Hass avocado pruning for awesome results!
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- In this video, I prune a Hass avocado seedling to encourage branching. The seedlings will grow out a nice canopy of branches, and for people who grow avocado seeds at home this is a fun way to shape different size plants.
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Great attitude for gardening just have fun 🤩. Thanks for the reminder sometimes even my hobby stresses me out.
Have fun, experiment and sometimes good things happen..... lol
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Oh no, I prune my avo tree after seeing your vid!
How is it ?
Your avocado trees look so beautiful
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Do you think I can prune my avocado trees with my hands because I think your the expert here.
Good info man, hope all is well.
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Thanks for watching
Omg !! I put mine in a Folgers pot too lol yours looks awesome mines growing a long stem and has little buds at the top
Food grade and the perfect size. Gotta repurpose.
Nice I will try it. Ty.
Have fun
Update on plant? Good video. Very informative.
Edit: saw updated video. Great
T Rits Thanks
@@TheElsinoreGardener where is the update video?
At first I was really mad because a deer ate the top of my avocado sapling last year, and then my friend told me that it was actually good for the avocado plant to be pruned back. Nooowww I know!
Jae Bey Bey True, if they get eaten or damaged in a storm or similar that tree wants to live and will push out new growth to compensate for the event.
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This is good information! You've got a lot of varieties of avocados, so I was wondering if you've ever found a CA nursery offering some of the more unusual kinds of avocado (the long ones, very large ones, etc).
jesrah Most of the other varieties can be shipped in from Florida. They have some unique varieties there.
Thanks so much we are in the it's a Wonder (we survive) Winter Wonderland of Michigan, and it takes diligen e to grow a healthy Av plant tree so that is actually Hurts to Ha e to cut it back for it to be at her full beauty.
However wanting her to bra branch as your have I will.. Thank you Yours are beautiful and I also learned from you that the same will happen with peppers. When I had my full garden I did not know now I qill acquire a pepper plant next spring and do as you suggested.
Happy joyous holiday season 2021-22 to you and yours.
Oh I forgot! I pruned them both this summer and they are both canapying but not branching out should I prune again. I know I need to repot them both
Peppers are a big brancher outer when you trim or pinch them
I got lucky and my 2nd attempt started with a forked stem. Then my cats chewed the top 2 nodes. I have 5 or 6 tops now lol
Thank your kitties.
@@TheElsinoreGardener Yeah turns out they have green thumbs too, even if they're not opposable 😂
Good information, thanks. My biggest takeaway is that you drink a LOT of coffee. 😂
Yes we do 😂
Thanks for the great videos. I’m new to this and was wondering if you could offer some advice.
I water rooted a seed for about 3 weeks and then transferred it to soil. Not only am I realizing that that may have been way too fast but I’m also noticing that the stem may not be as strong as I could be.
Would you recommend returning to water rooting until it’s stronger or pruning it back as is? The leaves are pretty small but the plant is about 18 inches.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Aunjel Fullington Not seeing the plant just keep it out of direct sunlight and keep it watered. The roots take a little time to get used to soil.
I bury my avocado seeds outside and the next year I have a lot of plants to dig up and give away. Zone 7 WA.
Thank you for this video! If I may, what time of year we should prune avocados? I live in Greece and we have all four seasons, I have my trees in pots on my balcony. They don't get much sunlight, but they do well, they are three years old and I only prune the tops with my fingers, never cut a brunch. But they are getting to tall now!
mourmoura Spring is always a good time to cut seedlings. They start their growth spurts then through the summer and fall. That’s what do here in So California
@@TheElsinoreGardener Thank you!
Assuming you you create three new shoots after pruning could add three different grafts to produce fruit? Thanks!🙏🏻
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I have one indoors like the one you cut , I’m in New York and it’s October . Should I wait till spring to cut it ?
linda65355 you can. Or you can just pinch off the top 1/2 in of terminal growth to see if it will send out any more nodes before spring.
Thank you. My kid planted an avocado when he was younger. It’s over 5 feet tall now with two branches but it’s leggy. Just a few leaves at the top. Should we cut it way back? Any saving this long tall tree?
