Avocado tree how long before bears fruit

Avocados, like many other plants, require specific growing conditions to produce a healthy crop of fruit. These trees prefer sandy loam soil and full sun. Though the tree will survive in shade, they will likely not produce fruit under these conditions. Soil with poor drainage or regular flooding will harm and possibly even kill your avocado tree. To avoid overwatering, water your tree when a ball of dirt from underneath the tree crumbles in your hand.

Any sustained temperatures above or below 70 degrees Fahrenheit can cause low or no fruit yield. Fertilizer can encourage your avocado tree to begin bearing fruit.

Many young trees benefit from fertilizer up to 6 times per year. Trees that are at least 4 years old can be fertilized four times each year. According to Home Guides fertilize your avocado as follows:. Add an extra 2 lbs of fertilizer per year up to 20 lbs. The reed must have a gazillion flower buds this year and we have lots of bees. Just when I thought with so many flowers I see the tree growing and putting out even more flowers. The flower count appears to be lower than the reed, which I attribute to the trees age.

Thank you for all your wonderful advice. Great news, Ron. Indeed, if your Reed is ten feet tall and full of flowers, and you have lots of bees around, then you are almost surely looking forward to a big crop of avocados for next summer. That must feel satisfying! Any suggestions where I can purchase? Hi Greg thank you for all your great information! I purchased some land in San Marcos, San Diego about 4 years ago.

I took a subtropical fruit course with a dedicated portion for avocado growing at Mira Costa college about 3 years ago to help me get going. Bender great guy and forefather on high density growing. The planted trees seem to be establishing themselves nicely. The Reed tree seemed to have a lot of Growmulch or similar product when I planted it. Almost all the leaves of the Reed have fallen off, but I remain hopeful because there are still a few small branches with what looks like budding leaves..

Im worried that they will get root bound. I wanted these beauties in the ground now so I can set my harvest clock.. Thanks for the kind words! I took a class from Gary Bender on avocados also, back in Bigger trees like that have a greater likelihood of recovering from stress or damage, in my experience.

Just water amply before the heat hits. Set that harvest clock! They are both only 2 years old , they were smallish when i planted them. But i suspect they are too young to bear fruit. Its only about 4 ft tall, but its got lots of flowers forming.

My question is should I let the tree do its thing or clip those flowers in order to grow a taller tree? Thanks , Bert. Hi Humberto, My routine is to let the tree flower but remove any fruit that sets on such a small tree. About 5 months ago? But about a week or two later, almost ALL of those teeny tiny avocados fell off. Is that normal or is that called fruit drop? I have googled and read many articles but no one mentions this happening.

When they discuss fruit drop it seems to be when the avocado fruits are much larger. Thanks so much for your insight. Best, Lauren. Hi Lauren, This is normal. Greg — my young Hass tree that I just planted 8 months ago from 15 gallon already has a single avocado fruit forming.

Should I allow this to grow or remove it from the tree to allow the tree to focus on growing more branches? My other Hass that is now 15 months old has around fruits, should I remove those?

I have 1 tree that has 1 large trunk brownish green and it has 2 greener truncks growing around it from the soil and are the same height as the large 7ft truck do u think i shoulld cute then or continue to let them grow? Your email address will not be published. Notify me via e-mail if anyone answers my comment. I'm Greg. My goal is to help others grow food at home, with a focus on vegetables and fruits -- especially avocados -- in Southern California.

I write a new "Yard Post" every Friday. How long until an avocado tree fruits? Short answer: three to four years. Here they are, the early birds, the Reed and Lamb: Four-year old Reed and Lamb trees with their second crops of 35 and 28 avocados, respectively. Pinkerton avocado tree. Jeff on February 22, at am. Alice Perales on April 15, at pm. I only get tiny avocados out my tree.

