OMG!! Why cut the GIVING AVOCADO TREE??? w/ theUrbanGardener | ‘Tree Heart’ Defined

Charles Malki, Biologist & Plant Expert for ivorganics.com/ #IVOrganic & Enoch Graham of / @theurbangardener #theUrbanGardener define #TreeHeart and together prune & lower an avocado’s ‘tree heart.’ Topics also include fertilizing with 6 Macros PLUS+ & WhiteWashing with IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard, colors white, brown or green.
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[@PatrickDustman]

What a great video mate, I really enjoyed watching. SurvivalAustria

[@IVOrganic]

SurvivalAustria Thank you for the compliment!!! Charles 🌱👍

[@jasminequinones9074]

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[@lesmamabolo5022]

In the end, U should also show how this plant turned out after the pruning

[@GardenObsessions]

Had to contain myself from cringing at every cut you guys made but, very well explained as to exactly why you should prune. Thanks for another great video. 💚💚💚💚💚💚- Ambrose

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Ambrose! Thank you for the compliment!!! Charles :-)

[@felinellnagpala7242]

Hi! I hope you can post an update of the avocado tree now.

[@MS-oy4vo]

yeah would love to see the update

[@chriskruger590]

You could have tried air layering those 3 branches and ended up with 3 very solid 200$ trees with low branching structure. Would have taken a couple months but for me, very sad to see all that growth go to waste. Just my 2 cents. I'm sure the remaining trunk will survive no problem, happy gardening 🤙.

[@rigosagrero]

air layering is life!!

[@elmatatang7660]

I thought the same thing! What a waist. I was just thinking what clowns!

[@MyChilepepper]

Hear hear

[@hkhalawi]

@@elmatatang7660 it’s spelled waste. 🤡

[@gregoryfromcali]

Have you ever seen a successfully air layered avocado tree?

[@guineverependragon9804]

EXTREMELY detailed video, excellent for a beginner. That saw looked a bit small in the tooth though, I prefer a Japanese style pruning saw.

[@yukonsaras]

I'd love to see an update on this! How is the tree doing and what does it look like now?

[@aarohanpokharel760]

Probably dead pretty moronic stuff this

[@I_M_Nonno]

I recommend one of the Silky Saws like the 270-33 Zubat PROFESSIONAL Series Curved Blade Hand Saw. These are pull only saws that take a little practice to master but you'll be amazed at how much work they will save you.

[@IVOrganic]

Thank you Gary Z for the suggestion! I'll look into that!!! Charles :-)

[@Bestfriendpete]

Super skeptical... Can’t wait for the updates...

[@justbeachy4968]

Holy guacamole! What timing, I have. My tree needs to be cut so much but I haven’t had the nerve. I feel much better about it now. Thank you!

[@BackyardGardening]

Hello Charles, Always enjoying watching your videos. Learning some new. Have a great day

[@IVOrganic]

Hello Backyard Gardening ! Thank you for the compliment!!! Wishing a you GREAT day too!!! Charles :-)

[@theUrbanGardener]

Charles makes some good educational videos!

[@YUDHAGARDEN]

Thanks,great video

[@sirlesliechao]

Hi. my avocado tree has a rather large limb that starts about 6" high. I am trying to achieve the opposite effect that you are here. I want a high canopy, because I am primarily using it as a shade tree. It's only about 6' right now. Would I need to do some aggressive pruning to get it to look like the tree in this video? Thanks!

[@sambaaxe]

Have you done a follow up on this tree? I would love to see the progress. I am in New Zealand and am wanting to try to keep my 11 Avos small, so it is interesting to see what you are doing. My trees are young so it will not hurt as much to do this. Also, I do not think we have any risk of sun scald here...the sun is not that intense.

[@thomasreto2997]

Great presentation you guys. I subscribed!

