Description
Holiday Avocado earns its name from the most practical detail in the catalog — it ripens between Labor Day and New Year’s Day, delivering fresh homegrown avocados throughout the entire holiday season when they’re most in demand. A Guatemalan A-type variety that holds exceptionally well on the tree, Holiday produces large, pear-shaped avocados with the rich, creamy, buttery flesh and nutty flavor that make avocados so irresistible for guacamole, salads, and toast. Highly productive, self-pollinating, and suited to outdoor growing in warm climates or container growing anywhere. Outdoor planting in Zones 9–11.
Labor Day to New Year’s Day — Fresh Avocados Through the Holidays
The harvest window is what makes Holiday remarkable as a backyard avocado choice. Rather than a brief, intensive picking window, Holiday delivers fresh fruit across a four-month stretch that runs through the entire fall and holiday season — September through January. That extended on-tree holding quality means home growers can harvest avocados at their leisure over months rather than racing to process a simultaneous crop, and it ensures a steady supply of fresh avocados through the entertaining season.
Large, Creamy, Buttery Avocados With Exceptional Flavor
Holiday’s large, pear-shaped fruit has the rich, creamy, buttery texture and nutty flavor that defines a premium avocado experience. Outstanding for guacamole where the full, rich flavor shines at its best, and equally superb in salads, on toast, and wherever you want homegrown avocado quality that genuinely surpasses anything available commercially.
Guatemalan A-Type — Highly Productive
Holiday is a Guatemalan A-type avocado with a reputation for high productivity — delivering abundant harvests from an established tree in warm climates where it grows in the ground, or from a container-grown tree that can be brought indoors for winter in cooler regions.
Why Growers Choose Holiday Avocado
- Labor Day to New Year’s Day harvest — fresh avocados through the entire holiday season
- Exceptional on-tree holding quality — harvest at your leisure over four months
- Large, buttery, nutty-flavored fruit — premium quality for guacamole, salads, and toast
- Guatemalan A-type, highly productive — abundant yields from established trees
- Self-pollinating — productive with just one tree
- Container-friendly — can be grown in pots and brought indoors in cooler climates
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Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Green, Yellow |
| Fruit Color | Green |
| Fruit Size | Large |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 2 - 11, Outdoor Planting: 9 - 11 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 5.0 - 7.0 |
| Years to Bear | 3 - 4 |
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
Recommended Spacing
Zone Compatibility
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow avocado trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.



