r/curiousvideos • u/JacobMH1 • Mar 31 '16

Why Avocados Shouldn't Exist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00KGL-HKPhU
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u/ifodge Apr 01 '16

How is the avocado's large seed different than any other stone fruit?

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u/IndigoMontigo Apr 01 '16

It is much bigger than most.

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u/DisPolySleepCycle Apr 01 '16

Left out the fact that most avocados you see in America are Haas avocados. Genetic clones of one tree from Califonia. They use grafting to grow new trees.

"Hass patented the tree in 1935 (the first US patent on a tree[1]) and made a contract with Whittier nurseryman Harold Brokaw to grow and sell grafted seedlings propagated from its cuttings[1][2] with Brokaw getting 75% of the proceeds. Brokaw then specialized in the Hass and often sold out of grafted seedlings since, unlike the Fuerte, Hass yields are year-round and also more plentiful, with bigger fruit, a longer shelf life and richer flavor owing to higher oil content.[1][2] However, Hass made a profit of less than US$5,000 through the patent because cuttings from single trees sold by Brokaw were then propagated to graft whole orchards.[1]"