How To Pruning Avocado Trees For Low Branching And Small Size
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- This video will teach you techniques for pruning avocado trees to keep them small by encouraging low branching. The avocado tree in this video is a Type A semi dwarf avocado variety called a Lila Avocado and it is an ideal variety to grow in smaller yards and small spaces.
Pruning avocados is best done while the tree is young to achieve the desired shape early. Avocado pruning when young will allow the tree to recover quickly when they're most vigorous.
Because avocado trees grow in warm climates and are evergreen trees that lack a true dormancy period, when and how to prune avocado tree branches depends on your personal preferences.
The best tools for pruning avocado tree wood are sharp hand pruners for the smaller branches and a Japanese saw (AKA pull saw) to prune avocado branches larger than the width of your ring finger. Always clean your tools before pruning avocado plant material.
If you have any questions about how to prune an avocado tree, how to grow avocado trees, growing avocado trees in cold climates, the things I am growing in my garden, are looking for any garden tips and tricks, or have questions about gardening and organic gardening in general, please ask in the Comments below!
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Awesome video! Loved getting to see the recovery post pruning.
Best video I've seen on pruning. Thanks.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
pengetahuan yang anda berikan sungguh bermanfaat.
Great video. I appreciate your following up and showing new growth after pruning 👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I'm in the same situation, have a nearly 3 year old seed planted avocado and need to find out if I can get it to survive outside... christmas lights? That's so interesting!
Thank you for all this great information
Glad it was helpful! You may want to check out my follow-up pruning video posted this week: ua-cam.com/video/ygnk_ydeVsg/v-deo.html
Beautiful video thank you
Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful.
Thank you so much man
nice video 👍
God bless you
Thanks for watching!
Very good tutorial.. I have a few avocado tree at home.I like to apply it.
Thanks for watching!
Hi wondering if you can make a video about how to protect the avocado during winter
Very helpful, thanks.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Very nice. I hope you get some fruit next year
Thanks. I hope so, too. They got to be about the size of a clementine this year before the tree would drop them. Next year, the tree may be mature enough to hold a few all the way to harvest.
GIVE DALE ALL THE FIGS!!! (Hiiii Dale! 👋🏽🐶)
He gets his fair share. We definitely don't want to make his tummy upset. I usually give him 1 fig per day. He LOVES them!
Great video, continue the good work
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the knowledge. We are also in Wilmington, NC. Where would you suggest we purchase a Lila Avocado Tree?
I really wish I had seen this video 2 years ago. I have 5 indoor avocado plants of which 2 are now about 3 feet across the ceiling. They are all tall and skinny with huge/massive leaves. The trees are about 2-3 years old. I hate the way they look and I’ve already cut off at least 5’ from the top. I’m almost tempted now to just get rid of them because they look so ugly. Is there a way of saving them? They do not have any wood stems. At most, the bottom part is maybe 1” thick.
I'd like to see how you winterized that tree.
You can find a detailed video on my process here: ua-cam.com/video/zYehs-1f7a8/v-deo.html
What winter? He’s probably in zone 8 or higher. Lol
@@sillies1 zone 8 is too cold 🥶. But it can be grown there with frost protection.
@@Toomuchbullshitt zone 8 is pretty tropical on my perspective 😂
I noticed you use that orange band with the grommets to help support the branch with turnbuckle. What is that band called, how strong is it, and where do you get it?
Never mind, found similar ones on AMZN, they are called tree branch support straps, duh.
Is it advisable to cover or paint the cut surfaces since water insects or pests can invade and cause rot or infestation to the tree?
I don’t. If you live in the desert, maybe it could be helpful.
Is avocado surviving during the winter? I am in the Netherlands and I want to plant avocado as well. Thank you
Yes, my avocado is thriving. However, our climates are very different. My summers are long and hot, which avocados need to produce fruit. Your summers are very short and cool, so I would think you'd have to grow an avocado in a container and you'd need a greenhouse to help attract the heat required to ripen fruits. I do not think an avocado would work out well in your cool summers if it's in ground. You can try, but it would be very difficult.
@@TheMillennialGardener thank you very much
So this can be applied to non-dwarf trees as well? Like Hass?
Yes. You can apply this method to any tree you want to keep small. For larger fruit trees like a Hass, it'll be even more effective to low-cordon it like I do with my figs here: ua-cam.com/video/9HhiABxJ298/v-deo.html
However, if the tree is too mature to espalier at this point, you can certainly just prune it low, or develop your own low-cordons by allowing the low branches to grow very wide while keeping the top short.
