When to plant avocado in Black Point
- Plant seedlings: early Mar to late MarBlack Point area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early SepBlack Point area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Black Point. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A large evergreen tree that can crop in Adelaide with care. It is frost-tender and hates hot, dry wind and wet feet, so plant in spring in a warm, sheltered spot with perfect drainage, ideally on a mound. Choose a cold-tolerant variety such as Bacon or Hass and water deeply through summer.