@@koolaidshower it survived the winter! it was looking kinda brown and crunchy over this last spring, but its getting lots of new leaves and its actually making bark!!! The stem is strong and it's about 3 foot tall now :) thank you for asking. I'm thinking about putting it in a new location, but similar conditions
What temperature do you think you had the cutting in water in? I heard it has to be warm to propagate them. Also how is growing now? How many roots and is it in dirt yet?
I accidentally dropped mine and it broke the stem I was so sad. Then I wondered why it grew so much faster than the other one. I didn't know i accidentally pruned mine by dropping it 😂
So I just pruned mine after about a month of debating and mine only had leaves at the top so I was really worried because that's where all of its leaves were but I did it anyways and it was just an ugly little stick poking out of a seed and nothing ever grew back for about 3 weeks... and then after e weeks it exploded and now is growing 2x faster than before and after about 2 weeks of growth it's already twice as big as it was before I pruned it. I'm thinking of doing it again because it grew a 2nd trunk and now is growing so tall so fast. I highly recommend pruning. Just be patient because it will take about a month for it to heal and start new growth. Just make sure you prune just above the node not below it I think that's where most people mess up is they cut below the node and the node is where the new growth comes from so if you cut that off that's where the new growth would have started so cut just above a node.
@@grey5135What does the node look like?? I have one still in water, very tall, leaves on top. I know I need to prune it down quite a bit, but this node thing now concerns me.
I live in Germany, and have a avocado too, it is in a special selv watering pot, with special soil. It live all time indoor on a east facing window. I have to water it every week with approximately 700ml water in witch I put 10-14 drops of fertilizer and 2 drops of trace elements for plants. The avocado is doing well for two years now (not shure). That's my experience and I want to share it. :)
I have an avocado tree that I've never pruned (I was afraid to). It had grown to seven feet twice. The first time the top bent over about 4 feet from the bottom. Another limb has grown from the bend of the top and is again above the curtains. It is from the pit and about six years old. I would like to prune it, but where? There are no leaves on the original 4 foot pit stem. I live in zone 7 and am afraid it's too cold too long with too little sun to plant outside.
@@RitaMcswain I'm not an expert, but if the plant try to grow, my avocado tends to grow for a while and then do nothing for a while, if it in a growing season you can cut it basically everywhere, but the plant decided were it want to grow a new branch... In my experience, dont touch the roots and everything will be fine, but I'm also very afraid of pruning therefore I cut of the very young branches, and let the plant do it's thing
Yep. Pruned mine for the first time since I grew it from a seed. There are actually 8 plants now. What started as an experiment is now an obsession. LOL I took the clipping and shoved it into the dirt with the seed and stem. Maybe it will root? We'll see. Living in the Pacific Northwest of USA the plants will have to be indoors. Even then, the south/west window ledge is currently 61F/16C while it is 39F/4C outside. My room is 66F/19C. So I have some of the plants under a growlight that gets the surrounding air temps to 72F/22C. Thank you for the tip about the dampness of the soil. I have them all in those self-watering pots with the wick that seems to bring up way too much water as the soil is constantly damp. I guess I will just stop putting so much water in the reservoir and will move them to different pots when I can.
I just started my 1st two seeds a month ago and was searching for some planting information, came across your video and it's great !!! Was all I needed and the humor was appreciated LOL...
I live in Belgium and have started growing my own Avocado trees. I know deep down that my plants need pruning and due to the fear (that you totally understand 🙂↕️), I have came across this lovely video. Thank you so much for the knowledge you shared. ♥️
SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL! I’m living in Finland and growing so many plants that are similar to yours so it’s really helpful to know what’s normal in terms of temp, lighting, care, etc! My avocado plant (Leafy) hasn’t been doing so well but this vid gives me some hope it might make it to see another summer :)
Very nice video. My indoor plants had a problem with chlorine, lead and other contaminants in my city water. Buying distilled water cost too much, so I bought a Brita water pitcher that filters out chlorine, lead, etc. It cost me less than $25 usd and filters about 300 gallons a year before I need to buy a $15 replacement filter. My plants are less stressed and its easier to control my fertilizer use.
I was ruthless with my pruning, cutting it wayyyy back tp the first node. The stalk grew back super thick with a second branch starting at the base and nice big leaves. Im sp glad i took the chance!😊
You're funny. I have been growing my avacado tree here in Western Ma. I've named him Arnold and he's doing well. Thanks for the complete rundown there.
I have had my avocado plants for almost two years and an easy watering sign is when the leaves start to hang or sack a little. The tips might be brown sometimes but it still grows in height so I guess it's happy anyway. It's really fun to grow plants from seed especially from foods so to speak.
My whole top died, so I saw lil nods on the long trunk and topped it ,and now I have top leaves.... I have 4 more to trans plant..in water now...I lost my biggest ,it showed all of a sudden,didn't have a chance to bring in.but learned my lesson!
In my area the water is horrible, so I boil my water for about 10-15 minutes on the stove, then allow to cool, and this seems to get rid of whatever is in my water that my plants didn't like!!
Ouch! I live in apt New York City so I completely understand the no direct sunlight issue I don’t have a green thumb, in fact I could kill a rock garden if you give me the chance. But I started an avocado from the seed and now it’s about 2 feet tall. I had heard about pruning but had no idea what it meant. But I followed what you said and I did it. And I thought “what the hell did I just do“ LOL. I loved how you spoke in the video. You were not condescending you were not all arrogant. You spoke to me, at least, like a friend who knows what they’re doing. As opposed to a cocky florist. Thumbs up
As long as you still have a node and the stem is still somewhat green, it should be ok, I believe. The chlorophyll in the stem will help provide energy to the node to grow. So if you don’t have leaves but the stem is still green then the node should be ok.