Why Reply. Greg Alder on December 6, at am. Hi David, Thanks for sharing. Syndea Mendioroz on February 22, at am. Bobby Wilson on October 12, at pm. Greg Alder on October 14, at pm. Marlene on April 16, at pm. Greg Alder on April 18, at am. Greg Alder on December 3, at pm. Sincerely, Greg Reply. Vicki on December 30, at am. Greg Alder on December 30, at pm. Please send a picture. Carlos Diaz on May 11, at pm. We have him on video. Greg Alder on May 14, at am.

Dani Palomino on May 11, at pm. Amy on September 11, at am. Greg Alder on September 15, at am. Hi Amy, Spindly growth does indicate low light.

Amy on September 16, at am. Claire on September 23, at pm. Greg Alder on September 24, at pm. Tootsie on May 11, at am. Greg Alder on May 11, at pm. Hi Tootsie, Sorry that the avocado information here is a bit overwhelming, but please suggest any more basic avocado topics that I might be able to write about in the future.

Dave Feinglass on June 19, at pm. Greg Alder on June 22, at pm. Hi Dave, What a pleasure it is to read this comment. ANN on September 17, at pm. Greg Alder on September 18, at am. Hi Ann, Thanks. Walter on July 29, at am. Bita Bushehri on June 29, at pm. Greg Alder on July 2, at am. Hi Greg, First of all I want to thank you for your wonderful advise and for sharing your wealth of knowledge with the e-community-it is much appreciated.

If they flower again, should I just let them be and let the tree do its own thing? I also wanted to know if I can feed them aged and composed chicken manure? Thank you for your advice. Kind Regards, Yvonne Reply. Greg Alder on July 10, at pm. Hi Yvonne, Thanks for your kind words.

Lee on August 12, at am. Hi Greg, This summer, I successfully grafted scion wood from mature avocado trees onto seedlings that I started last year.

Lee Reply. Greg Alder on August 12, at pm. Hi Lee, Congratulations on your successful grafts! Nadeem on December 14, at pm. Greg Alder on December 15, at am. Chip Arnett on December 22, at pm. Greg Alder on December 24, at pm. Hi Chip, What a fun and surprising story! Aparna on December 26, at pm. Greg Alder on December 29, at pm.

Hi Aparna, If the branches are growing at the soil level, then they are likely rootstock suckers. Halston :D on March 28, at pm. How long until an avacado tree bears fruit? Short anser: 3 or 4 years My god.. Thank you Reply. Ron Roussell on April 25, at pm. Greg Alder on April 27, at pm. K Call on June 13, at pm. Greg Alder on June 14, at am. Ok finally.. Greg Alder on August 8, at pm. Hi Dan, Thanks for the kind words! Greg Alder on October 17, at pm. Humberto H Lozano on March 16, at pm.

Thanks , Bert Reply. Greg Alder on March 22, at am. Lauren Vogl on April 3, at pm. Best, Lauren Reply. Greg Alder on April 3, at pm. The amount of those BB fruitlets that drop varies, but it is always a lot, way more than half. Lauren on April 3, at pm. Thank you so much. I feel much better now! Sean on June 21, at am. Greg Alder on June 28, at am.

Crystal Smith on October 28, at pm. Submit a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Poor drainage and flooding are harmful to the trees. To avoid overwatering, water avocado trees only when a ball of soil from under the tree crumbles in your hand.

Prolonged temperatures over F or below 70 F also cause low fruit set and fruit drop. Strong winds cause the fruits and foliage to drop as well. Fertilizing avocado trees can encourage them to bear fruit. Young trees require fertilizer six times per year, roughly once every two months, and trees that are 4 years old and older should be fertilized four times per year.

Apply a fertilizer like or , and divide it into equal portions to deliver 1. Older trees require an extra 2 pounds of fertilizer per year for each year of the tree's growth up to a maximum of 20 pounds. Avocado trees up to 4 or 5 years old also benefit from nutritional sprays that contain zinc, boron, manganese and molybdenum.

Spray the young trees six times per year. For older trees, sprays containing zinc and manganese are beneficial.