Scott Grows an Avocado Tree no thank YOU for sharing your light with the world :) I’m so sad to cut my avocado “parents but maybe by the time the seeds sprout all will be well and they’ll look like parents again. Lol . 💖
My avocado needs help. It's about 60cm talk and just sprouting leaves at the very top of the plant. It suffered from root rot a while ago too. I think it needs to be trimmed down but there's no leaves at the lower part of the stalk. How can i cut it down?
@@ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree Do you have an idea if how tall that avocado will be until they grow enough if you prune like you did, how many feet your estimated? Because my avocado is in the front of my house and I don't want it to be a taller tree, I wanna keep it atleast 10 to 12 feet height, is it possible?Thanks
Very helpful, thank you ! It does feel brutal that's why i wanted to research the benefits of stemming my avocado tree thank you for elaborating further on how to do it and what good it does for the tree afterwards.
Thank you for this video! I haven't pruned my avocado yet and it's about 3 years old already, stupid of me to hold back... It really is just a tall trunk with leaves on top and is a bit floppy. I'd like to help it become stronger and also more bushy, would you suggest pruning like you did in the video, or would a different strategy be better given its age? Also, is it better to prune after/before repotting (as I need to repot as well). Thank you so much!
Anika your plant sounds like mine. It's April 3, 2022, early spring. My avocado is 36" tall with leaves that are kind of floppy. I bit the bullet, grabbed my scissors, held my breath and SNIP! I did it. Should have done it a while ago. I have three more seeds sitting in small water jars on the window sill behind this tall one. I won't repeat the mistake I made, but prune these new ones before they reach 36" tall on a skinny stem. Good luck with yours.
Just started growing an avocado tree a couple months back its upto 14inches in height now so I needed this. But it so break my heart to prune my baby 😅😅 but thanks for the info! Ill try these tomorrow.
Thank you so much for this! I have a two year old sapling that grew from a seed that I literally pushed into a pot of dirt to see if it would sprout. It is looking very spindly so I have been looking for information on what I should do. Yours is the best video on this exact thing. So thanks again for sharing your knowledge! PS: Got any information on peachtree and apple saplings? I must have a green thumb!
Hey Scott! Great video! How old does the plant have to be before we can prune? Can one that has recently grown from a seed (4-6 weeks) be pruned? Our cold season is starting next month. Thanks!
Thanks for the advice, I wished I knew the benefits of pruning an avocado tree before! I have a very tall 3 year old tree in a pot with not many branches and a very thin trunk and it doesn't look very healthy. Is the pruning similar in an older tree like mine?
Hey Auden - I expect that pruning your tree will encourage it to grow stronger :) also ensure that it's in a bright spot with plenty of light (though if outdoors, not full light all day). Good luck!
@@ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree Thank you!! I did it a couple days ago and I think it already looks healthier!! I live in Costa Rica, so it is getting a lot of light (and water too)
Thank you for the great information. My tree is very thin at the base and keeps getting knocked over by my children. Will put it in a larger pot and use your pruning tips.
Thx for this video but i have a question. how to prune when the lower leaves are brown at the ends? Can my avocado be saved if I prune top with the beautiful leaves?
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? My tree is over 170 cm high but the stam is slender and need support. How much can I cut?
Avocado trees are very sensitive to sodium. There might be traces of salt in the water you are using. Even if you cannot taste it there could be enough sodium to harm the plant. Try adding Gypsum to your soil or using distilled water, hope this helps.
A node is an area where a new branch or leaf can grow from. Just above each leaf there is a little bump, which is where a new branch will develop if the conditions are right.
Hi there, I trepidly pruned my plant a few months ago in the way you eloquently instructed, all good as a new stem began to grow out from the node just below the cut point. After a week or so it stopped growing reaching about 2 cm but still looks lush, then from the following node below a new stem started to grow! This secondary stem has grown to about 6 inches & has 5 lovely leaves on it plus a few baby ones just below. If you could guide me on this one, the leaf that I originally cut above is hanging on looking 85% good, should I manually remove it as it may be making the overall photosynthesising of the plant inefficient? One other thing please, should I reprune the plant once the new stem reaches the same height as in the original process you described? Eagerly looking forward to your reply, thanks.
My whole stem turned brown now, didn't start to grow from below node, :( I wish I never would have pruned it - tiny things are growning, but it has been like that with the tiny for over a month. Perhaps I cut it wrong? I wrote a comment earlier on this.
I have a dying avocado tree with two leaves and new growing tips all them at the very top. How to prune this? Cut all off but one leave or cut all leaves off?
Here in upstate NY, I wintered my 2 avocado trees on our enclosed porch, enclosed but not heated. They did surprisingly well but the edges of all the leaves browned. I've transplanted them and they're back in the sunshine now that it's spring but since they're over 3' tall and every leaf has brown edges (looking ugly), and since I've never pruned them, I think it's time to do so... . There's LOTS of new growth at the tops so I feel bad because the trees money-makers are going to be those new leaves, but I think they really need pruning and I'm hoping that they'll redirect their energy to sprouting/branching out. It's the right time of the year here, so I'm hopeful! Thanks for the simple advice! Wish me luck!
liked the video specially for the scott avocado song in the end :D but great tips thanks!! I just grew a baby avocado plant by accident. hoping to strengthen it using ur tips now
Ok I’m going to do it poor babies I have two. My large one is about 18 inches. It probably needs it as well, but it’s like a year old now and I don’t want to ruin it. I’ll cross my fingers and do both plants hopefully it won’t ruin them🤞🏻😢
Good question! The wood of the tree needs to mature in order for it to bear fruit. From seed... this could take upwards of 7 years. If you graft on a piece of mature wood from another tree, this can bring the number of years down :)
Thanks Scott for your helpful video! I have a 8 meter high 10+ year old tree with two thick trucks that I want to prune to half it size. Is that achievable?
