Many years ago when I was a kid I sprouted a avocado pit(seed) using the
toothpick in the sides and immersed in water. It was so long ago i can't
remmeber how long the plant lasted.

Anybody ever achieved growing a avocado into a small tree?. Will the seeds
actually still sprout ?. Most of the fruit in stores nowadays is so far from
ripe that I wonder if the seed is developed enough to sprout.