Mine is not ready to prune, buuut, when it comes time, you, my friend, gave me the courage to prune, because I don't like to prune either, but you did it, so I can too.
I have already did the initial clipping, and not sure when the next clipping will happen. Unfortunately I can not send a picture of the 2 that I have. Approximately 6 weeks apart. Friday, 3/22/24 9:33 EST USA Port St. Lucie, Florida
I'm sure if you prune it at that size, and apply rooting hormone to the cut part, you will end with two avocados for the price of one 15 to 30 days after, if they are taken good care and root. Thanks for the video, it gave me lots of ideas!
Thanks for the video! Quick question: I just planted the my first Avocado plant I grew from seed, it's been growing fine so far, but now most of the leaves are hanging down instead of standing up. I'm afraid of overwatering it, as the soil is still a bit moist. If anyone has an idea lemme know :)
This was incredibly helpful! I have an avocado I've grown from a pit [I got it in a tub of guacamole from my favorite restaurant on their last day and didn't expect it to grow!], I've been so nervous about trimming it! A few lower leaves have been a little yellowy lately and fell off so I started lookin for info and this video was a huge help! Thank you!
Thanks for this, I was too scared to prune the 4 Avocado plants I grew from pit while I was on furlough, but I’ve finally grown a pair and I’m about to do it, wish me luck, or send condolences
My avocado grew to 2feet outside this summer in an entirely shady garden...just stuck a pit in a Begonia pot and after a few months, I have a 2 foot tall plant with 8 med sized leaves on top and 6 new leaves budding out now. I really don’t want to prune it...I’d only have about 3 leaves left...I have 3 more started so will definitely prune these when they’re not too tall...I have mine in a very hot and sunny South facing window and noticed two of my leaves are getting a darker color...right now they’re light green, not deep green...I’ll give it morning sun but dapped afternoon sun and see how it does...very exciting to discover this plant in my garden...may try to Bonsai one, or two, of them...love your videos....thanks...Pat
Sounds like you have a some beautiful plants! I know it's scary to prune. But in the end, it will give you a more robust plant that will grow more branches. The one's I chopped are already starting to sprout again in multiple places!
I live in Portugal and my avocado plant just grew like crazy and it’s one very springy tough stem of 60-70 cm with leaves reaching 30 cm long and it’s in a tiny vase. I think I’ve been watering a bit more than I should, I grew it from Water so I thought it would need a lot. Cheers for the vid :D great info
Hey Emma, thank you for your video! I have a quick question. So we have an avocado plant, and we’ve never pruned it 😂. Now it’s 4 feet tall and it’s got a single stem for 2.5 feet and two branches both for 1.5 feet. We don’t know what to do and if we should prone it now. Any advice? Thank you!
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Thanks for making this video. I’m also emotionally attached to my avocado plant and I know I should prune it but I grew it from seed and only 6 months or so later it’s like one meter tall with a fairly thick stem! But no branches which is what I want. I’m just thankful because I think I’ve done the opposite of what every avocado tree expert advises up to this point and the plant is flourishing. I have it in just regular potting soil mixed with compost. I water it from below so I doubt the soil ever really dries out. I recently had to transplant it to a new pot because it’s already outgrown the current one. Just hoping it continues to flourish and make nice healthy branches.
@@zarahya6123 Yeah the stem is getting thicker. It's probably similar to my index finger in thickness. When I first pruned it after a couple weeks some new buds started emerging all over the plant. I was excited because I thought that I was going to have 4-5 new branches but what ended up happening is one of the branches became the new dominant main stem and the other branches never really grew. One grow about 3 inches and produced a couple leaves but that was it. After about 2-3 months the plant is now almost 2 meters tall and it stopped growing upwards for the time being and started putting it's energy into growing some actual real branches (3 so far).
@@matthewkoveleski9131 wow, that’s incredible!! 2 meters?! You must have found a hulk seed lol! I had one last year but my cat broke the stem off when it was ~15 cm, after that it only grew a new stem up along the side with two leaves on top. It got to about ~30 cm and then it stopped growing, the stem was also very skinny, maybe 0.5 cm in width.. Idk what happened, but after a few months without any growth I threw it out.. It never got any leaves further down the stem either. It looked so sad.. I hope my new ones (I have 6 seeds in water atm) will be a little more lively, since I’m going to attempt to bonsai a few of them :)
@@zarahya6123 Yeah haha I don't really know. I'm really new to gardening and growing things from seed but it never gave me any issues. The sad thing is I will have to give my plant away or sell it in a couple years. But yeah those stupid cats! I have 4 and they are responsible for 99% of all plant deaths in my house. I don't know what kind of climate you live in but if you can put your new ones outside that would probably be best.
Hello! Loved your video ❤ Wondering how they are now.. I don't have Instagram and I cant find an update video aswell? If you did make a video with an update let me know! I'm curious to see how this ended 🤗
What do you do when there arent any leaves at the bottom of the stem? I have a pretty tall avocado plant with some huge leaves at the very top, but there are only like 3 very small leaves at the bottom. I love your video's! And thanks for all the tips :)
The leaves on the bottom grow first as the plant gets taller leaves sprout at the top, so that will never be a problem. You still have leaves at the bottom so you can still cut don’t worry it will be fine. (:
I live in Texas and I successfully had 3 out of 4 of my seeds sprout and I also found distilled water down here to be extremely cheep for a gallon is about 1 us dollar which is extremely good for me since I also own carnivorous plants
Greetings, You are so brave In this video To cut your tree virtually in half But I suppose it's necessary and that I'll be doing it soon enough But I measured My plant (I'm from America) It showed To be 7" Approximately But I noticed The seed of your plant is Basically at the top of the soil you can see it, so I Imagine you're getting Full length. I don't know what I was thinking When I transplanted mine to the pot that it's currently in I put the seed About I don't know 4"-5 " below the soil line. How important is it to have your seed exposed? Or does it not matter? Please Help. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge God bless.
