Woman holding an avocado in her hand against a blurred background of avocados - Oscar Wong/Getty Images It feels like avocados exploded in popularity a few years ago. I'm a millennial, and growing up, ...

Hass avocado trees are best known for their edible fruits with bumpy, dark skin and pale green, creamy flesh. First established in California, this cultivar is believed to be a hybrid of Mexican and ...

As nights have grown milder in the past decade in the central region of the Sunshine State, Florida avocado growers have begun experimenting with growing the coveted Hass further north.

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 ...

Avocados seem particularly good this year, rich, creamy, velvety and abundant. I'm talking about Hass avocados, which account for somewhere around 85 percent of avocados cultivated in California. They ...

There are a few things to know about the Hass avocado. First of all, it’s not the only avocado on the market. It’s not even the best avocado on the market. Like most commercial fruit, the variety was ...

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