The BEST Guide To Feeding And Pruning AVOCADO TREES For Small Size

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you found this video helpful, please "Like" and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS for convenience: 0:00 3 Reasons For Pruning An Avocado Tree 1:32 Tools For Avocado Pruning 2:19 Why I'm Over-Pruning My Avocado Tree 3:40 How To Prune An Avocado Tree 6:31 Avocado Pruning Tips And When To Prune 11:41 Why Growing Avocados Need Mulch 12:53 How To Fertilize Avocado Trees 16:35 Adventures With Dale

[@stelltame227]

You are my no.1 Why? You have taught me to think when I garden. I cannot remember all your tips, but I don't need to. You show us how to think and garden with considered thought. Thank-you for that.

[@uprightfossil6673]

Any recommendations for growing in W. Ky…zone 7a?

[@sarahbelcher9320]

How old are your trees and at what point did you get it in ground to stay in ground?

[@francus7227]

My freshly planted (July 2024) avocados came from an unreliable nursery in Thailand. This is the middle of the wet season. If they survive this year's rain..... I will feel confident they will in the future, too. Now it's "wait and see" about fruit. I will prune annually with chop and drop mulching. Thanks. I tapped the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.

[@bozerbrett7867]

Perfect timing on the video, I noticed some of my avocado branches are really long and growing horizontally and now I know I can tip them to a desired length. I have a Haas and a Bacon planted only 3' apart so they will cross pollinate. I wanted to space them further apart, but I didn't have the room. They both look healthy other than some sun scald on some branches so hopefully they will thrive even though they are close together. The Haas is about 10' tall and the Bacon is about 6' tall.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad the timing could be helpful!

[@juneshannon8074]

Can I come visit?, lol. Hass and Bacon are my absolute favourites, as the fruit is much creamier than other varieties. My hass was growing beautifully until recently, when a thieving kangaroo jumped the fence and did an extremely hard prune, barely a leaf left on it

[@joyhamilton4248]

What a happy surprise to find out we can kind of have avocado trees here in West End NC!! We have plenty of room to build a structure to keep one undercover!! You are such an inspiration!!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You can, but you really have to stay on top of things. Remember, you only need to forget or make a mistake once on a really cold night to lose the tree. I recommend you check out my water barrel method, because it doesn't rely on electricity to keep the trees warm. While I use incandescent lights to warm things, you can't rely only on them, because if we were to have a power outage with an ice storm on a cold night, you'd have no means of protection. This water barrel method never fails: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZqloJunrZ6Wnpo

[@susichristianson3395]

Thanks so much for the information on avocado tree care. I usually pull the coco coir mulch lightly back, spread the leaves then cover them back up. It’s mostly for aesthetics. Does it matter? I never knew exactly how to trim it back, how much to trim or when. Mine is a Hass variety, a favorite here on CA’s central coast and I’m keeping it 7-8 ft tall. It gave me about 3 dozen pieces of fruit last year which was ok for me, 1-2 a week, even after some really bad wind storms during flowering season. This year, now in April of ‘24, 4 1/2 years old it’s absolutely loaded with flowers. Hopefully I’ll have lots to share🥑🥑🥑and plenty for chips and guac. I always appreciate that you cover the topic so clearly but thoroughly. From CA, 🏖️ take care.

[@susanamilhem6265]

This video comes out just in time, one of my avocados just finished fruiting and we're trying to keep them small. So we will be following all this very helpful and detailed instructions. Even though we're way further South from you, we still want to keep them small to be able to reach the fruit easier and help them when we have bad weather like what just went by. Thnx for the video!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Absolutely. Small avocado trees are simply better. That being said, since you're much further south than I am, please don't cut your tree as much as I cut mine. It certainly isn't necessary as long as you have the initial branching established low. If I were in a "safer" location and didn't have to cover the tree, I would have pruned it probably 30-50% less.

[@susanamilhem6265]

@@TheMillennialGardener i won't, lol. Only doing 25% of it. It's almost to the manageable size we want.