I'm not sure if it matters much that the seed is exposed. I just potted it that way as I've always seen it pot that way. As long as yours isn't declining I think it should be fine. I'd personally give it the chop now if I were you
Corrections to your video: Avocado trees are not just originally from Mexico. They are also from Guatemala and the West Indies, which make up the 3 types of avocado lineages out there (plus hybrids). If you squish an avocado leaf and it doesn't smell like anise then it's likely not from a Mexican lineage. They can absolutely grow and produce well in partial shade, not just full sun, and they do love water, contrary to your advice. What they need is well drained soil, not dry soil. That's a huge misconception. Also, avocados do not like to be hot all the time. That's silly. In fact, they will get sunburn on their trunk if they are pruned and not given some protection until they get used to the sun again. There are avocados cultivars available that can handle down to 15 degrees F or -9 C.
I started growing an Avocado plant with my mum when I was 11. It is 10 years old now and it is way taller than 2 meters! It reaches the ceiling and has to bend because of this. It was indoors the whole time. I love the big Avocado! :)
I have the same plant as yours same size and shape and two thin stem .I am very scared of cutting 😢 but after your advice its necessary . Will try my luck and thanks for this video .In India Avacados are very rare so I need this kind of help.
I've just grown my very first avocado tree from pit! It's grown up to 8 Inches so far. My main concern right now is that I live in Canada. Should I prune soon or is it too close to the cold Autumn months now and I should wait until Spring at this point? Should I pot it in soil soon and before the pruning?
Growing mine in a pint of water as I saw a video about growing from seed in damp tissue and a ziplock bag and then to a jar of water but had no idea where to go from there. It's now about 14" in height two tiers of leaves and a few baby leaves on the stem and further growth at the top through stem. It literally has no soil so I had to chuckle when you said they don't like much water 😂😅🫣 Maybe I should experiment with this and see how much water becomes too much without soil 🤭
Fill a gallon jug with tap water, and let it sit for 24 hours opened. The chemicals they treat it with will diminish dramatically. It is not perfect, but it helps!
Hi, ive an avocado plant i grew from seed which is now about 3 years old - but never pruned it back!! Its about half a meter tall with lots of healthy leaves, how far back should i cut this back to? I would appreciate your help :)
My son and I grew an avocado plant from seed as a kind of experiment. Now we have grown to love it, but I never pruned it 😬. It is probably 12+ inches now and only has leaves on the top. Is it too late to prune it?
Hi, thank you so much for this video! I've been looking all over how to care for my baby. Is it fine though to prune it during winter? I'm so scared to kill it. :(
No problem! So glad you found it helpful! Yes you can defo prune it now and it shouldn't be an issue. You may not see much new growth until it gets a bit warmer but that's totally fine. Good luck!
Oooooh, u're soo amazing! I love your video) Me too now growing several Avos & keeping an eye on them all the time, cuz they're still so tiny & quite )))) (it's been couple moths since sprouted & one is just cracking a seed by now)
Thank you for a good tutorial 🙏 I had not even considered pruning 🙏 Mine is just growing one loong, slinky stem. I live in Sweden and this is my first avocadotree that I'v grown from a seed. Is it ok too prune it now in the fall or should I wait until the spring? 😊🙏
@@GoodGrowing Thank you 🙏 now it's done. It hurt my soul a little bit 😁 I put the cut bit in water, hoping it will grow roots. It probably won't, right? 🙂
9:05 cut those leaves into smaller pieces and place them on top of the soil in the planters as mulch…those leaves have identical nutrients that will break down into that pot soil💚.
help I’m like you i was so excited to grow my plant from seed ❣️I don’t have the best lighting and i don’t get direct light from my window..it seems to love being by my 20 gal fish tank and that small light and i’m worried that if i move it closer to the window( it’s across the room from the window) that it will feel colder….i just don’t want to disturb it it it’s good where it’s at…ugh I’m in love with it❣️❣️
Hi! Your tips have helped me a ton but I have a problem! Help! I didn't prune my avocado tree in time and now I've got a long stalk (probably about a foot) with big, beautiful leaves at the top. How should I prune going forward? I want mine bushy and beautiful like yours! Of course, I know that might not be possible but how do I keep it happy now?
Aww I feel you when it comes to pruning my plants but thank you so much for sharing!! I was just about to prune my avocado plant but I spotted your video, measured my plant and it has two more inches to grow lol!! PHEW!!🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Can you plant this part that you cut? my avocado trunk is about 4feet long without any leaves and on the top it has 4 leaves I want to cut it 5inch below that leaves and plant it ? will that work will it grow any roots or it die?
Omg i need help!!! Please. Mine only grows 2 levees at a time. So I'm unsure of where to trim it. It's very long & lanky so i don't see where to cut him. Uggggh i have all my plants in a window & when i opened the blinds today, a vine in a vase of water fell into my avocado! I didn't know they loved sun so much. I'm in New Mexico so i put him outside right away, i need to go to work all day but when i get home I'm going to change his soil, it's soaked. I hope he'll be ok for the day, he's right in the sun. So, should i just trim the stem anywhere? Would it be ok? Help me, pllllleeeeaaaaase! Anyone! I don't wanna start over. :0(
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!
It's probably taking some time to recuperate from the stress of the chop. Depending where you live, it might also just be waiting while it's winter. Since it's the beginning of spring now it's possible that the increase in light and heat will help give it the push to grow again. good luck!