I have a tree I grew from a pit and unfortunately it's three years old with no pruning so it looks like those tall thin trees you describe. I saw another commenter had the same issue. I'll go ahead and try to prune it in a few months when it's warmer. I live in a colder weather climate so I have to bring it indoors in a big pot on wheels every winter lol!
Very informative video, thanks! Can you explain if it makes a difference if you cut off just the top leaves or almost all of them, so at the bottom? Does is grow differently?
Somehow I immediately thought the guy is Australian, and it's not accent :D Thanks for the video and I'm so glad I found this channel! I've been suffering watching my 3 thin umbrella-like avocados and now I can confidently work on them ;)
That was absolutely terrifying! I don't think I could ever do that... Although I guess I really should eventually! I have a kind of experiment going on, to see if my bigger avocado tree could survive in the soil where live. I have a much smaller one that I've transplanted into the ground, and it's doing relatively okay. It has a lot of new leaves, I mean A LOT, that are coming in at the top. It's been in the ground for 2 weeks just about and I've been watering it every day. My "soil" is practically sand. It's a really light gray, and it CRUMBLES when you touch it. Any tips on potentially making the soil more hospitable, or just transplanting the bigger tree in general? What about fertilizer?
Sounds like you’re onto something that works! I’m afraid I don’t have a lot of experience with trees in the ground (compared to containers). They like slightly acidic soil - there are a number of ways to create this. And they will need a number of nutrients - just like any plant does. I’d recommend throwing a little slow release fertiliser on it every few months. Good luck!
Hi Scott. I'm from Melbourne USA. I love growing avocado trees. I also prune them to help them branch out. I'm finding that because of the pandemic more people are wanting to grow beneficial gardens and fruit trees. Back in my grandmother's day they were called Victory Gardens. I know it takes a long time to produce actual Avocado fruits on a tree grown from a tree. Perhaps you have a trick or two. I have one in the ground that I've grown for 5 years now. It's healthy but not producing as of yet.
So how do you make it branch out? ive got a really good growing tree which is about a meter now tall and i want to cut it down to half, because it has no branches. It's trying to branch out, but its at the very top. So how do i do it? do i not cut it as close to a leaf? I was waiting for that explanation but it didn't come. And should i cut it on an angle or straight?
This was helpful mush! My lower leaves all got salt burn cos I was a dick and put a tiny bit of fertiliser in the soil, they all shedded and died an honourable death, now my avocado is 2 foot tall, never pruned and I don't know how to make it bushy from now? Any suggestions? Thanks if u can or can't cos your video summed it up, just need help....
I just pruned mine, Scott. Hope i can send you a photo of it … i followed your pruning tips. I hope ot grew back much stronger. I have a question, can indoor avocado tree bear fruits? If yes, how can i speed up the process? Thank you ❤
My indoor tree is way too tall and the leaves start way too high. Can I cut the stem below all leaves to make it shorter? Will the leaves start growing again? It’s still a young tree,I started growing from the seed a few months ago.
I have two plants, one of them i pruned and it is now 3ft tall with leaves barely sprouting. My other one is also 3ft tall but is only a few months old 😶 I wait until some leaves are grown to see their health
I have two plants, one of them i pruned and it is now 3ft tall with leaves barely sprouting. My other one is also 3ft tall but is only a few months old 😶 I wait until some leaves are grown to see their health
Scott, just an FYI. I struggle to hear you over a distant microphone, low volume, plus banjo music in the background. I strain mightily to hear. Just thought I'd let you know. Love the videos though.
Great question, Rafel! I haven't made many attempts at propagating avocado stems - but I don't see why you couldn't. I'd love to know if you can get one to root!
How old should the avocado tree be when pruning? My tree is young. It Got out of the seed about 40 days ago, and now its about 35 cm tall. Todat I moved it to a larger pot.
Good question, Chris! I’d say now - BUT, give it another month to let it settle into its new pot. Transplanting is a stressful event for plants and it needs time to settle. Pruning is also a stressful event: basically, when a tree is pruned, it goes into crisis mode - using a bunch of energy into new growth. Right now, your tree needs to put that growth into its roots. In a months time, once it’s settled, I’d be comfortable pruning :) good luck!
Thanks Scott. I live in the UK and have grown an avocado plant from seed. I don't think for a minute I'll get any fruit anytime but it's more for aesthetic purposes. It's probably a couple of years old now with lots of healthy folliage and not spindly. It's got 2 substantial lateral. "branches" coming from it halfway up. What am I meant to do with these lateral branches, if anything? Should I cut them off, cut part of them off or leave them? The whole plant is over a couple of feet tall. Each lateral branch is 12 inches long with plenty of leaves. I've invested a lot of time in this plant and don't want to mess it up with under/over pruning. I have virtually no gardening experience. Thanks man.