[@jodeemonckton1251]

Great info. Thanks. I have grown a few from seed and they’re 12 months or so old now. I’d like to graft onto a suitable root stock. Do you have a video on that? I’m in Australia in a cool climate but have been successful (so far) at getting these going. Still in pots.

[@euncieives5738]

The very first video of yours I ever watched was about your Lila avocado as I was trying to find info on how to grow mine. So I'm very thankful for this update. Our Lila is beautiful.... a year or so behind yours. We cover and create a heat sink to protect in case she wants to grow her fruit for us. Any year now and we'll have plenty of avocadoes :)

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Excellent! Lila is a beautiful tree. It's clearly one of the best. Even if I lived much further south and could grow my avocados unprotected, I would still grow Lila.

[@susangodden9569]

Do you can your produce? Freeze? If there is a video which shows this please advise me, and if there isn’t and you DO the above: I’m sure I’m not the only one who would be interested in your processes!! Love the channel! I learn something almost every video!! Keep it coming!!

[@terrydedrick]

Thank you for answering the brick question

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome. Everyone always asks. One day, I'll have to do a short video on it. It's *really* helpful.

[@terrydedrick]

@@TheMillennialGardener Question I’m in SE Alabama When do I plant my avocado tree seedling in the ground I’m getting ready to up-pot it now Its a two year old from a seed

[@lynettetucker544]

Thanks again for sharing your avocado hoop house for cold-weather protection.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@Knajsan]

You doing good, well done with easy explanation.

[@devbachu7072]

Minds in the ground grafted flowers once never again its 5 yrs but hope this year it flowers

[@margareth1504]

Great info thanks so much. Love doing that chop and drop thing to feed the beautiful plants. Often make any clippings into a mound to mulch down, mow over it, and let it mulch down some more. So will give that a try especiallly for the avacado trees.

[@margareth1504]

Avocado

[@sylvia10101]

I always enjoy watching your videos! Thanks for all the helpful information! Dale helps too😊👍

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you so much! It's much appreciated.

[@isabelladavis1363]

Very well explained and again much information to process and implement…many thanks again…

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@jamesdeflippo5080]

Great information. Thx so much 👍

[@debbiep7419]

Have you, or will you, post a video of how you built and use the hoop house over winter and into spring? I just moved to NC from California and would love to have an avocado tree here.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I have a full guide here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWbTlJJ9js-sgas Keep in mind you'll need to grow a cold hardy dwarf tree like Lila to have a chance in NC. It's far too cold for it to grow unprotected. You'll need to be diligent. I recommend checking out my cold protection playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PL1gY7BoYBGIG1w1u_K6CDIhfsqG8dMnPj

[@DeadeyeJoe37]

Me: *looks out the window at the 30 ft behemoth avocado tree* I think I needed this info 40 years ago

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It's generally best to do this from a young age and establish the core of the tree low to the ground. However, if you're willing to sacrifice fruit one season, you could cut it back very hard to a low-to-the-ground "chalice" shape as I've done in this video. It likely will have to recover the next season, but it should fruit again within the following year. Avocado trees are generally vigorous and recover quickly.

[@D4ni3773]

Great information! Thanks!

[@broken10100]

Fascinating!!

[@jiaxinliu2831]

Hi love your vids. I'm wondering what those bricks surrounding the trunk are for?

[@gezamadarasz6889]

What is the distance between the PVC poles ? What is the maximum height of the structure? Great video and very clear explanation!

[@Pervydachny]

Excellent information. Thanks for the interesting video👍🌻💙

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@juneshannon8074]

Wonderful tutorial thank you.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@regentsaquariums5692]

Lovely video! Could you do a educational video about grafting avocado trees with seedling rootstock? Looks like you have alot of budwood going to mulch why not graft a few more plants for fun😁😁

[@leedimeocoffey978]

Yes! A grafting video would be awesome. Recently I caught myself daydreaming about Grafting my lovely hydrangea bushes to a tree trunk base❗😂 crazy idea… Regardless, I vote for a grafting video Too❗😀 many thanks, millennial gardener.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I only graft when truly necessary. Growing avocado trees from seed is a very time-consuming process, even to just use as rootstock, and every single tree would have to be overwintered and protected. That is a huge undertaking and a huge expense, so growing rootstock that cannot survive unprotected where I live doesn't make sense. The trees are generally affordable, so grafting my own is far less cost effective than simply buying a tree. To be cost effective, you need to be starting dozens of trees from seed in a climate where avocados are hardy.

