Here's how to grow your own avocado tree, starting with the big brown seed from the center of the fruit. You'll also find essential care tips for your new avocado tree in this step-by-step guide.

Six months after the United States gave a green light to import avocados from Guatemala, the Central American country has yet ...

In addition, avocado trees take years to mature, meaning a potential pest infestation could result in a three-to-four-year waiting period as the plants prepare to actually produce fruit.

With Cinco de Mayo approaching, now’s the time to dig into guacamole and even plant the tree that produces it. Florida ...

The property he manages has around 5,200 trees ... California Avocado Commission’s Terry Splane says they’re predicting a harvest of 375 million pounds of fruit statewide this year, compared ...

Changes in an avocado ... from the tree, but the process happens rather quickly afterward. Once ripe, you have a narrow window of time, generally a few days, before the fruit starts to spoil.

DEAR JOAN: We have an avocado tree in our yard and have waited several years to see the tree bear fruit. Last year we had nine beautiful avocados, which we harvested in early March. This year ...

By Kathy Chouteau They’re known as “green gold” in Mexico and it’s an apropos moniker for avocados amid rising grocery costs.

Standing in his own avocado orchard with the fruit individually bagged on ... and now trail only rubber and African palm trees in land coverage. The new avocado packing facility, complete with ...