Hass avocado

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The Hass avocado is a cultivar of avocado (Persea americana) with dark green colored, bumpy skin.[1] It was first grown and sold by Southern California mail carrier and amateur horticulturist Rudolph Hass, who also gave it his name.[1][2][3]

The Hass avocado is a big fruit weighing 200 to 300 grams.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stradley, Linda. All About Avocados: History of the Hass Avocado. What'sCookingAmerica.net (2004). Newberg, OR: self-published. Retrieved 2008-05-13. Stradley is a well-known culinary author.
  2. The Hass Mother Tree: 1926–2002. Avocado.org (2008). Irvine, CA: California Avocado Commission. p. "About Avocados: History" section. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. Avocado History. IndexFresh.com (2007). Bloomington, CA: Index Fresh Avocado. Retrieved 2007-12-29.