[@leedimeocoffey978]

@@TheMillennialGardener 🔹 thank you very much for such in-depth response. Much appreciated.

[@regentsaquariums5692]

@@TheMillennialGardener Thankyou for replying. I appreciate it. Grafting is still a very cool thing though. Would loved to see when you tree finally fruits & grow seed with your Lula avocado. When you've the extra seeds then. Anyways thanks!

[@ajalicea1091]

Thank you for the FYI. Maybe I can be successful now.

[@Sara-od2li]

I have an avocado that was started by seed I think a year and a half ago. It's two and a half to 3 ft tall but it has no branches, it has leaves on the top. Can I cut it below the leaves and will it get more leaves and branches? I've been bringing it in the winter I have not got any flowering of course I may have to wait 15 years, LOL thanks

[@Gonzalo_M]

Hello! Do you get any avocado fruits? I haven't seen any video where you get fruits. Or maybe I missed them. Great videos! Thanks! :)

[@TheMillennialGardener]

My avocado trees fruits every year, but it won't carry them to maturity, yet. It's still dropping them when they're golf ball sized.

[@armyrabb1]

Ladders aren’t dangerous, people are dangerous. In my lifetime (66), I’ve fallen off a ladder twice, both times were my fault.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Which is why the best thing to do is prune your fruit trees so you never require a ladder for harvesting. Ladders are one of the top sources of injury on construction sites per OSHA, and that's with trained staff in a controlled environment. They're even more dangerous for backyard gardeners at home with no precautions in place.

[@icsouls]

Awesome video, 😀

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kievgarden]

Of course Dale just like every dog prefers dad`s home cooking)

[@TheMillennialGardener]

There are a lot of dogs out there that are extremely picky. My next door neighbor's cat will not *touch* "real food" and will only eat very specific types of dry food. The cat won't even drink milk. There are a lot of picky animals out there, and Dale has become much pickier since his tastes have been spoiled.

[@davidsamano2067]

Hey will you consider selling some branches next time you cut some, im from north west Alabama and I have some seedlings and were thinking of grafting it, your variety of avocado looks like is doing pretty good in your area and I wanted to try it in my.

[@markwebb5996]

Anthony, Great video. How far out from the house is the avocado tree planted and how far apart would you plant them if you had more than one? Thanks.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It's about 30 inches from the house. How close you plant them depends on what cultivars you are growing and what your intention is. Most avocados grow 30 feet tall, and if you want orchard culture, they plant those trees 15-20 feet apart so they can drive trucks in between them. For backyard culture, I'd be growing semi-dwarf varieties (like Lila and Wurtz), then pruning them and maintaining them small. When you do that, you can probably plant them as close as 8-10 feet.

[@restore91]

I bought 2 avocado 🥑 trees (it says cold hardy) in the summer and put them in containers (wasn’t sure if I was going to sell my house). How should I protect the roots in the container this winter? I live in Charlotte NC. Any suggestions will help thank you!

[@restore91]

@@breeda9196 One is about 6 feet the other is about 3 feet inside the container 🫙. Thanks

[@TheMillennialGardener]

What is the variety? Even Mexican avocados that are "cold hardy" will take some degree of damage during hard freezes in the mid-20's. Potted plants are less hardy, because they don't have the benefit of the ground to insulate the roots. I would carry the tree inside as soon as the frosts begin. Except, you'll need to slowly acclimate the tree to indoor lighting. You can't just carry it in in one shot or it'll freak out and drop its leaves. You need to take it in for a few hours at a time and carry it in and out over the course of 2 weeks until it adjusts to window light.

[@restore91]

@@TheMillennialGardener It says AVO-MEX_23 Maybe Mexico Avocado?? Cold Hardy

[@restore91]

Thank you!!

