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Old 01-24-2011, 12:16 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Avocado Q & A

What you are calling "florida" is possibly Fuerte.

One confusion imposed on consumers is that "Hass" is both a cultivar and a grade of Avocado. In particular, you can grow a Hass Avocado tree and get Hass avocados. However, a packing house can sell any variety of avocado as "Hass" provided it meets the grade of size, texture, weight, and oil content. There are 5 cultivated varieties that typically fit this formula.

My advice is to not plant an Avocado until you've tasted Reed and Stewart.
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