They’re bigger, keep fresh for longer and soon you’ll be able to get your hands on your very own tree. Get excited Australian avo lovers, the giant Jala avocado is here!
It’s been a 30 year journey, but now Aussie gardeners will be able to try their hand at growing these larger-than-life avocados in their own backyards.
The variety is credited to 81-year-old Queensland gardener Lorna Spackman. Her late husband Ken saved a seed from an avocado of unknown origins, before clearing paddocks on their farm at Palmwoods.
He then grew a tree from that seed before he died. And now his legacy lives on.
“Some more seedlings grew under that, and one tree produced extra special fruit, which I gave to my neighbour to try and he absolutely loved it,” Lorna told the ABC.
Jala avocados are not only larger, but are slow-oxidising. The trees grow up to 10 metres tall, and are famed for their great yield of fruit.
The first release of 1000 trees has already snapped up by a national hardware chain. A second release is expected late this year, according to wholesaler Flemings Nurseries, which has been growing the trees.
More of the trees were planted, and the large fruit was sold at the Brisbane Markets. Jala avocados, which weight between 1 – 1.2kg each, on average, are sold in some Queensland fruit and veg shops, including Produce Art.
But soon, more Aussies will be able to get their (two) hands on them, by growing their own.
Will you be buying a Jala avocado plant? Let us know in the comments below!
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