This Is Probably The Most Underrated Avocado Variety 

Great video. Im planting a Pinkerton this weekend!

Small seed size too, Pinkerton is a winner! Just put 2 in the ground here in Western Australia, thankfully becoming more readily available here, great variety.

Thanks for the video, AJ. I haven’t tasted a Pinkerton in the last 20 year. I can’t remember what it tasted like. 👍👍

The kinds of avocado trees i think are underrated are Gem,Maluma,SC gold, big black johnson and Cannonball.

AJ you inspired me to video document my avocado growing journey 🌳🥑 Gracias

That avocado looks so good.

Great video! I agree, Pinkerton is great. Thanks for sharing.

I've 3, one just now producing a 2 year old, and 2 babies, love em. My 2 year old grew 11 feet last year...here in Lakeside. Thx for all the videos.

I have 21 Avocado in the ground 😊 But I had only 1 Pinkerton Avocado tree! I got only 6 fruits this year and this my first year also🤩 Took 3 weeks to get ripped 🤩, looking delicious and beautiful colour👍 Your multi grafted mango tree very big tree! I live in zone 9B My mango KP in the ground got some fruits and very big I’m so happy 🤩 Thanks for sharing 👍

Just brought some grafted ones to plant in my small back yard grafted poluck type

I think this is one of the best videos about Pinkerton avocado but since you live in Zon 10 California can you tell us how Pinkerton avocado do during the heat wave ist heat tolerant tree or it drops part ot its frout due to the heat

I have a five year old Pinkerton and I love it. Grows great in North Orange County CA with heavy clay soil.

I’m sold I’m gonna add 1 to my trees in back yard. Hope I have the luck you have in central CA

I live in Nong Khai province in NE Thailand. Avocado is hardly known to the local farmers, although the fruit in the market is getting some attention. 5 years ago I started planting various varieties. Booth 7, Booth 8, Peterson, Buccaneer, Fuerte, Reed, PeterHass, Hass and Pinkerton. I have just over 100 trees. The Pinkerton is by far the best producer. As you mention, the long ripening period is an issue. Some fruit spoiled during the long wait. This year we have a big crop. In order to sell to the locals who don't have much knowledge about Avocado we have to pre-ripen it. That means preparing the fruit after picking to avoid losses during ripening. I haven't seen much info on how to wash/sterilize the fruit prior to laying down for 2 weeks.

I had a spot for one more avocado tree...i was divided between Pinkerton, Reed and Sir Prize. I ended up goung with Reed, but will try and graft pinkerton and sir prize when my tree is established.

I also have a 6 yr old pinkerton and i absolutely love it the 🥑 are delicious

My Pinkerton produced so many large and tasty cados this season👍

Pinkerton does well in the SF bay area too. Produces every year. The flavor is very similar to Hass perhaps slightly lighter at times. I completely agree with you on this wonderful tree. Another wonderful feature is that it even produces in partial shade.

Great video AJ, I definitely agree with you that the Pinkerton is an underrated avocado. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks

Thanks for this. I'm gonna get one!

This one was on my list and I normally see it Big box stores but haven’t seen one since Ive been searching. So I ended up at Louie’s Nursery number two in Riverside. They have the best selection of avocados in at least a 30 miles radius. Even though there ( bigger ) than 5 gallon tree are a little much. The 5 gallon size for most varieties is $59 but. They are 3 to 4 times larger than any big box tree. Most HD avocados are $45 some are $34 the pinkerton I got was 5 ft tall and a truck diameter was right at an inch. This is the same size as 2 of my 15 gallon trees I still have in pots.

Absolutely beautiful Aj I hope next year I can do a taste test on mine too.

Good content i have lamb hass 25 trees in merced County it was tough getting them going but now they are 4 years old and thriving

I have a Pinkerton (Four Winds Nursery) which I over wintered in a 5 gallon pot in my little green house with a Gem, a Lamb, Carmen, and a Sharwel. It's been a warm winter, for us up in Humboldt zone 9a or b and the Pinkerton told me, well it sure looked like it want out. So i put them out and in the ground and son-of-a-gun the rains came with high winds up to 50 MPH. The Gem and the Lamb are looking about as tired of this constant rain as I am. The Pinkerton doesn't look much different from in the greenhouse. It mainly has two opposing limbs about a foot long and 2 1/2 feet from the ground which I tied to bamboo sticks to keep them from breaking off in the wind. It's mounded pretty good, covered in yard leaves and wood shavings. I didn't know it was a compact tree which is good as I planted pretty close (5' to 6') from the Sharwel. Glad i found your take on the Pinkertin. Now I'll do all i can to keep it healthy and fruitful. Thanks for information.

My great uncle and grandfather invented the Pinkerton avocado tree many decades ago. Their last name was Pinkerton (hence the name) and while both are dead I'm sure they would love to see people enjoying their tree. :)

Great content! How many fruit do you get per year on this tree?

Beautiful fruit. Very familiar with the name but not the actual character, need to consider for my modest collection.

Pinkerton's great..just love it.. Q:Were there any B-types nearby?

I love avocado. I have a seedling that I want to graft a good variety on to it. You sold me on the Pinkerton. But worried that it might not survive Bakersfield weather, cold frost and summer heat of 100° temperature. If you don’t mind selling a few scions bud wood, I’ll drive down to Los Angeles to pick it up. Please let me know and provide me with your email. Thank you for sharing

I really did not like the Pinkerton Avo but after this video I will definitely give it more attention, I have 3 of the trees

Pinkertons tend to be consistent producers while young. When mature they become more alternate bearing. Greg Alder has a great article which busts some of the myths around the variety, all of which I can confirm with my one Pinkerton. The main disappointment is that it doesn’t really ripen much earlier than Hass.

AJ, you look so Egyptian. If you are, then you are the Egyptian avocado King.

Ajmal, great video on the pinkerton Avo. I have one too and really love the taste. Have you found any varieties that taste better than the pinkerton? I don't have a reed yet and would like to know how it compares to the pinkerton.

Love the content. With it's slow growth habit - do you think it will fair well in colder climate - less mass to retain heat. I am in zone 9b.

Which commercial avocado varieties are best for hot climates? Here the temperature reaches 40 to 45 degrees

So if I have a fuerte seedling 🌱 and graph a Pinkerton scion, will it be a Pinkerton avocado tree????

I have a Haas in Ventura county zone 10. How do you keep the rodents off your pinkerton since the avos are so close to the ground?

Oh my lans, look at all the meat in that avocado!!!! Perhaps that's a reason why the commercial industry hasn't picked up on this one, too much fruit for your money, and the long ripening period?! Looks delicious. Did you ever get a Sapodilla tree? That's a secret I wish I knew about long ago, but have only recently gotten smitten to them. Give one a try!

Good things come to those who wait. I mean, just look at that Green Buttery flesh.

Ajmal hello, as feedback the volume in this video was super low. *EDIT* 5:58 FACK!!! not fair man, I want that in my life

Que happy te hace pikerton . Yo tengo otro pikerton pequeño en maceta . ¿Que temperaturas mínimas te aguanta bien ?

Little cado avocado is a type or b type .. which type avocado they need as a pair ?

I want to know how to validate a pinkerton tree? Is the seed must be small and round shape? Many fake seller in my country.

Are you sale grafted avocado plant ? Ship to another country

Where can I find this for a great price?

Do you fertilise the Pinkerton tree?

Where can you get Pinkerton Avocado trees/seeds?

What variety of avocado do you use to pollinate your Pinkerton?

do you pair it with other type b variety?