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Comment by keith douglas lay on March 9, 2012 at 10:24pm

hi kevin,

your avacado tree need not grow larger than you want. we have a number growing in our orchard and whilst some varieties only grow to 4-5m ,the taller types can be pruned to this height and still bear productively.

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Comment by Adam Shivers on February 20, 2011 at 9:00pm

I just planted mine in soil... forgot to water it for awhile (after initial planting/watering) and remembered and maybe it dried then we thought we killed it a couple times. it lives. it gives us oxygen and takes our space

Comment by Raychel A Watkins on February 20, 2011 at 12:39am

I just take them out to the rafts as soon after I have eaten them as possible.  I never bother to let them dry.  I have one about 12 in tall still in the raft with 2 more seeds that a starting to sprout.  My problem is I can't grow an avacado tree for  anything w2ether I buy it or sprout it.  I have had one grow to 20 ft but never has more than 5 fruit.  One thing I did in the raft system is sprout an ulu tree (breadfruit) from seed.  My friend who is an avid gardner and who grew up in Samoa says I made history.  Ulu are not grown that way.  They take a piece of the root.  Never the less I have a very healthy ulu tree about 18 inches high.  I wanted to buy one but couldn't find one so I sprouted it.  Aquaponics can even do miracles

 

Comment by RupertofOZ on February 19, 2011 at 11:17pm

Thanks Chi

Comment by Chi Ma on February 19, 2011 at 10:53pm

http://www.avocado.org/grow-your-own-tree/

Comment by RupertofOZ on February 19, 2011 at 9:58pm

So what did you do to get it to grow... just plant the seed straight after you'd eaten the avacado.... or did you let it dry for a while???

Comment by Adam Shivers on February 19, 2011 at 9:56pm

I have eaten one avacado in my life (whole from supermarket), planted the seed and grew a tree. we just re potted it as it was too big for the bucket I had it in. unfortunately I don't know where I'll come up with 40 ft of hight to keep it in ohio!