So, mone is about that tall... but its new, with no leaves... & its may... can I still prune it? I also have another lol it has 2 new nodes growing from the seed its self.
Golden rule if you want a big healthy tree is to hold off on pruning until you move from pot to ground unless leaves are already dying or unfortunately root rot ridden. Anything green holds photo cells that the main steam needs to get bigger. Only prune leaves once they e started to wilt, dry, yellow, die, or get too big or long to where they are almost half way the length of the main steam. Edit: you also don’t have to worry about touching the plant unless you smoke tobacco. No other disease can be transmitted other than nicotine poison.
I have a high avocado tree, with a thick trunk. But right now it has lost all leaves 😢 Probably because of the less light this winter (Dark in Denmark!). I will change the soil, and mix it with perlite, now that spring is around the corner. But can I cut it down now? Is it possible to keep it alive, with no leaves? The top is bad, so that's why I will try pruning. And to provoke it to make leaves ... 🤔 Thanks for a great YT-canal, here from Denmark! 🙏🏼 🇩🇰
I accidentally grew an avocado tree from compost. Long story short, I had no idea how to take care of it. Somehow it barely survived winter with me. I found your channel and I’m grateful for these useful tips!!! Here’s my situation: after keeping my tree indoors over winter, i have about 4 leaves left at the top, except for the new growth that has started. My tree is extremely leggy because of this. I see my tree is now trying to throw off a new shoot at the base. Should I keep the main truck and cut back at a node even without having leaves and cut the runt? Or should I give up on the truck and hope the new shoot gives it second life? I’m assuming trying to keep the the runt shoot is wrong based on a prior video I watched 😅 I just don’t know how the plant will do once I cut away it’s only leaves… someone help please😊
Never pruned my avocado tree. In 4 years its now 2m high in a vase. The right ambient is more important than pruning. I work as an arborist/tree surgeon, and learned that not pruning is the best pruning if a plant is healthy!
Wish I could post a photo on here... But my tree never pruned is branching and has beautiful leaf growth so I am wondering if just letting nature take its course works just as well... If not better... Mine is 2 years old now and very strong ... I have a younger one I'm going to do as you advise too to see the difference... Intrigued!
This was so helpful, thanks for posting. I do have a question/concern: I have an avocado tree that was about 6in (recommended height for first pruning per my research) and I cut it back to 3in per research recommendations. Now it stopped growing. I'm not seeing any leaf or root growth and there's also no root rot that I can see. What do I do to keep it growing and alive? Any thoughts on why it's growth was stunted? Any thoughts from yall is VERY appreciated!
I'll admit I like your videos but after coming back to your video because of noticing a valuable pruning advice (my widow's thrill tall stem got beat up in our lovely regular wind weather, requiring proper removal), I ran it at 2X speed so the ukelele sad solo music you got going on won't get stuck in my head like it did last time 😋. I don't listen to much music usually.
What if you prune it lower like under that last leaf? My roomates cat tried to murder my 4 tall beautiful avocado trees i still have in water. All of them were cut in half when i came downstairs 😢 i am hoping the cat didn’t cut it to low, how low is too low???
I pruned my avocado just above the two bottom leaves at a 45 degree angle. The regrowth is beautiful but it’s growing at a 90 degree angle now 😕. Any advice? 🙏
Do you cover the exposed stem with something after you prune it. I find when i prune the stem starts dying back ALOT well past the node and the dieback wont stop
Do you have to cut of the stem? or can you just pluck a leaf near the middle .I have this type of avocado thats different from all the videos and only has 3 leaf at a time where do i cut it, and do you know why my avocado leaves die fast? I've never had a avocado plant before and im puzzled cuz its really fussy and leaves go brown half way and stop.
Ahhh! I'm terrified of cutting mine back, so I keep trying to find out when/how too. Everywhere I've seen, it says to cut back the stem 3 inches once it reaches 6.. but I havent seen anyone do that! My sapling is just starting to grow its leaves out (I have two right now) and I dont know whether to wait till it's way bigger, or to prune it now.. also, when should I get it into a pot? Does the size matter? Thank you!
You can do it! I wait for the first leave fully open up and for it to get to between 15-20cm tall, then I'll pretty well cut it in half :) Good luck! I also pruned a bunch of trees in this video th-cam.com/video/4Dg07ZvMfCw/w-d-xo.html if you need to watch some more :)
My plants never been pruned,I didn't know how to do it. It's got a long thin stem,and at the top the leaves are spreading left and right making it top heavy. What do I do with it please. Many thanks.
Looking for advice on my avocado tree that is in water since I planted him in April. He is about 13 inches tall and the bottom leaves have started to brown. Any tips?
If I wanted it shorter than the first leaf, can I cut it under the leaf? Effectively it would gave no leaves. Or would I cut above and wait for side shoots, then cut lower?
Will this work if your tree is like 6 ft tall? We inherited an avocado tree and it actually looks like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. It literally has three branches and is over 6 ft tall.