[@CyberSerene]

Helpful!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.

[@debragray1631]

Hi Milennial Gardener Do you have a video showing how you planted your Lila Avocado in the ground? Would also like to see your video for planting /growing avocados in containers. Grazie... Debra

[@josieg.6268]

What do you think about me planting my joey Avocado tree in ground near my AC unit? I don't have much wall space on my south wall due to having a large paved patio.

[@brianfarquharson8958]

Since it is a little over a year since this video covered the pruning of your Lila avocado tree, do you have an update to this video to show how your methodology worked? Thanks. Brian

[@lilliejordan-yy1kx]

I HAVE A TREE I STARTED FROM A STORE BOUGHT AVOCADO IN NOVEMBER, IT'S DOING AMAZING . HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT BEFORE TRANSPLANTING IT INTO A BIGGER POT..

[@marypreddy547]

Please tell us how to care about apricot tree and thank you 🙏

[@stelltame227]

You are very good. I hope you know that.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I really appreciate that!

[@xrsjohnm]

How is the lila avocado tree? Has it held any fruits now?

[@didanz100]

A follow-up video would be useful.

[@okvit25]

Thank you for this recording, very informative. Can you clarify why it's bad to put leaves/mulch against a tree trunk? What may happen if a trunk not protected?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

The prunings from the tree - the leaves and chopped up branches - will decompose over time. It is usually not a good idea to have rotting material up against your trunk, as it can cause the bark on the tree to rot and permanently damage or even kill the trunk. It also blocks respiration. We call those "mulch volcanoes." Here is a good article on why it's so harmful: extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/mulch-volcanoes-a-harmful-practice-for-trees/#:~:text=A%20%E2%80%9Cmulch%20volcano%E2%80%9D%20is%20the%20tongue-in-cheek%20term%20given,There%20are%20two%20detrimental%20effects%20to%20mulch%20volcanoes.

[@oldsoul6421]

Ok, I am growing avocado in the pot, at home, as I live in Poland. I do not know what is the zone at your climat tablet. Also, I grew it from the seed, and it loves the water. Any info on the chances it will ever give fruit?

[@bijanaghayan4279]

My figs this year have black spots on them. Leaves have the same spots. Any idea? They rut and fall. We had a rainy summer and hot days.

[@yannickparsy9786]

congratulations for your channel I would like to ask you do you have lilac grafts I am in France thank you for your answer good continuation

[@Kelly-vn1vs]

💜

[@di_nwflgulf3547]

Nwfl gulf,8a getting ready to do mine, mexicola avacado Ty

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! Good luck!

[@markmason3535]

Is that a heater under your rain barrel ?

[@ElaineHorsley]

How old or large should your tree be before you prune. Mine is young and only a few feet tall - maybe 3 years in the ground - and I am wondering if I should prune as it grows or just let it grow.

[@gezamadarasz6889]

Did you make the tent over the frame for the avocado tree, or did it come already sewn together? I only see sheet fabric available on your Amazon marketplace

[@PlantObsessed]

I wonder if it is possible to grow in a big pot and drag inside every winter. . Zone 5 here. Ps got the kit to cure my sweet potatos and have them set up now. Thanks

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Certainly you could. You would need a sunny, south-facing window, and possibly a grow light above it, though. Avocado trees are evergreen trees that flower in winter, so they need significant solar energy. In Zone 5, you probably don't get enough sunshine and UV index, especially with only window lighting. A grow light above would give it the energy it needs. LED grow lights have become very affordable.

[@wallacehammond4825]

I seem to be having a little difficulty getting in touch with you. My in ground fig tree has grown for about 5 years without any attention. As a result my tree has a lot of its growth all out of the base or below the base of the tree. The tree is also out of control as there are many branches that are over 10 feet tall. I am wondering if I can take a saw and simply cut off the lower branches and also some of the higher ones as well. This tree is about 10"+ tall and also about 10" in diameter. The space this tree grows in is somewhat limited and I need to reduce its size somehow.

