Persea americana 'Bonita'

Cultivar

Angiosperms > Laurales > Lauraceae > Persea > Persea americana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Origin: in Homestead, Fla., by C. Santini. Introd. in 1936. Parentage unknown; selected in 1930. Tree: bears heavily. Flower group B. Now obsolete. Fruit: medium to large; obovate; skin green; not considered promising for northern U.S.' s markets, but sells well locally; season December and January.
More
Origin: in Santa Barbara, Calif., by Horace F. Pierce at the Vista del Mundo Ranch. Introd. in 1939. Chance seedling, Guatemalan type. Tree: Fruit: 13 oz; skin green, peels easily from flesh; flavor good, oil content 18.5%; season 1 Sept.; seed 2 1/2 oz. Now obsolete.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 40
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID -
COL ID -
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Persea americana 'Bonita'