How to grow Avocado?

Avocado
  • Latin Family: Lauraceae
  • Latin Genus: Persea
  • Ease of Growing: Difficult
  • Growing Type: Perennial
The avocado, a tree likely originating from south-central Mexico, is classified as a member of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. The fruit of the plant, also called an avocado (or avocado pear or alligator pear), is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed. Avocado trees are partially self-pollinating, and are often propagated through grafting to maintain predictable fruit quality and quantity. Avocados are cultivated in tropical and Mediterranean climates of many countries,[3] with Mexico as the leading producer of avocados in 2019, supplying 32% of the world total. The fruit of domestic varieties has a buttery flesh when ripe. Depending on the variety, avocados have green, brown, purplish, or black skin when ripe, and may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. Commercially, the fruits are picked while immature, and ripened after harvesting. Like the banana, the avocado is a climacteric fruit, which matures on the tree, but ripens off the tree. Avocados used in commerce are picked hard and green and kept in coolers at 3.3 to 5.6 °C (37.9 to 42.1 °F) until they reach their final destination. Avocados must be mature to ripen properly. Avocados that fall off the tree ripen on the ground. Generally, the fruit is picked once it reaches maturity; Mexican growers pick 'Hass' avocados when they have more than 23% dry matter, and other producing countries have similar standards.

Avocado History

Soil Preference

    How to care for Avocado?

    Water

    Fertilizer

    Seeds

    Seed Viability: 

    Light

    Part shade

    bright, direct, unfiltered sunlight

    Conditions:Cool

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    Problems

    Avocado Types

    • Avocado
    • An avocado is a bright green fruit with a large pit and dark leathery skin. They’re also known as alligator pears or butter fruit. Avocados are a favorite of the produce section. They’re the go-to ingredient for guacamole dips. And they're turning up in everything from salads and wraps to smoothies and even brownies.

    Diseases

    • Verticillium Wilt

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