Persea americana 'Scott'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Santa Ana, Calif., by Charles C. Scott. Introd. in 1959. Plant patent 1815; 3 Mar. 1959. Apparently a seedling of the Mexican avocado (Persea drymifolia); discovered in 1952. A rootstock clone: vigorous; tolerant to sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride; apparently resistant to limeinduced chlorosis; cuttings root easily. Not propagated commercially. Tree: Fruit:
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Persea americana 'Scott'