Parker Avocado (NSIC Av 02): Fruit and Tree Characteristics
Parker is a registered avocado variety, also sold or known as NSIC Av 02. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 1995 as NSIC 1995 Av 02. Robert Parker bred it. Its record notes a yield of 500 to 700 fruits.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for NSIC Av 02, this is the same avocado. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our avocado variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for fruit trees.
- Yield: a recorded yield of 500 to 700 fruits.
- Plant height: about 25 meters.
Key facts about Parker avocado
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 1995 Av 02 |
| Year approved | 1995 |
| Breeder or owner | Robert Parker |
| Also known as | NSIC Av 02 |
| Yield noted | 500 to 700 fruits |
| Plant height | 25 m |
| Growth habit | Spreading |
| Growth and vigor | Strong |
| Fruiting season | Aug. Sept |
| Regularity of bearing | Annual |
| Fruit weight (g) | 561.4 |
| Fruit length (cm) | 11.9 |
| Fruit width (cm) | 9.7 |
| Fruit shape | Ovoid |
| Skin color | Purple |
| Skin texture | Tough and Leathery |
| Skin thickness (mm) | 1.1 |
| Skin weight (g) | 41 |
| Yield, per the seller | about 500 to 700 fruits per tree |
When does it bear, and how much?
A registered tree variety is described from its mother tree, not from trial plots. The mother tree of Parker was about 50 years old when it was registered. Its record notes a yield of 500 to 700 fruits. It bears every year, with fruit in Aug. Sept. A grafted or marcotted tree bears years sooner than one grown from seed, and its yield climbs as the tree grows.
anee.io keeps the records of each block of trees, from fertilizer to harvest, with the growth stages and weather beside them.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit avocado fields most often: anthracnose, mealybug, Oriental fruit fly. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the fruit is like
A fruit of Parker weighs about 561.4 grams, and its shape is ovoid. The flesh is creamy yellow and smooth and firm. The edible part is 81 percent of the fruit. Its fruiting season is Aug. Sept, bearing annual.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Harvest: Fruits August to September.
- Yield: About 500 to 700 fruits per tree.
- Fruit: Ovoid, about 560 g, purple, leathery skin, creamy yellow, firm flesh, buttery and nutty, about 81 percent edible.
- Where: Laguna.
- Uses: Table.
Why farmers know it: a very heavy bearing Laguna avocado: 500 to 700 fruits a tree. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Parker avocado
Grafted avocado bears sooner and true to type. Pick a selection by fruit size and flesh, and plant two kinds that flower at different times of day for better fruit set. A registered tree variety is a selection from one proven mother tree, and only grafted, budded or marcotted plants carry its traits. A seedling grown from its seed can turn out quite different. So buy from a nursery accredited by the Bureau of Plant Industry, and ask which mother tree the scions came from. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Pagtatanim ng puno.
Before you buy planting material
- Buy grafted or budded plants from an accredited nursery, with the variety name on the tag.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Plant a few trees first if the variety is new to your area, before you fill the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeAvocado varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the avocado varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Cepillo Green: 1995
- RCF Morado: 1997
- Bat Av 0 3: 1992
- Salcedo: 1999
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