There’s a New Avocado in Hawaii, its a GEM!

There’s a new avocado making its way into the marketplace that might give the venerable Hass variety some competition.

Called GEM — from the initials of Gray E. Martin, a University of California technician who helped develop it — the new variety actually was patented and released more than 15 years ago but only recently has started to spark the attention of growers due to its unique characteristics.

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  1. Hass Avocadoes seem to have small fruits. I'm curious how Gem performs. The Hass has a smaller seed, but that seems to be the only minor flaw. Gem shines brighter in all other characteristics.
    • Michael Thomas
      The GEM trees on Oahu are doing really great. Fruiting after 2 years in Mililani, will have more production next year.

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