Avocado as a diminutive in Australian English, a clipped form, "avo", has since become a common colloquialism in South Africa and the United Kingdom. It is known as "butter fruit" in parts of India and goes by the name "bơ" [ɓɘː] in Vietnamese, which is the same word that is used for butter. In eastern China, it is known as "è lí" ("alligator pear") or "niú yóu guǒ" ("butter fruit"). In Taiwan, it is known as "luò lí" or "cheese pear". The subtropical species needs a climate without frost and with little wind. High winds reduce the humidity, dehydrate the flowers,
Cubbington Pear Tree instead proposed that this section of the line be tunnelled beneath the tree. A petition in support of this proposal was sent to the HS2 Parliamentary Select Committee, but the scheme was rejected on economic grounds, with an estimated cost of £46 million. In preparation for its removal the Shuttleworth Agricultural College successfully took cuttings from the Cubbington Pear Tree by September 2017. The Cubbington Action Group led a series of walks to view the tree in April and May 2018 to see it in bloom for the "last time". Preliminary works for HS2 in this area have commenced which