[@MichaelRei99]

Do you chop and drop even the diseased leaves and branches.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

My tree had no diseased leaves or branches. However, if you do see disease or pest damage, you do *not* want to chop and drop any diseased or infested leaves. Branches that naturally died off are fine.

[@juliewhite6887]

Very helpful & informative video! Thanks for the great detailed information. Where do you suggest I get a Lila avocado tree? I have looked online, but haven’t found that specific one yet. I live in zone 9a, southwest La. Do you think it’s possible to grow that tree at my location?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I purchased my Lila through Plantogram. They have a wide selection. It has become more popular. I saw it at multiple Lowe's stores in Spring 2020 and 2021, but not in 2022.

[@irenagrant-koch7159]

When will Amazon make payments via PayPal available?

[@charonjimenez82]

I kill my sale avocado tree whit fertilizer I hope see this video before😮 but y trie find another sale tree thank you 🙏 for all info I wach every video you have I live on the South Georgia

[@hawk99gt]

Do you worry about foundation damage from all the trees you plant so close to your house?

[@rutgers16]

can we see pics of some of your avocado fruits

[@Latinacb]

Should I trim first year avocado in a pot?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Avocado trees should be pruned and trained as early as possible. The early years are critical for establishing form.

[@Latinacb]

@@TheMillennialGardener thank you

[@luisarevalo2155]

How and when can cuttings from and avocado tree produce roots?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I've never rooted avocado cuttings. It is said to be difficult. For this reason, avocados are almost always grafted and rarely, if ever, rooted. I've never seen a rooted avocado tree. Growers grow young trees from avocado pits, cut them and graft scion wood onto them.

[@MsCaterific]

💛

[@TheMillennialGardener]

The tree has fruited every season for the past 3 years, but it drops the fruits when they are golf ball sized. Grafted trees can take 5 full years or more to carry fruits to maturity; seed-grown trees can take 10-15 years. Avocados take a very long time to adjust, and my climate is definitely not where they belong, so it may take it time to adapt. We'll see what next year brings.

[@MsCaterific]

@@TheMillennialGardener Thx 😊 I asked my question while watching and not waiting until the end of the video. I see now you answered my questions in the video. Your video's are awesome!

[@slowpoke4557]

When you chop and drop, can't I just use my mulching lawnmower to chop it up, or does that really matter?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Sure, if your lawn isn't treated or full of seed tops. I live in an HOA, so I need to maintain a lawn to some degree, and our lawns here are weedy centipede grass, so I need to use weed-n-feed products. Between the weed-n-feed and the large amounts of seed tops in my lawn, I cannot use grass clippings as mulch. Branches may damage your blade in a standard push mower, so keep that in mind.

[@ladyann1952]

I live in the Pacific northwest i usually put my tree inside for winter but it's getting to big how do I protect it during the winter

[@user-yu2jm5ds2o]

Put it in the ground against a south facing wall. Shouldn’t damage the foundation cuz it’s non invasive in the pnw just cover it in cold spells with some Christmas lights

[@user-yu2jm5ds2o]

Should do fine it’s a cloud forest tree

[@rauljimenez8132]

I am too lazy for the chop, so I run the Lawn mower over it.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You can do that if you wish. The branches would damage my blade. They were 1" thick in some spots. Keep that in mind. Maybe one day I'll buy a gas powered chipper 😂

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

My baby avocado tree is only a year old.. planted from a whole avocado.. I don't want to prune it yet.. it's too little.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Avocado trees should be topped almost immediately. As soon as your seedling is around 18-24 inches tall, you should decapitate it somewhere in the 12-16" height to encourage low branching. Keep in mind seed-grown avocados do *not* grow true to type and take up to 15 years to fruit, so you will get a random cross seedling and fruit quality is not guaranteed. If you want to be sure you'll get good fruit quality and want fruit sooner than 10-15+ years from now, you'll need to buy a grafted tree of a known variety.

