Move over Hass, new avocado varieties are being planted in Australia

Three new varieties of avocado have landed on Australian shores that will give consumers more options.

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Australia's largest Kensington Pride mango producer, Manbulloo, has signed the rights to three new avocado varieties from New Zealand through its sister company, Manbulloo Fruit Company.

< p class="_39n3n">"Rather than sticking to planting even more Hass, when there are situations where there is too much Hass around, we wanted to give customers and consumers a new experience “, said Marie Picc one, owner and managing director of Manbulloo Fruit Company.

"Now we have material here in Australia, we want to plant commercially on a pilot basis, in various parts of Australia for evaluate the three different varieties."

Ms Piccone said that with the huge proliferation of Hass around the world, it was time consumers had more choice with the varieties .

"We have identified that there is room for other varieties in the avocado industry," she said.

Marie Piccone is the owner and general manager of Manbulloo Mangoes. (Supplied: Marie Piccone)

What kind of avocado?

Hoping avocado growers will plant trees this year, Ms Piccone said the varieties have flavor nutty and buttery.

These are also "green-skinned" varieties, such as Shepherd avocados, which do not turn brown when cut.

"These varieties are very interesting because they are all from Sharwill, which was found in Australia in the 60s or 70s," she said.

"It never experienced commercial expansion as it was what we call a type B flower, which means that flowering and fruit set are sensitive to temperature.

"These three new varieties, from all our observations, appear to be Type A flowers, meaning they are not temperature sensitive."

The three new varieties are "green-skinned" like the Shepherd variety, which means that it s will not brown when cut.(Supplied: Russell Delroy)

Do you want new varieties?

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