I grieve those cut off branches 😭😭 but it must be done. I think I'll put them in water and see if they grow some roots. I don't have the heart to just throw them away.
can you reproduce the plant with the piece you chopped off? I've seen it with basil where they put the chopped stem on water and it grows roots but not sure if it will work with avocado too
This is a great question. I have a number of polyembryonic seeds too (when there are more than one embryos in the seed, which will result in more than one tree). And I'm actually not yet sure what to do with multiple trunks. I haven't found a lot of info online so I'm trying different things at the moment. One day I'll make a video on it - stay tuned.
Do we get good and quality fruit from avocado tree germinated from the seed. As i am planning to have avocado tree in my house. Please guide what would be the best.
Great question. It's impossible to tell. Avocados are not true to seed (their heterozygotes) which means that if you plant a seed from an avocado tree and raise it to eventually bear fruit, the fruit of that tree won't be the same as the fruit that the seed originally came from. It will still be an avocado, but the size, flavour, texture, etc. isn't guaranteed. The only guaranteed way of getting good fruit is to clone already known varieties. This is done by grafting scions (branches) from a tree with a known variety, onto the root stock of a variety unknown. In terms of growing your own, this is challenging - if you're able to track down grafting material, then that may be an option. Otherwise you may want to look into buying a couple of complimentary varieties if you want a better chance of good fruit. Hope that helps! :)
Thank you this is so clear! My avocado tree has a lot of leaves at the top and has a thin trunk. Will pruning help me fix it? It is now leaning to one side so I had to prop it with a stick. I used to just pinch the top leaves off but then stopped.
Oh no never pruned mine (in over a year) now its over a meter tall has lots of leaves and realy soft singel stem. I cant put it outside out of fear it will break from the wind.
Hii there. Just saw your video. I really didn't know that I had to prune my avocado plant. He is maybe 8 months old (I ave 2 of them) the leaves start really high cuz yeah well the old ones fell of since I didnt know I had to prune them.. can I cut the stem way smaller with no leaves left? (its really high) or will this kill the plant?
Scott, This is great info! I have 6 avocado plants that were grown directly in soil and are about 36 inches tall. Now I know how to prune. Should I repot them before the pruning or after. Thanks in advance LeMell
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this physically pained me but **SNIFFLE**
i know it’s f-f-for the b-best.. (.•*^*)
IKR!! That’s why mine is seven feet tall and needs me to be strong for them so I can do the job right ! 🥰 🌳
The length of your hair and beard is proof you can grow things 😂 I will trust this man with my plants
I pruned mine today and my dad came home and said ‘Ella what have you done to your avacado plant!!!’ 🥲 hoping she will be okay
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How is she doing?
@@jovanakalajdzic2421 she has actually grown 3 side branches!!!
I need to do the same to my tree-I’m a bit nervous about it
@@Leticia-60 i did it and it has now 2 side branches
This video is so wholesome and helpful .THIS is what I remember TH-cam being for back in the day. Thanks for sharing :)
That's very kind of you to say - thank you very much :)
Scott Grows an Avocado Tree no thank YOU for sharing your light with the world :) I’m so sad to cut my avocado “parents but maybe by the time the seeds sprout all will be well and they’ll look like parents again. Lol . 💖
Yeah right!?! Scott you are awesome and MS you are awesome for bringing that to light
I audibly gasped...
I need to prune mine, but I'm scared 😨
How did it go 😌😌
My heart dropped as he cut the tree.
My avocado needs help. It's about 60cm talk and just sprouting leaves at the very top of the plant. It suffered from root rot a while ago too. I think it needs to be trimmed down but there's no leaves at the lower part of the stalk. How can i cut it down?
I’m only here cause I literally have the same issue mines kid like 2 ft y’all I had no idea I had to prune it
Hey! My tree is already 130 cm. How high can I cut it? Above the first leaf?
Did this two weeks ago. It still hasn't grown back...
I can listen to you talk all day!
This was so helpful ~ I have 2 I planted back in the summer and I’m fascinated by how the trunks are firming out.
I am so scared to cut mine🥲your so confident and relaxed I feel better about doing it. Thank you
I am going to subscribe this channel because i like avocados
Everytime I've done this my plant stops growing. There's nobody there to prune a avocado plant in the wild. For now on I'm leaving mine alone.
Ahh so helpful, thanks for the tips!!!
In the video you said you wanted this to grow to be a taller tree, would you prune it differently if you wanted it to be shorter and bushier?
It will continue to grow out of the node, so it can still grow tall, if I wanted it to bush out more I would prune more regularly ☺️
Scott Grows an Avocado Tree to get a bushy avocado tree, should i prune it always at the same spot or a few leaves above the last cut?
@@ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree Do you have an idea if how tall that avocado will be until they grow enough if you prune like you did, how many feet your estimated? Because my avocado is in the front of my house and I don't want it to be a taller tree, I wanna keep it atleast 10 to 12 feet height, is it possible?Thanks
Very helpful, thank you ! It does feel brutal that's why i wanted to research the benefits of stemming my avocado tree thank you for elaborating further on how to do it and what good it does for the tree afterwards.
A pleasure! Good luck ☺️🥑
Thank you for this video! I haven't pruned my avocado yet and it's about 3 years old already, stupid of me to hold back... It really is just a tall trunk with leaves on top and is a bit floppy. I'd like to help it become stronger and also more bushy, would you suggest pruning like you did in the video, or would a different strategy be better given its age? Also, is it better to prune after/before repotting (as I need to repot as well). Thank you so much!
