The shape is apex acute with a flattened base. The texture is smooth and densely silk tomentose is found on both surfaces. The flowers of this plant have 3 lobes that are approximately 6.5-6.7 mm in length and 2 mm in width. Typical observed flower depth is 7.7-8 mm. Peduncles range from 42 mm to 153 mm and average about 87 mm and are yellow green in color. Pedicels are green-yellow in color and average 6 mm in length and 1.3 mm in width with an average diameter of 1-2 mm. There is no anise odor to the leaves.īuds are yellow-green in color, have an average length of 7-10 mm, average width of 4 mm, and a Lancelot to Lancelot-oblong shape with a rounded base and acute tip. Leaves alternate and have an angle with the stem of 45°-75° depending on the level of sunlight exposure. Typical observed petiole diameter is 3.4-3.6 mm. Petiole lengths range from 2-3″ (5 to 7.6 cm), with the average length being 2.6″ (6.6 cm). The foliage is sparse near the ground, becoming more dense toward the upper regions of the tree. They have a smooth upper surface that becomes leathery in texture as they mature, as appears in FIGS. The leaves are dark green and vary in width from 2″ to 4″ (5 cm to 10 cm), having an average width of 3.3″ (8.5 cm), and vary in length from 5.75″ to 9″ (14.6 cm to 22.9 cm), having an average length of 6.8″ (7.2 cm). The number of veins from mid-rib average 10. The underside of the leaves are a shade lighter in color, “dark olive green,” HEX value #CAFF70, and veins are predominantly raised. The upper leaf color is “olivedrab 3” (yellow green), HEX value #9ACD32. The leaf base is predominately acuminate.
The leaf tip is acuminate to slightly cuspidate. The leaves are obovate and have a smooth upper surface marked by a lighter venation that is very slightly raised. Color is an indeterminate brown to greenish brown owing to a repeated copper hydroxide spray regimen. Lenticels are prominent on limbs of green wood but are obscured as bark ages and becomes corkier. The bark of the trunk is corky and rough being light brown in color with new shoots being green in color and the foliage being dark green at maturity and burgundy at a young stage. The limbs range from 3-10′ from the main axis of the tree. 1, the main trunk splits into 4 branches, two of which are scaffold limbs of approximately 7″ in diameter, with smaller branches each being about 3-4 inches in diameter with the vertical sub trunk splitting into smaller branches. At three feet above the ground, the trunk has a circumference of 36″ and a diameter of 11.5″. 1, the diameter of the main trunk is 26″, tapering as it extends straight and upward to the pinnacle of the tree. 1834, “Botanical Terms Illustrated.” Colors are described using the HEX value designation obtained from the web site The tree presents a vigorous upright growth with a spread of 18′ and 25′ high (before pruning). DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTIONīotanical descriptions follow the terminology used in Exotica Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants, A. 6 shows the color and internal configuration of the fruit and the seed of the ‘Victor’ avocado tree. 5 shows the scale in inches of a typical fruit of the ‘Victor’ avocado tree measured against a ruler.įIG. 4 shows a detailed view of the leaf of the ‘Victor’ avocado tree.įIG. 3 shows the upper portion of the ‘Victor’ avocado tree.įIG. 2 shows the midlevel portion of the ‘Victor’ avocado tree.įIG. 1 shows the trunk at a lower portion of the ‘Victor’ avocado tree.įIG. ‘Victor’ presents resistance to Carpospores purpurea pathogens. The fruit is ripened and is sufficient for harvesting in late February to late March. Asexual reproduction was achieved by grafting cuttings of the tree onto new avocado seedlings. when the plant was approximately 26 years old. 16,594), and ‘Pollock’ (not patented)) revealed no matches.Īsexual propagation was attained in 2009 in Miami-Dade County, Fla. 261), ‘Choquette’ (not patented), ‘Semil-34’ (not patented), ‘Semil-43’ (not patented), ‘Melendez’ (not patented), ‘Hall’ (not patented), ‘Booth’ (not patented), ‘Hardee’ (not patented), ‘April’ (not patented), ‘Carla’ (U.S. An analysis of the microsatellite pattern from this avocado against 13 known varieties (‘Lula’ (not patented), ‘Simmonds’ (not patented), ‘Monroe’ (U.S. The tree has been observed for approximately 4 years. Parentage is unknown as the tree was discovered, and is of a wild nature. Its fruit can be stored at temperatures above 50° Fahrenheit. The tree is estimated to be 30 years old and has been in production for at least 20 years. The tree is in a cultivated 40 acre avocado grove located in Miami-Dade County, Fla. Scientific name: Persea americana mille var.
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