[@HealthyDisrespectforAuthority]

@@TheMillennialGardener it's not even a foot tall.. has a crap load of lovely leaves.. two stalks and hopefully good potential to graft on to.. I was just so proud that I got a whole one to grow.. actually 3 but the other 2 decided in the heat wave to drop their leaves and just be sticks. We dropped into the 40s last night.. in middle Georgia.. that tree and it's other tropical friends have moved into a little green house for the winter

[@adam_1144]

Hi Anthony! Quick question. Are you planning on selling any cuttings of your saleeb caprifig?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Yes, but it will be very limited. The profichi fig, which is the fig that contains the pollen, is a breba fig, so you have to preserve the wood from the previous year to get the pollen. Therefore, I cannot prune it much. I think last year, I only had 2 cuttings total. I cut the whole tree down this season due to cold damage, but it produced a ton of wood, so I should have maybe 6-8 this season eyeballing it.

[@adam_1144]

@@TheMillennialGardener Around how much do you plan on selling them for? I'm fairly new to this and in college so the more time I have to consider an investment, the better. Also, I was wondering if it is possible to reserve it. Thanks.

[@jeanpaeth7424]

Do you need 2 trees each a different variety?I'm in North Ga. 6B

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Yes and no. Yes, if you aren’t going to hand pollinate or live in Mediterranean climates. No, if you’re willing to hand pollinate and live in humid subtropical climates. See this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvHfoCgj898bMk And here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z36rm4l4e95km9k

[@davidgardner1067]

Question: Wouldn't having the tree planted close to your house ruin your foundation once the roots start maturing?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

No. These varieties are selected due to their dwarfing qualities and certain rootstocks were chosen for this reason.

[@davidgardner1067]

@@TheMillennialGardener thank you for your answer. Awesome channel you have.

[@TylerDurden404]

do you need two different type of trees to get it to fruit?

[@daddio7249]

Yes, I just ordered a pollinator pak from Fast-Growing-Trees, one Cold Hardy and one Haas.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Usually no, but it depends on your climate. Most avocado trees are partially self-fertile during the spring, at least in the subtropics and temperate latitudes. When there are big fluctuations in temperatures during the early spring, like 75 degrees one day and 55 degrees the next, this confuses the flowers and creates "overlap" where the tree will have male and female flowers at the same time. However, you will have to check daily for this phenomenon and hand-pollinate. I only have one tree and manually hand pollinate when I see this occur, and I set probably 100+ fruits a year (although they've all dropped at golf ball size due to the tree's age). If you want to learn how to hand-pollinate, watch these two videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvHfoCgj898bMk kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z36rm4l4e95km9k If you aren't going to hand pollinate and regularly check your tree during the spring for flower overlap, you'll need a Type A and Type B tree, or you will have poor fruit set.

[@TylerDurden404]

​@@TheMillennialGardener yeah i also got an avocado tree (grown from seed) that recently just had flowered but no fruit set. How old is your tree and was it a grafted bought? Will my avocado tree likely to grow fruit or should I just go buy a grafted one? I don't mind hand pollinating but read that it requires Type A and B etc. I also had a look at the flowers and could see if both male and female were both opened. Can we just just open the close flower to put pollen on the open flower (instead of waiting for it open on every second day etc)? I have no idea what type A or B tree it is since it was a long time ago when I grew it from seed. Do you have any idea how to check?

[@marthareyes4024]

AwwwwSooo I was wondering if you were going to prune your tree in the shape of an avocado. I can't think of avocados without remembering my sister and I, years ago as kids, walking to the park in California, and we would shortcut through an avocado orchard to get there faster. On our way home we were pelted with avocados, by some boys up in the tree, thus we ran for our lives. But despite the trama, I love avocados to death.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Not the best introduction to avocados. Hopefully, they were nice and ripe and soft 😑

[@marthareyes4024]

@@TheMillennialGardener Sadly they were not. (But we ran like the wind) We survived and became stronger for it. :-)

[@sharriceowens913]

I'm having trouble mine isn't growing too much and the tips of leaves turn brownish black what could be wrong..should I switch to cactus soil

[@sharriceowens913]

I can send a picture to your email

[@catherineairadion5275]

Probably needs to be potted up

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Is it in a pot? If you go to a website like imgur.com, you can upload it and share the link in the comments.

