{"product_id":"avocado-jala-persea-spp","title":"Jala Avocado - Persea americana ‘Jala’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJala Avocado - Persea americana ‘Jala’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrafted avocados exist because seedling trees take many years to bear and do not come true from seed. A named selection worked onto a compatible rootstock crops far sooner and produces predictable fruit, and that is what this \u003cem\u003ePersea americana\u003c\/em\u003e is. As a landscape tree it is a large dense evergreen with big leathery leaves that casts real shade, and as a crop it has one absolute requirement: drainage. Nothing else you do matters if that is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Jala Avocado\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrafted for Earlier Bearing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fruit typically arrives within a few years rather than the decade a seedling can take.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDense Evergreen Canopy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large glossy leaves make a genuine shade tree that happens to be productive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProlific Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thousands of small greenish flowers open in spring, of which only a tiny fraction ever set fruit, which is normal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCross Pollination Response\u003c\/strong\u003e: Avocados carry A or B type flowering behaviour, and a second tree of the opposite type noticeably improves fruit set.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to Pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Annual shortening keeps a garden tree at picking height instead of letting it run to full size.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome Orchard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A cornerstone tree in a productive backyard, ideally paired with a second avocado nearby.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Shade Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides dense summer shade over a lawn or seating area while carrying a crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheltered Warm Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: A protected north facing position suits young trees, which are wind and frost sensitive.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised Mound Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: On clay sites it is grown deliberately on a built mound, which is standard commercial practice.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m in an orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring once frost risk has passed, or autumn in frost free districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free draining and slightly acidic; avocados are killed by Phytophthora root rot in wet or heavy soil, so plant on a mound 300 to 400mm high wherever drainage is less than excellent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water little and often rather than deeply and rarely, because the roots are shallow and fine, and mulch heavily with coarse woody material kept 150mm clear of the trunk. Shelter young trees from strong wind and frost, and paint or shade exposed trunks in the first summers, as avocado bark sunburns easily.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 9m, or 4 to 5m if pruned annually\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun with shelter from strong wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southern Mexico and Central America (the species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small and greenish yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795349930270,"sku":"ND-0169-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/LZXgdKueuEefr2gWisqpH_KnXuazPs.jpg?v=1787313982","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/avocado-jala-persea-spp","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}