Do you think its ok to plant the avocado tree close to the house?
Absolutely. It's a semi-dwarf.
What city and state can you grow avocado tree. Can it be grown in Dallas TX
If you want to grow an avocado tree with minimal care, you'll want to be in at least Zone 9, preferably Zone 9b, and grow a cold-hardy variety like a Lila. Dallas is Zone 8a (same zone as mine), and an avocado tree cannot be grown there unprotected. I am growing an avocado in Zone 8a because I am growing a dwarf variety in a very sheltered area, and I religiously protect it during the winter with plant covers and incandescent Christmas lights for warmth. Keep in mind that if I miss one bad night, the tree could die. For example, with that crazy freeze you just got where Dallas went to 4 degrees F and lost power, this tree would be killed outright. If I have a freak cold snap paired with a historic freeze, I'd be in deep trouble. Basically, it is a huge risk doing this because my climate is far too cold to grow an avocado, but I'm doing it, anyway. If you want to grow it in-ground, you'll have to go to extreme lengths to protect it. You can grow it in a container, though, and bring it inside during the winter. I recommend the Lila variety because it's a semi-dwarf.
If you turn a 30' tree into a 8' tree, will you be also reducing the annual yield?
Probably. A smaller tree means less wood, which means less opportunities for flowers. However, if you have a 30' tree and you can't reach anything above 10', or you have to get out such a massive ladder that it's a life or death situation to harvest your crop, it may be worth it. I don't want to harvest my fruit with a ladder, personally. Too many accidents happen that way. You have to weigh total yields versus convenience and safety.
In the bangladesh, avocado is a quite difficult! I don't know why!
Hozor A Elahy hmm, maybe it is because they come from climates with a cool season? Maybe your climate is too hot all year long and there isn’t enough of a difference in daylight between winter and summer? Some fruit trees need chill hours and a big difference in day length during seasons. Maybe you could give it artificial darkness in the winter?
Can you make a update on it
I have a very recent update here: ua-cam.com/video/ygnk_ydeVsg/v-deo.html
Great vid. You are one of the few creators who shows what happens over time. Usually the video would be just the cut then an explanation of what should happen. This is a great vid.
Thank you. A lot of my videos are staged over months. I have 4 or 5 long-term projects in the works right now.
@@TheMillennialGardener I appreciate your video. I have been curious about the Lila. Best vidio on showing how to keep the tree small. I wish someone would develop a true dwarf Avaçado that didn't grow over 5 or 6 ft tall. Thank you for your great video 👍🙏
@@kimhicks4781 He just did. lol. Seriously, pruning, in our lifetime, is undoubtedly the only real way to keep it as short as you want. However, you're correct that people and experts are ALWAYS experimenting to find THAT TREE that you mentioned. Whoever figures it out could make a lot of money. Farmers and homeowners alike are looking for that perfect short tree that has all the perfect characteristics.
AT LAST ! ! ! Finally somebody who gives me an idea of the time between seed and harvest. Thank you so much. This is the most informative avocado video I've seen on UA-cam.
this a good tricks for Pruning avocado trees and so helpful, always sharing a nice information thanks
Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much. So helpful. I've watched other videos on pruning avocados but none have given me courage to do it. Yours is so explanatory. Now I'll give it a go. I only want to keep ours small as well. Thanks again. Greetings from Australia.
Thank you. I couldn’t find one myself for pruning, so I decided to make one myself 😂 Glad it was helpful!
I am a new subscriber and just finished watching a few of your videos. You managed to give me so much information without losing me. Everything was very well explained and I was excited to see that you can grow a type of avocado in North Carolina. What is the taste and texture like? I was born and raised in Southern California. I have two avocado trees. One was huge until it got pruned this year. I stopped counting the avocados picked at 726. The other tree, I keep low and am surprised I haven't killed it by the way I was trimming to try and Preserve the ocean view. I even bungee down some of the branches. Interesting that the tree I keep low always has large Hass avocados. The taller tree that goes wild has much smaller fruit, larger seed and thinner skin. They are both hass grafted with fuerte. Both are buttery and creamy tasting but the tall tree with the smaller avocados, taste just a little better.
I thought about moving from Southern California but I don't think I could survive without my avocado trees. It's no joke!
