AVOCADO

In a natural environment, the tree can reach a height of up to 20 meters, most commonly between 8 and 12 meters, and a diameter of 30 to 60 cm. Planted trees, usually derived from grafts and subject to training pruning, show a very different appearance. Crown: spreading, globular or bell-shaped, with low branches, young branches at first, yellowish green in color that later become opaque. Bark: rough, sometimes longitudinally furrowed.

The trunk has greenish-gray bark with longitudinal fissures. The leaves are alternate with petioles 2 to 5 cm long and the blade is generally glaucous on the underside. The leaves are narrowly elliptical, ovate or obovate, 8 to 20 cm by 5 to 12 cm and are leathery, green and sparsely pubescent on the upper surface, although very dense on the underside, which is yellowish brown and where the nerve stands out. central.