A friend asked me to take a look at her 5-year-old avocado tree. So far, it hadn’t bloomed and she had yet to pick even one nutty-flavored fruit.I am no produce expert, but there were a few c… ...

You have may have tried rooting avocado pits as an experiment, but can you actually grow a tree? And will that tree produce ...

I was getting excited, with visions of turning my small, dead avocado tree into savory, creamy bacon. But when Laguerre took a look at the wood in the trunk of my car, he simply closed the lid and ...

1. I was sent photos by Charlyn Moltane from Fountain Valley that showed large brown spots on the leaves of a Bacon avocado tree. Initially, I thought the problem was sunburn since avocado leaves ...

The trick is to figure out what type of avocado tree you have. Mexican avocados, such as Bacon, Duke, and Mexicola, are somewhat cold-hardy and will tolerate hot, dry summers.

Many people grow citrus and avocado trees, but it’s not as easy as it might seem, says Ed Laivo, sales and marketing director for Four Winds Growers, a Bay Area wholesale nursery.