How Long Until My Avocado Tree Produces Fruit?

[@yessir863]

My seed grown (non grafted) tree finally gave me a decent crop of about 50 avocados at eight years old and they taste amazing.

[@SleepyLizard]

that is so awesome. Let us know how it does next year. hopefully you get even more!

[@scarcorleon]

@@SleepyLizard do you sell grafted pieces?

[@WeThePeople001]

Name it! It's a new variety 👍

[@nsengimanaanastase4436]

Very nice

[@nsengimanaanastase4436]

I'M agronomist

[@philnbeatz8184]

This hAs to be thee "best" avocado growing video ever!!!🤠👍 Straight to the point No brainer Excellent presentation Awesome vibe!!!😊

[@SleepyLizard]

you just made my day, thanks

[@diannewilson3557]

Your explanation of when grafting is necessary is quite easy to understand. You're a great teacher. Thanks for keeping it simple.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you Dianne

[@mabokduren7188]

Holy shit

[@SleepyLizard]

@@mabokduren7188 i know

[@dannyhenson1448]

Ok if I don't have a mature tree then how can I get the a cutting 🤔

[@MohammedIbrahim-yh2vm]

I like this tree. Where i get avocado. Can i took to u.please gave me number

[@SalKhayer]

Bro this guy is the fkn GOAT. Holy crap. Came to youtube looking for answers to a programming question, came away with grafting knowledge for avocado tree's. Didn't know I needed it, but I am now pivoting from coding to farming.

[@SleepyLizard]

that is a huge compliment. thank you

[@michaelchristie3707]

Great information again. I have two avocado trees that are producing but not the same fruit as I planted. Gonna graft them pretty soon because I got the hang of the grafting & getting successful results. I learned so much from you. Thanks in a million. God bless you.

[@SleepyLizard]

that's awesome Michael. I wish KZbin had a way for commenters to share their pics.

[@adrianamorales818]

@@SleepyLizard do you happen to sell already grafted trees???

[@michaelchristie3707]

@@SleepyLizard That's true. Thanks again.

[@SleepyLizard]

@@adrianamorales818 sometimes when I have extra in stock. I don't have any right now though.

[@glynisgibson4933]

Thx very much for sharing.. I live in the Caribbean and have one pear tree that produce about 12 pears. Could you say when they are ready to pick.. What to look for?? Smile. Thx

[@tristanbreale9377]

Bonjour ! It only takes one video to make me want to watch all the videos on your channel. You taught me more than most French channels. Thanks a lot. Sorry for my bad English.

[@SleepyLizard]

Bonjour Tristan, Thank you for the compliment and welcome to the channel. I had three years of French in middle school but that was 40 years ago 😂

[@sallychan8207]

Thank you for sharing. I have about 10 avocado trees from seeds and I’m going to feast them. Wish me luck!!! ❤

[@SleepyLizard]

Good luck Sally!

[@flossiesmith851]

Thank you for showing the Grafton procedures thank you such a nice person

[@SleepyLizard]

I appreciate the compliment.

[@benheaver4332]

I have 2 trees in pots in GA , 1 is 7 years 1 is 3 I got tired of waiting , I finally grafted this year , I hope to have fruit one day !🤞🥑 great video !!

[@SleepyLizard]

keep us posted and good luck!

[@benheaver4332]

Will do !

[@benheaver4332]

I used the under the bark method

[@chelseacco7567]

@@benheaver4332 How does that differ from the wedhe method?

[@perrybridgemen2918]

Great to see all of your new content. We’ve binged watched just about your entire channel over the weekend. Are you open to the public, and is there an address to visit your farm? And are you still offering classes? The website still shows most items are out of stock. Thank you for all the great content! My girlfriend and I have learned so much from you!

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Perry, thanks for the comment. We host visitors all the time but I'm not off a main road so I don't get people dropping in or anything like that. If you'd like to come by send me a text and we can set something up. I'll start up the classes again in the fall. And yes, my early season fruit will be for sale in about 10 days but everything else got sold out during the pandemic and I wasn't able to replant new inventory due to our house fire.