I'm in Anaheim. Where about are you in the OC? Do you know how old your two trees are - when they were planted? The tall tree, how many feet tall do you think it is? So, now you have 1 Fuerte and 1 Hass?
@@ocnealocneal6549 I am in the Southbay , about a 15 minute drive from where the cliff just crumbled. I have two Haas trees. I believe they’re grafted with Fuerte so they’ll produce every year. The only reason one of my trees is short is because I try to keep my view open. Both of my trees are on each corner of the backyard and they’re both covering the ocean view but, that’s how much I love avocados. I planted them about 25 years ago and I do try to trim the tall one out of courtesy for my neighbors so I don’t block their view but it is still about 30 to 35 feet tall. I made a big mistake this year and trimmed it myself when it was loaded with avocados. the avocados are still there but I think it’s stunted their growth because they’re the same size as they were a few months ago. There are hundreds, but I may end up with a giant seed and little fruit. The other tree has large avocados but they take a long time to ripen and in the meantime, the squirrels enjoy them immensely.
I was recently reading that the price of avocados are going to continue to come down, because so many people invested in avocado groves, and now that they are maturing in producing, there’s a lot of competition .
@@ocnealocneal6549 I just Skimmed some other articles, and it seems the information I gave you is not quite correct. Right now there is an over abundance of avocados and the price is expected to stay low through the next year.
I have an avocado tree that fell down during a hurricane last year. I cut it down about 5 feet to where it had cracked. It’s been about 6 months and is already regrown from the middle of the trunk. It’s about the size of your tree. It’s amazing. I need to prune it so it won’t grow into the house.
I had no idea avocado trees were this vigorous before I grew my own. After I pruned the tree in this video, I had to cut it back again 2 months later! They're very forgiving. If you make a mistake, they'll recover quickly. Thanks for watching!
Great video, I would however add that moon cycles are important when pruning your plants. Never prune near or during full moons as the salvia of the plant is all in its branches. Near or during new moons the salvia is found in the roots making it ideal for pruning. This is something many don't consider when tending to there plants. Knowledge of moon cycles is imperative for tending to all of your plants needs.
Are you growing an avocado tree? What varieties are you growing? Let us know in the comments below!
Yes I'm growing 15 haas avocado trees in zone 9a. Only 3 are in ground and have been protected through winter with a forest floor. The other 12 are in my greenhouse. All but 1 were grown from seed and are growing well. (1 to 2 ft tall) thanks for sharing this video. Thats a beautiful tree. Ill be using this technique when my trees are big enough for pruning.
Mo De wow that’s a lot of trees! Are you going to add a pollinator variety?
@@TheMillennialGardenerit was not intentional..after a series of guacamole dips and avocado meals, I had a ton of seeds and wanted to increase the chance that I got at least 1 but all of them grew lol. Im a new gardener so I didn't know I needed another variety for pollination. Which do u recommend?
Mo De ah, I forgot they were seed grown. Fruit trees don’t grow true to type, so although you have planted 12 Haas avocado pits, none of the trees will be a Haas. Each seed will be an entirely new, unique variety, just like every egg inside ovaries will produce a unique child different than the mother. So, you’ll have 12 unique trees, just like if a mother had 12 children, they would all be unique. So, likely, some will be Type A and some will be Type B and pollinate each other.
Believe it or not, but every Haas avocado tree on earth is a clone. All originated from a single tree that some farmer selected as a worthy variety. Each tree is identical. Same goes for every other named fruit. Take a red delicious apple. Only one ever grew from a seed, and someone took it and cloned it a million times over from cutting wood. That goes for any “named” fruit.
@@TheMillennialGardener thx! For this new info. thats going to be very interesting. I know it will be years before any fruit appears, hopefully they produce. I have noticed so far that some are green stem but most are burgundy. The green produced a double main root and double main stem. Like 2 trees from one seed. I followed the exact same process during germination (soaked in water until root formation then potted in soil with a glass jar covering each seed until stem formation for a mini greenhouse effect) -with 100% success. No other method worked for me. I'll be following your channel for advice along the way. Thx for the great content and for responding.
Live in 9a, Bought a Lila avocado tree this year after I saw your first video, planted in a large container and my plan is that once we move to plan it in the ground. Learning a lot from you keep up the great work
Congrats! You're going to love the tree. Thanks for watching!
