Kahaluu Avocado. B Flower Guatemalan X West Indies
Kahaluu Avocado
I don't know much about this fruit. I know is supposed to be one of the best Hawaiian avocados. I decided to try it because we have other GXWI varieties in South Florida that do very well, like Beta, Monroe etc.
From the HonoluluAdvertiser.com
At a blind tasting last week for local chefs at Kevin Hanney's 12th Ave Grill, chefs first tasted, then learned the names of, fall-winter local avocados: particularly Kahalu'u (the hands-down favorite), Linda and Malama.
Kahalu'u is a mammoth fruit with glowing green skin, silk-smooth butter-colored flesh and a rich, slightly citrusy flavor. Farmer and researcher Ken Love of Captain Cook, who lugged 500 pounds of avocados to O'ahu for a series of chef and public tastings last week, said Kahalu'u has triple the oil content of the average avocado, and the sensuous texture shows that.
There are two picture in this page of the fruit. One seems to have a larger seed than the other. I wonder if it is the same fruit. In other articles it says it is not a good producer. I no longer pay attention to the local maturity dates. It is usually quite different in South Florida. I got bud wood in May from Hawaii and seems like at least I have one take and two others struggling. Let's hope I can get bud wood to top work a tree this winter. See picture below.
July 2, 2012 the one that took, is doing really well, just about double in size in a week. That is the advantage of using seedlings in 5 gallon pots. There are more takes and they grow faster.
January 13, 2013: The Kahaluu trees I have in a pot may produce bud wood to top work a tree but I may have to wait until March to take the bud wood since it is too tender. I have reserved a tree to top work.
March 15, 2013: The tree in the pot cooperated and I was able to top work a tree. It was not the ideal bud wood but I find that top working trees are an easy task, with many trees with 100% takes regardless of bud wood condition. Keep our fingers crossed. This is as late as I like to do this. but temperatures are cool this year.
April 17, 2013: I can confirm that the top worked tree has 100% takes. All 5 grafts are growing nicely. Also two pieces of bud wood parked in water shoots in another tree near by are also growing.
June 1, 2013: The tree grafted in March 15 is growing really well. Its thriving in the hot humid weather of the last 30 days. It likes it here.
December 21, 2013: So far so good. I now have two top worked trees. I have not seen any flower bud building so far.
February 4, 2014: Tree no 1 is pushing leaves and some flowers. So a few open today. Confirmed B type. I hope it can set one or two fruits. Not likely. Seems like we may have to wait for next year.
March 28. 2014: The No 1 has set some fruit, not many I can see 5-6, not bad for first year and these are some flowers left. I hope we get to taste it this year.
March 31, 2014: Updated pictures of this variety. The fruit has a very strong stem to fruit connecting stem. I hope they hang in there.
May 24, 2014: The tree dropped all the fruit.
February 3, 2015: The tree may have open flowers in 2-4 days
February 26, 2015: Took a bit longer we had a cold spell but the tree has open flowers. I now have two trees both about the same size. This will be a crucial year for this variety here in So. Florida.
April 13, 2015: Seems like the Kahaluu is doing what it did last year. Poor flowering almost over a small couple of fruit in the tree dime size.
May 21, 2015: Seems like now that the fruit is getting larger I see a few more. Not a lot for its size but I think we'll get to try it this year.
June 14, 2015: I'm beginning to see more fruit in the two trees as they get larger. Definetly we are trying this fruit soon. The fruit it beginning to show an unusual shape cashew-like. Reminds me a little of the Oro Negro but more accentuated. See todays pictures
July 11, 2015: The fruit is growing slowly which tells me this may be a later fruit here or the fruit will be very small. Nice looking fruit, nice shine and deep green color.
August 28, 2015: The fruits are growing slowly, clean and I see quite a few. I see no indication the fruit is near ready. Looking forward to taste this. This shape reminds me so much of the Oro Negro.
September 16, 2015: I found a few fruit on the ground so I decided to pick a couple of fruit 20 oz and 17 oz to see if they ripen properly. I have no clue how large they grow in Hawaii but 20 oz is a respectable fruit. We'll see how long they take to ripen. The exterior of the fruit is very clean and shinny, actually a great looking fruit.
October 14, 2015: The fruit is hanging on, some are beginning to turn black. This is so much like the Oro Negro. I picked one fruit that was beginning to turn dark. Hope it ripens. The pictures I see on line form Hawaii it seems a bit more round that what I see here.
October 18, 2015: I'm keeping close tabs on this tree. Some fruit is slowly turning black. So we can say that in Homestead is a fruit that starts in Mid October to ??. I suspect this will stretch out. I picked another fruit today in the 22 oz range. Now next step I will tag a fruit on the tree to see how long does it last in the tree after it turns black.See today's picture, can be clearly seen the fruit turning black on the tree. I picked a fruit from the floor to see the seed size and it is rather big, nothing like some of the pictures I have seen. As a matter of fact I have pictures from Hawaii of Kahaluu Avocado with large seed others with very small. I wander if there are two. Nice color though.
October 23, 2015: This tree and the Oro Negro seem identical, Fruit is identical and they started turning black about the same time.