[@RossA7771]

I was raised in Bethlehem, Tauranga New Zealand. The local avocado trees there were two storey high, huge fruit. The leaves over shadowed the orchard. It was just a every day thing having beautiful avocados on toast daily. I believe those trees are no longer there for housing. Even feijoa trees were of stature, palm size feijoas. The local Caucasian community were excellent growers

[@thehoofersclub]

Lucky me, my grandfather planted two Hass trees 70 plus years ago in the back yard. They produce fat soft ball size fruit every year. I maintain them now. Use organic bat guano every January. Both trees stand a good 40 feet tall. They love to grow north and west. Must trim them back several times a year.

[@SleepyLizard]

wow, such mature trees, that's great!

[@thehoofersclub]

@@SleepyLizard I live in east Ventura County, CA. Citrus capital of the US. Perfect weather for the avocado tree.

[@2mustange]

Just a comment for avocado growers in general. Not necessarily a Tom issue... I would love a spot where we can buy scions from and get different varieties. Its hard to find varieties. Especially since we are seeing more cold hardy varieties becoming available. Would be great to get my hands on some. (Tom does sell them but he is only one man with a decent orchard. He can't sustain cuttings for everyone)

[@SleepyLizard]

Wesley, I agree with you. It's a great idea.

[@marydyall8261]

Thank you. I have bought Avocado trees from my local nurseries for the last 25 years and none ever lived. I gave up and bought one 7 ft tall with fruits on it and that year we had a hot summer. The nursery said buy a shade cover which I cdid and it died anyway. I gave up. I love avocados so I buy them at Costco or Sam’s Club every week. Enough to last me a week.😢😢

[@SleepyLizard]

do you know the USDA hardiness zone where you live?

[@harpreetchadha4511]

Very good explanation.thank you for making us understand why grafting trees take less time to get mature-or produce fruits.

[@SleepyLizard]

you're welcome Harpreet

[@lesliegrayson1722]

I went to a worm farmers place who had a 2 year old avocado in a very cold climate and it was taller than those big trees behind this guy. It had avos and the Australian CSIRO were VERY interested.. His answer was Worm castings Lots of WORM castings all over the base where the roots are.. He didn't graft, and his tree was full of avos and annoying him.. 2 yrs 12ft tall worm casting kept the soil warm even when some leaves were dying of frost... warm roots is like warm blood Id say.. The place was Griffith Australia cold and hot.... it does snow there and the year I was there it had frozen sleet on all car windows. Cold enough to kill leaves. I originally thought it was 5 years old but it was 2.. I was wondering why 5 wasn't so surprising when I wrote it..

[@SleepyLizard]

If you scroll around the comments on my videos you'll find all kinds of claims about worm casings. The climate in Griffith Australia does not go below freezing. Avocados will thrive there.

[@Matyme]

I learned! Thank you! My brain doesn't let me focus when people talk lol but I understood you so well. Thank you for explaining it all so perfect!

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you, I take this as a compliment.

[@shelleydavis5231]

I've learnt something valuable today! Thanks!

[@SleepyLizard]

glad to help you out!

[@oledorrs]

Thanks a lot sleepy lizard.. you remind me of my late father. At the age of 7, my father used to towed me along in his small acre of farm, doing those grafting / budding technique. I learned it by just watching him but never i take it seriously coz I have other dreams to take. Also i hve no idea why he was doing it, until i come across with youtr content. I wish to try it. God bless..

[@SleepyLizard]

Glad I could bring back some happy memories

[@chatu0610]

wow..awesome presentation..!!!..best part "yeah Papi" and "how you're doing?"...awesome man..!!!

[@SleepyLizard]

😝

[@gumpygumpy]

This is the best channel on KZbin

[@SleepyLizard]

Gumpy!

[@thomashudson364]

Thanks for all of this information on these avocados, but I have a few questions about grafting. 1. Does the tree you take the branch from to graft have to produce good tasting avocados, or can it just be any tree? 2. Does the graft have to be the same type of tree you planted from seed, or can it be different? 3. After I graft the tree, what will happen to the original tree that I planted from seed? 4. What happens if the graft dies, will the original tree take over, or will a different graft grow? 5. Most importantly, will these avocados be safe to eat, or even edible at all? My family loves avocados so if I grew them I’d want them to be safe to eat. 6. Also, how often should I be watering them? I’d hate to kill them by overwatering, because I am very good at that. 7. Finally, I have a seed that when I planted it, it grew two trees and both of them are in great shape, so if I do graft them, should I only graft one, or both. If only one, which one? Sorry for all the question. 😅