@@GoodGrowing thank you! I was getting so worried but this has reassured me significantly! The roots still looks healthy and strong but the stems kinda barren lol I thought about planting it in soil but I'm not sure what kind of effect that'll have on the tree.
@@urielrobles5234 planting it in soil might help give it some more nutrients. If you plan on keeping it in water more long term, I suggest using some hydroponic fertiliser. Either way, the nutrient boost will hopefully help it spring into growth!
You folks do these videos and leave out context. Where do you live? In Denver, if I put my avocado in direct sunlight AT ALL it burns and dies (in days). Indirect sunlight only for us. I'm wondering about your soil mixture. I've been having trouble getting past the 6-12 month range due to root rat setting in.
Thank you for your video. I put a pit in the water 2 months ago, now i have a 20cm stem with very little leaves starting to grow in top. Should i just cut the stem half length?
If you mean that your plant only has one set of leaves I dont think its very smart to prune it... as she said the plant needs the leaves to photosynthesise:))
I watched other videos and it said to cut off All the leaves, Now im worried! The stem looks yellowish! Should i bring it inside out of the sun. Its August here, Summer
I've grown several from seed and the first leaves don't appear until it's around 18 inches high. I prune it, then a new branch grows (up) and not until another 12 inches a new leaf appears. It's not growing 'out'. idk what I'm doing wrong.
Excellent video full of very useful information!! Now I see where I’ve gone wrong, especially evil salt in water as we have a nasty water softener which has killed all my house plants!
Hello i have a question. My roomate is a plant parent beginner and he had a avocado plant that is now, well just a dry stem. But the roots are intact. Can it regrow a new stem or is it a lost cause? I can't bring myself to tell him that it might be dead :'D
Umm... mine didn't have a second set of leaves but it was taller than 12 inches with big leaves at the top... and I cut it ...what now? Will it still grow ?? Or so I need to get another seed
I live in Texas, and an avocado tree magically sprouted out of my compost bin over the spring :0 I feel like I've been blessed by the avocado gods
How's the plant?
@@koolaidshower it survived the winter! it was looking kinda brown and crunchy over this last spring, but its getting lots of new leaves and its actually making bark!!! The stem is strong and it's about 3 foot tall now :) thank you for asking. I'm thinking about putting it in a new location, but similar conditions
You've been chosen. I heard it loves happy frog soil.
@Icecream0monster how is your plant now?
When I cut the top off mine, I put it in a cup of water. Three weeks later it has tiny roots starting to grow.
Yeah I've heard that's a thing! That's so cool! I wish I had tried that with mine
I got two avocados trees from one. Wasn't planning to do anything with the top before.
@@eal5023 mate! Your comment is gold. I'll try this method NOW. :)
@@eal5023 omg that’s amazing I didn’t know they were so easy to take root like that
What temperature do you think you had the cutting in water in? I heard it has to be warm to propagate them. Also how is growing now? How many roots and is it in dirt yet?
I accidentally dropped mine and it broke the stem I was so sad. Then I wondered why it grew so much faster than the other one. I didn't know i accidentally pruned mine by dropping it 😂
Haha it was fate!
That's amazing. 😂👏 It was meant to be.
@@genesisabigaelboyer2974 haha ikr
So glad I’m not the only one who’s afraid of pruning them 🙈 and also glad I’m not the only one talking to my plants and ‘cuddling’ them 😂
Haha yupp! You're not alone :)
@@GoodGrowing after pruning the leaves are hanging downwards, my boyfriend is laughing now, saying they are sad I pruned them 😂🙈
So I just pruned mine after about a month of debating and mine only had leaves at the top so I was really worried because that's where all of its leaves were but I did it anyways and it was just an ugly little stick poking out of a seed and nothing ever grew back for about 3 weeks... and then after e weeks it exploded and now is growing 2x faster than before and after about 2 weeks of growth it's already twice as big as it was before I pruned it. I'm thinking of doing it again because it grew a 2nd trunk and now is growing so tall so fast. I highly recommend pruning. Just be patient because it will take about a month for it to heal and start new growth. Just make sure you prune just above the node not below it I think that's where most people mess up is they cut below the node and the node is where the new growth comes from so if you cut that off that's where the new growth would have started so cut just above a node.
@@grey5135What does the node look like?? I have one still in water, very tall, leaves on top. I know I need to prune it down quite a bit, but this node thing now concerns me.
wow thank you my plant was turning a little yellow and the ends were turning brown I will take better care of it now
I live in Germany, and have a avocado too, it is in a special selv watering pot, with special soil. It live all time indoor on a east facing window. I have to water it every week with approximately 700ml water in witch I put 10-14 drops of fertilizer and 2 drops of trace elements for plants. The avocado is doing well for two years now (not shure). That's my experience and I want to share it. :)
I have an avocado tree that I've never pruned (I was afraid to). It had grown to seven feet twice. The first time the top bent over about 4 feet from the bottom. Another limb has grown from the bend of the top and is again above the curtains. It is from the pit and about six years old. I would like to prune it, but where? There are no leaves on the original 4 foot pit stem. I live in zone 7 and am afraid it's too cold too long with too little sun to plant outside.
@@RitaMcswain I'm not an expert, but if the plant try to grow, my avocado tends to grow for a while and then do nothing for a while, if it in a growing season you can cut it basically everywhere, but the plant decided were it want to grow a new branch... In my experience, dont touch the roots and everything will be fine, but I'm also very afraid of pruning therefore I cut of the very young branches, and let the plant do it's thing
Thank you! I really appreciate your answering.
How warm is it inside your house?
