Super- Good luck! That sounds like a nice addition and a long avocado season for you in a few years!
Keep us posted.

Hi swrancher,
I noticed that you're probably the only one that has posted or owns a Oro Negro avocado. Would you happen to have a pic of your tree?
Pine Island nursery recommended it as THE ONE avocado tree to plant since I don't have room for a second.
Has anyone else had a chance to try it?
Thanks

I have not gotten any fruit yet but can tell you its a real nice looking tree for a avocado, very dark rich green leaves and seems to be growing pretty straight. I bought the tree last spring as a one gallon sized grafted tree less then a foot high tall with just a few leaves. A year later its now almost five feet high and very healthy. I'm hoping next year I should start getting avocados.

I purchased and planted a 3 gallon Oro Negro from Pine Island about 2 months ago. I agree that it is a very nice looking and vigorous tree. At the rate it is growing, I expect a few fruit next season.

photo today

Do you know what the cold tolerance is? Also, is it self-fertile.

Thought everyone might get a kick out of seeing what my Oro Negro has done growth-wise since being planted last spring.

One gallon size newly grafted (still had the rubber band) Oro Negro tree. Picture taken and tree planted May, 2010.

Great growth over the first summer. This picture taken 09/2010.

The tree is now over 5 feet tall and hopefully may produce next season. This picture was taken today, 04/15/11.

Yikes! That thing went bezerk!

Jeff

Nice pic. That is a great example of why buying large trees from the nursery is usually a waste of money.

Hello Friends,

Wow, both of your trees are absolutely Gorgeous. Whatever the 2 of you are doing, keep doing it because it is working. So healthy and happy looking. Good Job and Good Luck.

- Jacob

I have an Oro Negro grafted tree in the ground since around 2015 and this is the first year I have fruit on it ….10-12 its Nov 11 2021 and they are 1/2 turned black the tree is very healthy and a photo is useless as I keep my mango and avocado trees sized to their space it may have taken all those years to produce from pushing the tree to grow by fertilization also my oruning may have prolonged the start of production

yhe fruit is a 10 and worth any wait i bought a few fruit from Pine Island Nursery in Homestead and loved them then bought the tree i have 13 fantastic avocado varieties ON is in the top 5

not in any order Haas Carmen, Catalina, Monroe, Nishikaw, Miquel all of them took many years to fruit but well worth the wait