Avocado tree - type A or type B? (forum)

Carrot Papa starts with ...
Hello!
We moved to our new home in Victoria 2 years ago.
There is a big avocado tree but it bears only a couple of fruits every year. I know that I can increase the fruit set by inter planting type A and type B varieties. However, I have no idea what type my avocado tree is.
If anyone can recognise its type, please help.
Thanks!!!
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Time: 2nd February 2015 10:54pm

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Markmelb says...
Hi - Unfortunately its a seedling A from a Hass seed by the looks and not a very good one - Ive seen alot better seedlings that bear very well alone only recently but because its so big is very difficult to rework with grafting something known - try planting a grafted Bacon and Hass next to it as the drainage must be ok where you are.

Time: 2nd February 2015 11:38pm

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Carrot Papa says...
Hi Mark, thank you so much for your reply. It is encouraging to notice that you seem to grow quite a few avocado trees near where I live as I thought Victoria is too cold for growing avocado. I will try to get a grafted Bacon as per your suggestion. :)

Time: 3rd February 2015 10:13pm

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Markmelb says...
CP - was the Avo you picked still hard as a rock (current season fruit) and not ripened? Wait till later in year as they should get alot bigger if theyre the current crop and review after that if your seedling is any good (about Aug - Nov?)My Lamb Hass have been on tree for over 12 months but is a late variety - Definitely plant a Bacon if you can find one within a few metres to help cross pollination - are there many Avos on seedling? please keep forum posted on findings.

Time: 4th February 2015 8:17am

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Brendan says...
Hi Carrot Papa, if you want to find out if your avo tree is type A or B, try this: http://www.answers.com/Q/Determine_the_sex_of_an_avocado_tree

Now I know it sounds like 'voodoo' etc, but try it, and get back with the answer.

Time: 4th February 2015 11:38am

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Markmelb says...
Thats like the rock Rain Gauge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_rock

Time: 4th February 2015 12:10pm

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Brendan says...
Try it for yourself Markmelb, you might learn something.

Time: 6th February 2015 8:52am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
Hi Carrot Papa, your Avo cant fruit if it doesnt flower heavily, and cross pollination wont increase fruit set if flowers arent sufficient. I would keep an eye on it at flowering time, how many flowers?, that may point to a causeof low fruiting. Also can you see any evidence of grafting, even a failed graft at the base ? It sounds like a seedling or rootstock which often take time to flower+fruit.

Time: 6th February 2015 9:06am

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tbcha1 says...
hi all
sorry to drag up an old post but is there a way to tell the flowering type of a avocado plant? bought one at a garage sale and was told it was a dwarf variety. She thinks its a wurtz but i want to be 100% sure before i buy another tree as i do not have much space...
thanks!

Time: 19th March 2017 10:30pm

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