@@anniegreen9427 18 Degrees in winter and 20-24 degrees in the summer
Yep. Pruned mine for the first time since I grew it from a seed. There are actually 8 plants now. What started as an experiment is now an obsession. LOL
I took the clipping and shoved it into the dirt with the seed and stem. Maybe it will root? We'll see.
Living in the Pacific Northwest of USA the plants will have to be indoors. Even then, the south/west window ledge is currently 61F/16C while it is 39F/4C outside. My room is 66F/19C. So I have some of the plants under a growlight that gets the surrounding air temps to 72F/22C.
Thank you for the tip about the dampness of the soil. I have them all in those self-watering pots with the wick that seems to bring up way too much water as the soil is constantly damp. I guess I will just stop putting so much water in the reservoir and will move them to different pots when I can.
I just started my 1st two seeds a month ago and was searching for some planting information, came across your video and it's great !!! Was all I needed and the humor was appreciated LOL...
Haha thanks! So glad I could provide you with some info-tainment 😉
I live in Belgium and have started growing my own Avocado trees. I know deep down that my plants need pruning and due to the fear (that you totally understand 🙂↕️), I have came across this lovely video.
Thank you so much for the knowledge you shared. ♥️
thank you, there are SO many videos on how to germinate the seed but so few on what to do after it actually grows lol.
SO GLAD I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL! I’m living in Finland and growing so many plants that are similar to yours so it’s really helpful to know what’s normal in terms of temp, lighting, care, etc! My avocado plant (Leafy) hasn’t been doing so well but this vid gives me some hope it might make it to see another summer :)
Aww yay welcome :) So glad that I can give you helpful info
I need a video update on these babies :)
Very nice video. My indoor plants had a problem with chlorine, lead and other contaminants in my city water. Buying distilled water cost too much, so I bought a Brita water pitcher that filters out chlorine, lead, etc. It cost me less than $25 usd and filters about 300 gallons a year before I need to buy a $15 replacement filter. My plants are less stressed and its easier to control my fertilizer use.
I was ruthless with my pruning, cutting it wayyyy back tp the first node. The stalk grew back super thick with a second branch starting at the base and nice big leaves. Im sp glad i took the chance!😊
You're funny. I have been growing my avacado tree here in Western Ma. I've named him Arnold and he's doing well. Thanks for the complete rundown there.
Loved this! I’ve been searching for a video on caring for avocado trees for years so THANK YOU - sincerely, a dying avocado tree mom from NY
I have had my avocado plants for almost two years and an easy watering sign is when the leaves start to hang or sack a little. The tips might be brown sometimes but it still grows in height so I guess it's happy anyway.
It's really fun to grow plants from seed especially from foods so to speak.
Thank you!!! I had a super leggy avocado and had no lower leaves. So I pruned it down to the first split and we'll see!
Ooh yay! I hope that helps it grow less leggy! :)
Seriously, the look on my face was the same as yours and I had to explain to my horrified children hahah. It's a sweet little sapling!
My whole top died, so I saw lil nods on the long trunk and topped it ,and now I have top leaves.... I have 4 more to trans plant..in water now...I lost my biggest ,it showed all of a sudden,didn't have a chance to bring in.but learned my lesson!
In my area the water is horrible, so I boil my water for about 10-15 minutes on the stove, then allow to cool, and this seems to get rid of whatever is in my water that my plants didn't like!!
Ouch! I live in apt New York City so I completely understand the no direct sunlight issue I don’t have a green thumb, in fact I could kill a rock garden if you give me the chance. But I started an avocado from the seed and now it’s about 2 feet tall. I had heard about pruning but had no idea what it meant. But I followed what you said and I did it. And I thought “what the hell did I just do“ LOL.
I loved how you spoke in the video. You were not condescending you were not all arrogant. You spoke to me, at least, like a friend who knows what they’re doing. As opposed to a cocky florist. Thumbs up
I think I cut too much and now I'm crying :')
aww thats sooo sad :(
As long as you still have a node and the stem is still somewhat green, it should be ok, I believe. The chlorophyll in the stem will help provide energy to the node to grow. So if you don’t have leaves but the stem is still green then the node should be ok.
Same here. My tree now only has one leaf 😂
I cut it way to much! Listened to other videos. Glad I found your channel!
Just to clarify, Avocado plants are known in many other countries ( Not originating in Mexico). But i love the content you are sharing. Thank you.
Mine is not ready to prune, buuut, when it comes time, you, my friend, gave me the courage to prune, because I don't like to prune either, but you did it, so I can too.
So happy to see you kiss your pruned plant. 😊 I felt the same way.
I have already did the initial clipping, and not sure when the next clipping will happen. Unfortunately I can not send a picture of the 2 that I have. Approximately 6 weeks apart. Friday, 3/22/24 9:33 EST USA Port St. Lucie, Florida
I'm sure if you prune it at that size, and apply rooting hormone to the cut part, you will end with two avocados for the price of one 15 to 30 days after, if they are taken good care and root.
Thanks for the video, it gave me lots of ideas!
Thanks for the video! Quick question: I just planted the my first Avocado plant I grew from seed, it's been growing fine so far, but now most of the leaves are hanging down instead of standing up. I'm afraid of overwatering it, as the soil is still a bit moist. If anyone has an idea lemme know :)
This was incredibly helpful! I have an avocado I've grown from a pit [I got it in a tub of guacamole from my favorite restaurant on their last day and didn't expect it to grow!], I've been so nervous about trimming it! A few lower leaves have been a little yellowy lately and fell off so I started lookin for info and this video was a huge help! Thank you!
So glad I could help! I hope your avo plant thrives :)
Thanks for this, I was too scared to prune the 4 Avocado plants I grew from pit while I was on furlough, but I’ve finally grown a pair and I’m about to do it, wish me luck, or send condolences
Haha I understand completely! Glad I could help with the confidence! You've got this! Your plants will thank you for it!
