yes to Vijaya and Gurcharanji's answers... too bad the maker of the pic cut the seed off... but if you have some more try this: ... carefully removed from a ripe avocado can be put in a water jug halfway submerged and it will root and give you a tranplantable start for a tree. and in tropical countries give you fruits in about five years...
usha di = On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > Here is the fruit on plant in California. > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:43 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It is interesting that this American and Mexican fruit is known as butter >> fruit only in some parts of India. In America it is popular as Avocado or >> alligator pear. >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Ganesh Kumar <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> It is known as butter fruit >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:13 PM, Vijayasankar >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> It is Avocado fruit, *Persea americana*. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Vijayasankar Raman >>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>> University of Mississippi >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 9:39 AM, KANNAN <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> A fruit cultivated in some garden near bangalore. Request to identify. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr.ganesh Kumar >>> Dr.Vijaya lakshmi >>> Vignesh Ayurvedic clinic >>> 13th A main, 50ft road >>> Hanumantha Nagara; Near railway booking counter >>> Bangalore 560050 >>> >>> Ph: 9480514378 >>> Ph: 9480514387 >>> 080-22428739 >>> 080-22420582 >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- Usha di ===========
