Choquette Avocado Tree — Large, Late-Season Florida Avocados

Bring the pleasure of a generous avocado harvest to your garden with the Choquette Avocado Tree. Its large, green-skinned fruit and yellow flesh are perfect for slicing alongside your favorite meals, adding to sandwiches, or sharing around the family table. Sometimes all you need is a ripe avocado, a little salt and lime, and something fresh from the garden.

Choquette is an appealing choice for gardeners who enjoy large Florida-style avocados and want a harvest later in the year. ams.usda.gov

Fruit Size & Eating Quality

Choquette produces substantial avocados, commonly weighing approximately 1½–2½ pounds. The fruit has nearly smooth, dark-green skin and thick yellow flesh.

Enjoy it in salads, avocado toast, guacamole, sandwiches, or served alongside your favorite dishes. Fruit size varies with growing conditions and crop load. Pine Island Nursery

Pick fruit when mature and allow it to soften off the tree. To check readiness, harvest one fruit and see whether it softens normally before picking more. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Tree Size & Garden Placement

Choquette is a full-sized avocado tree, with an approximate mature size of 30 feet tall by 20 feet wide under favorable conditions.

Give it adequate room in your backyard orchard or food forest. Selective pruning helps maintain an accessible canopy and makes harvesting easier. It is best planned as a long-term, in-ground tree. Pine Island Nursery

Florida Harvest Season

Typical harvest guide: October–December, sometimes extending into January.

Pine Island Nursery lists October–December, while USDA’s Florida variety guide gives October–January. Timing depends on location and seasonal conditions.

Suggested Harvest Planner Months: October, November, December.
Possible extended harvest: January, subject to local observations. Pine Island Nursery

Plan Your Harvest Before You Plant.™

Compare Choquette’s harvest window with earlier varieties to help extend your avocado season. Our harvest-month information makes it easier to choose trees around the months you want fresh fruit on your table.

Flower Type & Pollination

Choquette is a Type A avocado. A nearby Type B variety with overlapping flowering may improve cross-pollination opportunities. Weather and flowering overlap influence fruit set; harvest timing alone does not determine compatibility. Pine Island Nursery

Choquette Avocado Tree Care

• Sunlight: Plant in full sun.
• Soil: Excellent drainage is essential. Avoid locations that remain waterlogged.
• Watering: Water regularly during establishment, adjusting for rainfall and soil moisture. Water established trees during prolonged dry periods.
• Mulching: Mulch the root zone, keeping mulch away from the trunk.
• Fertilizing: Follow an avocado fertilizer program appropriate to the tree’s age and product label.
• Pruning: Prune selectively after the danger of frost has passed.
• Cold protection: Protect young trees during freezing weather.

For Palm Bay gardens, choose a warm, sheltered location with reliable drainage during summer rains. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Quick Growing Information

Cultivar details follow Pine Island Nursery and USDA descriptions; actual size and season vary by growing location. Pine Island Nursery

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