This is an avocado? In the ground or still in a pot?

Yes avocado and in the ground

pix in bright blistering sun... sometimes arent the best ... can you try taking pix in the evening.. or in the morning.. because as of this pic alone.. it look fine to me ...

and as noted.. show us the whole plant.. from ground/pot up ... not a few select leaves ...

and.. since its still staked.. give us its history for the last 2 years ... recently planted .. repotted??.. how you water.. when you water.. how you decide it needs more.. etc ... a couple alle3gedly discolored leaves is not really enough to diagnose on ...

ken

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when planted.. how did you plant it... did you bare root it... what is the native soil... etc..

more facts please ...

ken

I planted it in Feb 2021. its in a raised bed with purchased soil. The bottom of the root ball is pretty much sitting ontop of native soil. I didn’t do anything with the roots - took it out of the pot and planted it. The first summer was rough on it- i was out of town for a couple of months and came home to it with no leaves due to me not watering enough. I started watering more and got it to grow new leaves. i have sense run drip lines throughout the bed and can water the equivalent of 1 inch of water per hour. I had the irrigation on a timer to come on for 20min twice per day - morning and afternoon all summer.

i have since switched things and I am watering daily for 30minutes. I do turn off the water when we get substantial rain. One of the biggest issues is i am gone for a couple of months in the summer - i have to set the irrigation and hope for the best. Maybe its doing ok and im worrying for nothing?? i have added some pics that i hope work - one is when it was planted and a couple from today. it has grown but the leaves are not dark green like they were when first planted. thank you for any help/advice you may have.

is that a banana behind.. its looks yellower than the tree you are worried about ...

i dont know your local FL soils.. but you might benefit by contacting your COUNTY extension office.. and asking them if the soil in general in your area is deficient is anything.. and might they recommend a remedy ..

in the alternative.. perhaps you can go all dr science on it. and buy a soil test at bigbox or some such ...

all i recall from my one visit to FL was.. its just sand everywhere.. and i wonder how much nitrogen is usually available.. and whether some of your plant need a fert of some kind ... i just dont kow.. some dont just go dumping fert all around.. use your local sources to find out ...

ken

Thank you Ken