Anika your plant sounds like mine. It's April 3, 2022, early spring. My avocado is 36" tall with leaves that are kind of floppy. I bit the bullet, grabbed my scissors, held my breath and SNIP! I did it. Should have done it a while ago. I have three more seeds sitting in small water jars on the window sill behind this tall one. I won't repeat the mistake I made, but prune these new ones before they reach 36" tall on a skinny stem. Good luck with yours.
Just started growing an avocado tree a couple months back its upto 14inches in height now so I needed this. But it so break my heart to prune my baby 😅😅 but thanks for the info! Ill try these tomorrow.
I’m hesitating to prune. It does feel brutal :p
Thank you so much for this! I have a two year old sapling that grew from a seed that I literally pushed into a pot of dirt to see if it would sprout. It is looking very spindly so I have been looking for information on what I should do. Yours is the best video on this exact thing. So thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
PS: Got any information on peachtree and apple saplings? I must have a green thumb!
Hey Scott! Great video! How old does the plant have to be before we can prune? Can one that has recently grown from a seed (4-6 weeks) be pruned? Our cold season is starting next month. Thanks!
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Thanks for the advice, I wished I knew the benefits of pruning an avocado tree before! I have a very tall 3 year old tree in a pot with not many branches and a very thin trunk and it doesn't look very healthy. Is the pruning similar in an older tree like mine?
Hey Auden - I expect that pruning your tree will encourage it to grow stronger :) also ensure that it's in a bright spot with plenty of light (though if outdoors, not full light all day). Good luck!
@@ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree Thank you!! I did it a couple days ago and I think it already looks healthier!! I live in Costa Rica, so it is getting a lot of light (and water too)
What if you have a tall 2 foot spindly tree with a dozen leaves at the top? Can you prune it down to 1 foot where there are no leaves?
Thank you for the great information. My tree is very thin at the base and keeps getting knocked over by my children.
Will put it in a larger pot and use your pruning tips.
Good luck!! ☺️
Yay the russel brand of gardening ! Thanks bro for the info! I have two avocado trees over a year old I never pruned up until today 😬
Haha, thanks Destin
Good luck! Enjoy watching them grow thicker and stronger! ☺️🥑
No way! This guy is gorgeous! Not even the hair looks like Russel’s.🤣🤣
Thx for this video but i have a question.
how to prune when the lower leaves are brown at the ends? Can my avocado be saved if I prune top with the beautiful leaves?
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? My tree is over 170 cm high but the stam is slender and need support. How much can I cut?
So long as you’re cutting just above a node, anywhere should be okay ☺️ good luck!
Dealing with the same thing. Did you snip the top off? How did it turn out? ( it's really scary to me)
Mine are starting to branch out, I’m so happy thank you!💚🌱
Chop banana peels, add a little lime powder and itbgriws fast, using miracle grow fruit tree fertilizer is wow!
Leaves of my avocado tree turn black. Does the tree lack of minerals? I live in Latvia and winters are cold, can it be from central heating?
There could be a number of reasons. Send me a picture of your tree on Instagram and we'll see what we can do :)
Avocado trees are very sensitive to sodium. There might be traces of salt in the water you are using. Even if you cannot taste it there could be enough sodium to harm the plant. Try adding Gypsum to your soil or using distilled water, hope this helps.
I'm still fairly new to avocado trees and gardening, what exactly is a tree node and how do I know it's the proper area instead of further up ?
A node is an area where a new branch or leaf can grow from. Just above each leaf there is a little bump, which is where a new branch will develop if the conditions are right.
Hi there, I trepidly pruned my plant a few months ago in the way you eloquently instructed, all good as a new stem began to grow out from the node just below the cut point.
After a week or so it stopped growing reaching about 2 cm but still looks lush, then from the following node below a new stem started to grow!
This secondary stem has grown to about 6 inches & has 5 lovely leaves on it plus a few baby ones just below.
If you could guide me on this one, the leaf that I originally cut above is hanging on looking 85% good, should I manually remove it as it may be making the overall photosynthesising of the plant inefficient?
One other thing please, should I reprune the plant once the new stem reaches the same height as in the original process you described?
Eagerly looking forward to your reply, thanks.
My whole stem turned brown now, didn't start to grow from below node, :( I wish I never would have pruned it - tiny things are growning, but it has been like that with the tiny for over a month. Perhaps I cut it wrong? I wrote a comment earlier on this.
I have a dying avocado tree with two leaves and new growing tips all them at the very top. How to prune this? Cut all off but one leave or cut all leaves off?
I'm literally in tears 💔 but I know it's for the best 💝
I have an Avocado plant and it's about four feet tall, I haven't pruned the plant even once. Is it too late to prune the plant or, kindly advice.
Mine looks like those ! I still need to prune did it once and it grows a halve inch every day
Sounds great! Good luck!
