out before they tried the avocados it produced. Even after more than ten years, none of our family have found any avocados like these available in a store. We still hope awe will nd still talk about them. My sister just called to ask me if I knew the name of this kind of avocado and if I had ever found any. Do you thiink we will ever succeed in finding and having the delight of tasting any avocados like this again? If they are available, where are they available? Many of the avocado lovers in our family and friends who remember us sharing these avocados would like to know if we might ever have the opportunity to have an avocado like this. WE sure appreciate any help you can give us.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:59:10 +0000

The smaller does look to be monroe and the larger is most likely choquette. They are both excellent eating and growing avocados.

By: jwsharrard

jwsharrard — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:29:50 +0000

YES.

By: LLOYD COON

LLOYD COON — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:51:18 +0000

READ YOUR INPUT ON THE MONROE AVOCADO. OUR LOCAL WALMART STOCKS THIS ONE AS DESCRIBED BY LORETTA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PURCHASED THIS TYPE. DOES IT RIPEN AS THE HASS, BY FEEL?

By: Lucienne

Lucienne — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:44:29 +0000

We live in a town NW of Tampa, FL, and this particular avocado (TropiLoCal) is always available in our grocery stores. In fact, I bought one 2 days ago and it is now on my counter, waiting for my salad. Today is the 9th of August.

By: Loretta

Loretta — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:47:16 +0000

I think I purchased 3 Monroe avocados today at my home town grocery store. I have been looking for the name of the “big ones” and came across your story. I was interested in the nutritional value as compared to the smaller avocados. I have heard they contain about 25% less fat. The sticker on mine reads “Tropi LoCal” (TM), grown in the USA. I tried to google the TM with no success. Your pictures and article look like and describe the type I bought. I found them a few years back in a large chain market but they did not always have them available. The growing season would explain the availability problem. Thanks for sharing!

Loretta,
Blanchard, OK

By: Troy

Troy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:45:54 +0000

Jesse,

Did you check out the link embedded in my name (above)?

Today, Tuesday, would be a good day to look at it!

Your Avocado post was the inspiration for it!!!

THANKS, Troy

P.S. It was great seeing you at the “Farm To Table” conference, and I liked your articles in “Table Magazine.”

By: jwsharrard

jwsharrard — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:34:29 +0000

No extras, sorry–the season for the Monroe (assuming that’s in fact what breed these are) goes November to January; we got two in January, and a late one in February–then I sat on the photos for 2 1/2 months before I got around to researching avocado types and developing a hypothesis as to their classification!

By: Troy

Troy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:49:57 +0000

That’s a big-(h)a** avocado!!

I don’t think I like those big rounds as much (they are seasonally available here at the grocery store sometimes) as the ever present Hass.

Reminds me of an old fellow I met in Central America one time . . . he said give a man an avocado and some beans, and that is a meal fit for a King!!

I like the guacamole at Chipotle (according to the bottom of their chip bag, 48 avocados give their lives for every batch of their guac), but it doesn’t compare to my homemade guacamole!!!

Do you have any big extras to spare???

Thanks, Troy