Westfalia Fruit - The Avocado Experts

Leola™

Leola™ is selected from a Westfalia Fruit screening programme and demonstrates a strong tolerance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. When grafted with Hass and GEM®, it offers competitive yields and excellent tree health.

Zentmyer

Zentmyer is a vigorous rootstock with strong tolerance to Phytophthora cinnamomi, but is highly salinity-susceptible. It performs well with Hass and Gem® cultivars in the absence of salts.

Lamb Hass

Lamb Hass is a late-maturing cultivar with larger fruit size compared to Hass. Unlike Hass, it may turn dark before ripening while still on the tree.

Fuerte

Fuerte is pear-shaped green skinned avocado cultivar that stays green when ripe.

GEM®

Covered in golden specks, the gourmet GEM® has a creamy, sweet and nutty taste. GEM® is farmed worldwide by growers licensed to Westfalia Fruit.

Pinkerton

The Pinkerton is green-skinned with a pear shape. It is known for its prolific yields and mild, nutty flavour.

Reed

Reed fruit are round and can weigh more than 500g each, being one of the largest avocado varieties. Reed is sometimes used as a pollinator for Hass.

Edranol

Edranol is a vigorous-growing cultivar with pear-shaped avocados that are medium in size with thin, rough, green skin.

Ettinger

Ettinger trees produce bright-green fruits with a light-yellow flesh and are mostly used as pollinator trees in Hass orchards.

Duke 7

Duke 7 outperforms other local rootstocks and was South Africa’s industry standard.

Latas®

Managed by Westfalia Fruit, Latas® is a promising rootstock variety for its ability to thrive in waterlogged conditions and under moderate to heavy Phytophthora cinnamomi disease pressure.

Ryan

Late-season Ryan is a large, egg-shaped fruit with a rough green skin. It is easy to peel and tends to have a large seed.

Steddom

Steddom exhibits high tolerance to Phytophthora cinnamomi and grows slowly when grafted with Hass.

Uzi

Uzi is an extremely vigorous and fast-growing rootstock with high tolerance to Phytophthora cinnamomi. When grafted with Hass in a low salinity environment, it can induce a vigorous tree and high yields.

Zerala™

Zerala™ rootstock is resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi and offers a noticeable advantage in saline soils. It supports large canopy volumes and competitive yields, preferring well-drained soils or berms.

Dusa®

Dusa® is the dominant leading avocado rootstock worldwide. It demonstrates good performance under various growing conditions. They are more root-rot tolerant and productive than Duke 7. Dusa® is widely planted in avocado-producing regions.

Hass

Hass is the most common commercial avocado cultivar in the world. It is known for its good eating quality and post-harvest characteristics.

Carmen®-Hass

Carmen®-Hass is a relatively new cultivar tending to flower continuously. It forms up to three distinct sets of fruit within a year. In subtropical regions it usually flowers earlier and produces fruit that matures 4 to 6 weeks earlier than Hass.