[@SleepyLizard]

You can graft from any avocado tree but the sole purpose for doing it is to replicate the output of the tree you took the cutting from. So if you take a cutting from a tree that produces bad tasting fruit you'll get the same exact bad tasting fruit. No, you can graft any avocado variety onto any seedling or other avocado tree as long as it's avocado to avocado the tree you planted From seed will continue to grow roots down into the ground and the trunk with thicken. Every now and then it might attempt to sprout it's own shoots and you have to prune them off. If the graft dies or fails the seedling will continue to grow on its own they will be safe to eat if in pots water when the soil is only mildly damp, don't let it totally dry out. In the ground every 3rd or 4th day We would normally prune off the small one and let the dominant shoot grow. You don't want two trunks fighting each other for nutrients...they both lose out. it's best to prune one and let the other grow strong.

[@OneWhoKN0ZE]

@@SleepyLizard is there a male and female tree or are they hermaphroditic? If male and female do they need to be planted next to each other?

[@SleepyLizard]

@@OneWhoKN0ZE this vid will answer all your questions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZjQXmqtfblrgZI

[@OneWhoKN0ZE]

I researched it and some Avos are thought to need another pollinator but that is not true. There A and B ryes but that only helps up to 20%. I’ll graft in a cut off to my plant and see what happens in 3 yrs.😂

[@ramonahansraj6587]

I just came across your video and I was most pleased in the way you explained everything so I am a new subscriber I am from Trinidad and Tobago

[@SleepyLizard]

Thank you for subscribing. Welcome to the channel

[@daddio7249]

I bought a reproducing grafted set (one Cold Hardy and one Haas) in November 2022. Babied them through the Christmas freeze. 4 ft tall, the Cold hardy has four or five marble sized fruit, the Haas 3 smaller fruit.

[@SleepyLizard]

fantastic! glad they survived the freeze. Nice job.

[@sv160]

Mine is 5 years grown from seed and I got 3 fruits yeah But I fertilized it every spring and it is 10 feet tall.

[@SleepyLizard]

yum

[@delaramserajuddin370]

Thank you for explaining about the avocado trees.

[@SleepyLizard]

My pleasure.

[@tessch5133]

Thx so much for sharing. Have a nice weekend 🍻 cheers🍻

[@tonycth421]

hello from Hong Kong... thank you sir for your tips!

[@SleepyLizard]

Hello from Florida and you're welcome.

[@dr.laurazalcberg8528]

Question : I just put 3 sprouted avocado seeds in soil, we ate in Florida.very hot weather, how often you water it, they look like dry , love your channel, thank you!

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Laura, When mine are new (first two years) I try to water every 2nd or 3rd day. Also, I don't put them in the ground until year 3 or 4...I get critters that will eat the small trees. If you're in Florida the rainy season seems to be just about getting started (a little early this year) so you'll get plenty of water from the sky from now till Halloween.

[@Steve-mq9zl]

Wow my man this is like my 100th avacado video and you just blew my mind! I have a very mature avacado tree in my rented accommodation, i will take from it. Now the only question i now have is would you grow the seedling from a cutting of the mature tree or would you grow it from a store bought seed or it doesnt matter?

[@SleepyLizard]

which seed to plant doesn't matter. seed grown is random. Search up my vids and sort by popular and the vid that rises to the top will tell you more about the random nature of seeds

[@dawnkinna4511]

Thanks for teaching us,will plant today😊

[@SleepyLizard]

awesome

[@randomguyonthenet]

Thanks mate, first I thought it would grow fruit in 2 years. I didn't get the catch. And it was grafting

[@SleepyLizard]

you're welcome

[@79causa]

I saw an avocado tree planted in the 1900, still fruitting thses days.

[@SleepyLizard]

yeah they are amazing. There's a grove up the street from me almost 100 years old and still operational. big big trees.

[@EdwardSnowden-p2v]

I'm just amazed you are 124 yrs old

[@brooke-nh3tw]

So you are older than 124

[@ShaQuandra47]

Such a great explanation of grafting!!

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you

[@kodiakkinbacher7173]

Such a great video full of incredible information!! Thank you so much!

[@SleepyLizard]

you are welcome.

