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The original tree grew from a seed planted in the grove of Tom W. Brogden of Winter Haven, Florida, in the 1930s. 'Brogden' may have been the result of a cross between Mexican-type and West Indian-type cultivars. [1] 'Brogden' first received attention when a seedling of it was reputed to survive the winter in North Carolina. [2]
The avocado fruit is a climacteric, [22] single-seeded berry, due to the imperceptible endocarp covering the seed, [8] [23] rather than a drupe. [24] The pear-shaped fruit is usually 7–20 cm (3–8 in) long, weighs between 100 and 1,000 g ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 35 + 1 ⁄ 2 oz), and has a large central seed , 5–6.4 cm (2– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long ...
The original tree grew from a seed planted on the property of Remi D. Choquette Sr. in Miami, Florida, [1] in January 1929, [2] and was likely the result of a cross between Guatemalan and West Indian types. The tree first fruited in 1934, and propagation began in 1939.
The wood was stored in a tree nursery and from this stock, a nephew of Rudolph Hass, Dick Stewart, [8] made keepsakes, jewelry and other gifts. [1] From 2010 to 2013, in mid-May, and starting again in September 2018, the city of La Habra Heights celebrated the Hass avocado at its Annual La Habra Heights Avocado Festival. [9] [10]
The original tree was grown from a seed that grew under a 'Waldin' avocado tree in Homestead, Florida, about 1932 on the property of J. J. L. Phillips. [1] The tree first fruited in 1935 and 'Monroe' was patented in the name of Joseph R. Byrum (manager of Phillips' grove in Homestead) on August 24, 1937, receiving plant patent number 261.
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Persea indica is a large, evergreen tree in the laurel family (), native to humid uplands on Madeira and the Canary Islands in the North Atlantic. [1] It belongs to the genus Persea, a group of evergreen trees including the avocado.
The parent tree of the Fuerte avocado [1918] stands in the garden of Alejandro Le Blanc in Atlixco. The Fuerte avocado "parent tree" grew in the garden of Alejandro Le Blanc in Atlixco, Mexico. In 1911 cuttings from the tree were sent by Carl B. Schmidt to California where it was commercialized by the West India Gardens of Altadena. [7]