September 14, 2016: This trees are Oro Negro. I'm not sure how the mistake happened by it did. Cut down both trees to top work with another variety
From the HonoluluAdvertiser.com
At a blind tasting last week for local chefs at Kevin Hanney's 12th Ave Grill, chefs first tasted, then learned the names of, fall-winter local avocados: particularly Kahalu'u (the hands-down favorite), Linda and Malama.
Kahalu'u is a mammoth fruit with glowing green skin, silk-smooth butter-colored flesh and a rich, slightly citrusy flavor. Farmer and researcher Ken Love of Captain Cook, who lugged 500 pounds of avocados to O'ahu for a series of chef and public tastings last week, said Kahalu'u has triple the oil content of the average avocado, and the sensuous texture shows that.
There are two picture in this page of the fruit. One seems to have a larger seed than the other. I wonder if it is the same fruit. In other articles it says it is not a good producer. I no longer pay attention to the local maturity dates. It is usually quite different in South Florida. I got bud wood in May from Hawaii and seems like at least I have one take and two others struggling. Let's hope I can get bud wood to top work a tree this winter. See picture below.
July 2, 2012 the one that took, is doing really well, just about double in size in a week. That is the advantage of using seedlings in 5 gallon pots. There are more takes and they grow faster.
January 13, 2013: The Kahaluu trees I have in a pot may produce bud wood to top work a tree but I may have to wait until March to take the bud wood since it is too tender. I have reserved a tree to top work.
March 15, 2013: The tree in the pot cooperated and I was able to top work a tree. It was not the ideal bud wood but I find that top working trees are an easy task, with many trees with 100% takes regardless of bud wood condition. Keep our fingers crossed. This is as late as I like to do this. but temperatures are cool this year.
April 17, 2013: I can confirm that the top worked tree has 100% takes. All 5 grafts are growing nicely. Also two pieces of bud wood parked in water shoots in another tree near by are also growing.
June 1, 2013: The tree grafted in March 15 is growing really well. Its thriving in the hot humid weather of the last 30 days. It likes it here.
December 21, 2013: So far so good. I now have two top worked trees. I have not seen any flower bud building so far.
February 4, 2014: Tree no 1 is pushing leaves and some flowers. So a few open today. Confirmed B type. I hope it can set one or two fruits. Not likely. Seems like we may have to wait for next year.
March 28. 2014: The No 1 has set some fruit, not many I can see 5-6, not bad for first year and these are some flowers left. I hope we get to taste it this year.
March 31, 2014: Updated pictures of this variety. The fruit has a very strong stem to fruit connecting stem. I hope they hang in there.
May 24, 2014: The tree dropped all the fruit.
February 3, 2015: The tree may have open flowers in 2-4 days
February 26, 2015: Took a bit longer we had a cold spell but the tree has open flowers. I now have two trees both about the same size. This will be a crucial year for this variety here in So. Florida.
April 13, 2015: Seems like the Kahaluu is doing what it did last year. Poor flowering almost over a small couple of fruit in the tree dime size.
May 21, 2015: Seems like now that the fruit is getting larger I see a few more. Not a lot for its size but I think we'll get to try it this year.
June 14, 2015: I'm beginning to see more fruit in the two trees as they get larger. Definetly we are trying this fruit soon. The fruit it beginning to show an unusual shape cashew-like. Reminds me a little of the Oro Negro but more accentuated. See todays pictures
July 11, 2015: The fruit is growing slowly which tells me this may be a later fruit here or the fruit will be very small. Nice looking fruit, nice shine and deep green color.
August 28, 2015: The fruits are growing slowly, clean and I see quite a few. I see no indication the fruit is near ready. Looking forward to taste this. This shape reminds me so much of the Oro Negro.
September 16, 2015: I found a few fruit on the ground so I decided to pick a couple of fruit 20 oz and 17 oz to see if they ripen properly. I have no clue how large they grow in Hawaii but 20 oz is a respectable fruit. We'll see how long they take to ripen. The exterior of the fruit is very clean and shinny, actually a great looking fruit.
October 14, 2015: The fruit is hanging on, some are beginning to turn black. This is so much like the Oro Negro. I picked one fruit that was beginning to turn dark. Hope it ripens. The pictures I see on line form Hawaii it seems a bit more round that what I see here.
October 18, 2015: I'm keeping close tabs on this tree. Some fruit is slowly turning black. So we can say that in Homestead is a fruit that starts in Mid October to ??. I suspect this will stretch out. I picked another fruit today in the 22 oz range. Now next step I will tag a fruit on the tree to see how long does it last in the tree after it turns black.See today's picture, can be clearly seen the fruit turning black on the tree. I picked a fruit from the floor to see the seed size and it is rather big, nothing like some of the pictures I have seen. As a matter of fact I have pictures from Hawaii of Kahaluu Avocado with large seed others with very small. I wander if there are two. Nice color though.
October 23, 2015: This tree and the Oro Negro seem identical, Fruit is identical and they started turning black about the same time.
September 14, 2016: This trees are Oro Negro. I'm not sure how the mistake happened by it did. Cut down both trees to top work with another variety
Kahaluu Avocado. Adult fruit from the web
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Kahaluu Avocado. Grafted on May 25, 2012 picture taken June 23
Nice picture of Kahaluu avocado from http://www.koolaufarmers.com
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Kahaluu Avocado Grafted on May 25, 2012. Taking off Picture taken July 2 double in size in a week.
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