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AvocadoAll seasonsGrafted planting material (private nursery import)Updated 2 September 2026

Fuerte

A green-skinned cultivar not an ICAR release, reported to grow successfully in the mid-altitude hills of Sikkim; propagated as grafted plants by private nurseries.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity periodBears in 3тАУ4 years as a grafted plant
Expected yieldGood under suited mid-altitude conditions; not separately measured under Indian conditions
Suitable soilLoam

Quick facts

Crop
Avocado
Type
Grafted planting material (private nursery import)
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
Bears in 3тАУ4 years as a grafted plant
Expected yield
Good under suited mid-altitude conditions; not separately measured under Indian conditions
Suitable soil
Loam
Release
Not an ICAR release тАФ an internationally known cultivar propagated in India by private nurseries

About this variety

Fuerte is one of the older internationally known avocado cultivars, distinguished by its green, smooth-to-slightly-pebbled skin that stays green even at full ripeness, unlike Hass's purple-black colour change. It is not an ICAR-bred or India-released variety; in India it is propagated as grafted planting material by private nurseries. It is specifically reported to grow successfully in the mid-altitude hills of Sikkim, where green-skinned types are typically picked around SeptemberтАУOctober, later in the season than the purple-skinned types grown in the same region.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeGrafted planting material (private nursery import)
    MaturityBears in 3тАУ4 years as a grafted plant
    Yield potentialGood under suited mid-altitude conditions; not separately measured under Indian conditions
    Disease resistanceNot specifically documented for Indian conditions
    SoilLoam
    SeasonAll seasons

Sowing & cultivation

  • Spacing6тАУ12 m depending on site vigour; 10 ├Ч 10 m is standard on hill slopes
  • HarvestingGreen skin stays green even at full ripeness, unlike a purple type's colour change, so fruit size and the standard soften-after-picking test matter more than skin colour for judging maturity; typically picked around SeptemberтАУOctober in Sikkim.

Soil & climate

Soil

Suitable soil
Deep, well-drained loam; cannot tolerate waterlogging or saline soil

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

Bears in 3тАУ4 years as a grafted plant

Expected yield

Good under suited mid-altitude conditions; not separately measured under Indian conditions

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

  • A long-established international cultivar with a documented history of successful cultivation specifically in Sikkim's mid-altitude hills.
  • Its later harvest window (SeptemberтАУOctober) than purple types can spread a grower's picking season and market supply.

Things to consider

  • No ICAR release or India-specific trial data exists for Fuerte тАФ planting material quality depends entirely on the private nursery it is sourced from.
  • Since its skin stays green at ripeness, growers need to rely on fruit size and the standard post-picking softening test rather than colour change to judge maturity.

Suitable regions

Reported grown successfully specifically in the mid-altitude hills of Sikkim; grafted plants are also propagated by private nurseries serving other hill-tract growing areas.

  • Sikkim

Sourced from: Avocado Production in India тАФ FAO (Saurindra P. Ghosh). editorial policy.