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,
Endicott Pear Tree Endicott Pear Tree The Endicott Pear Tree, also known as the Endecott Pear, is a European Pear ("Pyrus communis") tree, located in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. It is believed to be the oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America. The Endicott Pear Tree was planted in its current location between 1632 and 1649 (William Bentley reports dates of 1630, 1631, and 1639 in his diary) by John Endecott—a governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the Colony's earliest settlers, and ancestor of Endicott Peabody—and was probably brought from England on the "Arbella" in June 1630. Various reports indicate