Avocado Tree

My first attempt at Avocado Tree failed — codling moth larvae in fruit at harvest got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to formative pruning in the first three years to …

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Avocado Tree. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds. I grow mine in a fan-trained shape on a warm boundary fence which is working real…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Avocado Tree and I'm not entirely sure why. fireblight bacterial disease affecting pears and apples has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual f…

I planted Avocado Tree primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. dual ornamental and productive value in a garden seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a fan-trained shape on a warm…

I planted Avocado Tree at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. codling moth larvae in fruit at harvest didn't help matters. Once I understood mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds things improved subst…

I've grown several varieties within the Avocado Tree family and have some observations to share. long productive lifespan of decades with good management varies noticeably between them, more than catalogue descriptions suggest. The care fundamentals are shared — thinning fruitlets in early summer to…

I brought Avocado Tree home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding formative pruning in the first three years to build good structure — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow i…

People describe Avocado Tree as easy and I'd push back on that slightly. checking and adjusting tree ties and stakes annually needs consistent attention and fireblight bacterial disease affecting pears and apples can undermine progress quickly if ignored. Where Avocado Tree is genuinely underrated …

After growing Avocado Tree for over a year here is what I'd tell a beginner. First: thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size is not optional — it's the foundation everything else depends on. Second: late frost damage to blossom in exposed positions will happen and you sho…

I started with one Avocado Tree and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in an orchard with mixed vari…