Thank you so much for the helpful information :) I really enjoyed the music in the background :)
Here in upstate NY, I wintered my 2 avocado trees on our enclosed porch, enclosed but not heated. They did surprisingly well but the edges of all the leaves browned. I've transplanted them and they're back in the sunshine now that it's spring but since they're over 3' tall and every leaf has brown edges (looking ugly), and since I've never pruned them, I think it's time to do so... . There's LOTS of new growth at the tops so I feel bad because the trees money-makers are going to be those new leaves, but I think they really need pruning and I'm hoping that they'll redirect their energy to sprouting/branching out. It's the right time of the year here, so I'm hopeful! Thanks for the simple advice! Wish me luck!
liked the video specially for the scott avocado song in the end :D but great tips thanks!! I just grew a baby avocado plant by accident. hoping to strengthen it using ur tips now
Ok I’m going to do it poor babies I have two. My large one is about 18 inches. It probably needs it as well, but it’s like a year old now and I don’t want to ruin it. I’ll cross my fingers and do both plants hopefully it won’t ruin them🤞🏻😢
How did it go?
hi i'm starting to grow some avocados from seed, how many years will it take them to bear fruits? 😊
at least 3 years
Good question! The wood of the tree needs to mature in order for it to bear fruit. From seed... this could take upwards of 7 years. If you graft on a piece of mature wood from another tree, this can bring the number of years down :)
@@ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree can you please make a video regarding grafting? 😁 please please
The cut off part
Can it be treated with rooting compound and rooted
I have a question, is there any possible chance you could graft that branch onto a much smaller sapling to speed up the growing process?
Thanks Scott for your helpful video! I have a 8 meter high 10+ year old tree with two thick trucks that I want to prune to half it size. Is that achievable?
Did you do this? Did it work out?
0:00 my avocado tree almost looks like your avocado tree on the right but a little bit taller
Hi! I went to your Instagram today, but I haven't found an update on this. Can you tell me if it's there so I'll do a better search. Thank you!
I'd also like to know!!
I have a tree I grew from a pit and unfortunately it's three years old with no pruning so it looks like those tall thin trees you describe. I saw another commenter had the same issue. I'll go ahead and try to prune it in a few months when it's warmer. I live in a colder weather climate so I have to bring it indoors in a big pot on wheels every winter lol!
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Very informative video, thanks! Can you explain if it makes a difference if you cut off just the top leaves or almost all of them, so at the bottom? Does is grow differently?
Somehow I immediately thought the guy is Australian, and it's not accent :D
Thanks for the video and I'm so glad I found this channel! I've been suffering watching my 3 thin umbrella-like avocados and now I can confidently work on them ;)
That was absolutely terrifying! I don't think I could ever do that... Although I guess I really should eventually! I have a kind of experiment going on, to see if my bigger avocado tree could survive in the soil where live. I have a much smaller one that I've transplanted into the ground, and it's doing relatively okay. It has a lot of new leaves, I mean A LOT, that are coming in at the top. It's been in the ground for 2 weeks just about and I've been watering it every day. My "soil" is practically sand. It's a really light gray, and it CRUMBLES when you touch it. Any tips on potentially making the soil more hospitable, or just transplanting the bigger tree in general? What about fertilizer?
Sounds like you’re onto something that works! I’m afraid I don’t have a lot of experience with trees in the ground (compared to containers). They like slightly acidic soil - there are a number of ways to create this. And they will need a number of nutrients - just like any plant does. I’d recommend throwing a little slow release fertiliser on it every few months. Good luck!
Hi Scott. I'm from Melbourne USA. I love growing avocado trees. I also prune them to help them branch out. I'm finding that because of the pandemic more people are wanting to grow beneficial gardens and fruit trees. Back in my grandmother's day they were called Victory Gardens. I know it takes a long time to produce actual Avocado fruits on a tree grown from a tree. Perhaps you have a trick or two. I have one in the ground that I've grown for 5 years now. It's healthy but not producing as of yet.
Shit, 5 years?
So how do you make it branch out? ive got a really good growing tree which is about a meter now tall and i want to cut it down to half, because it has no branches. It's trying to branch out, but its at the very top. So how do i do it? do i not cut it as close to a leaf? I was waiting for that explanation but it didn't come. And should i cut it on an angle or straight?
This was helpful mush! My lower leaves all got salt burn cos I was a dick and put a tiny bit of fertiliser in the soil, they all shedded and died an honourable death, now my avocado is 2 foot tall, never pruned and I don't know how to make it bushy from now? Any suggestions? Thanks if u can or can't cos your video summed it up, just need help....
What if you cut at a node that does not have leaves? 😬
My tree is too tall to transport, but I have to move. 😭
I just pruned mine, Scott. Hope i can send you a photo of it … i followed your pruning tips. I hope ot grew back much stronger. I have a question, can indoor avocado tree bear fruits? If yes, how can i speed up the process? Thank you ❤
My indoor tree is way too tall and the leaves start way too high. Can I cut the stem below all leaves to make it shorter? Will the leaves start growing again? It’s still a young tree,I started growing from the seed a few months ago.
I have two plants, one of them i pruned and it is now 3ft tall with leaves barely sprouting. My other one is also 3ft tall but is only a few months old 😶 I wait until some leaves are grown to see their health
I have two plants, one of them i pruned and it is now 3ft tall with leaves barely sprouting. My other one is also 3ft tall but is only a few months old 😶 I wait until some leaves are grown to see their health
Scott, just an FYI. I struggle to hear you over a distant microphone, low volume, plus banjo music in the background. I strain mightily to hear. Just thought I'd let you know. Love the videos though.
My boyfriend has greenhouses filled with roses that we've pruned, but when i have to prune the avocado, it's like a knife to the heart
Hi, can I use a luted top part as a new tree? put it first in a water and next ti the ground?
