speeding up avocado fruiting?
Avocado zone 9
"Avocado trees grown from seed can take 4–6 years to produce fruit whereas grafted plants may produce fruit within 1–2 years." My 2 grafted trees are 2 and 3 years from the nursery (1 variety day, other unknown), and 1 from seed between 2 and 3 years. Is there any way to speed up growth or fruit production?
Posted
by: Larry
(1 point)
Posted: December 9, 2015
Answers
One should have more avocado trees for good pollination (which is not problem in your case). The main mode of pollination in avocado is by wind and bees. Usually avocado trees bear heavy fruits on alternate years.
Fertilizer management is the key. The recommended practice for five years trees and older that bear fruit is 1 pound/year nitrogen fertilizer in late winter and early summer (Avoid nitrogen application from April to June). Other nutrients need to apply to increase fruit bearing are zinc, potassium and iron during spring (quantity and requirement depends on soil tests).
Heavy pruning is detrimental to avocado trees. Don't prune branches with buds and flowers.
Water management also plays important role. Apply sufficient water (daily in warm condition and weekly in cool conditions). Avoid application of water until the surface soil gets dried.
Avocado bear flowers from January to March. The development of fruit from flowers depends on weather condition (ideal temperature 65 - 75 F). Too hot or too cold will kill the flowers.
http://www.avocadosource.com/CAS_Year...
Fertilizer management is the key. The recommended practice for five years trees and older that bear fruit is 1 pound/year nitrogen fertilizer in late winter and early summer (Avoid nitrogen application from April to June). Other nutrients need to apply to increase fruit bearing are zinc, potassium and iron during spring (quantity and requirement depends on soil tests).
Heavy pruning is detrimental to avocado trees. Don't prune branches with buds and flowers.
Water management also plays important role. Apply sufficient water (daily in warm condition and weekly in cool conditions). Avoid application of water until the surface soil gets dried.
Avocado bear flowers from January to March. The development of fruit from flowers depends on weather condition (ideal temperature 65 - 75 F). Too hot or too cold will kill the flowers.
http://www.avocadosource.com/CAS_Year...
Posted
by: Dr. Ravishankar Narayana
(15 points)
Posted: December 9, 2015
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