Avacado Tree Possible?

[buddhafly]

avacados are so expensive, i wondered if anyone knows of anyone who has successfully grown them in thailand.

any info of how appreciated.

[Maizefarmer]

Sure - they'll grow very well, I have 2 trees and don't give them any attention at all. They provide all the avocados the family can/could eat most of the year - except in the middle of winter when they stop producing pods.

No fertilser, no bug sprays - just water in the sry season. But remember what I said earlier - there is a differance between growing a few trees of any fruit for yourself, and commercialising fruit growing. If for your own consumption, keep it simple else it quickly becomes a case of spending more than what youd spend buying the fruit in the shop.

Buddhafly - you name it - chances are it wilkl grow well in this climate.

Tim

[simcity]

Sometime you can find avocado for chiangmai in foodland but it is really a hit and miss chance ( 80 baht a kilo ) the import are indeed expensive 80 baht each !

last time my friend find some in pattaya super market (not the import stuff)!

My greengrocer at the fresh food market get me when I need some import stuff like leek and celery , but i have not been able to get avocado from them yet !

Hard to find item !

[lannarebirth]

avacados are so expensive, i wondered if anyone knows of anyone who has successfully grown them in thailand.

any info of how appreciated.

I've seen avocados growing throughout the northern regions and certainly in Burma. The price seems to be coming down, but I tend not to buy as the varieties groen here ar not very delicious IMO. I've never seen a Haas avocado here, which IMO is the most delicious.

[Maizefarmer]

Personally I wouldn't know one variety from the other. Yes, quite often those you find at market tend to be small, hard and not as sweet as they should or could be. Maybe that has something to do with the variety, or maybe it has something do with them been picked to early (or late?).

The 2 trees I have - and I have no idea what variety they are - produce a fruit that is about 9cm diameter and about 12cm long. Leave them on the tree long enough and they fall off and rot on the ground. I try to get them picked (piece of hooked wire tied to the end of a long stick with a plastic bag underneath) when they start turning from green to bluish/purple colour. At this stage they are really soft and sweet - can peel them by hand - great mixed up with a little olive oil, salt and pepper - on toast or in a salad.

They are grown commercially in the Chang Mai and Chang Rai region, but I have never seen them grown commercially round here here (Loei). Teco Lotus has them, but like the market ones, small and hard.

Tim

[ray23]

I have been told that they actually grow in I Nong Khia a real surprise I thought it would be much to hot.

We are trying to grow some from seeds fro the Nong Khai fruit any advice?

Edited September 21, 2006 by ray23

[stoneman]

I have been told that they actually grow in I Nong Khia a real surprise I thought it would be much to hot.

We are trying to grow some from seeds fro the Nong Khai fruit any advice?

Ray..

I have 50 avocado trees growing on our farm half way between Nong Khai and Udon Thani..The problem with growing trees from the seeds is that you will normally get very small fruit and it can be many years before they bear fruit. The trees from seeds are used for their root systems and grafts onto them are made from buds, etc from existing trees.. Grafted trees can start prodicing in the third year..

Here is a good url for avocado growing in Thailand

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6902E/x6902e0b.htm

[Somtham]

We regularly but avocados at the Doi Muser market which is on the road from Tak to Mae Sot. We pay B10/kg. I've seen 2 types, one pretty much round and not very tasty and another more like the Haas which is elongated. You can also buy trees up there for B100 for 3 trees. Not sure how old they are. Hope this helps.

[OlRedEyes]

[ray23]

I have been told that they actually grow in I Nong Khia a real surprise I thought it would be much to hot.

We are trying to grow some from seeds fro the Nong Khai fruit any advice?

Ray..

I have 50 avocado trees growing on our farm half way between Nong Khai and Udon Thani..The problem with growing trees from the seeds is that you will normally get very small fruit and it can be many years before they bear fruit. The trees from seeds are used for their root systems and grafts onto them are made from buds, etc from existing trees.. Grafted trees can start prodicing in the third year..

Here is a good url for avocado growing in Thailand

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6902E/x6902e0b.htm

Excellent site is there somewhere in the Udon region to simply buy trees I'm looking for enough for personal use?

[stoneman]

Excellent site is there somewhere in the Udon region to simply buy trees I'm looking for enough for personal use?

Ray..

We bought our trees from the nurseries along the road in Pak Chong...Almost all of them had trees and also had several varieties. One of the stations for the King's project is at the extension center at the university in Pak chong.