Where did you buy your Lila from. I am in Southern California and haven't seen growers that stocks them. Makes me wonder why. I haven't see a profile on the Lila so don't know how heavy a producer it is or if it produces every year and has a lot of fruit or not. Good luck with your tree
@@kimhicks4781 - I'm in North California and looking at Lila info it appears to be an East Coast tree along with the Joey which is a B. Both are are cold hardy but i think they aren't allowed to be shipped to California due to concerns about various bugs and diseases that might come with them. But i'd sure like to get a Joey.
Hello my friend I live inNorth Carolina and I like to plant ZIGot figs and avocados I saw always your channel and I got a Avocados tree with 3 year old And I’m afraid to plant it outside but my question is if your avocado tree is still alive?
My avocado tree is still alive, but it takes a lot of work to keep it alive. It needs to be planted up against a south-facing brick wall. It needs to be covered in incandescent Christmas lights. It needs to be covered in a plant jacket. It needs to be meticulously pruned to stay small every year. Avocado trees cannot survive long-term anywhere in North Carolina without significant protection, and all it takes is for you to forget one night to lose it. I also live in one of the warmest parts of North Carolina, so if you're not immediately along the coast, the chances of success are so low I wouldn't recommend it. I also own one of the most cold hardy avocados known that's also a semi-dwarf. You definitely can't plant a non-dwarfing, non-hardy avocado here. I wouldn't suggest this unless you have everything perfectly planned.
I would be terrified of planting an avocado so close to a wall, because of the roots.
Do you have BACON avocado trees? They can take light frosts. Mine grew happily through winter. I get temps from probably -7° C through to 38°C. It was fine in winter, in a place under fairly solid overhangs of evergreen branches. but I lost it to root rot, in the summer.
Had 4 avocados come up from seed. Put every avocado seed I had from eating, in pots with other plants in them. 2 had their tops eaten by possums. 2 are now 2' high.
I think in first year of life. They are supposed to be very delicate in cold. I only remembered to put a cover over them in 2nd half of winter. Again, they sat most of the winter in shade of a cypress, on a table, about 3 foot off the ground. I am not in a valley, but most of the way up a small rise. I always lose my avocados, always Bacon, in summer, to root rot.
This time, I shall just see what happens to my freebies. I thought I might grow in pot, maybe make an individual glass house, with scrounged wooden windows on all sides. Maybe a layer of clear sheet plastic over 'glass house' for extra protection in winter, held down with bricks. I believe there are 2 more avocadoes that can take light frost but harder to get than Bacon. Bacon are expensive, hard to get delivered and I have killed about 6, with root rot, in summer. No problem winter.
I now feel like a.Bacon avocado murderer, so I am hoping these normal avocadoes learn to take the cold, from babyhood. I was told I could expect avocsdoes from trees grown from seed, at about 8 years. Very few, year 8, but more and more, after.
I appreciate you documenting the progression all within the same video (as opposed to part 1,2,3, etc). How important is it to .... use a saw for thicker branches? Can I use any kind of serrated blade such as a bread knife? (semi serious question)
So pleased I found this video. I want to grow avocados but I don’t want a giant tree shading off the entire garden and dumping tonnes of leaves. Great advice.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Extremely well explained.
Always impressed with your logic and methodic definitions in your videos.
Super jealous of your ability to speak so clearly without a single "uh" or "um".
Superior information sir.
Thank you for your efforts ☮️
Alan Robley I edit out the uh’ sand um’s. Believe me, sometimes I have to repeat the sentence 2-3 times because I get tongue-tied. Some days are better than others. I’m glad you find the videos helpful. I appreciate that a lot.
I'm in Washington State
In zone 8A
I've got several potted avocado trees that I bring in in the winter but I've never considered making a permanent spot outside.
Your information obviously shows that it can be done.
Super excited to try thank you sir!
@@O_U_No_It_2 bear in mind I'm in a very warm Zone 8a, so while our temps can get cold at night, when the sun rises, we usually shoot into the 50's and 60's quickly. If you rebound quickly in the AM, you may be okay. I have a video on how I protect them here: ua-cam.com/video/zYehs-1f7a8/v-deo.html
Excellent detailed explanation about how to properly prune avocados trees! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and video!
Really helpful explanation! I am in zone 10, but prefer to keep my plant lower as well.
If I were in Zone 10, I'd have an avocado forest 😆 I prefer my fruits where I can harvest them better than the birds and squirrels, so I always try and keep my trees very low for that reason. Thanks for watching!
