There's nothing more satisfying than harvesting the literal fruits of your labor, and if you've grown an avocado tree from a pit, then there's no prouder plant parent than you. As you've probably ...

For avocado trees, Di Lallo recommends a typical houseplant potting soil with some added perlite or pumice to promote aeration. When it comes to the perfect container, an unglazed terracotta pot will ...

Avocado remains from El Gigante illustrate how ancient farmers domesticated crops to adapt to changing environments. The ...

Famed competitive eater Joey "Jaws" Chestnut reclaimed his title Friday at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot-dog eating contest after after skipping last year's gastronomic battle in New York for ...

Scientists uncover how humans cultivated avocado in ancient Honduras, thousands of years before staple crops like maize and ...

Now here they are 28 years on, with a 20-year-old son, Joey (Joe Edgar), an aspiring TV writer and political centrist who adores his mother and clashes with his father. Sickness intrudes in the ...

An avocado tree. Photo: Michel Viard/Horizon Features/Bridgeman Images An odd quirk of the avocado, Persea americana to botanists, is the clockwork performed by its blossoms.

To help more avocado trees survive in the U.S., he's created his own YouTube channel called 'True Plant Stories' with 11,000 subscribers.

Q: I live in a small condominium community. About five years ago, I planted an avocado pit in a common area landscape island in the parking lot, which has since grown to be a lovely tree. I came ...

An avocado pit is relatively easy to sprout into a new plant. Then you'll need to know how to grow an avocado tree indoors because these plants aren't hardy in most areas of the country.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Starting an avocado tree from a pit is like taking on a miniature gardening challenge. It’s the botanical equivalent of having a pet rock: low commitment with plenty of pay ...

The types of avocado trees range widely in size, between 5-8 feet wide and 5-65 feet in height, though most top off at 40 feet in Florida. It is classified as a medium-sized evergreen tree ...