If you want to grow 'Hass' in zones 9, 10, or 11, consider planting it in the ground since avocado trees yield the most fruit when grown this way. You can help a potted avocado tree bear more ...

No, it wasn’t my favourite way to eat an avocado. But it was still a way. I mean, they’re called “alligator pears” for a reason, right? But the best part about Shepards? Unlike Hass ...

I like to look at it that way." Given Shepard avocados are currently in season, and the ever-popular Hass avocado is not, you may be grappling with how to make the most of the less-favoured variety.

the most widely consumed is the Hass avocado. The word "avocado" comes from the Nahuatl word Ahuacatl, spoken by the Aztecs of Central America, primarily in what is now Mexico. The avocado tree's ...