[@simplyregine6844]

I just love your videos🤗❤😂 Easy to understand and a bit entertaining.😊

[@SleepyLizard]

Thank you Simply Regine. I appreciate the encouragement.

[@samandemma2012]

Really good information, thanks for sharing.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you for your comment Sherri!

[@jackkakongoma3440]

Very informative and I that for your explanation which is easy to understand God bless sir

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks Jack

[@Gradechecker1]

Just watched 2 videos!! Thank you, I am going to look you up!! Wish you were on the West Coast!! I would attend classes!!

[@SleepyLizard]

Thanks Gradechecker. Welcome to the channel

[@flossiesmith851]

Sir you are such a nice person thank you for showing me the

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you for your kind words

[@jessethomaskitanywa4369]

My seedling took 2.5 - 3 years to bear fruit, and I have it in my yard. For the second season, it had over 100 fruits

[@SleepyLizard]

tell us more about this super tree!

[@martian14]

You just gained a subscriber. Came for the info, staying for the laughs

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you Guillermo. I appreciate it!

[@thomasnewman8050]

Entertaining to say the least with some information thrown in. lol

[@SleepyLizard]

Thank you. That's exactly my intent

[@rolandoespanola2110]

Thanks for sharing your methods or techniques sir . Very informative too.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you Rolando

[@ericinla65]

MY STORY - Grew my Bacon Avocado tree from a seed from my parent trees. Took around 6 years to get Avocados. It's 12 years old and 15 feet tall now (I topped it). I get around 150 large avocados a year now. I spray the buds with honey water for bees to pollinate the flowers. Which increased my fruit production tremendously.

[@SleepyLizard]

that's a really productive tree

[@ericinla65]

@@SleepyLizard after using the honey water to attract more bees. My avocados tripled.

[@davidsilber2416]

I got a kick out of your entertaining style of teaching pomology.IDE like to break from my nursery work and fish for LMB with you in theEverglades;how big do they run? My son I operate a small exotic fruit nursery near LA in So Cal.Stop by if you’re near.David Silber

[@SleepyLizard]

David, we occasionally get a bass to tops 7lbs but we haven't broken 8 yet. We get a lot in the 4-6lb range. Depending on the time of year you can also get pesky 8-12 inches all day. But I'd say a decent day out you'll get 20 to 30 bass mostly between 1 and 3 lbs with the occasional in the 5 range.

[@chompers11]

Well my minds blown thanks!! Lemme get a couple cuttings from your trees friend I'll send you a box haha

[@SleepyLizard]

Ri m, I used to sell cuttings but right now I only sell the fruit.

[@chompers11]

@@SleepyLizard well lucky for me because I've been broke, how about ya just send a new friend one once my sapling gets a lil bigger ;)

[@dandeleona4760]

Thanks for the explanation. We all kinda knew there was something about an older scion on a young stock meant earlier harvesting but nobody really explained why that was true. There was never any explanation why the REAL THING takes 10 years, while a GRAFT shortened up the time. I feel smarter already. :D

[@SleepyLizard]

glad I can help

[@eco35-2esteban]

I have been eating a lot of avocado the whole last month and then "the robot" bring me to your vdeo XD I learnt many things about avocado trees so then thank you so much. I'm sorry because english is not my mother tongue (I'm from Chile) but I got surprised for cleary understand what you speak, may I ask where in the USA are you from? Do all the people speak clearly there? Thank you

[@SleepyLizard]

Esteban, I live in Florida and no not everyone speaks clearly. I try to slow down and pronounce my words when I'm recording a vid. thanks for the comment.

[@kingmaya2669]

I love ❤️ your videos, very informative! Thanks 🙏, how big is your avocado 🥑 farm ? And what is your yearly average yield ?

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks King Maya. We have 5 acres. Very small.

[@dmatcardoug2986]

Hi Tom: Very good lesson! And another thing, if you go with the seedling you are likely to receive a fruit that’s different from the fruit you ate 10 years ago! I tried a few grafts on some seedlings I had. Seems I have 4 successful grafts! As the old saying goes “I am as proud as a Cock Chicken”! Yeah!🐔🐔🐔🐔

[@SleepyLizard]

that's true too! congratulations on the grafts!

[@dmatcardoug2986]

@@SleepyLizard Thanks Tom.

