The tree we have, was planted from a seed from a giant avocado given to Bob by a friend. This info I found makes sense, because the friend is a native born Floridian and lives in farm country. Make that orchard country.
The above GIANT Green Fruit is a Choquette Avocado, that originated in South Florida in 1934.
Unless you are from Florida or the West Indies (i.e. the Greater and the Lesser Antilles), you might not have heard about the Choquette avocado. The Choquette avocado originated in south Florida in 1934. It is likely a product of a cross between Guatemalan and West Indian types. They are named after the owner of the property on which the first tree grew in January 1929, Remi D. Choquette Sr.
excerpt from The article found Here,
The skin stays bright green even when ripe, they can weigh up to 30 oz. or 850 grams or 1.875 lbs. and the inside is bright yellow. I don't know if they taste the same because this is the only type I have ever eaten.
Next, I sat it down and made Avocado Art. Can you guess what the background is or where I sat it?
How did I do this? Tomorrow The Answer and More Art . We are Joining Rosy for Nature Friday.
20 comments:
They sure are big!
It's a pretty thing. We have two kinds in the stores here. One of them looks like this, but I bet this is a lot bigger. It looks like it is on some kind of fabric.
wow wow wowwwwww... better than our giant nut...
Perhaps the background is a blue (plastic) tarp? The fruit is huge! Who woulda known they are Florida native.
we have a couple of types here, I know one is Hass - but they are definitely not giants...
That is a huge avocado.
It looks like you sat it on some kind of canvas. Like the kind for outside chairs.
Wow, that is a big avocado. I did not know there were different types of Avocados. Is the blue part of an outdoor chair? Take care, enjoy your day!
Hari OM
Yes I was thinking the poolside chair... and remain envious of your having such a supply of this yummoolushes fruit!!! I have to pay the equivalent of a dollar for a Hass that is about quarter the size - or maybe even less! YAM xx
Next I need to look up what the average avocado weights...this one does sound huge.
This avocado looks perfect. Hope none so huge fall on you. Not sure where you've propped one up to show us. We have an avocado grown from seed. The plant is inside the covered yard for the Winter. Plenty leaves but in our climate no avocados. :(
Andy Warhol, step aside. There's a new pop artist in town!
Now I'm wondering who else eats/uses those Choquette avocados; perhaps the Columbia restaurants b/c they're native to Florida?
I'm going to guess the background is one of your pool-side chairs.
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What a beautiful fruit. I don't know much about avocados or buying them. Once I needed one for recipe and was quite thankful for the help from the produce manager at my grocery store and he told me how to cut it
Hugs cecilia
Hello Sandra :=)
WOW! that is one huge advocado. If it fell from the tree onto your head, you no doubt would have a huge bump. I think you placed it on a cloth of some kind, or even a cushion.
What a gorgeous picture you created. And so interesting to learn about the avocados. Sometimes I feel we live in different countries, east to west, such an incredible difference in nature.
F very envious. Mr B hates them. I, the Tigger, am ambivalent. I don't care unless things that size are going to drop on me. Xxx Mr T
Wowsers!! They sure are humungous!!
I bought one of those at Sprouts yesterday. Any hints on how to use it?
What a huge batch of guacamole this would be!!! I am so sorry I don't live close to you and Bob!!
That is a big one. That is interesting information on the avocado. How do you know when it is ripe? Does it look the same as a dark avocado on the inside when it is ripe?
I enjoyed learning all that, thanks Sandra!
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