Bui. 743, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



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A Large Avocado Tree in Northern Guatemala. 



The maximum size attained by the avocado in Guatemala is illustrated by this magnificent tree, 

 which is growing near the town of Santa Cruz, Alta Vera Paz. The soil here is a heavy clay loam, 

 the altitude about 4,500 feet, and the climate very moist. While its age is not known, the tree 

 can not be much less than a hundred years old, and it is probably more. It is still bearing fruit, 

 though it does not produce such heavy crops as younger and more vigorous trees. (Photographed 

 at Santa Cruz, Alta Vera Paz, Guatemala, December 11, 1910; P1G980FS.) 



