Only if somebody who knows various typically seen kinds very well comes along.

Does anyone know how old this tree might be? It's about 4.5 ft tall, and here's a photo of the graft. Seems like the trunk is about 1.5"

Paul, not to discredit your question, but that tree looks great! I have a guess, but it is only based on seeing my neighbor's tree that has the same leaf shape and skinny vertical canopy. Little Cado, maybe...

What does the tag say? :)

I actually got the tree with no tag- hence the question here :) I'm a little worried now though since I think my tree is getting burnt, or maybe something like fungus is going on since I planted it here in sunny LA. I applied this IV organics 3-1 product to help with that, but it seems like it's getting burnt and splits down the middle of leaves/holes, etc. Any ideas here before it's too late?

I see it is in the ground. Nice. Well I soak mine heavy every 2-3 days here in Livermore. But depending on your expose to sun and wind, you would want to protect it appropriately. And water thoroughly as well. Might be from the transplant.

I believe my climate is actually pretty similar to yours in the summer. Do you use a shade screen or anything like that? It seems like the browning is increasing on the leaves with each sunny day.

O have mine completely shaded from afternoon, on.

Yours might have been shaded before you bought it, not adjusted to full summer light exposure. See Sunset Western Garden Book for local climate zone suitability of avocado trees. Looking around in your district to see if there are any doing well in full exposure there would also be instructive.

I see plenty of Avocado trees in my neighborhood in full sun, and this tree was sitting in what appeared to be full sun in my neighborhoods nursery when I got it. Light might be an issue for sure, but I'm not sure how that explains holes I'm seeing in the leaves. Unless it's literally burning holes in the leaves. Also noticed chunks of the leaves missing on some leaves.

Do you have new growth? Then I would not stress.

Others trees in full sun? Well, the first 2-3 years until it has an established canopy in areas seeing 90 + temps NEED either white wash or shade in the afternoon.

No new growth, but it's only been in the ground a little over a week. I'm going to try and get a shade cloth to protect it and see if it helps stop the leaves from getting further damaged. I used the whitewash on the tree when planted, but it doesn't seem to have helped so much. Will let you know how the tree progresses!

I see. It will most likely go through a little shock, but soak it very well, dust the drip line with about 5-7 pounds of gypsum and start an adaptive watering program. Summer days 85 and bellow, every 3-4 days and days over 85 to upper 90's 2-3 days and over that water 1-2 days. Really have to observe and watch the tree's leaves for signs of too much or little water.

What is your soil like? You want the soil at the outer edges of the roots to be on the dry side. Not completely bone dry before you water.

Thanks for that advice! I'm actually noticing some thin roots seem to want to come to the surface right under the mulch. Does that mean it's not a deep enough watering?

Building the shade structure really helps! Within a week new leaf growth :)

Nice job Paul !

Looks great. That shade should be good for a few years.

So crazy enough the tree has almost totally outgrown the shade structure. Grew almost 2 feet in 2 months, and the branches were growing up against 2 sides so I decided to finally un-shade them today. There's only a few inches above the top at this point, but keeping it a little shaded for the next couple of weeks in case we get a late season heatwave. Does this look like a Fuerte now that it's grown out and fuller size leaves?

Paul you might not know for sure until it produces some avocados.

Definitely true! There are lots of different kinds in my neighborhood, but my nextdoor neighbor has a huge Hass, so it would be great if this was a Fuerte pollination wise.

From the leaves I think it looks like my Fuerte trees, but the fruit itself will give you the true answer. High chloride in the water and the lack of ocassional "deep" watering might cause "leaf burn" which has happend to me. BTW i'm 25 miles SE of Downtown L.A..

Pretty sure it's a Fuerte too. When I planted it a couple of months ago, it wasn't shaded and got burned. Since then it's grown a lot, and filled out with bigger leaves. How fast did yours grow when it was about 5 ft tall? I'm about 6 miles east of DTLA, and the water seems more hard than areas just west of DTLA., and it's definitely a bit hotter here during the summer

My mistake, I'm 25 miles SE of DTLA. My trees are 50+ yrs old and i'm barely older than that so I can't help with young growth. You should be able to get a water quality report from your water supplier(high Chloride= Bad). Deep watering ocassionaly=Better.

Oh wow. They must be enormous trees at 50+ years old. Do they still produce fruit? I'm just wondering how long it will take for my young one to get to that stage considering how quick it seems to have grown in just 2 months

My trees are not tall but wide. I can't speak about how they were trimmed in the past as i've only been here for 25 yrs. Yes they still produce a lot of fruit depending on weather at blooming and pollination. I've read 4 to 6 yrs to produce. Mine bloom around Feb/March.

Thanks for that info. I have no idea how old my tree currently is- maybe it's about 3 years old now. It is grafted though, so hard to know. I'll see if any blooms come out late winter early spring since I'm guessing it'll continue to grow to probably about 6-7 ft by then.

I have a massive furete that is probably 50 years old. Fuerte grow really wide so you can tell when you see them spread. I have planted 7 more variety and I have killed 2 by overwatering. They got too much sprinkler water in the middle of the yard. The roots rot easily from my fear of them drying up. and drowning them. Roots don't like to sit in wet soil. Shade cloth with a structure is great for hot months. Mulch is important and checking the roots once in awhile. They should be white. When you see the roots coming onto the surface and they are white or cream color it is healthy. Just keep adding mulch so roots get water and air. lWhen they get dark and soggy your tree is doomed. I have 6 foot trees that have fruit.

There is a blog I follow called The Yard Posts by Greg Alder. He has a lot of great info on growing avocado trees and will even respond to your questions. He knew that one of my trees was a lamb hass because it has curled or"taco" leaves. Different varieties ripen different months too. Glad you got a grafted tree. I have learned to graft my own so hopefully some of them will live to be a tree. Good luck with your tree. There is a lot to learn but avocados are worth all the effort.

Thanks for the info! My Fuerte doesn't like overwatering for sure. I have posted on Greg's blog, and he's given great advice! The tree has grown from 3.5 ft in late July to about 6ft now. It seems to be growing taller than wider so far, but a lot of new leaf shoots within the past couple of weeks, which I think will make it get wider. Was worried with the Santa Ana winds since the tree still needs lots of support. Would love to see a photo of your 50 y.o tree!