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Avacado Trees
« on: Oct 19, 2010, 09:28:10 AM »
Well my oldest now has two branches on it and a second one has finally produced a trunk from the seed.  I'm very excited as I'm sure you know.  Even though I probably won't survive until these fruit I love growing them.  Crazy right?

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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #1 on: Oct 19, 2010, 10:15:23 AM »
They are fun to grow from seeds. And if they can survive your climate they make lovely trees even if they don't ever fruit. I used to give Jonni the seeds and send her out with a trowel at a very early age. She would plant them any where she wanted so I had them growing in paths and things. I transplanted them to more happy areas and we have a few of them around to add to our shade canopy. Some we have cut down when they obstruct traffic. So ours are over 15 years old now and have never fruited. I truly don't care.
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #2 on: Oct 19, 2010, 12:39:06 PM »
How long is it supposed to take before they fruit?

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« Reply #3 on: Oct 19, 2010, 12:54:24 PM »
I think 10 years, but most of our commercial avo trees are grafted varieties with strong fruiting varieties on top grafted onto good disease resistant rootstock. My seed trees are not grafted and may never fruit. And if they do they may just have wimpy little fruits barely edible. But they are pretty evergreen trees. They have large leaves that are very easy to clean up when they do drop. They are easy to trim trees to conform to the areas you want them in.
Conversely they can be kept in containers for many years for indoor/outdoor growing as a largish houseplant.
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #4 on: Oct 19, 2010, 12:57:15 PM »
I have to google them.  I am pretty sure I have never seen an avocado tree.

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« Reply #5 on: Oct 19, 2010, 01:00:18 PM »
They are a nice looking tree.

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« Reply #6 on: Oct 19, 2010, 01:01:28 PM »
And super easy to propagate the seeds. And those large seeds are fun for kids.
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #7 on: Oct 19, 2010, 01:26:29 PM »
Any special tips or tricks? Maybe I will have Tristen plant one in a pot.

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« Reply #8 on: Oct 19, 2010, 03:21:30 PM »
The original avocado tree took 50 years to fruit although the hybrids do much better now.  I like the originals flavor more than the hybrids so that's what I have.

As far as tips let them dry out before planting.  Plant with the top third showing above the soil.  Keep the soil moist but not wet. 

When you transplant please remember that the trees are heavy feeders and want 30 feet of space.  The best way to plant them for polination is to plant 3 trees in one hole.  The reason is that there are both male and female trees and this is the best way to get one of each. 

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« Reply #9 on: Oct 19, 2010, 03:46:23 PM »
Or just do what I did. Give Tristen the next seed that comes out of your salad and a pot and some soil and let him go for it while it is fresh. It won't even matter which direction he puts it or the season if you are doing it indoors. Keep moist.
When I was a kid we stuck 3 toothpicks into the seed, equidistant around the middle, and 'planted' it on the top of a glass of water. I cannot remember if it is supposed to be point up or point down. But even the ones that were wrong sprouted if the water was kept touching them. We did this on windowsills all over.
I was never looking to grow fruit. Even though I live in a zone where they could be grown. And the trees will not survive to fruiting size and age up in your neck of the woods, Jessica. But it makes for a fun project for the kids. And easy. My mother even enjoyed growing them and you never met a bigger brown thumb.
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #10 on: Oct 19, 2010, 04:04:14 PM »
Pointy side up.  And you need to keep the water fresh.

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« Reply #11 on: Oct 19, 2010, 04:16:07 PM »
Yes, I knew it wouldn't work outside here but thought it would be fun for him to grow in a pot.  Thanks for the info.  I have an avocado at home waiting to be eaten.  I will give him the seed.

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« Reply #12 on: Oct 20, 2010, 12:35:45 PM »
For me the seeds take a long time to germinate.  Is he good at keeping to a long term project?

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« Reply #13 on: Oct 20, 2010, 01:00:18 PM »
I have one i did from a seed :D
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #14 on: Oct 28, 2010, 10:28:18 AM »
Aren't they great?  I'll tell you the newest one that I planted has really taken off.  I'm thinking the other one that took so long to germinate may need new potting soil.  I'm dreading that because I have so little left.

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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #15 on: Nov 04, 2010, 08:16:32 AM »
Well the second one has finally started to catch up.  I pinched it back the other day and I'm looking forward to it growing well.

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« Reply #16 on: Jan 16, 2011, 01:16:35 PM »
Well they are both growing well which is very nice.  I'm hoping I have a male and female tree.

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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #17 on: Jan 16, 2011, 02:04:28 PM »
i hope you do tammy.  that would be awesome!
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #18 on: Jan 16, 2011, 02:51:32 PM »
once they reach 8 feet I may be bringing them down to you.  They won't survive our winters up here.

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« Reply #19 on: Jan 16, 2011, 03:40:19 PM »
:giggle: i have plenty of room for them!
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #20 on: Jan 17, 2011, 08:06:07 AM »
Cool, i hope they do well.

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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #21 on: Jan 17, 2011, 09:53:58 PM »
Yeah we just have to figure out how to get them in my compact lol.  But the time will tell. 

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« Reply #22 on: Jan 17, 2011, 10:02:25 PM »
:giggle: maybe i'll snag them on my way home from one of my trips up.
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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #23 on: Jan 18, 2011, 09:28:16 AM »
That sounds like a deal.  I'd like to think of them growing in your garden.

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Re: Avacado Trees
« Reply #24 on: Aug 08, 2011, 03:06:13 PM »
How are your trees doing? Any updates?
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