Avocado tree rejected babies... Help!

11 years ago

This spring my avocado tree finally had babies on it. I decided to spray it with sevin to protect against insects. The next week I noticed the top of the tree had wilted leaves. Now a week later about half of the avocado babies have fallen off! What went wrong? Or is this normal? See pictures

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mike (zone 9b San Francisco east bay)

11 years ago

what area are you in? and what type of tree. there should be no need to spray anything on an avocado especially when fruiting. you should white wash the tree to protect it from the sun then fertilize with high nitrogen fert to help flush out new growth... i use ammonia sulfate diluted 2 tablespoons into a 5 gallon bucket of water it dissolves right away. if you use it straight you may damage your tree. my sister watched my 10ft tall potted trees while i was working overseas for 6 months when i returned there were no leaves and sunburned i got it to flush new leaves and grow another 2 feet of new branches using that. also check if your water is ph below 7 ... 5.5-6.5 is best

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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
11 years ago
Its odd that the leaves are wilted. Seems like something else went wrong. It is normal for a tree to thin itself of excess fruit.
bopha99
Original Author
11 years ago
Last week was pretty hot and I watered the tree twice for 45 minutes. Could it gotten shocked from the heat?
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
11 years ago
Avocado trees like a LOT of water. You watered twice in one week? Not enough. In our California drought many Avocado ranches are dying because of the cost of water. One or two trees isn't a big deal, but an orchard is another thing. We water with 2 gallon emitters on all 3 trees for 45 minutes EVERY OTHER Day.
bopha99
Original Author
11 years ago
Ah OK thanks. I changed the schedule to every other day for 30 minutes with no drip, straight hose!
bopha99
Original Author
11 years ago
Well not hose, but no drip emitter...