{"id":18410,"date":"2023-10-12T10:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=18410"},"modified":"2023-10-13T07:38:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:38:50","slug":"nimlioh-avocado-a-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/nimlioh-avocado-a-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Nimlioh avocado: a profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1916, not long after graduating from Pasadena High School, Wilson Popenoe headed south to explore the highlands of Guatemala on horseback for avocados to bring back to growers in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He rode over three thousand miles, he tasted a thousand different avocados, and he ultimately selected two dozen varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Number 17 he gave the name Nimlioh, as it meant &#8220;large avocado&#8221; in the local Kekchi language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is my profile of the Nimlioh fruit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"odysee-iframe\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/$\/embed\/@GregAlder:6\/VID_20231007_144128683:8?r=HJYybPpruRgdFoPoTwFLhZmq3E9orRRP\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Where can you buy Nimlioh avocados? 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