Cut the growth tip 6 inches or so down. That should push more branching
Is it too late for me to prune down my 36-inch avocado tree ? My five-year-old started it as a school project and we fell in love with it.
You can always prune them
I just got a hass avocado. Came in perhaps a 3-5 gallon pot. Should I up pot into a super large container like 20 gallon or do you find it better that I up pot more slowly so up pot into maybe a 10 gallon first? Also thoughts on whether I do wider container vs taller container? Thank you!!
Don’t believe the myth that you have to up pot slowly. You can put it into the biggest container you want. With good soil it will grow great. I put a similar tree into a 40 gallon container and it is thriving. Look for that video
Are there nodes at every leaf stem or do you make a cut only above a node? Or does it not matter? Thanks
When I pinch off the leaves, there usually is a bud that comes back on its own. I don’t make any cuts but I’ve seen others that do with citrus. Not sure if it will work with avocados.
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Hi new to your channel ☺! I have some avocado trees in water some of them are doing good and some are losing the leafs 🍃 what should I do? Thank very good content!💚
When the seedling get a lot of roots you need to put them into soil. If you change the water once a week the seedlings will continue to grow.
I have a 1 year old avocado tree that I've pruned twice. Both times 2-3 new buds start growing, but then only one of the buds continue to grow large. This also has happened to a young mango tree of mine. They end up having one leading branch despite the pruning. Any ideas?
Keep experimenting.
I need some help. I have 3 avocado trees from seedlings that I'm very attached to but I'm moving out of California to Colorado, possibility Michigan. I don't want to leave them behind and thought about getting one of those grow tents that people use to grow weed because it seems like it would fit my avocados. Other issue is the two oldest are very tall and I never pruned them (which is why I'm here looking at your video). One of them just got a few leaves down near the base recently but otherwise they have very tall stems and only have leaves at the very very top. Having them be so tall makes it hard to transport them and it's not a good time of year to cut them back! Not sure what to do but I really don't want to leave them behind.
Live Collegiate Shag You can cut them down and take them with you. If you keep them in a container that you can handle and bring inside when it’s cold you will be able to grow it. Take it outside when it’s going to be warm and you should be ok. When you cut it it will flush out more branches. You can then keep it a manageable size.
@@TheElsinoreGardener Do you think I can cut them past the leaves? Can I send you a photo of them? I promise I'm not a creepy person you can check my youtube or instagram for proof : )
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Great video thanks 🙏🏻
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thank you for sharing this! Could I send you a PM with my Avocado photo. Maybe you could give a piece of advice. I never pruned it before because of my bad past experiences (If I did prune it, avocado died). I want to prune my present avocado, but I am afraid to kill it.. Its already like 5 years old, though its really long and thin.
Sure email it to me
Thanks for video, I would like to ask if is there a season or a period to prune ?
Spring is always the best time
@@TheElsinoreGardener oh ok, thank you so much 🤗🤗
Can these grow and fruit in a container ? If so , which soil mix and container size do you recommence ? Thanks
L O F E N O I A L O F Yes they can. It will take between 5-8 years if all conditions are right and it is fed and watered regularly, you can also graft a scion of another variety avocado tree on the seedlings for faster fruiting.
How long to produce. Can you root the tip you cut off.
Will take years to even flower and more to fruit. I wouldn’t root the cut tip. For one I don’t think it would take and 2 you can grow your own seedling and have the same thing.
Do you just throw trimmings away?
What happens when the seed itself completely splits? My tree looks healthy still.
No we put everything from the trees underneath the trees for mulch. Just like in nature
Are your plants in full sun outside most of the time?
Yes
Hi, I’m in Ontario Canada I have a two year old and it’s 38” tall and just branching off with one up and one to the side should I trim again?
Indoor tree. Thanks for any help
You can. Trimming stimulates growth so give it a try.
