Avocado pruning

4 years ago

We have a little avocado plant, which we pruned quite recently to prevent it from growing 1 long spindly stem without any branches. Within a week, however, the plant decided to pop out this one massive arm on the side, without any indication or desire to grow a second one.

My question is, should we leave the plant alone, should we cut it at marking 1 or 2, or do you have another suggestion?

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
4 years ago
it still has the seed attached.. what exactly is your hurry with the TREE ..

tree time is counted in decades.. and you are already contemplating your second pruning on a plant that is still attached to the seed ...

im wondering if your plant i lacking light in that it se3ems to be etoliated.. and leaning ..

and your media look like straight peat moss???. is it???

and why isnt it outside for summer???

ken
Pixiy 9
Original Author
4 years ago
Hello Ken

We read everywhere, that as soon as the avocado TREE roots you should put it, together with the seed, in a pot (if you aren't able to plant it directly outside). And as soon as the avocado is about 12 inches tall, you should trim it for the first time. We are no experts, so we followed this advice.

No, the media does not contain any peat.

The plant isn't outside because it is very hot and windy. Should we put it outside regardless?
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