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Bacon Avocado, B-Type Flower

Avocado ‘Bacon’

Exceptional Cold Hardiness • Smooth, Creamy Texture • Reliable Winter Producer & Pollinator

$999.00

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We specialize in plants grown and delivered in their original pots and soil.
Because of their size and weight, our plants are not suitable for long-distance shipping and are delivered locally to ensure health and quality.

While delivery is limited to our local service area, we’re happy to support garden design and plant selection remotely.

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The Bacon Avocado is a hardy, cold-tolerant, and productive B-type variety, prized for its smooth-textured flesh and reliable mid-winter crops. Its excellent cold resistance and role as a pollinator make it a foundational tree for avocado growers in cooler Bay Area microclimates.

Produces medium-sized, oval to elongated fruit with thin, smooth, green skin that can be more challenging to peel.
Flesh is pale yellow, creamy, and smooth-textured, with a good flavor and slightly lower oil content.
A notably cold-hardy, B-type flowering, self-fruitful evergreen tree with a more moderate mature size.
Fruit ripens in the mid-winter season, providing fresh avocados during the coldest months.
One of the most cold-tolerant commercial avocado varieties, making it a top choice for areas prone to frost.
Serves as an effective pollinator for A-type flowering avocados.

Flavor Profile:

Flavor: Pleasant and mild, with a clean, classic avocado taste that is less rich than high-oil varieties.
Texture: Very smooth and creamy with a fine grain.
Best Uses: Versatile for both fresh eating and in recipes. Its smooth texture makes it excellent for soups, dips, and slicing.

Nursery Plant Sizes Explained

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Plant Sizes

Find the right starting size without reading a nursery textbook. Compare the common sizes, then see what is available for the plant you want.

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Most Popular Sizes

These four sizes cover many common residential landscape and mature-tree projects.

Outdoor Plants

Landscape Containers

Smaller sizes favor quantity and value. Larger sizes give the landscape more presence sooner.

Mulflat Groundcovers View size → 1 Gallon Small starter View size → 2 Gallon Small landscape View size → 3 Gallon Established starter View size → Popular 5 Gallon Everyday landscape View size → 7 Gallon Medium landscape View size → 10 Gallon More established View size → Most Popular 15 Gallon Strong starting presence View size → 20 Gallon Large landscape View size → 24 Gallon Large mature container View size →

Mature Trees

Box Tree Sizes

More years at the nursery. More size on delivery. Less waiting for the landscape to look established.

24" Mature Starting Size A major step up from smaller landscape containers. View 24" Box → 30" Larger Presence More scale between 24" and 36" box sizes. View 30" Box → 36" Large Specimen Substantial trees with heavier handling needs. View 36" Box → 48" Major Specimen Large-project scale with planned delivery and placement. View 48" Box →

Indoor & Decorative

Inch Pot Sizes

The inch size refers to the nursery pot, not the plant height.

4"

Indoor Starter

16"

Floor Plant

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More Plants

Start around 1–5 Gallon

Good for larger planting quantities when you have time for plants to fill in.

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Faster Privacy

Compare 5–15 Gallon

A practical range for balancing coverage, handling and cost.

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Immediate Impact

Start with 24" Box+

More established material when the landscape needs presence now.

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Plant sizes shown here are nursery container categories and planning references. Actual plant dimensions, form and availability vary by variety and current inventory.

Features:Foliage: Oblong, glossy green, leathery leaves with smooth, slightly wavy margins and prominent veining.Flowers: Small, yellow-green, Type B flowers (self-pollinating but benefits from cross-pollination with Type A varieties).Fruit: Medium-sized, oval-shaped with thin, smooth green skin that clings tightly to the flesh. Features creamy yellow pulp and a single large brown seed.Flavor: Mild and delicate, with slightly lower oil content compared to Type A cultivars like Hass.
Mature Height: Up to 20 ft (can be maintained at 10–15 ft with pruning)
Mature Width: 15–20 ft
Key Advantages:old-hardy: One of the most frost-tolerant avocado varieties (briefly withstands 25°F/-4°C when mature).Reliable producer: Heavy yields in late fall to winter.Dual-purpose: Excellent for both home gardens and commercial orchards.
Landscape Uses:Edible landscaping as a shade or fruit tree.Pollinator gardens (attracts bees when flowering).
Care Requirements:Light: Full sun (6+ hours daily).Soil: Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral pH.Water: Regular irrigation during fruit development; drought-tolerant once established.Pruning: Annual thinning to maintain shape and improve light penetration.

Q: How cold-hardy is the Bacon avocado?A: It is among the most cold-tolerant varieties, capable of withstanding temperatures down to around 25-26°F (-3 to -4°C) with minimal damage, making it suitable for cooler Bay Area locations.
Q: Why is it harder to peel?A: The skin is described as thin yet tough and adherent. Scoring it lengthwise with a knife and peeling it like a banana, or scooping the flesh out with a spoon, is often easier than trying to peel it by hand.
Q: What is its main advantage?A: Its cold tolerance is its standout feature for gardeners in marginal climates. It also reliably produces good-quality fruit in winter and pollinates other trees.