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Canopy spread size?

9 years ago

Hello! I bought my first avocado today, a dwarf Little Cado. They told me at the nursery it wouldn't grow taller than 8 to 10 feet. But I forgot to ask how wide it would get! Does it spread out like a canopy or does it grow tall and narrow? I've never seen an avocado tree in real life!
I am trying to figure out how much space I should allow around it!

KC

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