Thank you. that was very informative. I have 3 avocado that I started in pots and they have just started to sprout.
My avocado grew to 2feet outside this summer in an entirely shady garden...just stuck a pit in a Begonia pot and after a few months, I have a 2 foot tall plant with 8 med sized leaves on top and 6 new leaves budding out now. I really don’t want to prune it...I’d only have about 3 leaves left...I have 3 more started so will definitely prune these when they’re not too tall...I have mine in a very hot and sunny South facing window and noticed two of my leaves are getting a darker color...right now they’re light green, not deep green...I’ll give it morning sun but dapped afternoon sun and see how it does...very exciting to discover this plant in my garden...may try to Bonsai one, or two, of them...love your videos....thanks...Pat
Sounds like you have a some beautiful plants! I know it's scary to prune. But in the end, it will give you a more robust plant that will grow more branches. The one's I chopped are already starting to sprout again in multiple places!
Hi , I totally understand about pruning your babies , Is there an update on how they are going now ?
I live in Portugal and my avocado plant just grew like crazy and it’s one very springy tough stem of 60-70 cm with leaves reaching 30 cm long and it’s in a tiny vase.
I think I’ve been watering a bit more than I should, I grew it from Water so I thought it would need a lot.
Cheers for the vid :D great info
Hey Emma, thank you for your video! I have a quick question. So we have an avocado plant, and we’ve never pruned it 😂. Now it’s 4 feet tall and it’s got a single stem for 2.5 feet and two branches both for 1.5 feet. We don’t know what to do and if we should prone it now. Any advice? Thank you!
Maybe trim each of the branches down to just above the lowest leaf?
Water distiller off Amazon was super cheap and what I use. Hit it hard and it can make 6 gallons in a day. I live in an rv, so they don’t take up a bunch of space and it’ll pay for it’s self in not time. 😁
ah interesting! I'll have to look into that! Thanks :)
Did you buy a stove-top distiller or an electric one?
Thanks for making this video. I’m also emotionally attached to my avocado plant and I know I should prune it but I grew it from seed and only 6 months or so later it’s like one meter tall with a fairly thick stem! But no branches which is what I want.
I’m just thankful because I think I’ve done the opposite of what every avocado tree expert advises up to this point and the plant is flourishing. I have it in just regular potting soil mixed with compost. I water it from below so I doubt the soil ever really dries out. I recently had to transplant it to a new pot because it’s already outgrown the current one. Just hoping it continues to flourish and make nice healthy branches.
How did it go? Has the stem gotten thicker? I’m thinking of pruning one and leaving one be but I don’t want it to be so long and skinny.
@@zarahya6123 Yeah the stem is getting thicker. It's probably similar to my index finger in thickness. When I first pruned it after a couple weeks some new buds started emerging all over the plant. I was excited because I thought that I was going to have 4-5 new branches but what ended up happening is one of the branches became the new dominant main stem and the other branches never really grew. One grow about 3 inches and produced a couple leaves but that was it. After about 2-3 months the plant is now almost 2 meters tall and it stopped growing upwards for the time being and started putting it's energy into growing some actual real branches (3 so far).
@@matthewkoveleski9131 wow, that’s incredible!! 2 meters?! You must have found a hulk seed lol! I had one last year but my cat broke the stem off when it was ~15 cm, after that it only grew a new stem up along the side with two leaves on top. It got to about ~30 cm and then it stopped growing, the stem was also very skinny, maybe 0.5 cm in width.. Idk what happened, but after a few months without any growth I threw it out.. It never got any leaves further down the stem either. It looked so sad.. I hope my new ones (I have 6 seeds in water atm) will be a little more lively, since I’m going to attempt to bonsai a few of them :)
@@zarahya6123 Yeah haha I don't really know. I'm really new to gardening and growing things from seed but it never gave me any issues. The sad thing is I will have to give my plant away or sell it in a couple years. But yeah those stupid cats! I have 4 and they are responsible for 99% of all plant deaths in my house. I don't know what kind of climate you live in but if you can put your new ones outside that would probably be best.
So brave of you 👍😊!
Thanks a lot for a comprehensive video.
Hello! Loved your video ❤ Wondering how they are now.. I don't have Instagram and I cant find an update video aswell? If you did make a video with an update let me know! I'm curious to see how this ended 🤗
After the chop, two growth points formed at the tops and they started branching out a bit. I did end up giving these away before I moved though 😅
What do you do when there arent any leaves at the bottom of the stem? I have a pretty tall avocado plant with some huge leaves at the very top, but there are only like 3 very small leaves at the bottom.
I love your video's! And thanks for all the tips :)
The leaves on the bottom grow first as the plant gets taller leaves sprout at the top, so that will never be a problem. You still have leaves at the bottom so you can still cut don’t worry it will be fine. (:
I live in Texas and I successfully had 3 out of 4 of my seeds sprout and I also found distilled water down here to be extremely cheep for a gallon is about 1 us dollar which is extremely good for me since I also own carnivorous plants
Greetings, You are so brave In this video To cut your tree virtually in half But I suppose it's necessary and that I'll be doing it soon enough But I measured My plant (I'm from America) It showed To be 7" Approximately But I noticed The seed of your plant is Basically at the top of the soil you can see it, so I Imagine you're getting Full length. I don't know what I was thinking When I transplanted mine to the pot that it's currently in I put the seed About I don't know 4"-5 " below the soil line. How important is it to have your seed exposed? Or does it not matter? Please Help. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge God bless.
