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02-02-2007, 03:17 PM
The avocado is also called an Alligator Pear because of its pear-like shape and green skin.
Avocado is a corruption of the Spanish word aguacate, which is in turn a corruption of the Aztec word ahuacatl.
California produces 95% of the nation's avocado crop.
San Diego County is the Avocado Capital of the U.S., producing 60% of all the avocados grown in California.
There are about 6,000 avocado groves in California; the average size is 10 acres.
A single California avocado tree can produce about 120 avocados (or 60 pounds of fruit) a year.
There are seven varieties of avocados grown commercially in California, but the Hass is the most popular, accounting for approximately 80% of the total crop volume.
California avocados grow year-round.
About 43.6% of all U.S. households buy avocados.
Source: Avocado.org
Avocado is a corruption of the Spanish word aguacate, which is in turn a corruption of the Aztec word ahuacatl.
California produces 95% of the nation's avocado crop.
San Diego County is the Avocado Capital of the U.S., producing 60% of all the avocados grown in California.
There are about 6,000 avocado groves in California; the average size is 10 acres.
A single California avocado tree can produce about 120 avocados (or 60 pounds of fruit) a year.
There are seven varieties of avocados grown commercially in California, but the Hass is the most popular, accounting for approximately 80% of the total crop volume.
California avocados grow year-round.
About 43.6% of all U.S. households buy avocados.
Source: Avocado.org