Great question, Rafel! I haven't made many attempts at propagating avocado stems - but I don't see why you couldn't. I'd love to know if you can get one to root!
Hi, I have a question. If tree is thin, slim and tall about 26". Can I just prune and leave about 16" trunk? It only has a few leaves on top.
That sounds good to me! :)
How old should the avocado tree be when pruning? My tree is young. It Got out of the seed about 40 days ago, and now its about 35 cm tall. Todat I moved it to a larger pot.
Good question, Chris! I’d say now - BUT, give it another month to let it settle into its new pot. Transplanting is a stressful event for plants and it needs time to settle. Pruning is also a stressful event: basically, when a tree is pruned, it goes into crisis mode - using a bunch of energy into new growth. Right now, your tree needs to put that growth into its roots. In a months time, once it’s settled, I’d be comfortable pruning :) good luck!
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Thanks Scott. I live in the UK and have grown an avocado plant from seed. I don't think for a minute I'll get any fruit anytime but it's more for aesthetic purposes. It's probably a couple of years old now with lots of healthy folliage and not spindly. It's got 2 substantial lateral. "branches" coming from it halfway up. What am I meant to do with these lateral branches, if anything? Should I cut them off, cut part of them off or leave them? The whole plant is over a couple of feet tall. Each lateral branch is 12 inches long with plenty of leaves. I've invested a lot of time in this plant and don't want to mess it up with under/over pruning. I have virtually no gardening experience. Thanks man.
So, mone is about that tall... but its new, with no leaves... & its may... can I still prune it? I also have another lol it has 2 new nodes growing from the seed its self.
Golden rule if you want a big healthy tree is to hold off on pruning until you move from pot to ground unless leaves are already dying or unfortunately root rot ridden. Anything green holds photo cells that the main steam needs to get bigger. Only prune leaves once they e started to wilt, dry, yellow, die, or get too big or long to where they are almost half way the length of the main steam.
Edit: you also don’t have to worry about touching the plant unless you smoke tobacco. No other disease can be transmitted other than nicotine poison.
[my avocado tree, more established but with a huge bald spot in the middle]
I know what I must do but I don't think I have the strength to do it...
Hi Scott i have a question my avocado plant is acting strange.. and i don't know what to do? And scared to trim
I have a high avocado tree, with a thick trunk. But right now it has lost all leaves 😢 Probably because of the less light this winter (Dark in Denmark!).
I will change the soil, and mix it with perlite, now that spring is around the corner.
But can I cut it down now? Is it possible to keep it alive, with no leaves?
The top is bad, so that's why I will try pruning.
And to provoke it to make leaves ... 🤔
Thanks for a great YT-canal, here from Denmark! 🙏🏼 🇩🇰
I accidentally grew an avocado tree from compost. Long story short, I had no idea how to take care of it. Somehow it barely survived winter with me. I found your channel and I’m grateful for these useful tips!!! Here’s my situation: after keeping my tree indoors over winter, i have about 4 leaves left at the top, except for the new growth that has started. My tree is extremely leggy because of this. I see my tree is now trying to throw off a new shoot at the base. Should I keep the main truck and cut back at a node even without having leaves and cut the runt? Or should I give up on the truck and hope the new shoot gives it second life? I’m assuming trying to keep the the runt shoot is wrong based on a prior video I watched 😅 I just don’t know how the plant will do once I cut away it’s only leaves… someone help please😊
Never pruned my avocado tree. In 4 years its now 2m high in a vase. The right ambient is more important than pruning.
I work as an arborist/tree surgeon, and learned that not pruning is the best pruning if a plant is healthy!
Wish I could post a photo on here... But my tree never pruned is branching and has beautiful leaf growth so I am wondering if just letting nature take its course works just as well... If not better... Mine is 2 years old now and very strong ... I have a younger one I'm going to do as you advise too to see the difference... Intrigued!
This was so helpful, thanks for posting.
I do have a question/concern: I have an avocado tree that was about 6in (recommended height for first pruning per my research) and I cut it back to 3in per research recommendations. Now it stopped growing. I'm not seeing any leaf or root growth and there's also no root rot that I can see. What do I do to keep it growing and alive? Any thoughts on why it's growth was stunted? Any thoughts from yall is VERY appreciated!
I'll admit I like your videos but after coming back to your video because of noticing a valuable pruning advice (my widow's thrill tall stem got beat up in our lovely regular wind weather, requiring proper removal), I ran it at 2X speed so the ukelele sad solo music you got going on won't get stuck in my head like it did last time 😋. I don't listen to much music usually.
What if you prune it lower like under that last leaf? My roomates cat tried to murder my 4 tall beautiful avocado trees i still have in water. All of them were cut in half when i came downstairs 😢 i am hoping the cat didn’t cut it to low, how low is too low???
I pruned my avocado just above the two bottom leaves at a 45 degree angle. The regrowth is beautiful but it’s growing at a 90 degree angle now 😕. Any advice? 🙏
Do you cover the exposed stem with something after you prune it. I find when i prune the stem starts dying back ALOT well past the node and the dieback wont stop
Do you have to cut of the stem? or can you just pluck a leaf near the middle .I have this type of avocado thats different from all the videos and only has 3 leaf at a time where do i cut it, and do you know why my avocado leaves die fast? I've never had a avocado plant before and im puzzled cuz its really fussy and leaves go brown half way and stop.
