Northern Territory Horticulturist Chris Nathaniel has high hopes his new avocado breed will be help solve Australia’s summer avocado shortages.
Australia’s most popular breed, the Schuller avocado, fruits between Mid-January and March, whereas Nathaniel’s Calypso avocado does so between December and February.
Nathaniel has been developing the plant for more than a decade and is optimistic 2018 will be the first year that the trees will be grown commercially.