I'm not sure if it matters much that the seed is exposed. I just potted it that way as I've always seen it pot that way. As long as yours isn't declining I think it should be fine. I'd personally give it the chop now if I were you
I have an avocado that has roots and I finally planed it. The leaves come out and then one at a time looks like they dry up and fall off.
Same with mine. Did it die? 😢
Its either getting sunburned or it has clay soil in thinks thats what its called
I am in Islamabad. I had an avocado plant and this year after some five years we had a huge crop. About a hundred lovely big fruit.
Corrections to your video: Avocado trees are not just originally from Mexico. They are also from Guatemala and the West Indies, which make up the 3 types of avocado lineages out there (plus hybrids). If you squish an avocado leaf and it doesn't smell like anise then it's likely not from a Mexican lineage. They can absolutely grow and produce well in partial shade, not just full sun, and they do love water, contrary to your advice. What they need is well drained soil, not dry soil. That's a huge misconception. Also, avocados do not like to be hot all the time. That's silly. In fact, they will get sunburn on their trunk if they are pruned and not given some protection until they get used to the sun again. There are avocados cultivars available that can handle down to 15 degrees F or -9 C.
I started growing an Avocado plant with my mum when I was 11. It is 10 years old now and it is way taller than 2 meters! It reaches the ceiling and has to bend because of this. It was indoors the whole time. I love the big Avocado! :)
sounds awesome!
btw did it grow flowers?
Hi, no, it didn't grow flowers. No flowers, no fruit, just leafs. :)
Have a nice day!
I have the same plant as yours same size and shape and two thin stem .I am very scared of cutting 😢 but after your advice its necessary . Will try my luck and thanks for this video .In India Avacados are very rare so I need this kind of help.
You've got this!
I've just grown my very first avocado tree from pit! It's grown up to 8 Inches so far.
My main concern right now is that I live in Canada. Should I prune soon or is it too close to the cold Autumn months now and I should wait until Spring at this point? Should I pot it in soil soon and before the pruning?
Thx for vid!
Can i prune and leave no leaves on the plant? All leaves are currently at thr very top! Thx.
Do I wait till my tree has a second set of leaves to prune it? 🥺
Not me crying bc I did this today😭my baby it's only for the best interest
Omgoodness!!! I cut my two babies with you. Thank you for the advice...I'm a proud momma.🤗 was so afraid to snip.
Love your vibe! 🧡
Thanks :)
Growing mine in a pint of water as I saw a video about growing from seed in damp tissue and a ziplock bag and then to a jar of water but had no idea where to go from there. It's now about 14" in height two tiers of leaves and a few baby leaves on the stem and further growth at the top through stem. It literally has no soil so I had to chuckle when you said they don't like much water 😂😅🫣 Maybe I should experiment with this and see how much water becomes too much without soil 🤭
Fill a gallon jug with tap water, and let it sit for 24 hours opened. The chemicals they treat it with will diminish dramatically. It is not perfect, but it helps!
Nothing wrong with you, nothing wrong with loving life.
Great video, very concise. Thank you.
Hi, ive an avocado plant i grew from seed which is now about 3 years old - but never pruned it back!! Its about half a meter tall with lots of healthy leaves, how far back should i cut this back to? I would appreciate your help :)
Any updates on how that pruning turned out please? I'm also afraid to prune mine
pruning turned out great but I no longer have these plants, they didn't make the move a year ago because they weren't bringing me joy anymore
New grower glad to be here
Ive let me Avocado grow quite big before repotting and have never pruned... please can I share a photo and do you have any advice? Thank you!!
My son and I grew an avocado plant from seed as a kind of experiment. Now we have grown to love it, but I never pruned it 😬. It is probably 12+ inches now and only has leaves on the top. Is it too late to prune it?
Hi, thank you so much for this video! I've been looking all over how to care for my baby. Is it fine though to prune it during winter? I'm so scared to kill it. :(
No problem! So glad you found it helpful! Yes you can defo prune it now and it shouldn't be an issue. You may not see much new growth until it gets a bit warmer but that's totally fine. Good luck!
Oooooh, u're soo amazing! I love your video) Me too now growing several Avos & keeping an eye on them all the time, cuz they're still so tiny & quite )))) (it's been couple moths since sprouted & one is just cracking a seed by now)
May I ask, what grow light should I get for my avocado?
Great vid!!! Yeah it was difficult for me not cut mine as well. How long does it take for the plant to grow back after pruning?
You're awesome! Thank you for this! I actually enjoyed it (i don't usually enjoy TH-cam diy videos.) 😊
Hi. If I wanna have bushier than a taller avocado tree, how should I prune it?
Thank you for your videos...
I LOVE YOUR SPIRIT! you kissed the plant! smiling at chu!
Aww thank you
Mine is still in water and doing really well. Should I still prune it or should I wait until I put it in the soil?
You can do it in either water or soil. But if it's the right size, there's no harm in doing it now :)
Thank you for a good tutorial 🙏
I had not even considered pruning 🙏 Mine is just growing one loong, slinky stem.
I live in Sweden and this is my first avocadotree that I'v grown from a seed.
Is it ok too prune it now in the fall or should I wait until the spring?
😊🙏
yeah you can prune it now it just may take a bit longer to start growing again, but better to do it sooner than later
@@GoodGrowing Thank you 🙏 now it's done. It hurt my soul a little bit 😁
I put the cut bit in water, hoping it will grow roots. It probably won't, right? 🙂
9:05 cut those leaves into smaller pieces and place them on top of the soil in the planters as mulch…those leaves have identical nutrients that will break down into that pot soil💚.
help I’m like you i was so excited to grow my plant from seed ❣️I don’t have the best lighting and i don’t get direct light from my window..it seems to love being by my 20 gal fish tank and that small light and i’m worried that if i move it closer to the window( it’s across the room from the window) that it will feel colder….i just don’t want to disturb it it it’s good where it’s at…ugh I’m in love with it❣️❣️
Prune away!! I didn't (until recently) & got the spindly stem until I snipped it (scared also) & WOW!! so many new shoot growth.
