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about 18 months to 2 years ago i planted two avocado stones the plants both grew really well and hubby gave one away we left our one out in the garden all winter the leaves were a bit marked but now it is flourishing, it is about 4 or 5 feet tall in a large tub. will it ever produce avocados. just out of interest the one that was given away was put in a green house and died

Just goes to show, doesn't it?

I would say NO!

cant say im too worried about this because
a) not over fond of avocado
b) it really is a beautiful plant/bush/tree

will it ever produce avocados.

Will you ever win the lottery? -Nice plants but the chances of getting fruit are as likely as you winning enough not to worry :)

I've got one in our porch that I just grow because a nice friend gave it to me. I think avocados grow very big before they produce fruit so I'm not counting on ever getting any.

The only one I have seen in fruit was in West Java (it was work, honest). The tree was about the size of a mature oak/elm, so I suppose the commercial varieties are pollarded or grafted onto smaller root stock. It was covered in fruit.

So, from memory, if your minimum temperature is about 16C and the normal daytime temperature is about 25C you should be in with a chance ;)

Have fun they do look nice as plants though.

OC

We have a spanish friend who says you have to beat an avocado tree/bush with a cane in order to get it to fruit!

PPfff don't talk to me about avocadoes. I have tried so many times to get some from stones, they grow about 4 feet high, in a straggly stem with about 10 leaves then the leaves die and I throw away a ridiculous looking vieny thing. Any ideas as to why? I am amazed that everyone calls it a thing of wondrous beauty because I have never managed to achieve that!!!
Oh yes And I would say the chances of having fruit are probably about the same as for mangoes (see recent thread  ;D

Hi,

It grows starggly because it's a jungly type plant and it's programmed to race for the light at the top of the canopy.  Try pinching out the growing stem once it;'s got half a dozen leaves on or so.

I know this is an old topic but has anyone had any success yet?

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5008818.stm