Haas Avocado tree?

Look into Wilma avocado tree. They can take more cold and heat. I planted one at my house in Houston before I moved. They get to 20'x20' like a fig tree.

And it will take from 5-15 years to bear the first fruit. And never grow an avocado from the seed from a store bought one.

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And it will take from 5-15 years to bear the first fruit. And never grow an avocado from the seed from a store bought one.


Always thought about sprouting one from a seed. No good?

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they wont taste the same apparently

It's fun for kids to stick toothpicks in and grow a tree-- Sort of like doing the same with a sweet potato.

It is a common misconception that avocados are diecious; that is, that a tree is either male or female. They are monecious, whereby both sex organs are on one flower. There is avoidance for any given tree to self pollinate. TMI for this discussion. So, the bottom line is that if you want to get a avocado tree, buy one that is grafted to a different tree’s rootstock.

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It will die.

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I thought I read that they can survive in LA

They are slightly less freeze tolerant than citrus trees. I remember some trees in the past that made it four or five years and got zapped by temperatures in the low '20s or teens. This is where having them next to a big house and near a south wall helps. Or get a really big tarp... .

Might just work. They don't really big like oaks.