how to avocado cultivation techniques

avocado cultivation techniques

avocado cultivation 

         Avocado , Persea americana , is an evergreen tree in the family Lauraceae which grown for its nutritious fruit , the avocado . The avocado tree is large and dome shaped with oval or elliptical leaves arranged in a spiral on the tips of branches . The leaves have a red pigmentation when they first emerge and turn green as they mature . Avocado trees produce clusters of small , green yellow flowers at the end of twigs and a large , fleshy , pear - shaped fruit with a single large seed . The fruits can be purple to green in color with smooth or warty skin depending on variety . The flesh of the fruit is yellow - green in color and has the consistency of butter . Each fruit contains one large seed Avocado trees grown from seed can take 4 - 6 years to produce fruit whereas grafted plants may produce fruit within 1 - 2 years . The tree can reach a height of 20 m ( 65 . 6 ft ) and originated in the rainforests of Central America .