Avocado
FamilyLauraceae
Max Height20 m
RangeS. Mexico, C. America
HabitatTropical highlands
About the Avocado
A laurel family tree whose large fruits evolved for dispersal by now-extinct megafauna. All commercial Hass avocados descend from one California mother tree. Grafted trees fruit within a few years. Aztecs called it ahuacatl.