Patience is key for these tropical trees to bear their fruit Avocado trees (Persea americana) are a great plant to grow if you live in the southern tip of the United States or father south.

The avocado (Persea americana), 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 ...

The first tree I encountered was a towering 35-year-old Persea Americana (avocado tree). This tree symbolized the period from 1963, when Kenya gained independence, to 1992, when it transitioned to ...