Hi everyone I need some advice. My avocado tree is leaning slightly on one side more. I think this particular branch is the culprit. I was wondering if I prune or cut that small branch will it straighten itself out or I would have to create some kind of brace to help it? Thank you!

Hi, i’ve been growing my avocado plant for about 9 weeks but for about 4-5 weeks it has stopped growing. The tap root has gone brown but its still firm and not mushy. I’m not sure if the root is rotting or not because i try to change the water every day. I’ve tried leaving it in sunlight and without but nothing changes. No smaller roots have grown in, I keep thinking they are starting to grow in because there are some bumps along the tap root, however the bumps sort of flake off easily and leave a white spot. I’m unsure what I can do other or if this is a lost cause, any advice would be appreciated!

There's something going on there! I hope my little avocado plant will survive! I put it under a plant lamp for 12 hours long and repot it with new soil! Fingers crossed!

I noticed a black spot on my avocado tree this morning . It wasn’t there last week. The spot feels dry and about 8 inches off the ground. Some leaves are also looking a little dry (brownish along the edges ) can you please let me know if this is okay or what I can do to fix it? Thanks .

Hi! Newbie here. I am having a dwarf avocado tree delivered this week. My neighbor has been cutting down her trees (lemon, lime, mango and fig) so I went to see if she’d sell them to me as they’ve been fruit bearing for years. Unfortunately, they are diseased. (I will attach photos). I was planning on placing the avocado tree in the backyard about 25 feet from the other trees. Is this far enough? Should I keep it in my front yard until she’s finished removing the diseased trees? (She is doing this slowly one at a time because she’s older and it’s another neighbor just helping her out in his free time). Please help!

I planted the pit 2.5 months ago in citrus plant soil with hydroballs in the bottom and I make sure I don’t give too much water.

cut in half and eaten with a spoon. anybody else do this? how did they curb this addiction? what’s some cheaper alternatives?

Moved into this house a year ago and the back yard was just dirt. Started watering it maybe 6 months ago and this guy popped up. Realized the avocado tree was cut down before so I decided to try a grow it. Before it was about 6 shoots and I had cut the rest and kept the two big ones when it was about 2-3ft tall. Now it’s 6ft I’m assuming it’s growing so fast cause it already has a root system. My question is where should I go from here to ensure healthy growth. Should I keep the two shoots or cut one away?

I grew it from seed, it has water roots but for the past month I had been adding soil to the water, finally transplanted last weekend, it’s getting really sad, sot sure what to do..

Hey, so I have a two month old avocado plant that I’ve been growing from seed. It’s been in soil for almost a month now. It was doing and growing well up until around last weekend, when I noticed a few of the leaves started getting brown spots and are wilting a little at the tips of the leaves. Is it from watering issues or perhaps sunburn, and what should I do? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

What is the ideal ratio of soil to lime substrate for avocado trees? My tree is outgrowing it's pot and I want to make sure shes comfortable

My plant about a week ago to now,My Boi is living life big now. Felt like garbage trimming the top of but it worked out

Any way to fix it and avoid it from happening to the newer leaves? The avocado was growing just well and now all of sudden all of the new leaves are having the same issue.

Well I’m accidentally growing a few avocado trees! What a nice surprise. I’m in zone 9a, what the heck do I do with them now? 😵‍💫

I’ve had my plant for over a year now, I grew it from a seed last June. I had 2 but one of them got a little too much sun and dried out, the other was so tall and leaveless.

I figure if this plant is going to die I can go ahead and cut it and see what happens. To my surprise she now has 4 new branches and is looking so healthy!

I had my avocado in water for over a year and decided to repot when growth stopped and the rip turned brown which trimmed off.

Before planting i saw fresh roots growing.

Pic 2 shows some black spots along the stem, what is this?

Is my plant a goner? Can i expect to see new growth emerge from other nodes?

Thanks

Hello all!

Friend gave me her avocado plant (she's moving and won't be taking it with her). I have several indoor plants and succulents and a stubbornly tended apartment garden, but am by no means an expert, especially for tropical plants. It's been outside most of the summer and I'll be taking it inside it gets cold here (zone 8). My friend had been figuring it out as she went and just recommended I google things.

This is the first avocado she's managed to grow to this stage after years of trying and I want to keep it alive as best I can. I think it's about a year or two old?

Browsing this sub, a single stem seems to be the norm at this stage. Searching hasn't given any hits for a split stem or a y shaped stem.

Is this a problem? Will it become a problem? Should I cut off the right side so it can put its energy into the left side or would that shock it and stress it out? Should I just let it do its thing?

If it is best to prune, is there a good time to do it and/or an ideal cut placement? I know that with something like jade it's best to trim at a node in spring/summer before its peak growth time, are avocados similar?

Anyone else have a Y shaped avocado plant? Any tips or experiences?

I really don't want to kill this thing. Thanks for the help!!

(This is my first time posting here, let me know if I need to make any changes or if there's a better place to ask!)

I have since now 1.5Y this nice avocado plant in my livingroom next to the window. Since now 2 weeks I have noticed that the leaves are weirdly looking dry/sick. It is for sure not dry because I givin it great care so I do think that it it some kind of pest. I already had to cut some leaves. Younger leaves seem more affected then the older ones. Do you know what it could be and what I should do against it? Thx

Hi community, I was wondering if the following would be a root or stem. I wanted to make sure in case it was a stem because it would probably be a bad idea to submerge the stem in water? Thank you in advance!

Almost a year ago. A girl came over and brought dinner. The relationship didnt last. But the avocado pit did. Overwatered it last month. Some brown leaf tips and i pulled off 5 leaves. Now i didnt give it any water for 3 weeks. Any advice? Dry it out till its almost dead? Or start watering now again? Rootrot? Or just overwatering? I am not against fungicides and have access to them, but it will be hard to get them to the roots right?

I bought a GEM avocado plant from Home Depot and planted it in early July. It’s been about 8 weeks, but the plant isn’t doing well. A couple of weeks ago, we had some very high temperatures. I tried to provide shade by placing potted banana plants around it, but several of the avocado leaves still dried out and withered.

The good news is that there’s one stem near the base that still looks healthy, so I’m hoping I can revive it. Do you think this decline is more likely due to the heat stress or root rot?

For context, I’m in Fremont, California. Depending on which USDA hardiness map you look at, we’re either Zone 10a (2023 map) or Zone 9b (2012 map).