Hass avocado is mainly cultivated by both small scale and large scale farmers in Kenya. Kenya produces an estimate of 115,000 metric tonnes of avocado per year. 70% of this is grown by small-scale ...

This week our SoCal Garden Clinic turns to problematic avocado trees: Question from reader Steven Klein of Malibu: In November 2011, I planted a 3-gallon Lamb Hass avocado tree on a slope with ...

'Hass' avocado trees, available at Fast Growing Trees, are the most widely grown in California. Other varieties common in commercial growing include 'Serpa', which is native to Brazil and Argentina.

The most popular variety, Hass avocado, reaches 15 to 25 feet tall and 15 feet wide when planted in the ground. When grown in a container, it adjusts its size to fit the pot.

Haas avocado trees, which are native to Guatemala, become susceptible to frost damage if temperatures dip below 29 degrees.

When the World Avocado Congress meets next month in Spain, among the topics for debate will be how to properly lay to rest the mother of all Hass avocado trees, which died last year and now sits ...