Category History, Distribution and Uses History, Distribution and Uses Subject People Fuerte History Title Fruit from parent Fuerte tree Description Alejandro Le Blanc, Jr. is shown holding several avocado of the 1918 crop from the parent Fuerte tree. When told of the importance of Fuerte in California Senor Le Blanc expressed himself as delighted that he had been able to give to horticulture something of merit. This picture originally appeared in the California Avocado Association Annual Report for the years 1919-1920. Location Atlixco, Mexico Date 1918 Source Jack S. Shepherd; Wilson Popenoe Larger Picture 684 x 1004 (62 kb)