[@dlhvac1]

Never cut a fruiting tree you can lose it all together cut when inactive less stressful

[@IVOrganic]

dlhvac1 Hello 👋 Agreed, pruning late winter, before the tree is active is less stressful. However, avocado farmers regularly prune trees immediately following harvest, to control plant size & shape, which depending on the variety could be spring, summer or fall. I’ll keep you posted on the growing & fruiting successes... stay tuned!!! Charles 🌱👍

[@musicluver1979]

@@IVOrganic My tree still has excellent fruit on it amazing guacamole has been had. We've eaten almost all the fruit and it's in bloom right now, March 27. Should I harvest the rest of the fruit and prune now?? thanks in advance

[@caseG80]

Well wasn’t expecting that! But look forward to the progress. Have you done this to avocado before? Guess it’s no different then orchards cutting big trees down. My girl friends mom has a bunch of avocados in her yard from an old avocado grove and a few don’t look the best maybe after showing her this video she will finally let me cut them back I keep suggesting it. Cheers

[@IVOrganic]

Hello CaseHeads G . This is the 1st time I have severely pruned an avocado, but have done so to many other types of fruit trees! I have been contemplating today going even lower and begin an approach-crown graft with several avocado varieties (3-5 flavors on 1 rootstock). Stay tuned!!! Charles :-)

[@TheChenny73]

I don’t know, I have multi trunk avocado trees twenty feet tall. The sun doesn’t hurt them. When the fruit is ready it drops. However when my trees were young they had afternoon shade which is important and means you don’t have to paint

[@brendaroxde6471]

But why do you cut the tree during the period when it’s bearing flowers?

[@mihaelagreaney8351]

Any updates on your two avocado trees?

[@RSchannel777]

so what's that tree look like now, 3 years later?

[@railroller]

The old Tom Sawyer trick! Good luck on the Fuerte project. Will this technique work on citrus trees?

[@guardianofthesacredflame1649]

Where do you cut a tree that has been grafted on the trunk?

[@jxsanc1238]

Haven’t seen any updates on the tree

[@musicluver1979]

I've watched your video 3 times and I'm still nervous about cutting my tree down so much. It finally fruited some great avocados and we've enjoyed excellent guacamole for a while now

[@jayjiang]

How long have been waited? My tree was in ground for 3 to 4 years now, every year seeing flowers and avocado fruits but eventually all fruits fell off immaturely.

[@tom20349]

Omg is right I can hear the screams! Okay so how do i get you to come to Florida and help me with my many attempts to grow an avocado tree in zone 9. I have several successfully grafted, Doni, Fuerte, Brogdon, Lila, and Joey. i did myself. Most very young grafts. I do have several others including a 5 foot Lila (Grated) that I am terrified to cut and I had a 15 footer i cut down to 2 feet and it has not rebounded well at all. Seems growth is very slow here so when I hear you talk about growth I wonder what am I doing wrong. I think you could make a great video here and help us in the Zone 9 Florid area. Sad story my father in law who got me started grew a 15 footer from seed as well. He passed before it flowered the very next season, I want to protect that one the most at my mother in laws home close by, she loves the tree but does not know how to take care of it. I wouldn't dare cut it myselfm no courage.. Keep up the videos were watching!!

[@capitalism420]

I want to top graft my trifoliate orange with different blood oranges. It has 4 trucks ranging from 3 to 6 inches. What would be the best way to go about this?

[@Nazimus]

Great content ! Any update one year after ?

[@xrsjohnm]

How is the tree doing now?

[@beebeedoe9724]

Thanks for a great video. I have REED advocado tree. This is the second year and it reaches up to 8 feets tall. I want to keep that height. When do I need to trim it down? Should I wait for one more year to prune it?

[@jxsanc1238]

How about an update.....

[@socalavocado8071]

Can you show us a current video of the tree .

[@carnage5614]

Can you do this to a mango tree??

[@sandramaier2781]

Do you fertilize after a big pruning?

[@siddiqueawan8430]

Nice work i like it.Thanks. Sir I have a awakadu tree 7 year old in pakistan but my tree still don't have fruit please suggest something for me i want awakadu fruit from my tree . please reply me. Thanks. ...

[@devbachu7072]

What do u white wash house paint water paint

[@sagunfam632]

Hi Charles i always watch ur blogs!8 Thank you for sharing your thoughts. My avocado tree is too tall already (about 9 meters tall- even hivher than our house) Question: s it advisable to prune even as tall as that? Will it bear fruit if i prune it? Thank you for your advise.😊

[@rinijudhypratiwi7617]

Good morning , you paint your avocado trees with white paint , what kind of paint and what that's used for ? I'm from jakarta Indonesia .... thank you for your explanation......🙏

[@Athena-hc9hx]

Urban gardener

[@kokilasherchan2046]

Which time of the year should we prune

[@margaritaramos8532]

Now I have to ask...I have a 5 year old 5 foot Russell avocado tree that I thought was dying but instead it has grown 5 extra trunks. I dont know if I should separate them, leave them or cut them.. Help please I dont know what to do. Thank you

[@ShaggyDogg0128]

Can you clone an avocado tree? If so what's the most ideal branch?