WONDERFUL video. Just bought a Haas, living in zone 10a in California. I would like to keep my tree smaller & possibly buy another. I heard that having at least 2 will maximize my yield... Especially if I wanna keep the tree smaller.
Absolutely wonderful explanation to pruning and it's advantages. I am growing one indoors, it's only about a foot tall, but, I am enjoying it. You are appreciated for taking your time to share this valuable information for all to learn.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Hello Ma'am. How big is your avocado now? ☺️
@@francisverdadero3417 the tree died.
Did you grow another one?
@@francisverdadero3417 not as of yet, got down over it and replaced the empty space with a lemon and a coffee plant, lol. But, I will attempt it a second time. Have not seen avocados at the supermarket, weird. thanks for asking and may you enjoy the beautiful day.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I just brought a Lila Avocado. I will follow your concept makes much sense. Thank you for sharing. New sub today.
i have a 4 mos. old avocado tree. it grows straight, no branch yet. when can i start pruning it?
Is it seed grown or is it a grafted tree you purchased? Avocado trees will grow "straight up" from seed or from a fresh graft. What you should do with an avocado is encourage branching and an open center by "heading it" - literally decapitating it - around 12-16 inches tall. This will encourage low branching and keep the tree shorter. Otherwise, it will continue to grow up and up. Here is a good graphic: i.pinimg.com/originals/81/1b/65/811b65f83c6010a0c465e253aace57bf.jpg
This isn't true for all trees necessarily (like apple trees should grow straight up and not be headed), but for avocados, it helps.
@@TheMillennialGardener it is seed grown. can i start decapitating now. it is only 4 months old?
Incredibly helpful seeing the timeline and recovery after the big cuts! Thank you for such an informative video
Hi Master.
I have got my little avocado about 2 feet tall by the window for about 2 years now. For the last 6 months it stopped growing from the top and got brown edge leaves but recently it got two new shoots from the bottle near the seed itself.
May I know if they should be kept and cruelly cut the main stem?
Thanks in advance!
Do you have email? I would like to send you pictures of my avocado tree. I have several questions.
If you use an image hosting website like Imgur or similar, you can upload the photo, they'll give you a link and you can post the link as a comment. That's the easiest way.
I apologize if you may have already answered this question but, do I have to pick only one branch from the new growth or can I keep two or three for more fullness and fruiting?
I hate my X neighbours. Left my old apartment with a beautiful 12 ft tall avocado tree,I'd been growing from seed, it produced fruit last summer for the first time , noticed this morning that the idiot neighbour had sawn straight through the main trunk ,leaving about 20 leaves on 1 remaining branch, it's now a metre above ground, west Turkey, will it survive????
Thanks for the awesome video. Quick question, where did you buy your Lila avocado tree? Or where can I buy cuttings?
I have a 20+ yr old Gwen avocado that was never pruned. I recently did major pruning per your good advice. However the tree has a 2-3” dia. branch that is bowed over 90 deg and is about 4+ ft of bare branch with a large clump of leaves at the end. I will likely cut it off to make it the same height as the other branches but the problem is that if I cut it to size it would leave the entire western quadrant including the whole interior exposed to the strong afternoon sun here in SCal. Should I cut it anyway? I also recently whitewashed all the larger branches greater than about an inch in diameter.
Waoh... I wish i had come across this channel long time ago. Thank you so much for the insight.
I never knew anything about pruning plants. My avocado is over 7m tall and just started fruiting for the first time and i am worried i can't harvest most of it due to the height. Any remedy?
Can you tell me how to prune a seed that has 4-5 branches coming out of the seed
When it had 3 branches, I finally cut 2 of branched down to the seed. Now they are growing back and have little branches at the top. I don't know what to do to keep it well. Help! Also, I know how you feel about cutting your plants. It does hurt to cut part of a live. It does hurt!
If you had done the pruning much earlier you would have minimized wastage of growth on those beautiful branches. Just my opinion.
Thank you for your video. Very informative however I don’t know anything about the zone I live in. Does it snow in winter in your area? Does the ground freeze hard in your area?
Thanks for the advise - my yard area is very small but I just pruned my seed grown 8 foot high -5 year old tree - It wasn't grafted but am hoping for the best and fruit some day - zone 10b and a close by neighbor gave me the avocado from her tree and it was great - will I ever get fruit? San Diego coastal area
If you don't mind my asking, where did you get those knickers? I have one pair made of denim and love this pant length for Florida weather, but I don't see them in stores around Ormond Beach.
