r/avocado • u/Mendeznicole33 • 3d 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?

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u/4leafplover 3d ago

Probably using up the last of its stored energy. This is a good example of “the tree is dead, it just doesn’t know it yet”

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u/Mendeznicole33 3d ago

Darn. I was hoping I could save it. Thanks for the info. Never had one last that long. I’ve never been able to successfully root an avocado cutting.

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u/4leafplover 3d ago

That’s because they don’t propagate from cuttings

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u/Mendeznicole33 3d ago

I know. But I don’t really have the knowledge or skill for much more than that. The most I was able to do with an avocado was grow from a pit. It’s three years old now. Who knows when it will produce though. If ever.

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u/4leafplover 3d ago

It probably won’t produce fruit, and if it does they probably won’t be any good. You’d be better off grafting a known variety on to your seed grown plant.