The navel orange arrived in southern California and made growers rich, creating a citrus empire. The 'Hass' avocado was found in an orchard in La Habra Heights and has spread around the world. A wonderful documentary covering these two game changing fruit is covered in a recent documentary from Lost LA, a PBS program. Watch it at PBS - https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/episodes/oranges-avocados-a-tale-of-two-fruits or YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOny3R7upas
Whichever, enjoy the story of two iconic fruit that have changed California agriculture with ripples around the world.
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