Can you do another update? Right now is Dec. 2022 and I'm curious what your tree looks like and if you've had any fruit or not.
The knowledge you are imparting here is invaluable, it's a great reference for home gardeners. Thank you from California. Hello to Dale.
Perfect timing, I am planning to prune my avocado dwarf varieties , thanks for sharing your knowledge 👌 ☘🌱🌴🍃🌿🌲
Which dwarf varieties are you growing?
beautiful tree
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
I wonder if you got any fruit? I would have thought cutting if the tips would delay fruiting...interested to know?
hi, did you grow this avocado tree just out of a seed and was there any grafting and other things done to this. I'm asking cause i have one growing out from a seed and was wondering will it stay in this shape and not go up High and branch out completely
This tree is a grafted avocado. I would caution against growing avocados from seed because:
1. They won't grow true to type. Commercial avocado growers mix A-type and B-type avocados for cross-pollination, so seed-grown avocados are going to be genetically unique crosses that will likely have inferior fruit.
2. Avocado trees take 10-15 years to hold mature fruit from seed.
Even grafted avocado trees can take 3-5 years to hold their fruit until maturity. This tree is 3 years old, and it still dropped its crop this season. Avocado trees are a long-term investment, and you can have a baby and put your child into high school before a seed-grown avocado fruits in some cases 😂 I don't mean to discourage, but I do want to inform that a seed-grown avocado tree is a very long-term investment.
@@TheMillennialGardener ohh man!!.. this just took away all my hopes on having an avocado fruit any soon from this sapling I've got here., thankyou for replying tho,
You can graft the seed-grownavocado tree that you already have.
thanks for the great Lila avocado videos and want to continue to see how Lila fares in the future in zone 8a being a tree only for 8b+ and being pruned heavily, I learned my lesson avocados do not produce when heavily pruned, it takes many years to recover, all they will want to do is grow new leaves, not flower because the leaves need to be heavy to produce fruit, with a heavy canopy, i heard that avocados do not like to be pruned and won't flower or fruit because they may take 2 years or more after pruning to flower again. the dilemma with avocados is contrary to other deciduous trees if you prune you don't get fruit! I don't prune my avocados anymore I learned it interferes with good fruit production you will have to wait even longer for the free to recover and produce more fruit, I have a 20 yr mexicola Grande that I pruned the heck out of like yours, after it got to 20 ft, at 5 yrs old, and it never did produce much after that, however this year it has about 40 avocados this year and is a forced dwarf that is trying to regrow this time I'm going to let it grow naturally, its now 8 ft tall, and growing heavily upward, I also have in zone 9a 20 yr old wurtz that's 12-14 ft tall, with heavy canopy, 30-50 avocados, and newly planted gwen, reed, lamb hass, Jim bacon, bacon, holiday, all growing in the ground in zone 9a ( our lowest temp this winter of 2020/2021 was 29 degrees for 1-2 hours in the morning and I didn't even have to cover the new avocado planting i found the Lila videos informative about experimental growth of avocado in a warmest microclimate in a marginal/ and colder than normal growing zone Liked your Lila avocado so much i bought one also from. The same place, I hope mine in the mail now is the same size I'm planning to grow it in the ground I'm in inland empire, los angeles i originally saw snow in your yard and said avocados growing in the snow?
Born in San Diego my grandfather had 2-beautiful avocado trees and they quit fruiting. He decided to take a pipe up the middle of the trees with a simple sprinkler head attached to the top and that did the trick and from then on the trees produced more fruit than he ever expected.
That's a good tip. I just purchased our 1st avocado tree. We live in Vista, CA
Water is the key
Yes overhead sprinkler watering is used by a lot of producers in Australia and NZ
Is it safe to plant the tree so close to the house? would it not affect the foundation when it gets bigger?
Avocado trees have a soft root system. The root system is also shallow. They are not known to be particularly invasive. Because I knew the only place this tree could survive is up against my house due to our Zone 8 winters, I went with a semi-dwarf variety. I would not advise a full-size avocado tree planted so close to a house because avocados can grow 30 feet tall. This variety tops out at 10-12 feet, and it can be maintained via pruning at 6-8 feet. I will be keeping this semi-dwarfing variety small.
Another idea is to marcot it. And ask your subscribers who would like an avocado tree they dont need to wait for a yr. Or yrs to grow to that size.
In my backyard an avacado is growing it’s own . I did not plant it. It has 6 leaves now . Can I prune it now.