Hello, i have some questions, i grew my avocado back in may, and it produces many leaves but its height is only about 10 cm tall until now, i saw some leaves turned yellowish a couple days ago so i thought maybe it's overwatered and i should move it to soil, my questions are, is my avocado growth normal or is it slow? Since i saw people's avocado is pretty tall after a couple months, is my decision correct to move it to soil because of yellowish leaves or do the leaves turn yellow because of another problem? And how many times i should water my avocado a week? Thank you, have a great day
Watering depends on a lot of things, soil type, temperature, dryness of the air etc. If you have a store bought wood chip type soil of a peet moss type you need to get the plant in good soil first and foremost.
My avocado plant from seed is 4 leaves in trying to grow more on the top...about 6in from the seed...when should I clip the leaves to help it
Let it go until it’s at least a foot tall and has more leaves.
Will it work to try to root the pruned part with rooting hormone?
No. I’ve never known anyone who has got one to root. Air layering maybe. Give it a try
How long after you prune it do you start seeing new growth?
In a few weeks
...mine is now... 4 feet tall. and its a long stalk with leave on top with a single branch about a foot from the soil that sprouted on its own. Is there ANYWAY I can to this and it will not grow too tall? I leave in Quebec and get snow half of the year and i want to keep it in a huge pot in my house.
Catherine Vézina Hi, just clip off the very top leaf or two and it will start to grow new buds on the trunk. It may not start growing until next spring but you will send the message for it to grow more from the trunk.
I have about 5 years old but only 2 feet grew plus now all the leaves gone don’t know what happened
Have you transplanted it yet? May be rootbound after 5 years
Is it ever too late to prune an avocadotree?? I’ve heard that the avocados are more vulnerable to pruning than other trees, and that there is a limit on how often and how much of the branches and stam you can prune? I’ve never pruned my tree, so it‘s over 170 cm high but the stam is slender and need support. How much can I cut?
signejohannehr When they are young there really isn’t much need to trim them. If you want them to add branching cut off the top growing tip. Just don’t trim in very cold conditions
I have a two year old. Never had pruned it... But I just removed 7 leave's from the lower half. Have not tried to cut the too off. You think this is OK?
If you want it to branch out, cut the growing tip off.
After grafting do I want to prune
No. Let the graft grow
Help my 3trees are 6ft tall but as thick as a marker 😕 they are growing but too tall and skinny. What should I do? Can I cut them to a ft or so even if they are that tall? Will it ruin them? They are 2-3 years old I don’t want to loose them..
Cut them and leave some leaves and it will continue to grow
Does avacado tree stay short in buckets or containers
They will grow very well in containers. Check out my other videos on how we plant them when they get bigger than these.
I have an avocado tree that is blooming and putting out new leaves but is also dropping leaves after turning yellow. It's inside next to a sunny window, so what's my trees problem?
Susan Lea Avocado trees do drop leaves. It could use some direct sunlight. But if it’s in the house you may need to ease it into direct sun in short spurts. Do you have a well draining soil?
plz give the infomation of soil of avocado!
Check out this video I made on soil. th-cam.com/video/mvf-_6MA_wQ/w-d-xo.html
Hi there I have a baby avocado tree it's actually in a pot but I do not have any plot of land to plant it remain in a pot I meant large pot?? :/
Isabelle Evremont Hello Isabelle, yes if you want, put it in a little larger pot. Nothing too big. You need to step up the size of the containers as the tree grows. Us a well draining, sandy type soil not a wood based soil. That will allow the roots to breath and water to drain well.
I just received a Brogdon Avocado tree about 5 ft tall. I assume that it has been grafted and I am wondering if I should prune it? Also before I put fish fertilizer on it, if it has blossoms on it, can I take the blossoms off so it puts fertilizer to just the leaves?
This time of year I would remove the flowers and encourage limb growth. You could remove an inch or more of growth on the main growing tip.
I live In A desert environment right now all the leaves are off the deciduous trees and I don’t think I dare planted outside yet.
Hi, if I want to keep my plant In the house should I just let it grow or is it best to top it still?
If you want it to branch out, cut off the top growing tip. I will then force it to branch out and thicken up.
@@TheElsinoreGardener thanks I'll do that then.
