The avocado originated in the regions of Mexico and Guatemala.

The avocado is a plant of the family Sapotaceae, genus Avocado, deciduous tree; up to 15 meters high, with thin leathery, oblong leaf blades, and dense clusters of flowers in the leaf axils at the tips of the stout branches; the calyx lobes are lanceolate; the corolla is white, with filaments filamentous, the anthers linear-lanceolate, and the styles plump and subulate; and the berries are round and globose. The avocado is a fruit native to Central America, first appearing in the regions of Mexico and Guatemala. According to archaeologists, the history of avocado can be traced back to about 5000 BC. At that time, Indians were already growing and eating avocados.

In the 16th century, with the arrival of the Spaniards, avocado began to spread to Europe. However, due to the climatic conditions at that time were not suitable for its growth, avocado was not widely promoted in Europe. It wasn't until the 19th century, with the discovery and exploration of the Americas, that the avocado gradually spread across the globe and became one of today's highly popular fruits.

The growing environment of avocado

The average precipitation in the place of origin is generally more than 1200 millimeters, and there are obvious wet and dry seasons, but generally the annual precipitation is more than 1000 millimeters, and areas that are not particularly arid or where the rainy seasons are evenly distributed can be grown normally, and the precipitation in the range of 1500-2000 millimeters is the best. The rainfall of 1500-2000mm is the best. High temperature and drought is extremely unfavorable to the growth, easy to cause branch and leaf sunburn, flower season encounter high temperature will also cause flower and fruit drop. The oil pear is shallow rooted species, branches are fragile, so wind resistance is poor, it is advisable to choose the wind shelter.

The soil adaptability is wider, but more suitable for well-drained, the water table is less than 2 meters above the soil depth of more than 1 meter, the soil layer is deep, fertile sandy loam. Not conducive to poorly drained lowlands or high water table soil growth, easy to infect root rot. High temperature and high humidity environmental conditions can make its rapid growth, if the environmental conditions are not suitable will lead to slow growth.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Avocado