Thank you for this clear and simple explanation of pruning, thank you for before and after pictures, you are simply the best for me.
Very timely video, i am thinking of ways on how i can grow my avocado in ways that i will not have a difficult time to harvest the fruits. Your suggestions on pruning really cleared the matter for me, sir. Thanks.
Nice video sir, can you tell me if you need male or female for the tree to have fruit. I have one avocanto tree but never have fruit.
what fertilizer is good for the avocado tree? Great schooling by the way.
7:15 You’re telling us to cut in an angle and yet you did the opposite 🤷🏻♂️
Have you done a Spring follow up video? Can't wait to see your next 🥑 tree video!!!
It is about 1 month behind schedule due to our awful winter. It is just starting to flower now and I hand pollinated for the first time this weekend. I’ll follow up when things get a little more interesting.
@@TheMillennialGardener thanks for your quick reply. I will def be watching. Please tell us how you pollinize your tree, I'm new here but ready to go. Take care!
I have Joao Avocado Seven years became no fruit but it shade me from the sun.
so, its been more than 2 years now. What does your avocado tree look like?
This is fantastic and so helpful. Thank you ❤️.
Thank you! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.
When you prune your Lila avocado again, can I get a cutting?
Ngomong opo kuwiiii.....ngomonge jowo ae...aku ora mudeng boss
G I cut my avocado tree an the stem got stem rot rain fepo an destroy the tree be careful people
I am trying a layer graf on my avocado . I'm very curious why you are not doing that. You could have three or four more trees or :) you could send me a scion. I'm not criticizing you, I watch all your videos you do a great job
Avocados cannot survive outdoors in my climate. It's a full hardiness zone too cold. Maintaining this avocado in-ground requires careful micro-climate construction and protection during the winter. It has to be this exact variety because it is a very rare semi-dwarf and one of the top 2 or 3 hardiest varieties known. I don't want any additional varieties that may grow more vigorously. This plant must remain small at all times.
For Australian growers, would I be correct in saying this kind of pruning should be done in February (end of Summer)? My tree is a Persea Americana.
My personal opinion is the best time to prune your avocado tree is right after you harvest your fruits. That is going to vary per variety, since some varieties are much earlier or later than others. As soon as you pick the fruits, that's when you should prune. That way, you can give it a pretty significant pruning, and the tree will have as much time as possible to grow new wood back to flower for the new season. I believe the typical winter-pruning that most fruit trees undergo is bad with avocados, since they flower in the winter. If you winter-prune them, you'll cut off all the fruitwood!
I would be concerned about root growth under house/ foundations as tree matures . Even if you keep well pruned , remember how much a vigorous tree grows underground ( speaking from experience 55 yrs gardening😁)
Yes The Roots will Invade Explode Water n Sewer Pipes Under The House if Let Grow Too Close..
I have a Avacado Tree That Grew From a Seed, It's a Few Years Old Now n Needs to be Dug Up and Moved, But I've Heard Avacado Trees From Seed Not Grafted, Don't Give Nice Avacados.. also Heard that They have a Big Tap Root That Needs to be Dug Up Really Carefully to Save The Tree.. Also Heard You Need Two Avacado Trees to Cross Polinate..
Can someone help? I want to plant two avocado trees in North Port, Florida (zone 9b) but cannot remove canopy trees for a couple of years. My question is, can avocado trees be radically pruned down to a manageable size in a couple of years without permanently damaging fruit production or killing the trees? Avocado trees in the wild often start out in shady forest openings and shoot up to get to the light becoming very tall trees. So I think planting avocados under openings in the tree canopy can give them a head start until I can get a permit to remove the surrounding pines. The canopy should also protect the young trees from frost until they get big enough to handle Central Florida winters. But can they be cut back?
I cut my tree back yard every year. It also fruits for me every year with dozens of fruits (however, it has failed to carry them to maturity just yet). You can see my tree and how hard I pruned it last year: ua-cam.com/video/ygnk_ydeVsg/v-deo.html
It's now back to the "BEFORE" picture.
Hi there
I lived in Calgary Alberta. Can i grow a dwarf avocado inside the house or in the ground since openly froze to -40 C in the outside so the ground soil might affect the growth of my future avocado 🥑 tree? What advice can suggest to me which better to grow it in the ground or in pot? What kind of seed do i have to grow to adapt the weather in Calgary? Thank you..