@@bobbyj999 did u cut ur avocado plants?how it looks now?i have also avocado but i dont know if its work for my avocado plants
@@nathansmith564 I started this one on the 14 of march. It's only started shooting up the past wk it's about a inch to 2 inches high atm but I will top it when it's got enough leaves on it. I had one before and left it outside and it died so this one will stay in side.
Mine looks like it’s stopped growing? The bottom of the tree is kinda dark, is that normal? I pruned it but I think I ruined it. 😢
If you pruned it give it a little time. Make sure when you to up pot it you use a sandy soil that drains well, check out my other videos on soil for how to make it.
How much do you water it. I had a neighbor give me a tree. but not sure how to water it. meaning how much to not prevent that rot thing that happens with them. I have been doing it once a day but Here in Florida the soil turns dry. and making me think another shot of water.
If your soils drain good add more water and don’t let that top few inches dry out
@@TheElsinoreGardener I think its dead. the seed looks bad not much once a day . I water it to hopefully give it enough for the soil to stay moist all day but not too much. I am in Florida so the soil does dry out in the heat. the plant is about a year old and has 2 leaves on it that are Green. My neighbor gave the plant to me.
Do yours grow branches over the leaves?
Yes, when you pinch off the top some of the leaves will push out branches
How would you prune your grafted trees?
Aloha
I won’t prune them for a few years more than likely. I want them to thicken up for a while.
If it keep inside the home it grow really big. I would like to keep it inside the home as a small plant. Can keep it inside
Yes, just keep it trimmed to the size you want.
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hello, what type of soil do you use
truckingwithlove When I don’t make my own soil I use Top Pot soil from Laguna Hills nursery
if i plant a hass avocado tree from seed does it will gives a good fruits in the future ?
Again, that is a "maybe" but if you want to wait 5 + years to find out, you can do that. I have trees in the process. Best is to graft onto the seedlings that show to be the strongest in your climate.
@@TheElsinoreGardener thank you so much
@C&D Motorsports thanks for your important information . it will leads me to try planting from seed .
My avocado is about a foot tall & leggy, I pinched off the growing head, but after watching this I feel like I should cut it ? The leaves are not that big 😞 shall I cut it or leave it alone. I want it to get more branches & not just grow tall & leggy.
If you pinched off the growing tip let it go and see how new branches form.
Should I wait a year to prune? Mine are still in water, they don’t have leaves yet. We are just entering spring. I think if I leave it till next spring and prune it back it will be fine? Let me know what you think
Let them grow in water until it is a foot tall with leaves. Change out the water every week to give it fresh oxygenated water. I’ve let them grow to 2 feet in water.
@@TheElsinoreGardener awesome thanks!!!!
@@TheElsinoreGardener Should I pot it into its first pot using a 1 gallon or three gallon?
I pruned my avocado in the winter and now the main stem is turning brown from the tip where I pruned it and now I don't know what I shoulf do? Should I cut the brown part or leave it?
Are there any new leaf buds starting to pop out?
@@TheElsinoreGardener Yes there are but very low and after watching some videos it seems to me that normaly there would also grow at the main stem and now I am confused if I should cut it again to encourage some growth at the main stem or not
Since these are from seedlings, how do you use them for grafting so they will bear fruit instead of waiting for 10 years from just a seedling?
I wait for the trunk of the seedling to be the same as the variety’s I want to graft then graft them.
@@TheElsinoreGardener Do you have a video on how to graft these seedlings when it's time?
@@TheElsinoreGardener I just found the video showing how you grafted a GEM on a seedling. You put out the best videos! I have been viewing as many as I can and learned so much already! Thank you!
Can I email you with some questions I have about my avacado tree?
Sure. TheElsinoreGardener@gmail.com
What happens if you cut below the leaves, leaving only the stem? Asking for a friend......😳
You need to leave some leaves if you want it to push out branches. If your “friend” cut it too low it will just take some time to grow them back 😉
So how long o a stub do you leave ? 3” ? Thanks
L O F E N O I A L O F I have cut them as low as 3” but I like the way they grow when you cut them at 10” the will flush out more limbs below the cut and get bushier that way.
