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AvocadoAll seasonsUngrafted seedling-origin type (no bred/released variety)Updated 2 September 2026

Green (local seedling type)

The green-skinned counterpart to the Purple seedling type, similarly ungrafted and common in older plantings — typically picked around September–October in Sikkim, later in the season than the purple-skinned type.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity period5–6+ years to first bearing as a seedling tree
Expected yieldVariable, tree to tree, since seedling origin does not breed true
Suitable soilLoam

Quick facts

Crop
Avocado
Type
Ungrafted seedling-origin type (no bred/released variety)
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
5–6+ years to first bearing as a seedling tree
Expected yield
Variable, tree to tree, since seedling origin does not breed true
Suitable soil
Loam
Release
Not a bred or released variety — a generic seedling-origin fruit-colour type predating India's named avocado cultivars

About this variety

The Green type is the green-skinned counterpart to the Purple seedling type, describing older, ungrafted seedling-origin avocado trees found across Coorg, Kerala and Sikkim that predate any formal Indian variety programme. Like the Purple type, a tree grown from a pip does not reproduce its parent's exact traits, so fruit quality and yield vary widely from tree to tree. Green-skinned fruit is typically picked around September–October in Sikkim, later in the season than the purple-skinned type grown in the same region, which lets a grower with both types spread the harvest and market season. As with any ungrafted seedling stock, a grower planting new trees is better served by a named grafted variety for predictable bearing time and fruit quality.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeUngrafted seedling-origin type (no bred/released variety)
    Maturity5–6+ years to first bearing as a seedling tree
    Yield potentialVariable, tree to tree, since seedling origin does not breed true
    Disease resistanceNot documented; variable by individual tree
    SoilLoam
    SeasonAll seasons

Sowing & cultivation

  • HarvestingSkin stays green through ripeness, so fruit size and the standard soften-after-picking test matter more than colour change; typically picked around September–October in Sikkim.

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

5–6+ years to first bearing as a seedling tree

Expected yield

Variable, tree to tree, since seedling origin does not breed true

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 later harvest window (September–October) than the Purple type, useful for spreading picking and market supply across an orchard that carries both.
  • Already established in many older orchards, needing no replanting decision to keep producing.

Things to consider

  • Not recommended for new commercial planting — a seedling tree takes 5–6 years or more to bear, against 3–4 for a grafted variety, and gives no guarantee of fruit quality or yield.
  • Because skin stays green at ripeness, growers must rely on fruit size and the standard post-picking softening test rather than colour change to judge maturity.

Suitable regions

Widely grown as older, ungrafted orchard trees across Coorg, Kerala and Sikkim — not a bred variety with an official recommended zone.

  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Sikkim

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