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Varieties of California Avocados
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VARIETY
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SHAPE
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APPEARANCE
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HARVEST
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BACON
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Oval
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Smooth green skin
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Late fall - early spring
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FUERTE
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Pear
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Smooth green skin
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Late fall - spring
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GWEN
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Oval, plump
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Thick "Hass-like" skin
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Late winter - summer
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HASS
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Oval
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Thick pebbly skin
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All year
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PINKERTON
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Pear
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Thick green/slight pebbling
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Winter - spring
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REED
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Round
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Thick green/slight pebbling
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Summer
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ZUTANO
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Pear
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Shiny yellow-green skin
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Fall - mid-winter
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Source: California Avocado Commission
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