Thursday, May 28, 2009

AVOCADO TREE.

While having an evening walk around my neighborhood I saw this small tree filled with small green pear shaped fruits. Out of curiosity and on closer inspection, I found out that it was an Avocado tree of the Indonesian variety. Who would have thought of an Avocado tree growing in a open area in the Block D, PKNS flats in Section 17/2, Petaling Jaya?

An Avocado fruit sells for between Rm2-Rm5/ in the supermarket and it is mainly used in salad, spread on toast with a dash of salt and pepper, dip, fillings, milkshake or you can eat it on it's own.

The Avocado fruit is Green skinned and Pear shaped with a hard seed casing and ripen upon harvesting-smooth, fatty, creamy texture-high in monounsaturated fats-good for people with Cholesterol-decreases bad Cholesterol (LDL) and increases good Cholesterol (HDL)-filled with B Vitamins, Vitamin E & K, Potassium and high fiber too.
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19 comments:

  1. VivienMay 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    huh? Avocodo in Malaysia? amazing

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  2. Little InboxMay 28, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    If you have paying attention, sure you'll not discover it. I don't know there's avocado tree in Malaysia.

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  3. AnonymousMay 28, 2009 at 5:36 PM

    suprise to see avocado in malaysia...really..

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  4. New Kid on the BlogMay 28, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    I thought this is not a tropical tree... never know m'sia can plant it.

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  5. KOW and OLCMay 28, 2009 at 6:55 PM

    great find ! let us know the address so i can go and pluck a few too :-)

    have not tasted this variety before ? how does it taste ? any different from the usual avocado ?

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  6. foodbinMay 28, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Vivien/Linbox/Sgirl/NKOTB/-it can be grown here.
    KowandOLC-PKNS Flats Section 17, P. Jaya-Block D facing Jalan 17/2-it tastes the same but the Australia Avocado are finer in texture.

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  7. worldwindowsMay 28, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    Indonesian avocado with chocolate! Yum.

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  8. EatTravelEatMay 28, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    Nice avocado! So fat looking too. I like avocado as a shake, salad, or as a dip. So yummy and creamy.

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  9. SelbaMay 29, 2009 at 1:11 AM

    From the texture, it looks like butter avocado... nice!

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  10. foodbinMay 29, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    WW/ETEat/Selba-it's one of my favorite fruit, too.

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  11. minchowJune 3, 2009 at 3:12 AM

    This is such an amazing news! Because of this, you have inspired me to buy a house instead of a condo so I'll have land to plant my own avocado tree!!

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  12. RowenaJuly 27, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Who is the owner of this avocado tree ? Can I share some or to purchase ? Love to try

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  13. foodbinJuly 28, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    Rowena-last week when I passed by there I saw that the tree was burnt-must be due to vandalism,

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  14. Natasha LimJune 14, 2012 at 3:49 AM

    Avocado IS a tropical fruit. It is planted in California and AZ.

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  15. foodbinJune 14, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Nastasha-you are right.

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  16. huda rahmatAugust 6, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Hi. I'm curious to know. i bought an avocado tree (small size in plastic bag) from jabatan pertanian serdang last month. i plan to plant it behind of my kitchen as i'm living in semi-D house which have about 20x30 (ft) extra land. until today, i still do not transfer it to the ground as someone told me if the tree grow bigger, the root will damage the house. What do u think? is it true? Thanks in advance.

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  17. UnknownOctober 30, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    Huh, avocado plant from Jabatan Pertanian Serdang? I'll get it today!

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  18. UnknownDecember 29, 2018 at 9:44 AM

    Hi is the avocardo tree still there ? Possible to do marcotting ?

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  19. goldartDecember 7, 2020 at 4:55 PM

    Do you sell avocado cuttings?

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