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                        9
                      
                        
                      
                        - 11
                      
                    
                  
                
                
                
                  
                    latin name  
                  
                  
  
                
                
                
                  
              
            
                    
                      Persea americana    
                    
                  
                
                
                
                  
                    pollination requirements  
                  
                  
  
                
                
                
                  
              
            
                    
                      Require a cross-pollinator to produce fruit. This means that a Pinkerton avocado tree should be planted near a Type B avocado tree.    
                    
                  
                
                
                
                  
                    propagation  
                  
                  
  
                
                
                
                  
              
            
                    
                      [9,10,11]    
                    
                  
                
                
                
                  
                    site and soil  
                  
                  
  
                
                
                
                  
              
            
                    
                      Require a cross-pollinator to produce fruit. This means that a Pinkerton avocado tree should be planted near a Type B avocado tree.    
                    
                  
                
                
                
                  
                    size at purchase  
                  
                  
  
                
                
                
                  
              
            
                    
                      30 ft    
                    
                  
                
                
                
                  
                    Size at Maturity
                  
                  
  
                
                
                
                  
              
            
                    
                      fast-draining organic soil. Avocado trees prefer full sun, but young trees need some protection from hot afternoon sun until they develop dense foliage. do not like cold damp soil and can easily develop root rot if they remain wet for long periods.    
                    
                  
                
                    
                    
                      
                        hardiness zone  
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          
                            9
                          
                            
                          
                            - 11
                          
                        
                      
                    
                    
                    
                      
                        latin name  
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          Persea americana    
                        
                      
                    
                    
                    
                      
                        pollination requirements  
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          Require a cross-pollinator to produce fruit. This means that a Pinkerton avocado tree should be planted near a Type B avocado tree.    
                        
                      
                    
                    
                    
                      
                        propagation  
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          [9,10,11]    
                        
                      
                    
                    
                    
                      
                        site and soil  
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          Require a cross-pollinator to produce fruit. This means that a Pinkerton avocado tree should be planted near a Type B avocado tree.    
                        
                      
                    
                    
                    
                      
                        size at purchase  
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          30 ft    
                        
                      
                    
                    
                    
                      
                        Size at Maturity
                      
                      
  
                    
                    
                    
                      
                  
                
                        
                          fast-draining organic soil. Avocado trees prefer full sun, but young trees need some protection from hot afternoon sun until they develop dense foliage. do not like cold damp soil and can easily develop root rot if they remain wet for long periods.    
                        
                      
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