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Large, green-skinned and pear-shaped drupe fruit grown on the tree of the same name

Avocado may refer to either the tree or the large drupe that grows on said tree.

Also known as an alligator pear, the avocado fruit has a thick, green skin and contains a large seed.

The avocado tree is native to Central Mexico and classified under the Lauraceae plant family.

avocados in tree

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Indoor Avocado plant leaves are drying up with dark brown spots

My year old avocado plants leaves are drying up. I raised my avocado tree from a pit. When it became larger we moved it from a window sill to our master bathroom. He gets sunlight through a block window over the bathtub. The bathroom stays warm and…
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Is my Avocado dead?

The result of 4 weeks without any additional watering. I have had this avacado growing from seed, perhaps 3 or 4 years now. It has always grown well. I could leave it in the window for 2 weeks and at worse, it would wilt badly. With water, it would…
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Why are my avocado leaves burning at the end?

I have about 5 avocado plants grown from seed stage in containers. 2 are close to 2.5 years old and 3 are about a year or 1.5 years old. The 2 oldest ones are not doing so well but the youngest ones have grown fairly tall and so I was thinking…
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Avocado tree looking poorly

I have sprouted and grown an avocado tree (for fun, not profit) from a seed I kept about three years ago. The tree. Has just started growing well again after winter, so its alive. However, it just looks really bad, as if its dehydrated. I water it…
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Newbie with yellow/falling avocado tree leaves

First time newbie here: I've received an avocado tree as a gift no so long ago (April 3rd) since I always wanted to have one (although planting it myself from scratch hehe). However, my plant has been having some problems since I had it. I'll list…
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six foot avocado tree (indoor)

I have been given an avocado tree that is six feet tall. It looks more like a big bushy vine, and was never staked. Need to trim it and need to know how far back I can cut it safely.
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Avocado tree - multiple indications, not sure what is the issue

We have an avocado which used to produce fruits but last year it didn't produce any. I tried to compare the leaf condition with other cases but there are similarities to different cases, leaves have brown ends, other are dark green, other…
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Spotted and yellow avocado leaves

Grown this avocado from seed, indoors, for three years. Recently, the leaves have been displaying a weird speckled pattern, then turning dramatically yellow very quickly and falling off. No evidence of mites but really not sure how to account for…
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How to treat fungus on indoor avocado plant leaves

I have an indoor avocado plant which I just repotted but up until this point have really neglected. Despite this it seems to have grown happily over the last two years and hasn't required or received much attention. I would like to take better care…
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avocado plant recently replanted into larger pot is drying up - is being watered

I transplanted my 6 year old avocado plant from a 12x12 inch pot into a 12x36 inch clay pot. I spread out the root ball and set the plant down about 12'' from the surface. My plant has dried up drooping leaves. This happened about two weeks ago, and…
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Should i trim my avocado plant through the winter?

I have several baby avocado plants that grew this summer. 2 of them i managed to get a first trim while it was still hot out, but at least 2 did not get a trimming. They are currently about 8-12 inches tall. Should i go ahead and cut them, even…
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Ants on the tip of my avocado plant. What should I do?

There are ants on the tip of my young avocado plant, and they've been there for a while now. I didn't know what to do. I thought they would go away after a while, but they don't. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? If I have to get rid of them, the…
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How to bend a large avocado tree branch

I am needing to bend a branch of 100mm diameter (4 inches) permanently upwards on a avocado tree. Needs to be raised by about a meter at a distance of 1.5 meters away from the trunk. I've used ratchet straps to bend it about half of the way upwards…
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How to tell if a high-up avocado is ready to pick?

Near my work there is an avocado tree growing out over the street that goes unharvested by its owners. I kind of want to try one of the avocados. How do I know when I should go there with the fruit picker and get one down?
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What's the issue with my avocado plant?

This leaf fell off the plant few days ago.. But I've been noticing this leaf one side dried for almost a month before that, is anything wrong with my plant, is it trying to tell me something? I water about 20oz alternate days, fertilized it with…
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