[simcity]

I have been told that they actually grow in I Nong Khia a real surprise I thought it would be much to hot.

We are trying to grow some from seeds fro the Nong Khai fruit any advice?

Ray..

I have 50 avocado trees growing on our farm half way between Nong Khai and Udon Thani..The problem with growing trees from the seeds is that you will normally get very small fruit and it can be many years before they bear fruit. The trees from seeds are used for their root systems and grafts onto them are made from buds, etc from existing trees.. Grafted trees can start prodicing in the third year..

Here is a good url for avocado growing in Thailand

http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/003/X6902E/x6902e0b.htm

Very informatif, thank you

Living in bangkok , anyone know where will be a supplier of thai avocado ? just for me , like to buy 2 kilo at the time !

the one i saw here , was the small dark brown green with a very hard skin ( from australia 80 baht each ) and the other very green , soft skin from they said ( chiangmai 80 baht a kilo )

[ray23]

Excellent site is there somewhere in the Udon region to simply buy trees I'm looking for enough for personal use?

Ray..

We bought our trees from the nurseries along the road in Pak Chong...Almost all of them had trees and also had several varieties. One of the stations for the King's project is at the extension center at the university in Pak chong.

You know the wife and I were trying to figure out wahre that is, but we don't have a clue.

By the way if you have fruit forsale PM me I will be enroute baht in hand

[teletiger]

Ray..

We bought our trees from the nurseries along the road in Pak Chong...Almost all of them had trees and also had several varieties. One of the stations for the King's project is at the extension center at the university in Pak chong.

You know the wife and I were trying to figure out wahre that is, but we don't have a clue.

By the way if you have fruit forsale PM me I will be enroute baht in hand

On highway 2 en route to Pak Chong (and Korat). 1 kilometre past Muak Lek on the left hand side is about 10/12 large roadside nurseries. Grang Dong. They do most things (6 different mango types....etc) Most will give you wholesale prices if you buy enough.

Regards

[ray23]

Thank you sounds like it's time for a trip

[brahmburgers]

I have about 40 trees up in Chiang Rai. They're all started from seed and none have yielded yet. The oldest are six years old, and I've heard that they can begin bearing fruit as young as 7 years - though others say as long as 11 years. I'd prefer to graft on top quality scions, but I have heither the skills nor the scions available to do so. Even so, I start about 15 new trees per year, and am planning to use these new ones as rootstock - upon which to graft a desirable scion later on - if I ever find a source. Local plant nurseries don't have avocado seedlings of any type.

I live close to Burmese border at Mae Sai. The burmese like avos but the Thai's are clueless about them. They're available at the border for sept thru nov. for about 50 baht per kilo.

it's spelled avocado with an 'o'

[strawberry]

i understand that there are 11 different varietes of avocadoes that will grow 11 different months of the year. Thia was info I got in New South Wales years ago. There are varietes that will grow in the Thai colder months. I have no idea what varietes are available here. what I do here is to contact a friend at home who then contacts the Deptment of Ag and gets the info I need.

Regards Joe

[stoneman]

i understand that there are 11 different varietes of avocadoes that will grow 11 different months of the year. Thia was info I got in New South Wales years ago. There are varietes that will grow in the Thai colder months. I have no idea what varietes are available here. what I do here is to contact a friend at home who then contacts the Deptment of Ag and gets the info I need.

Regards Joe

Joe...

Read my posting number 7 to this thread. It has the URL for a very good paper on Thai Avocados...

[stoneman]

I have about 40 trees up in Chiang Rai. They're all started from seed and none have yielded yet. The oldest are six years old, and I've heard that they can begin bearing fruit as young as 7 years - though others say as long as 11 years. I'd prefer to graft on top quality scions, but I have heither the skills nor the scions available to do so. Even so, I start about 15 new trees per year, and am planning to use these new ones as rootstock - upon which to graft a desirable scion later on - if I ever find a source. Local plant nurseries don't have avocado seedlings of any type.

I live close to Burmese border at Mae Sai. The burmese like avos but the Thai's are clueless about them. They're available at the border for sept thru nov. for about 50 baht per kilo.

it's spelled avocado with an 'o'

If you will contact Ken at www.adventure1.com he has some contacts with avocado growers in your area and might be able to put you on to someone that can do the grafting for you..

Stoneman