r/avocado

This is my lovely avocado that I started from seed approximately 10 years ago. I can’t remember the exact variety I started it from but I’m pretty sure it was an organic Hass.

For the majority of her life, she’s been in a pot and outside for the spring/summer/fall, and hauled inside for the winter. I planted it outside this year, as it was simply getting too big for indoors in a pot! From the ground it’s about 7-8 feet tall, and 5 feet wide (she lost some height in an accident while moving outdoors). But appears very happy in her new in ground spot, as she’s starting to explode with new growth.

Where I live our winter lows are usually in the mid 30s, but can briefly drop to 15-20 degrees F, which I know is too cold for avocados. But she’s outside and I’m not digging her up, so please help me help my baby through the winter! I know I’ll need to cover the tree during cold snaps, but what’s the best way to do so? Focus on keeping the trunk warm? Try to cover branches too? Blankets? Burlap sacs? Specific materials that work best? Please help because I don’t want this winter to be my avocado trees last one!

I got this little guy from Costco less than 2 years ago.

I'm in Los Angeles zone 10B. I water every couple days to make sure the soil is damp, not soaked. I fertilize it from time to time.

Right now the trunk is still thin and weak. Struggles to stand on its own, hence the stakes. Should I cut off the top where I marked a red line to encourage more growth in the trunk and lower sections?

Also, is there something I can do to encourage more branching where the big gap is?

Thanks for any advice!

Leaves are rough at tips. And some have holes/spots in them.

I've grown this avocado from seed this year and I'm really happy with how it's growing. It's about 80cm tall now. Should I cut the new growth from the top now or let it keep growing? Also it looks like the avocado pit is decaying, should I remove it, if so how is this done to not damage the plant? The stem is thickening up nicely, over 1cm in diameter at the base.

I bought home an avocado and mango from Puerto Rico and planted them looking for some advice on the avocado. Everything I read says “established” roots all the pics I see people have dozens of little spaghetti roots. Mine is just one long one is it ready for dirt or do I need to wait longer? I started them 6/10/26 so it’s been a little over 2 months in the cup. Thank you

I have it under shelter for a good 4hours but it gets some morning sun and a lot of afternoon sun. The Texas sun can’t be this damaging can it? His neighbor who is also an avocado is perfectly fine

Hello, I don’t know if this is the right sub. I’m currently at month 2 of my grow an avocado tree mission out of boredom. I would like to ask for some advice on how to prune these plants and how to transfer it to soiled potted plants correctly. Please feel free to comment or if you have any good video recommendations, just paste the link video. Thank you!

I started with 9 seeds after we ate the remaining avocados from our lone avocado tree to ensure a high success rate lol.

They are not planted at the same time. That explains the height differences.

I planted in a pot my avocado 3 weeks ago (see photos) but now one of the root is poking out of the hole, should i get a deeper pot or can i just try to put the root back in it ?

May 10th & August 16th

Any advice or guidance on my avocado tree? I've been feeding it, but it seems pretty bare. Should cut off so e of the branches on the bottom? Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I’m in Altadena CA in January 2025 we were hit by the Eaton fire, although we didn’t lose our house we were still impacted. The winds that night were devastating on my avocado trees. I had one in the back yard that the wind just pushed it over. This tree was growing crooked and leaning. There were root stock shoots growing opposite that I left with hopes they would work as a counter balance. Obviously that didn’t happen, the tree fell nonetheless. This tree is use to produce an abundance of Hass avocados where that part of the tree fell. I tried to graft green branches from the fallen tree back to tree, but none took. However the shoots from the root stock took off! It’s been about 20 months since the event and the tree has nearly rebounded to its original size! Crazy! I was surprised to see an abundance of these root stock avocados on the tree. It’s my understanding they are not great in flavor?? The tree is pretty loaded. I was tempted to pull it and start over but the decision is difficult considering the health it is in. What are your thoughts on this fruit?

Give me some advice

I usually set my avocados out on the counter, and once ripe, I put them in the fridge so I can maximize their shelf life. I noticed this fuzz and it got me thinking of mold. I need a second opinion before tossing

Hi all,
Lurker here. First time posting. I live in zone 10a and have 2 avocado trees growing on the side of my house. Both from compost pile avocados, so I don’t know the variety. Probably 3-4 yrs old maybe?

As you can see, one is straight up growing through where the fence hits the cement. They are both approximately 8-10 feet tall.

Honestly, I water pretty sparingly just cause they are out of site out of mind and I have 2 kids under 5…

So… they are pretty close together. Do I cut one so the other can thrive? Should I prune? I don’t want a giant avocado tree growing there for a variety of reasons.

I’m just not sure how to proceed. I don’t have anywhere to move or relocate

Help!

I planted them from seeds, when to repot and how are they even looking?

What happened and what do I do?

Hi, I have an avocado tree in a pot for a couple of years.

It was inside my house, and is now inside my conservatory with a couple of plants (lemon tree, another avocado tree, small roses bush, and I just added rosemary and basil, coming from store).

It was in some bad shape (all leaves were dying, no more growing), so I trimmed it and repotted it a month or two ago.

Leaves are growing back, but a white sticky stuff is appearing.

Is it safe for the plant, or should I do something please?

Thanks

And if I do have to cut one, which one? Also will this thing produce fruit? It’s from the grocery store lol