The Elsinore Gardener 10” sounds good ! Do you wait until winter or any time of year ? Thank you
You can cut it now but early spring would be the best time. Make sure you leave at least 5 leaves below the cut.
The Elsinore Gardener thanks for the tip!
Check out the series playlist on these seedlings.
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Avocado’s don’t grow true to seed so if all your plants are grown from seed how do you know the type of avocado?
I use them for grafting
How old should your avacado be before trimming?
Kathleen Elliot I like to let them get to a foot tall before I punch off the top inch or so of leaves to build a trunk
@@TheElsinoreGardener perfect thank you. Peace your way, Aloha
Supplier forgot to label 3 avo seedlings (hass, fuerte & pinkerton) so how to tell apart, enigma!
Watch the fruit I guess
Hi...how long it takes to fruit?
Seedlings can take up to 10 years to fruit. Even then you may not get a similar fruit taste to the mother tree. Grafting a known avocado is what most people do with these.
Ok got it... thank you...🙏
I feel so bad for cutting the head off ;-;
Aniek Scharenborg A little tree murder now will pay off later
hi my avocado plant is 6 months old and the older leaves recently started to turn brown and then they fell of... i don’t know what i’m doing wrong :(
Trees do that every year when new leaf growth starts. It’s common. Do you see new leaf growth?
The Elsinore Gardener yes, but then the new ones fell of..
@@idamoen340 you are over watering
can I email you for help with my avocado?
I have a avocado plant I started before I left for college.. it is almost about 2 years now and my grandpa just took care of it for me.. is it too late to prune it to make it bushier? it is about 3 feet tall now
No it’s not too late. PM me if you like. There are different ways you can do it depending on how tall you want it to start branching.
Sure the elsinore gardener @gmail.com
Check out the series on these seedlings
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They don't grow true to the mother plant regardless of what seed the plant originated from, it more than likely will not resemble a hass at all.
True, you can graft onto them if you like. I like to let them grow a while and see how the tolerate the heat and cold where I’m at. I then evaluate them for what I’m going to do next. Either graft or try to grow it out for years.
I saw the video thumbnail and was like, “what is my avocado doing on TH-cam?!” Oh, right, avocado plants tend to look similar.
They do all look alike
hi, i am sending you an email to ask your advice, your plants are so healthy, great video!
Please send me an email also
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Can't you just hand pollinate with a stick and a paper towel stuck on the end of the stick? Have you ever had avocados grow? I saw a video that said they won't grow from seeds.
There’s lots of ways to pollinate. All my seedlings are still growing and none have fruited yet
Without grafting a known good scion, the chances your fruit will be garbage is extremely high right?
I wouldn't say garbage, it may be plain or great. It will have many of the characteristics of the mother but time will tell if I let them grow. I will most likely graft onto these.
@@TheElsinoreGardener Cool, Just doing a lot of research. Better chances of good fruit with grafting seems to be the best route. Let us know about the fruit quality, That would be great!
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I found it very hard to hear you my friend for your next video could you please speak up. Thank you for the information i found it quite useful.
I'll try to speak up in the future. Thanks
I couldn't hear anything, voice was soft
I have a mike im using on the new videos. Thanks for the comment
Your garden is too clean* to attract bees. Plus you got block fencing..plant jasmine or passion fruit vines to attract more bees and wasps .
I get a lot of bees. Thanks
bit risky growing from seed may bare fruit in ten to twelve years about 15ft high
Stephen Newman I plan on grafting onto the strongest of my seedlings. I can keep the size where I want by pruning.
sounds good idea hope you have a great harvest in the near furture
Its not a Hass. If it's from a Hass fruit there's a very slim to zero percent chance of the tree producing Hass Avocados.
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Do you graft them with Hass?
Those are not Hass or Reed avocados. They don't come true from seeds. Unfortunately you're wasting your time and you're only going to find that out in another 5 or 6 years.
Video was to show how to encourage branching
Took way to long to actually cut it ! Your other info would be better AFTER you cut ..But thanks!
Video wouldn't be to long if I just cut it and signed off..... lol
Too much talking,
Thanks