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Avocado Tree
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:04 pm
I want to grow one from a seed, anyone have any suggestions?
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Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:54 pm to Kattail
There's some sort of device you put the seed on and it floats on the water and develops roots underneath. Works real well. The trees are very slow growing especially at first. Gonna take a good many years to get a decent size tree.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 4:20 am to Kattail
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I want to grow one from a seed, anyone have any suggestions?
Easy to do by suspending the pit 1/3rd in water with toothpicks.
The important thing to know is avocadoes do not grow true to seed so you have maybe a 1 in a 100 chance at getting a tasty fruit if it even fruits at all. All commercial avocados are grown from cuttings grafted on other trees. Apples also are not true to seed. Have you ever seen a crab apple tree with all those near-inedible fruit? That is almost always a result of someone planting apples seeds from an apple they ate.
Growing avocadoes from pits is really just a kid's science project.
This post was edited on 9/10/22 at 4:21 am
Posted on 9/10/22 at 5:27 am to Obtuse1
And even if you buy a proper tree from a nursery, it will take quite a few years before you get any production from it.
When I was dating my wife she lived next door to an old couple that had 3 avocado trees in their yard, all next to the fence separating their property. They were very large, old trees and produced hundreds of fruit each year.
They got destroyed when Katrina hit between the winds breaking them up and then the floodwaters finishing them off. Damn shame too.
When I was dating my wife she lived next door to an old couple that had 3 avocado trees in their yard, all next to the fence separating their property. They were very large, old trees and produced hundreds of fruit each year.
They got destroyed when Katrina hit between the winds breaking them up and then the floodwaters finishing them off. Damn shame too.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 10:03 am to Kattail
I did this. Sprouted in a cup.
Moved to a pot, then a larger pot.
After 4 years, into the ground where it still lives.
Its now 8 years old, loses it's leaves each winter, comes back in the spring. Probably 25 feet tall.
Never even had a sprout of anything that looked like it might be an avocado.
Save yourself the irritation, grow something else.
Moved to a pot, then a larger pot.
After 4 years, into the ground where it still lives.
Its now 8 years old, loses it's leaves each winter, comes back in the spring. Probably 25 feet tall.
Never even had a sprout of anything that looked like it might be an avocado.
Save yourself the irritation, grow something else.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 11:45 am to gumbo2176
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They were very large, old trees and produced hundreds of fruit each year.
Was the property down near the coast? I was told by a couple of people that they wouldn’t produce fruit here (BR) bc it got too cold.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 12:37 pm to Kattail
I thought they needed to be grafted to grow any fruit. I have tried a couple different times to grow them and each time the cold killed them.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 12:49 pm to gorillacoco
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I was told by a couple of people that they wouldn’t produce fruit here (BR) bc it got too cold.
There are a few varieties that will. Joey, Lila and Fantastic are some that come to mind.
This place has great plants and good descriptions/guides for each variety: Just Fruits and Exotics
Posted on 9/10/22 at 12:56 pm to gorillacoco
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I was told by a couple of people that they wouldn’t produce fruit here (BR) bc it got too cold.
They have Zone 8 cold hardy varieties but just a typical Hass is only Zone 9 and I think that is pushing it.
If the OP really wants to get (edible) fruit and is in a warm enough area there is really only one reasonable option which is buying a grafted tree, you can also buy scions for grafting once he grows a random avocado from a pit.
One cool thing about grafting a tree is you can have multiple varieties on the same tree.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 1:07 pm to gorillacoco
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Was the property down near the coast?
No, this house was located in Arabi on Friscoville Ave.
Posted on 9/10/22 at 1:33 pm to Obtuse1
quote:ive got a seed grown tree going in a pot, it’s about 2 years old now and 4’ high. This winter I’m going to order two or three different scions to graft on to it, let those get going then will prune back the root stock branches. It’s a long term project LOL
you can also buy scions for grafting once he grows a random avocado from a pit.
I hope to have avocados in retirement
Posted on 9/10/22 at 1:49 pm to Roovelroe
graft some fruiting wood all over that tree dude.
you could have a bumper crop in a few years
you could have a bumper crop in a few years
Posted on 9/10/22 at 5:55 pm to cgrand
Thank you all for your responses, I appreciate the great information.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 8:04 pm to Kattail
My brother had a nice avocado tree in California. The squirrels would kill those things and throw them everywhere.
Posted on 9/12/22 at 9:14 pm to cgrand
Cgrand, glad to see you got the grafting bug. . .
But if the rootstock is not cold hardy (store bought fruit), the cold will get it and the whole tree will die
If it could be planted in a protected Southern facing spot, grafted as close to the ground as possible, and protected from the worst cold with large pile of mulch higher than the graft, it might work.
I have tried to grow the so-called Hardy avocados, also called Mexican avocados, here in Baton Rouge on four or five occasions. Always starting with healthy plants, protecting from the Sun for the first year, and even painting one with whitewash, and none lasted more than 2 years. They have a reputation for being tough to get started
But if the rootstock is not cold hardy (store bought fruit), the cold will get it and the whole tree will die
If it could be planted in a protected Southern facing spot, grafted as close to the ground as possible, and protected from the worst cold with large pile of mulch higher than the graft, it might work.
I have tried to grow the so-called Hardy avocados, also called Mexican avocados, here in Baton Rouge on four or five occasions. Always starting with healthy plants, protecting from the Sun for the first year, and even painting one with whitewash, and none lasted more than 2 years. They have a reputation for being tough to get started
Posted on 9/14/22 at 9:04 am to luvdoc
I have two, one is a “Joey”and the other is a “Pancho”. I replaced a “Lila” withe the “pancho” this spring. I am an amateur gardener, so I did some research and discovered that avocados don’t like heavy wet soil. My yard is black jack clay, so I built boxes three feet high and three feet square. I filled the boxes with free draining top soil. I replaced the Lila because I forgot it on the floor of the green house last winter and it stood in water after one of our south Louisiana rains and it got root rot. I replaced it mid summer, because it was struggling. When I pulled it out I realized that I hade made a good decision. Currently the pancho and the Joey are doing well. I paint “IV Organic” white wash on the trunk and will continue to do so until the trees grow bark. Hopefully, I will have the satisfaction of eating an avocado that I grew in my own yard. Also, I used fence boards blown down by the last storm to build a box (frame) around the trees so that I can staple clear plastic on cold nights. These varieties are cold tolerant, but giving them a little help until they get larger. Again, I’m learning as I go, so I hope this helps
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