This is a self pollinating Mexican type Avocado. This is hardy to 15F briefly. It is also a semi dwarf perfect for a greenhouse.
“The Lila Avocado Tree is a Mexican variety with green-skinned fruit that has a rich, nutty flavor. The medium-sized, pear-shaped fruit has many uses. Add avocados to salads, smoothies, and other dishes for a boost in vitamins and protein.
Avocado trees are dense, evergreen trees that grow fast in tropical climates. These trees are remarkable in their ability to thrive under a broad range of environmental conditions. Avocado trees prefer mild temperatures, good draining soil, humidity, and 6 hours of sun.
Mature Lila Avocado Trees can be cold hardy down to 30 degrees F – tolerating even colder temperatures in short periods of time. Lila is becoming more popular for being more cold-tolerant than other varieties of avocado. Fruit holds well on the tree.
When planted in the ground, the Lila Avocado Tree can reach a mature size of about 25 feet tall and can be kept even smaller by pruning. When growing in a container, make sure the soil completely dries out before watering again deeply. These trees have shallow roots, so be sure to choose a container that is just as wide as it is tall. Good drainage is key.
Avocado trees are self-pollinating and you’ll get a nice harvest with just one tree. They don’t require another variety in order to produce fruit. However, having a Type A and Type B avocado tree increases the chance of successful pollination and fruit set. Lila is a type A, with avocados ripening from September to October.”
Semi-dwarf avocado are a 30’ tree, instead of the usual 45’.
For gardeners with limited growing space in a temperate climate (or a greenhouse), the ‘Holiday’ avocado is recommended for flavor and ease of size control by pruning.
The Lila Avocado Tree can reach a mature height of about 10 to 25 feet in the ground. Indoors it seldom goes over 5 feet but sometimes 10 feet. That will be small for my greenhouse. Please don’t mislead people about these things. You don’t have any idea what you are talking about with this variety. This is like when you said all avacodo take over a year and a half to ripen. A lila avacodo has never reached 30 or 45’. The misinformation is getting old you dont even grow this variety and those of us who do know what we are growing.
Lila is widely used as a rootstock for containerized guatemalan avocado grown outdoors. It has proven cold-hardy to USDA hardiness zone 8b, but fails long term in true zone 8a.
Actually I said over a year, and then gave examples of some that take 18 months or more. Further, the mexican race avocados (Persea americana var. drymifolia) are not considered a marketable fruit in the USA, thus I do not include it in consideration of ripening time.
Since you are building a greenhouse, I see no reason to bother with an inferior fruit taxon.
You have yet to grow avocado in a greenhouse, so it seems unlikely that you are included in that group. In addition, your posts as of late have been unvetted ad copy from sellers. Most people here would prefer a more rigorous approach.
If you are sticking with your story about the 45’ lila avacodo tree’s that ripens fruit in 18 months that have supposed inferior fruit quality there is little you are saying you dont know already. More of the know it all but nothing remarks you have been posting on my threads about things you know zero about. Somehow you added my lila is not in my unfinished greenhouse yet. Funny that many people consider lila much better quality than the standard haas avacodo. Strange you are the only one right but the many who disagree you say are wrong. Strange isn’t it? You say my approach is not hands on which I find funny. You need to get a new solar system for off grid applications with your green house , dig a greenhouse , install off grid water systems and grow 1000+ fruit , nut trees + then preach me your sermon about not being hands on Greenhouse - Putting it all together . I think i do more hands on in the last month then you have done in years. You are welcome to ask the forum The next big project 2023 - 2024 - 2025 - 2026