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Weak and wilted young avocado
aedig
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Hello! This Avocado tree is about 3 years old, grown from seed. I repotted it to this larger pot a few days ago. It has always had trouble standing up on its own, but is now looking especially sad. I really want to save it. Any recommendations based on how it looks?? Thank you!
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Why? Have you any idea how big these trees get? You'll have to throw it out sooner or later unless you live somewhere hot the doesn't get frosts and has good rainfall.
If you must keep it, try dunking the pot in a bucket until no more air bubbles appear then let it drain. Repeat weekly. This will ensure it has enough moisture but isn't drowning.
you could always prune it back a bit, if you make it shorter and stockier then it should be fine, you can cut them back quite hard (maybe half the size) and it'll grow back, if not then something is wrong with the root system.