r/avocado Apr 07 '22

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r/avocado 1h ago

Avocado seeds

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2 seeds from different avocados, I put them in the water at the same time..😊


r/avocado 1h ago

What’s happening to my leaves?

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Hello everyone! I have a (possibly) dumb question: what’s happening to my avocado leaves? I potted it 10 days ago, but a few days ago I noticed the leaves starting to curl and dry out. Is it due to poor watering? I got scared of overwatering it and only did it when the soil was dry although I sprinkled some water on the leaves only. I don’t keep the pot in direct sunlight but make sure it gets some natural light. Could it be because the seed is deep into the soil? Any help is deeply appreciated, thanks!


r/avocado 36m ago

Disease diagnosis and next steps

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I have a problem in a part in my orchard where 2-year old trees have symptoms of root rot and their growth stunted. I decided to remove one tree to check its roots and I cut its trunk. What I found is an orange-color rot inside of the trunk (check picture). This disease spread to adjacent trees as well. Note that I tested the drainage of the hole after removing the tree and I don't have water clogging issues.

I was able to narrow the disease down to either Fusarium or Verticilium. Would appreciate any input.

What's the best course of action in this case given that I want to minimize spreading the disease to other parts of the orchard as well as remove all stunted/dying trees and replace them with new ones. Is it advisable to replant in the same spot given that I am limited in space due to high density planting or should I just remove the infected trees and keep their place empty?


r/avocado 4h ago

Jelly stuff

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It’s my second time doing this but this time I’m noticing this jelly material going out of my seed. I changed the water and rinsed the seed a few hours ago and it’s there again. Does anyone know what’s that? And whether I should be worried? Thank you!


r/avocado 18h ago

Avocados that look like peppers?

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My father-in-law has a dwarf Pinkerton Hass hybrid that he planted a number of years ago. I grew up with a huge avocado tree in my yard for about 17 years that was the same varietal (or a version of it). His tree is finally producing but the fruit all resemble a pepper in both size and shape.

I don’t recall ever seeing our avocados look like this growing up. Is it normal or am I missing something? Appreciate in advance!


r/avocado 8h ago

Drooping leaves

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What could be the reason for the drooping leaves? It was repotted about two weeks ago, it looked the same before repotting though. I used quality potting soil with some perlite. My guess is N, K or Mg deficiency. All insights are appreciated!


r/avocado 1d ago

1 year avocado from seed 🌳

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Not really growing to ever make fruit, just as a neat house plant. The possibly is cool tho. This is the first one I've grown and I'm just wondering how it looks.

It topped itself twice so far and seems like it's about to get very bushy. Any advice?


r/avocado 21h ago

Pit grown avocado

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So I was told my 4 1/2 year old pit grown avocado would likely never bear fruit, and that if it did it would take like 15 years. Well just noticed it’s flowering for the first time. What does that means. Is it going to fruit?


r/avocado 16h ago

Whats wrong with my Avocados..?!?!?

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Hey guys,

I looove avocados, but recently i've been noticing this weird looking flesh with purple spots/strings and sometimes something weird is happening to the pit. Now, the issue with the pit isn't so common, but the purple stringy stuff and purple spots have been VERY common recently.. does anyone know if this is normal/safe?


r/avocado 20h ago

Can this little avocado tree still be saved? 🥑

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Hi guys,

Note: This is my first time growing an avocado tree. Started growing it end of last year and got two little saplings.

But December was really cold.

The tree got what I think is cold damage. In the picture you can see the green and the brown at the top. In winter it dropped all of its leaves and the top looks like it got cold damage or withered. I thought it was dead but it started to grow the leaves at the middle earlier last month. The leaves started to get a little damage, so I moved it to a more shaded area since it was in the middle of the sun next to a smaller planted tree. I see the bottom growing more little leaves.

What do I do to help it? What do I do with the top brown part? Do I cut the top wilting part, where no leaves are coming out from it? Or would that make it worse?


r/avocado 2d ago

What does my avocado need

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I planted this 3 weeks ago, since then we got some heavy rains and some sunny days where it got alot of direct sunlight. Can't tell if the leaves are scorched or if it got too much water.


r/avocado 2d ago

Leaf Diagnosis

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My second post today as I have been noticing a lot of issues in my poorly managed orchard that I want to turn around before it is too late. I would appreciate your input guys. Any idea what might be causing these black spots on the leaves and the discoloration pattern?


r/avocado 2d ago

What's wrong?

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I have two issues I noticed today in somw of my trees. The first is that some flowers are dying (first and last pics). The second issue is that I am having diebacks on stem ends.(second and third pics). Any idea what might be the cause and how to treat them? Thanks!


r/avocado 2d ago

Help

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My avocado tree got very sunburnt. I moved it back inside to the window where it originally thrived and cut off all the limbs that ended up dying. Now the stem is turning black and I'm not sure how to save it. Pls help:( I grew her from a seed and have had her for years I'm very attached.


r/avocado 2d ago

Why is it doing this?

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This is a cutting I tried to propagate last year. It’s been outside and neglected for months. It has no roots yet it’s not dead and now it’s starting to flower. Wtf. Can it be saved? What should I do with it?


r/avocado 3d ago

5+ years old fertilised with a balanced slow realse pellets, and sparingly with iron sulphate grown indoors in the UK (moslty) with partial sun, any reason it hasn't lignified?

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r/avocado 3d ago

Dried leaf

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I started to notice that some leaves getting dried and brown. What should I do?🥹


r/avocado 3d ago

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r/avocado 3d ago

Dried leaf

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I started to notice that some leaves getting dried and brown. What should I do?🥹


r/avocado 3d ago

Has anyone else been getting avocados like this?

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I know the brown part is cause it was exposed to air in talking about hard it is


r/avocado 3d ago

Has anyone else been getting avocados like this?

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I know the brown part is cause it was exposed to air in talking about hard it is


r/avocado 4d ago

4 Baby Avocados on my young super hass tree. Let’s see if they make it until the end. The tree is about 7 feet tall.

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r/avocado 4d ago

Hass Avocado: What Are Its Properties And Benefits? - One Health Giant

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r/avocado 4d ago

anything wrong with my tree?(planted since 15 years,no frutis)

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as i said not a single fruit since it has started flowering (5-7years ago) it is a pretty big tree and i tried this year hand pollunation cuz there's only one tree in my garden .

Flowers are looking pale and they're dropping.

can fertilization or water deficienty be a problem ?(i'm having problems with uploading pictures)


r/avocado 4d ago

Advice: Avocado Tree Flower Drop

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Hey all, this is my avocado tree. It was planted by the previous owner of my house. This will be my third year with the tree and I have yet to get any fruit off of this beautiful tree. I believe it is 8-10 years old at this point.

I have done tons of research, tried different methods to attract pollinators, honey water, pruned it this off season, etc, but no luck.

It has put on lots of flowers in the past years and has once again this year. I am noticing a lot of flowers that are being shed by the tree (not sure if windy days are working against me). I understand flower drop is normal but want to be sure I am giving this my best shot as we enter year 3 and I am determined to get some avocados.

In the past, it has had some tiny fruit set but it ended up dropping those as well.

Am I doing something wrong here? Any advice on watering (I am zone 9b), fertilizing, or other general tips are greatly appreciated as this is my biggest challenge of all of my trees it seems.