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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 25 to 30 feet
Plant Spread: 15 to 20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: 4 to 5 inch oval to pear shaped fruits.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Greenish-yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Shade Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Avocado
  • Alligator Pear

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Location: Middleburg, Florida
Date: 2012-09-30
My Gainesville avocado tree is firve years old and in this 30 gal
Comments:
  • Posted by homerduck (Middleburg, Florida - Zone 9a) on Oct 1, 2012 4:19 PM concerning plant:
    This variety is supposed to be cold tolerant down to 25 degrees, but I always take it inside my garage when a freeze is coming. I'm waiting to see if it will bloom in the container.

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