Avocado, Alligator Pear
Perseaamericana 'Miguel'

Family: Lauraceae (law-RAY-see-ee)
Genus: Persea (PER-see-uh)
Species: americana (a-mer-ih-KAY-na)
Cultivar: Miguel

Category
Trees
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Water Requirements

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Foliage

Foliage Color

Height
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

Spacing
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Where to Grow

Danger

Bloom Color
Pale Green

Bloom Characteristics

Bloom Size

Bloom Time

Other details

Soil pH requirements

Patent Information

Propagation Methods

Seed Collecting