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Old 08-07-2012, 01:00 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Default Re: Russell Avocado

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Originally Posted by Nicolas Naranja View Post
From what I have been told and read, Avocados due to not breed true to type so a seedling might be similar, but not exactly the same.
Very true and a great point! Even a genetically duplicate seedling wouldn't have identical fruit. This is why grafting exists. As seen with Haas avo's, for example, came from the branch of one local parent tree here in SoCal. There was a group of seeds planted together, and this one was the winner.
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