That explains why my avocado plant is not growing, it's so far from the window! 😅 Thanks for the tip
Hi! Your tips have helped me a ton but I have a problem! Help! I didn't prune my avocado tree in time and now I've got a long stalk (probably about a foot) with big, beautiful leaves at the top. How should I prune going forward? I want mine bushy and beautiful like yours! Of course, I know that might not be possible but how do I keep it happy now?
Same problem, no answer ☹️
You could try to root the top. You may need rooting hormone maybe, but as long as its still young growth without bark it may possibly root.
Aww I feel you when it comes to pruning my plants but thank you so much for sharing!! I was just about to prune my avocado plant but I spotted your video, measured my plant and it has two more inches to grow lol!! PHEW!!🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Can you plant this part that you cut? my avocado trunk is about 4feet long without any leaves and on the top it has 4 leaves I want to cut it 5inch below that leaves and plant it ? will that work will it grow any roots or it die?
Can you show your plant/tree now 3 years later I did this on your video and mine is really tall ready to transplant to a 24 " pot
Hey. What's up? The browning at the leaf tips could also be an indication of too much ferts. Blessings.
Interesting! I'll be sure to fertilise a bit less next year too! Thanks!
Omg i need help!!! Please. Mine only grows 2 levees at a time. So I'm unsure of where to trim it. It's very long & lanky so i don't see where to cut him. Uggggh i have all my plants in a window & when i opened the blinds today, a vine in a vase of water fell into my avocado! I didn't know they loved sun so much. I'm in New Mexico so i put him outside right away, i need to go to work all day but when i get home I'm going to change his soil, it's soaked. I hope he'll be ok for the day, he's right in the sun. So, should i just trim the stem anywhere? Would it be ok? Help me, pllllleeeeaaaaase! Anyone! I don't wanna start over. :0(
My seedling produced one long, skinny, bald stem and at the top a few leaves. Should I still prune it?
I just received a spindly plant, 12 inches high, with a single set of leaves at the top. Where do I prune ?
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!
It's probably taking some time to recuperate from the stress of the chop. Depending where you live, it might also just be waiting while it's winter. Since it's the beginning of spring now it's possible that the increase in light and heat will help give it the push to grow again. good luck!
@@GoodGrowing thank you! I was getting so worried but this has reassured me significantly! The roots still looks healthy and strong but the stems kinda barren lol I thought about planting it in soil but I'm not sure what kind of effect that'll have on the tree.
@@urielrobles5234 planting it in soil might help give it some more nutrients. If you plan on keeping it in water more long term, I suggest using some hydroponic fertiliser. Either way, the nutrient boost will hopefully help it spring into growth!
You folks do these videos and leave out context. Where do you live? In Denver, if I put my avocado in direct sunlight AT ALL it burns and dies (in days). Indirect sunlight only for us. I'm wondering about your soil mixture. I've been having trouble getting past the 6-12 month range due to root rat setting in.
Can you use the stem that was pruned as a cutting?
Thank you for your video. I put a pit in the water 2 months ago, now i have a 20cm stem with very little leaves starting to grow in top. Should i just cut the stem half length?
You can do. I've never tried that myself but I've heard it works
@@GoodGrowing Thank you for your answer. I did it…let’s see in a few weeks…
@@jpfreediving1929 how's your avocado plant doing now?
@@MapsAndCaps it looks great. Another stem grew on the side. On top i have large leaves that I pruned as well and 2 new branches / leaves are groing
Gurl ur so funny! Thanks for a wonderful video!
I have a question ~ what if the seed to the second node has no leaves at all ? 🍃✨ should I still prune it ? 😣
If you mean that your plant only has one set of leaves I dont think its very smart to prune it... as she said the plant needs the leaves to photosynthesise:))
Just pruned mine (it was at a metre ish tall). 🤞🤞🤞🤞It recovers well.
I watched other videos and it said to cut off All the leaves, Now im worried! The stem looks yellowish! Should i bring it inside out of the sun. Its August here, Summer
I've grown several from seed and the first leaves don't appear until it's around 18 inches high. I prune it, then a new branch grows (up) and not until another 12 inches a new leaf appears. It's not growing 'out'. idk what I'm doing wrong.
One of my plants has one long spindly stem and all the leaves but one have fallen off lol Should I prune it or is it a lost cause?
Oh no! I'm not too sure because you'd think it would need leaves to grow, but you could always try?
Hello, what happened to your avocado now? Did it branched out and grow more after months? Did this have a part2? May I know the link?
Is there an update video on them after this?
You gave me the strength to prune my baby. Thank you.
No worries! I got you ;)
Excellent video full of very useful information!! Now I see where I’ve gone wrong, especially evil salt in water as we have a nasty water softener which has killed all my house plants!
Could you do an update on your avocado plant ? Pleaaaaase??
Hello i have a question. My roomate is a plant parent beginner and he had a avocado plant that is now, well just a dry stem. But the roots are intact. Can it regrow a new stem or is it a lost cause? I can't bring myself to tell him that it might be dead :'D
Hi, I am growing an avocado. Mine seems leggy. I have no leaves along the stem just at the top. Any advice?
I've heard you should prune it down to your desired branching height. I've personally not done that but that's what I've seen people do
Umm... mine didn't have a second set of leaves but it was taller than 12 inches with big leaves at the top... and I cut it ...what now? Will it still grow ?? Or so I need to get another seed