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Large, green-skinned and pear-shaped drupe fruit grown on the tree of the same name

Avocado may refer to either the tree or the large drupe that grows on said tree.

Also known as an alligator pear, the avocado fruit has a thick, green skin and contains a large seed.

The avocado tree is native to Central Mexico and classified under the Lauraceae plant family.

avocados in tree

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Black spots along the veins of avocado leaves

Dear gardening enthusiasts, I'd like to ask for your advice. My 3-year-old avocado, planted in a pot, has some problems, please see attached photo of one of its leaves, both sides. Since several days I began to notice these black spots accumulating…
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Is this avocado fruit?

I purchased this avocado Reed sapling about 6 months ago from a shop 200 miles north of me. It's a type A avocado and I also bought a type B. The Reed started to flower over Xmas and I noticed what looks like fruit appearing! I kept the trees…
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Growing Avocado in large Container

I'm wanting to grow (from seed + my own grafting) an Avocado tree in an IBC container. IBC Containers are about 1m x 1m x 1m. How practical is this, and is this space enough for an avocado tree to yield a meaningful quantity of fruit (assuming I…
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Avocado trees diseases

Here are my avocado leaves from both sides. Can anyone please tell what kind of fungus or thing this is? It's causing all the leaves with those dark spots. This is a 30 feet tall "don't know how many years old" avocado tree in a small town in the…
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Can I save my avocado seed that has broken in two

My avocado seed was growing fairly well, good size root and was staring to grow a stem, until I knocked it over and it has slpit in two, one have got the root, the other half got the stem, will it still grow? How can I hope to fix this?
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Can I prune an avocado plant that is almost 50 inches tall?

I should state from the start that I have no experience in gardening. A little more than a year ago I've decided to plant an avocado seed and it grew really tall (almost 50 inches). Now I want to transfer it to a new much bigger pot because this one…
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Repotting an avocado tree

I have a self started three year old avocado tree in a five gallon pot which is wind beaten. I am moving next year and want to plant it there. I think it needs nourishment and care. Can I take it out carefully,add new soil and put back in same pot?…
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Avocado Tree Has Damage on Trunk

Question is what should I do here? Should I try and patch this? Looks like it began as sun damage.
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How do I save my avocado plant?

I was wondering if someone could help. I have had an avocado plant for years, I've kept it small by pruning it and it's become part of my family in a way. It lives on my windowsill and has been thriving recently! However, yesterday we had some…
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Unsure about cause of browning avocado leaves

My avocado leaves are all looking like this and dying (3 years old plant). I gave it some fertilizers a while ago, like 2-3 months. I am sure I am not watering too much, been doing rarely since the winter, once a week or even less. I hope you can…
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Repotting an avocado plant

The stem has about 8 inches without leaves. When I repot can I have this bare stem in the soil or would the stem rot.
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indoor plant prunning

I have 2 avocado plants. i pruned them both and the new growth is growing sideways. I stake one to get it to straight and that plant now has trouble supporting its own weight. I would like to prune them both back to see if the stems will get…
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Do I need to thin sprouts from an avocado pit?

I'm growing avocado from a pit. I've always had only one sprout growing out of a pit but this one has 3 sprouts. I'm wondering if I can leave it as it is or have to thin it.
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Brown leaves on avocado plant

Why are the edges of my avocado plant leaves turning brown? It is kept indoors near a window with indirect light. Should I cut it back to restart new leaves? Could it be root bound?
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Avocado... help my girl go down the right path!

Overall... I'm pretty happy with how she's doing, but I do have some questions! Here are some pictures of our avocado tree - she was started from a seed from a very mature tree. Questions: I'm thinking she needs moving into a bigger pot,…
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