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Avocado stones -what happens next ?

ERICS MUMERICS MUM Posts: 627
edited March 2019 in Plants
were germinated last summer and over-wintered in the un-heated downstairs loo. (Excuse the dangly wind chimes)

i don’t know what is the next stage of care.  Should I pinch out the top to make them break further down and create a ‘bush’ or are they usually grown as ‘trees’ with one central growing point ? Do they need bigger pots yet and should I give them a general feed from now on ?

i might stand them outdoors if we have a hot summer - I have a wall-protected patio in a south facing east Anglian garden which is a haven for Mediterranean plants etc.

thanks for any advice.

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    They are trees and have ambitions to be very large.  They are not frost tolerant so you're going to have to bin them at some point unless you have a Kew gardens sized conservatory.   This site will help with their care needs in the meantime - https://www.californiaavocado.com/avocado101/your-own-avocado-tree

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’ve seen ones which have been cut hard back to half their height at the stage yours are at, and they made much more attractive (and manageable) houseplants. 

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I saw there was an article in The Telegraph online a couple of days ago that indicated avocados were going to be grown in the UK. I'm not a subscriber, so couldn't read the article.
    Being trees I assume they've developed an avocado that can withstand the vagaries of our weather, or created a dwarf variety for greenhouse

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    I saw an avocado tree a fortnight ago. On the equator. It was the size of a mature oak tree.  
    Enjoy it for a few years as a house plant.
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