r/avocado

Not a true seedling from a seed - this is what you see when a plant frosts back to the roots and re-emerges. A really big stretchy red stem, just like what emerges from a seed.

I cold trial my plants. Some have potential, exhibiting resilience to cold, and I slowly build up the woody sections of trunk. Some are too weak, and I let them go. This one has been borderline... it frosted back last year too, but did make a tree about 4 feet high.

I'll probably repot this in fresh soil, and give it another summer season to see what happens this autumn.

First timer here. I started with 4 seeds in a cup, got 3 planted now and they are taking off. 1 in particular is thriving up almost 9 inches now. From my research I have done, I should just let them go and grow, repot to bigger when bigger, but no trimming, correct? My main concern is trimming....I am getting mixed answers.

No trimming unless it gets as tall as my ceiling, yes? Or what are other reasons to trim earlier, if needed?

Leaves young and old get this pattern along the leaf veins and then turn yellow and eventually fall off.. seems to spread so I’ve been nipping them..

Any help would be appreciated!