Avocados can’t spend much time below freezing, so growing in ground would be impossible. You can grow them in containers, but you will need two things:
1. A very sunny south facing window.
2. Added grow lights.
In your area, because your sun is too weak during the winter, you will need to supplement the tree with a grow light for it to make it through the winter. Once the freezes stop, you’ll need to slowly acclimate it to real sunshine each summer, then start acclimating it back indoors when the frosts start again. You’ll need to be careful and protect it from frost.
It will be work for you to grow an avocado, but it can be done. Go with either Lila or Wurtz, because they are somewhat dwarfing varieties.
Why do you plant it there instead of a little further from the house?
What do you use to keep the bugs off of it? Is Seven dust good for this?
Why in the world would anyone plant a tree adjacent to a house, like that?!!! You'll soon discover WHY, friend.
It is a dwarf variety. It will easily be maintained at 6 feet tall. In California, people plant full sized varieties near their homes. Anywhere else, this tree will die because I live in Zone 8a.
Sad to see that the tree was planted so close to the house. It will be a constant maintenance problem. When cutting the avocado you should always seal the ends as the wood rots easily, and keep the roots away from excess moisture, as they are flood sensitive and can die easily in the presence of excess water in the soil.
I'm in Zone 8a. The tree has to be planted up against the south wall of the house or it will die. It's the only micro-climate that can sustain the tree. It is a dwarf avocado tree, so maintenance is not an issue. It only requires a hard pruning come September. The tree grows about 7 feet in a single season, so it's perfectly happy in its environment.
This is not pruning.. this is chopped. Or you making a hedge of Avocado 🥑
Shame!!
It is pruning. Pruning implies removal of wood with intent. That is exactly the purpose of this. A 12-20 foot tall avocado tree is of no value to me. A 6-8 foot tall tree is of high value. Trees don’t produce food for you. They produce fruits for reproductive purposes. If you want to harness a fruit tree’s natural gift for your use, you need to train it to do so, because it won’t do so voluntarily.
I have a Lila avocado, planted this year (2021), with no new growth, why? Thank You!
Generally speaking, the first year you plant a tree in-ground, it will spend its time growing roots. Your tree is growing, but it's growing underground. Trees do not want to grow "up" until they have the root structure below to support it. Remember this rhyme: *The first year they sleep, the second year they creep, the third year they leap.* You're in the sleeping year. Expect small upward growth next season, and a huge explosion in growth the third.
Very informative. Thank you. I'm about to plant a Hass avocado tree. I'm 9b. I have some physical issues and don't want my tree to be too big. This explained pruning very well. Not only how to prune but why. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Can you share where you buy the fruit trees you talk about in you video’s? I would like to but the Lila avocado tree you have but want to go to a reputable online shop. Learned a lot from your videos Thanks
I buy my fruit trees from a lot of different suppliers. This specific tree was from the website Plantogram.
Hey brother could you do a video on transplanting or reporting an avocado and when is the best time to repot or transplant a tree. Thanks.
Avocado trees are subtropical, so most people that grow them don't have a true "winter." Since avocado trees don't have a dormancy period, it really doesn't matter when you transplant them for the most part if you live in a place where it never frosts or freezes. However, if you do live in a place where it frosts or freezes like I do, you should plant them in the spring after your last frost date, so the tree has maximum time in-ground to establish before you get your first freeze. If you're lucky to live in a frost-free place that's warm all year, avoid planting during the hottest part of the year because heat stress isn't good for young trees. If you were in the Caribbean, for example, I'd plant during the "winter", even though it isn't really a winter.
It grows too close to the house. Should be at least 2.5 away
Can you grow Avocado trees by planting the seed/pit? Do the have to be grafted?
Yes, you can, but seed-grown avocado trees can take up to 10-15 years to begin to fruit and hold fruit to maturity. If you grow an avocado from seed, you can likely conceive a child and get them into high school before you'll be harvesting fruit from your avocado tree. The other problem is commercial avocados are almost always cross-pollinated, so you will get some random, genetically unique avocado tree that may not be any good. You may wait 15 years to find out your avocados are small, bland, stringy, and low in oil content. I recommend only buying known high quality varieties that are grafted. Grafted trees will provide high quality fruit within 3-5 years.
Great info and beautiful tree. Can you use some of the cuttings to grown another avocado?
Thank you! You can grow avocado seedlings, cut the seedlings and graft this scion wood to make a clone of the tree.