Persea americana | Avocado, Alligator Pear. Originated in … Central and South America | Tree
Persea americana belongs to the plant family LAURACE and Genus Persea This Tree will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Persea americana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Persea americana so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Persea americana avocado,alligator pear is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Persea americana | Avocado, Alligator Pear is a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall. Deciduous trees should not be planted close to water features or fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 20 Fahrenheit.
Persea americana is deciduous in nature.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 60' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Oil. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … has a buttery nutty flavor
Fruit … green in flesh with a large round stone
The fruit is green in flesh with a large round stone. It has a buttery nutty flavor. There are many nutritional properties of merit in Persea americana; for example vitamins, calcium, iron and phosphorus can all be found. For even more, see the full list of nutritional values. Avocado (sometimes called alligator pear) is typically used as oil. This plant is most often used fresh. This species has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as an astringent, as a carminative, as an antitussive and as an emmenagogue. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The leaves and the seeds and the fruit and even the bark are used to prepare herbal remedies.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.
"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.