[@HANENSMEDIALAB]

your content is well enough to inspire and guide others (the best way ; to appreciate is to visit us) like 565🌺

[@BraddGraves]

Dangerous ladders!!! Oh my!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You'd be shocked the incident rate. They're one of the most dangerous things on any jobsite.

[@angiea8022]

I kept thinking, "Heartless"

[@TheMillennialGardener]

But it has to be done. Avocado trees are very vigorous and recover quickly. That tree will once again be 12 feet tall by summer.

[@jeanpaeth7424]

What kind of tree is thar? Hass ?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Guatemalan avocados are not frost tolerant. You cannot grow Guatemalan cultivars in locations that see frost and freeze. You must grow Mexican varieties such as Lila, which is explained at 2:50.

[@JordansEcoGarden]

@@TheMillennialGardener where can I get a Lila variety? I have a Mexican type A.

[@MovingBlanketStudio]

why do semi-dwarf trees always seem like non-dwarf trees?

[@fhuber7507]

Error #1... Never plant a tree within 20 ft of your house. Preferably not within 50 feet. The roots head for the sewer lines and under the foundation. They will eventually cause major damage.

[@shekharmoona544]

Did you get any avocado?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I get avocados every year, but they've always dropped once they reach the size of a golf ball. The tree isn't yet old enough to carry them to maturity. Next year will be its 4th full year in ground, and I'm hoping it'll hold a few. It can take 5 years or more for even grafted avocado trees to hold their fruit (10-15 years for seed-grown).

[@angelinagould8396]

You need let people know what name of your avocado tree

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It's mentioned numerous times throughout the video as well as written out at 2:50.

[@jeremymassimino1176]

Hey guy, would you sell me one scion of you Lila? You can papal me an invoice or go through figbid or whatever you like. Thanks Jeremy

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Avocado wood is really only good for grafting. They aren't typically "rootable." You'd need a bunch of pits that have sprouted and are thick enough to accept a scion. Also, if you do something like graft a scion onto a store-bought pit, you may lose the beneficial ability of the host avocado. For example, you wouldn't want to graft a Mexican avocado like Lila onto a pit from a Hass avocado from the store, because you'd lose the cold hardy attributes of the tree. I wouldn't want a Lila avocado grafted onto anything other than a pit sprouted from my Lila avocado tree. I would recommend purchasing an already grafted Lila tree as I did to ensure you'll get yourself a quality tree.

[@jeremymassimino1176]

@@TheMillennialGardener I’ve actually been growing and grafting Avocados for a few years now- almost expert in it at this point, got me a nice 2 year old Lila pit ready to accept it- just having a hard time finding someone who has this cultivar

[@mattwolf1718]

10 to 15 years?!?! Dats jail time 🥵 My God!!

[@graymatters6155]

Why did you put such a huge tree right next to your foundation and house?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It's a dwarf, shallow-rooted, softwood tree. I maintain it at 6-7 feet.

[@mechellpierce]

Why don't you ever grow fruit trees from the seed and then just grab them

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Growing fruit trees from seed for the backyard gardener is, generally speaking, a waste of time, very expensive and very time consuming. Most seed-grown fruit trees will take a decade or more to fruit, and fruit quality is usually not guaranteed, because most fruit trees do not grow true to type. Avocados, for example, do not grow true, so every avocado pit planted will grow a random seedling of questionable quality. Grafted fruit trees, since they use mature scion wood from a known cultivar, usually fruit within 1-3 seasons and produce guaranteed high quality fruit from named cultivars. I don't want to wait 10-15 years to harvest fruit from a random tree. Growing from seed is for breeding new cultivars, and in order to come up with good quality fruit, you need to grow dozens of seeds for a decade or more to evaluate them. Unless you're in the business of breeding, growing from seed is a poor use of time and money. Buying grafted trees is easier, cheaper, faster and smarter for backyard gardeners. I'd rather spend $40 once for a fruit tree and start eating off it immediately than go through a decade of cultivation before I can finally see a fruit, if I ever get any at all.

[@traceypotts9425]

I don't think your getting any higher 😊😊😊

[@aeneaslime2968]

What u mean?