A new variety of ‘giant’ avocados that weigh four times as much as supermarket fruit has taken Australia by storm – and the oxidation rate means you can eat them for days once opened.
Jala avocados are 1-1.2 kilograms on average and experts rave about the fruit’s ‘beautiful creamy, buttery, nutty’ flavour.
Jess Fleming, a manager at Flemings Nursery in Queensland, told FEMAIL that Jala avocados are sure to be a foodie favourite.
‘Jala has a slow oxidation rate and the avocados stay fresh for up to five days after cutting them open – they’re not a ‘cut and eat’ fruit like many others are,’ she said.
The two main varieties of Australian avocados are Shepard (in season from February to April) and Hass (in season from May to January).
The avocados are presently only available in Queensland but will make their way across Australia in early 2025.
The fourth-generation nursery owner added: ‘Jala trees produce avocados with a large fruit and large seed – but the seed-to-flesh ratio has much more flesh than the standard Hass.
‘The fruit has green skin and while it can go a bit spotty on the outside, it doesn’t affect the flesh.’
Jala avocados are 1-1.2 kilograms on average and experts rave about the fruit’s ‘beautiful creamy, buttery, nutty’ flavour
Jess Fleming, a manager at Flemings Nursery in Queensland, told FEMAIL that Jala avocados are sure to be a foodie favourite
Ms Fleming revealed that while many have speculated Jala avocados will be ‘flavourless and watery’ because of its size – the opposite is true.
The trees will be available at garden centres all around the state including Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Far North Queensland – with the fruit expected to make its interstate debut early next year.
Fleming Nursery sold out their first release of 1,800 trees to Bunnings Warehouse and local nurseries in Queensland.
Jala has a slow oxidation rate and stay fresh for up to five days after cutting them open
Ms Fleming said 5,000 more trees will be available by March 2025.
Jala avocados are also ‘perfect’ for home gardeners wit green thumbs.
‘If you have a yard with lots of space, it’s a good and easy tree for you,’ Ms Fleming said.
‘You just need to make sure the tree has adequate drainage.’
Jala trees are typically 7 metres tall but can grow up to 10 metres if the conditions are favourable.
The trees should yield fruit in two or three years.
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