[@malathiweerasooriya6438]

Isn't the tree too close to the building, the roots can damage the foundation?

[@mattmcghee1137]

do I see a future of a 3 n1 avocado tree?

[@IVOrganic]

Matt McGhee Good Morning! ☀️ You read my mind!!!! Enoch & I we’re talking about all the flavors of avocados I can enjoy from these 3 trees!!! 3, 10, 20+ varieties!!!??? 🤣 Charles 🌱👍

[@theUrbanGardener]

I think that is a great possibility!

[@vincentgarza5800]

I have a avocado tree that's at least 40 ft High and I want to prune it how much of that would I have to take off

[@rile1215]

Tyou to share But where I can buy white wash paint

[@devbachu7072]

Why do you cut a trwe when its flowering why

[@allwthrrider]

I live in Northern Ca In Vacaville, Right between Sacramento & San Fran on the I80, I have a Zutano Avacado that's been in the ground 12 yrs now & has always produced good fruit. After cutting off a good 10 ft a few yrs ago it is now again about 20 ft tall.The biggest problem I have is at the graft point it grew out at about a 45 deg angle right into my RV driveway. The graft point is 4 ft off the ground and there are no limbs for the first 7ft 6in from the ground. If I cut the whole thing just above the graft point will it grow back?

[@growyourownavocados]

I would try prune the branch that is giving you problems. I would not prune near the graft point. I would try to give it at least a yard of growth or even more. What I like about this video here is that they cut high which makes the tree's recovery easy as they explain.

[@socalavocado8071]

Update on tree ?

[@devbachu7072]

Latex is it same house concrete paint prineir

[@AJTheGraftMan]

You just gave yourself a bunch of Fuerte scion wood for grafting :)

[@Declan1205]

Was that a muscovy duckling?

[@eileendumo6602]

WHY DID YOU JUST CUT IT AFTER FRUITING

[@mommat5101]

I don't think I could ever hard prune like that. That was difficult to watch

[@Ryin88]

I wonder if it died...been over a year now.

[@timehasbegun5828]

👍

[@BackyardGardening]

Hello.. Good to see you here. Have a beautiful day 🌷

[@BackyardGardening]

Just waiting for your new videos in that lovely garden. Please share more

[@timehasbegun5828]

@@BackyardGardening I will here shortly thank you 😇

[@oliverclaffey5186]

Step cut branches and you will have no tear on cut.

[@MrMohd33]

you should have kept it to fruit before attacking it.

[@benitoewayjr2677]

Just a no no no😅😬😝

[@rusmadiharyowibowo3546]

Kerjone kapan ngomong wae

[@tonypatzhox4466]

This is not pruning , you just f....k the tree

[@Avocadoenthusiasts]

This doesn't look right at all. I'm no expert, but that looks ridiculous.

[@kurtcooper3699]

To me it's similar to the way "experts" cut back med/LG crepe myrtle trees. No, it's not a fruit/food bearing tree but to butcher the tree back to the base creating knuckles is not necessary. Trimming back overlapping limbs & a heavier imbalace of weight on one side or limb due to produce is understanding. But, determining that your saving the tree from pest, sun & other natural events in nature make this approach of this avocado suffering from 2-3rd degree burns appear ridiculous. Perhaps it should just be dug up & relocated. Perhaps that's the reason we have the issues we have with certain fruit producing trees. We graft & relocate specific trees not designed to grow in an environment man chooses or transplanted to where they can view it outside there kitchen window. I don't believe outside of these circumstances that God needs u to cut down or butcher His creation so u can save it! Sorry, mankind always thinks he knows best. I've trimmed many trees of various types but never so horrific as to be doing it a favor. The more mankind becomes experts the more we show are ignorance. Oh, have a nice day.

[@joy-ld5so]

You loose