Persea americana 'Tomko'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

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

Origin: in Carlsbad, Calif., by Sam Thompson. Introd. in 1944. Plant patent 628; 6 June 1944; assigned to Paul L. Kovach, Vista, Calif. Parentage unknown, but considered to be a seedling of (Cantel × Fuerte). Tree: upright spreading. Obsolete. Fruit: 11 oz; pyriform, neck prominent, stem offset; ripens after Fuerte; skin green, glossy, leathery, smooth, peels easily; flesh buttery; oil content 24%; seed tight in cavity; ripens from mid-May to mid-July or later, after Fuerte.
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Persea americana 'Tomko'