I just pruned mine while singing... "Thumb pruned an Avacado Tree, Thumb pruned an Avacado tree...." 😎
My trees are three years old an a thick trunk 2.5 cm diameter, can I still prune them ?
Ahhh! I'm terrified of cutting mine back, so I keep trying to find out when/how too. Everywhere I've seen, it says to cut back the stem 3 inches once it reaches 6.. but I havent seen anyone do that! My sapling is just starting to grow its leaves out (I have two right now) and I dont know whether to wait till it's way bigger, or to prune it now.. also, when should I get it into a pot? Does the size matter? Thank you!
You can do it! I wait for the first leave fully open up and for it to get to between 15-20cm tall, then I'll pretty well cut it in half :) Good luck! I also pruned a bunch of trees in this video th-cam.com/video/4Dg07ZvMfCw/w-d-xo.html if you need to watch some more :)
@@ScottGrowsanAvocadoTree thank you so much
My plants never been pruned,I didn't know how to do it. It's got a long thin stem,and at the top the leaves are spreading left and right making it top heavy. What do I do with it please. Many thanks.
Looking for advice on my avocado tree that is in water since I planted him in April. He is about 13 inches tall and the bottom leaves have started to brown. Any tips?
If I wanted it shorter than the first leaf, can I cut it under the leaf? Effectively it would gave no leaves. Or would I cut above and wait for side shoots, then cut lower?
Will this work if your tree is like 6 ft tall? We inherited an avocado tree and it actually looks like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree. It literally has three branches and is over 6 ft tall.
I pruned the top of my avocado tree, and it grew a new branch, which is longer than the main stalk. How far back should i prune the new branch?
I grieve those cut off branches 😭😭 but it must be done. I think I'll put them in water and see if they grow some roots. I don't have the heart to just throw them away.
can you reproduce the plant with the piece you chopped off? I've seen it with basil where they put the chopped stem on water and it grows roots but not sure if it will work with avocado too
I have 1 avocado seed growing 2 trunks that around 12” tall each. Should I cut down one to strengthen the other?
This is a great question. I have a number of polyembryonic seeds too (when there are more than one embryos in the seed, which will result in more than one tree). And I'm actually not yet sure what to do with multiple trunks. I haven't found a lot of info online so I'm trying different things at the moment. One day I'll make a video on it - stay tuned.
I've been intertwining my two stems and pruning the leaves in the middle so the growth isn't hindered later on
Do we get good and quality fruit from avocado tree germinated from the seed. As i am planning to have avocado tree in my house. Please guide what would be the best.
Great question.
It's impossible to tell. Avocados are not true to seed (their heterozygotes) which means that if you plant a seed from an avocado tree and raise it to eventually bear fruit, the fruit of that tree won't be the same as the fruit that the seed originally came from. It will still be an avocado, but the size, flavour, texture, etc. isn't guaranteed. The only guaranteed way of getting good fruit is to clone already known varieties. This is done by grafting scions (branches) from a tree with a known variety, onto the root stock of a variety unknown.
In terms of growing your own, this is challenging - if you're able to track down grafting material, then that may be an option. Otherwise you may want to look into buying a couple of complimentary varieties if you want a better chance of good fruit.
Hope that helps! :)
Thank you this is so clear! My avocado tree has a lot of leaves at the top and has a thin trunk. Will pruning help me fix it? It is now leaning to one side so I had to prop it with a stick. I used to just pinch the top leaves off but then stopped.
did the pinching trigger new growth?
@@vastya.3255 actually it did but most of it is still at the top.
Oh no never pruned mine (in over a year) now its over a meter tall has lots of leaves and realy soft singel stem. I cant put it outside out of fear it will break from the wind.
😅 my 3 trees are about 6ft tall but skinny as all heck. They are about 2-3 years old. Is it too late for my babies?!?!
Hii there. Just saw your video. I really didn't know that I had to prune my avocado plant. He is maybe 8 months old (I ave 2 of them) the leaves start really high cuz yeah well the old ones fell of since I didnt know I had to prune them.. can I cut the stem way smaller with no leaves left? (its really high) or will this kill the plant?
cut off 40% of your stem, or otherwise to your lowest leaf, you should be fine , mine was 4-5 months old when i pruned it and there’s a new branch
replanting the top part of the prune, sticking the bottom part of it in an aloe vera and burrying it, does it really grow back though as propagation?
I have a question, after pruning my avocado tree, it began turning a little black at the top is that normal.
After we prune a tree to grow more branches, do we prune the branches? I'd attach a photo but don't think I can😁
Scott, This is great info! I have 6 avocado plants that were grown directly in soil and are about 36 inches tall. Now I know how to prune. Should I repot them before the pruning or after.
Thanks in advance
LeMell
Thank you for the kind words :)
Check out this video for the answer to your question! th-cam.com/video/PbW3IfRQqHs/w-d-xo.html
I have a 25ft avocado tree but its producing small 1 inch skinny avocados. Any advice?
Is there specific season you're supposed to do this in as well? Or is it anytime?
Good question! During warmer months (spring and summer). I’ve done them in autumn and winter... but they typically won’t grow until water months.