[@renevargas4566]

I wanted to know if Home depot fruit trees are already grafted. Thank you Rene Vargas and I really enjoy and love your videos

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Rene thanks for the compliment. and yes Home Depot trees are grafted.

[@winniefernandes9492]

Very clear explanation wow..

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you

[@AbdunNur-u9w]

Excellent presentation of grafting. Thanks a lot.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you. Tomorrow morning I'm posting a vid where I graft two varieties onto the same tree.

[@RebekahHelzel]

This is great. My neighbor inherited an avocado tree that was cut down at the trunk but is now greened out and looks beautiful. What should she do or is it possible for this tree to produce fruit?at all

[@SleepyLizard]

Just let it grow back. She'll be fine

[@ideservehealth]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

[@SleepyLizard]

you are welcome

[@Xochiflor23]

Thank you for your tree knowledge. 😎

[@SleepyLizard]

and thank you for your support

[@ayozefernandez8951]

Nice video as always. I have a couple of questions which I hope you can answer: - I have a two years old grafted Hass avocado tree. It's about 2 feet tall. Isn't that too short? - This guy has about 10 mini avocados hanging right now. Should I cut them off? Like what we do with mangoes when they are young, that we cut the flowers in order to promote growing.

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Ayoze, 2 feet is not too short. Tress hit growth spurts. And I typically prune flowers from young trees for exactly that reason. I’d rather the tree focus on growing in the early years.

[@marytuesdaytraje6307]

Yes, you have answered my questions. Thank you😊

[@SleepyLizard]

glad I could help

[@rakibrahman93]

Nice video, thanx. Very well explained.

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you raki

[@jascam1]

There's always a method to the madness. Great video, I was wondering why my 6 year old avocado tree not fruiting.

[@SleepyLizard]

Yep. You got a few more years to go

[@cevdetzurtoglu]

Thanks! Now I need to find an adult tree.

[@DesertDog2]

Great video! I just received my scions so I’m excited to graft! Just curious, tho, why you didn’t wrap the entire scion in Parafilm? Every video I’ve watched on grafting, the scion is fully wrapped. Thanks!

[@SleepyLizard]

Sometimes we wrap the whole Scion in parafilm. The answer to your question is I didn’t have any parafilm.🤣 There’s some other vids on my channel you’ll see the scions all wrapped in parafilm

[@DesertDog2]

@@SleepyLizard LOL well that’s an honest answer. Thank you for replying! I’m nervous to make the first cut but going to do it!! I love your channel ❤️

[@josetobar9118]

Beautiful.. great information.. thanks

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you Jose

[@queeneywarren9474]

Thank you you explain this very well

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks for the compliment Queeney

[@maggiemaguire8534]

Fantastic, so easy , thank you.

[@SleepyLizard]

good luck with your avocados Maggie.

[@godzuki2099]

LOOOL that intro... Le afloja el mastique a cualquiera

[@SleepyLizard]

gracias

[@richierich1038]

Oye papiiiiiii your looking good!

[@SleepyLizard]

😎

[@ZivanayiYaya]

Thank for teaching that great work dankie 😊

[@SleepyLizard]

you are welcome

[@thomassiddons2117]

Nice…Can’t wait to make some delicious Sleepy Lizard guacamole !

[@SleepyLizard]

couple more weeks dad

[@natutalitimu2904]

Thanks for the good explanation good job as well🙏👏👏

[@SleepyLizard]

you're welcome, thank you for the comment.

[@franram7426]

I have an unrelated question..... I just saw your clip on genetics and why you can not grow from seed. I was in the U.S. Army for 4 years on Oahu Hawaii..... We would play army games in the rain forests. There were wild avocados. We ate them and they were good. What do you think?

[@SleepyLizard]

I’m inclined to believe they were not wild but more likely the remains of an abandoned grove. They are not indigenous to Hawaii.

[@karlenedouglas8835]

Like your humor now I know?!!!!

[@SleepyLizard]

🤣

[@rileymccarthy4223]

Hi! I literally just found your youtube channel like 20 minutes ago and I've already watched so many of your videos! They are so helpful and I love the way you use video games or candies to explain how things work! I visited your website to see the scions or trees but they were out of stock :(. I live in Massachusetts so I don't think I can find a graft anywhere around here and I don't know if I want to buy an already grafted tree so what do I do? Where could I find a scion around here? If you get back to me thank you so much! I already know that I'm going to LOVEEE the rest of your youtube videos!

