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From: gino@sdchema.UUCP (Eugene G. Youngerman)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Growing Avacados from Pits
Message-ID: <342@sdchema.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 18:32:57 EST
Article-I.D.: sdchema.342
Posted: Thu Mar  7 18:32:57 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 05:30:07 EST
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Reply-To: gino@sdchema.UUCP (Eugene G. Youngerman)
Organization: U.C. San Diego Chemistry Dept
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Summary: 


Having lived in California almost all my life, I have constantly
seen the small trees that grow from avocado pits.  They grow very 
nicely, from the toothpicks as described, and then planted
in soil at about 12".  However, unless there is a flowering
fruit-bearing avocado tree in your neighborhood, you will
never get avocados.  (The birds and the bees and all that.)
Also, it will take several (read that 8 or more) years before
the avocado tree will be anywhere near fruit bearing size.

If you have never seen an avo tree, and I suppose that some of 
you snow bound netlanders haven't, it can be as much as 15 - 25
feet high, with big leaves, It has very many leaves, making it
one of may all time favorite shade trees.
       I remain
       GINO