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magius_majere

Should I prune this Avocado?

10 years ago

Hey Folks!


I picked up an avocado tree from the nursery and when I removed the stake that was supporting the trunk the whole tree bent almost to the ground.

It looks like the tree must have been staked up it's whole life and now the trunk is weak. Am I right in thinking that I should prune it back until it can support it's own weight?

The tree is about a half inch around and 4 ft tall. Feurte type. Thank you for the help!

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