[@SleepyLizard]

Riley, You guys in Massachusetts sure love to grow stuff. Some of my most active viewers are from there. Unless you want to try it for the challenge you'd be fine to grow a tree from seed because you won't be able to get fruit indoors anyhow unless you somehow simulate a sub tropical climate in your living room 🤣 but if you want to try it for the experience I recommend you periocialy do a google search and eventually you time it right and find a nursery that has some available. good luck and thank for the compliment on the channel. and welcome!

[@rileymccarthy4223]

@@SleepyLizard Hahaha! Thank you for the help!

[@geoffstandee]

Could I graft a cutting onto a mature apple tree?

[@SleepyLizard]

an apple cutting yes. it has to be within species but the age of the tree doesn't matter.

[@bellofacha]

I wish it was that easy I've tried many times but no go. I wish there was a school that teaches us up close in personal

[@SleepyLizard]

Dino, I was planning to do a series of grating classes but then lock down shut things down.

[@unboxingvaio979]

I have 2 grafted trees that are at least 10 years old. They are both healthy and they produce flowers but the flowers never fruit and eventually fall off. I believe this has to do with the type (possibly both are the same type, but I don't know what they are). My solution to this problem is buy 2 avocado trees of type A and type B, and plant them near the other 2. Let us see if this works.

[@SleepyLizard]

good plan. come back next season and let is know if it worked.

[@FelixSanchezArellano]

Thank you for being so informing keep up the great content 🙏

[@SleepyLizard]

you're welcome Junior

[@daleknisely6890]

Great videos and info! Thank you! I have a question. How can I buy an Avocado tree that is already 3 or 4 years old?.

[@SleepyLizard]

you are welcome. I don't know where you live but if no local nurseries carry avocados you can get a mature tree online at a nursery up the street from me: www.larafarmsmiami.com

[@marisaphoenix1893]

That was really helpful. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@SleepyLizard]

thank you

[@julesflores7105]

What would be the best time putting a fertilizer on newly planted avocado?

[@SleepyLizard]

mix it with the soil when you first plant then a spoonful or two around the edge of the pot every 60 days.

[@DonHarden]

Thank you for a very well done and informative video that answered a lot of questions I had. I bought a grafted Haas Avocado tree last April from a local nursery/garden center here in Gulfport Mississippi. I replanted it in a container and placed it in my garage with a space heater for the couple of days that our temperature got below 40. It did loose all of its leaves but they have returned even stronger. I don’t know the age of it when I bought it but it was about 3 feet tall. Now it is over 4 feet tall and covered in blooms. Do I have to have 2 trees before it will pollinate and make fruit?

[@SleepyLizard]

Hi Don, it's normal for trees to shed their leaves when they are stressed and repotting and moving indoors is a stressful event. As for needing two trees, the tree will self pollinate but it will help if you got out every morning and afternoon and shake it to simulate the wind. it'll cause the pollen to fall onto receptive female organs.

[@jamescolindaley]

got go to another town but bringing the now that i know grafted trees with me ...

[@SleepyLizard]

awesome

[@adamtain7627]

Cool! Although is it possible for these grafted trees to grow in even less time if they were watered and organically fertilized regularly?

[@SleepyLizard]

With proper watering and fertilizer they will certainly grow faster. If fast growth is what you want organic is not the best option.

[@adamtain7627]

I say organic because a biogas digester from Homebiogas I also plan on getting also makes a rich organic liquid fertilizer, that’s what I was referring to

[@SleepyLizard]

@@adamtain7627 ah ok, I don't know anything about that kind of stuff. Please stay close to the channel and update us so we can learn from you...if you want to that is.

[@adamtain7627]

Well u can start urself with their main systems 1 of which is being released very soon: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHrZfYiGgZmLr9k m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqjLdWqklt6pfK8

[@maxschannel6458]

It’s so hard seeing you pick off the leaves cuz I’m like, bro it takes so long for me to get new leaves! And you can just pick ‘em right off the

[@SleepyLizard]

🤣. Yeah but I got thousands of trees

[@alirE2904]

My avocado tree was cut down, now shoots are coming out from the old tree. Are those mature clones of the tree that was cut down? Will a graft of those shoots, fruit in three yrs? Thanks so much.

