1 Dec 2020

New varieties of avocado developed in Gisborne

From Afternoons, 1:35 pm on 1 December 2020

A Waerenga-a-Hika couple has developed three new varieties of avocado that are attracting interest around the world.

Judi and David Grey from Avogrey Orchard planted a Sharwil tree on the advice of a scientist from the University of California, which bear very tasty fruit but little yield.

You may heard David and Judi Grey on RNZ's Country Life recently.

David tells Jesse about the new varieties of avocado they developed out of the Sharwil - the Titan, the Greystar and Eclipse.

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