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Avocado Twin Stems

Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
in Plants
I have an avocado plant with two stems, (one on the right). Is it best to remove the smaller one so as to speed up development?
Many thanks for any help

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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    It all depends what you want them to do...surely not aiming for fruit and a multistem would look pretty. But as they won't be happy long-term without you having a heated glasshouse on offer, nothing wrong if one of them takes its time to grow so you get to enjoy it a bit longer. 
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited 12 March
    When I grow them, once they’ve  reached about 18”  I cut them down to about 3 nodes … this creates an elegant shrubby houseplant rather than a telegraph pole with leaves. 

    I started doing this after seeing the one at Jim Eades’ house at Kettle’s’ Yard in Cambridge. 

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  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    Dovefromabove said:
    When I grow them, once they’ve  reached about 18”  I cut them down to about 3 nodes … this creates an elegant shrubby houseplant rather than a telegraph pole with leaves. 

    I started doing this after seeing the one at Jim Eades’ house at Kettle’s’ Yard in Cambridge. 
    Good idea thanks
  • Andrew KennethAndrew Kenneth Posts: 277
    amancalledgeorge said:
    It all depends what you want them to do...surely not aiming for fruit and a multistem would look pretty. But as they won't be happy long-term without you having a heated glasshouse on offer, nothing wrong if one of them takes its time to grow so you get to enjoy it a bit longer. 
    No , not expecting any fruit at all
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