One postman revolutionized the avocado industry; by the 1970s, the variety he created had become the leading one and a major ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH >> We have a Hass avocado tree that’s loaded with fruit for the first time. We put some in a brown bag with bananas, but they are not ripening. How will we know when to pick them? We ...

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Hi, Garden Coach: We have a Haas avocado tree that’s loaded with fruit for the first time. We put some in a brown bag with bananas, but they are not ripening. How will we know when to pick them? We ...

A new variety of avocado that can trace its origins to Ventura County was released to growers in June. Researchers with University of California Cooperative Extension said the variety — called Luna ...

For the Hass family, the concept of a family tree is quite literal, as Rudolf Gustav Hass grew an avocado tree that would change their lives. Rudolf’s avocado venture began when he purchased an acre ...

Q. We planted a Hass avocado tree in our backyard about 10 years ago. The tree is now about 15 feet tall, and seems very healthy. It produces many large avocados each year, but they do not ripen and ...

LOS ANGELES — They could just cut it up and use it for firewood, but what kind of respect would that show a tree that helped launch a revolution in salsa and party dip, to say nothing of giving a huge ...

Q. We planted a Hass avocado tree in our backyard about 10 years ago. The tree is now about 15 feet tall, and seems very healthy. It produces many large avocados each year, but they do not ripen and ...