[@SleepyLizard]

I'm assuming the tree was originally grafted. if it was cut above the graft you'll get fruit in a season or two. if it was cut below the graft the new growth is unpredictable

[@y8l]

Hi Master. I have got my little plant 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!

[@A55-s9d]

If a 2 year old tree is still on a window sill, the tree needs to be in a bigger pot.

[@kunalroy9735]

Wonderful episode 👏

[@SleepyLizard]

Thank you

[@avocadofampalfarmerkalimpo1457]

Can I do grafting anytime of the year?

[@SleepyLizard]

yep

[@gracesullano7112]

How to prune the mature avocado tree. Thanks for your answer.

[@SleepyLizard]

I'm going to do a vid on this topic.

[@chrisdriver7776]

What a great video. Thank you.

[@SleepyLizard]

thanks Chris!

[@eyeje19]

Yo can use black electric tape to do the grafting... works great.

[@SleepyLizard]

Oh yeah?

[@echandler673]

What would you say is the average yield of a grafted tree at about year five?

[@SleepyLizard]

I don't know because I don't allow the tree to flower until year 6. When I see flowers on my young trees I prune them because I'd rather the tree dedicate it's energy to growing rather than producing just a handful of fruit. If I had to guys I'd say a 5 year old tree might produce 5-10 fruit depending on the variety.

[@kristinglispie2153]

Where do you buy your trees? I’m in Tampa and all I’m finding is berry bushes and bananas in the big box stores. I want mango, papaya and avocado. Links?🙏🏼

[@SleepyLizard]

I grow my own but when I need to buy a variety I don't have I go to Lara Farms. I got a lot of my banana varieties at Going Bananas. Both are near my house.

[@cleonawallace376]

Thanks! This was really informative. I'm in central Italy and wondering if it's worth me trying to grow avocados... can they survive a little frost if covered, or would they need to be grown in a greenhouse? If they were inside, do they do okay with pruning to keep them smaller than they might like to grow?!

[@SleepyLizard]

frost will kill a young tree but mature trees can take a few hours of frost or freezing temps but no days and days in a row. in cold nights you can protect them and there are cold hardy varieties such as Oro Negro, Mexicola, and Hass

[@cleonawallace376]

@@SleepyLizard Thanks! Yes I think Hass is the main type they grow down in Sicily. I think I will have a go and keep my fingers crossed I can protect them... I am hoping the same for my moringa and pigeon peas! (although those are quick grow, so less of a loss if they don't make it).

[@chrisbow1776]

A stupid question maybe, but I managed to grow a avocado plant here in the UK, so far it is doing well in the summer months. Am I right in thinking that without other avocado plants around to polonate it, it will never grow fruit? I am growing it for the sake of growing it, but it would be cool to think one day it might fruit.

[@SleepyLizard]

Chris, Avocados can self pollinate but they pollinate better when combined with other trees of complementary flowering type. This vid explains it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qni3oH2PitCKg7c

[@chrisbow1776]

@@SleepyLizard, Excellent, thanks for the info, much appreciated.

[@hulk690072]

Great detailed explanation 👌 I enjoyed this video

[@SleepyLizard]

Thank you unpacked Jack I appreciate the positive feedback

[@mwikakalima24]

Oh,So getting the cutting at a time when the tree is fruiting doesn't affect the grafting process?

[@SleepyLizard]

it does yes, you gotta get them before they flower or a few months after they fruit...but before they flower is best.

[@tinabrain4646]

Ooooh i get it now.thanks 4 the explanation.but what happens if I can't get a branch from a mature tree then? Any more tips?

[@SleepyLizard]

Tina, yeah that's a challenge for people who don't have neighbors with trees. There are nurseries who occasionally sell them online but it's seasonal you you gotta do periodic google searches until you find one

[@tinabrain4646]

@@SleepyLizard oh ok thank you for that much appreciated and thank you for your work

[@walidasmar1277]

Awesome amigo . I love your channel. I have a question : Is ''air layering'' useful to grow a healthy avocado tree which can hopefully lead to some nice and sweet fruits real quick?

[@SleepyLizard]

Walid, thank you for the compliment. Yes, air layering works but we prefer to graft onto seedlings because you get a better developed root system much faster.

[@walidasmar1277]

@@SleepyLizard Thanks buddy .