avacados

chipboy44 · 04-22-2014, 08:06 PM

Im going to have to break my rules and ask about something besides a banana. I have an avocado that has been in the ground for 5 years the trunk is 6" and is at least 18 feet tall. It did not bloom at all last year and this year it had a million blossoms. not a single flower set while I also had other varieties of avacados blooming at the same time. What is the problem? The tree is really big, I need fruit or I will cut the tree down. What do I need to do to get fruit from the tree? I live in Daytona Beach and my soil is 3 feet of topsoil then 6 feet of sand and then shell and water. I have some smaller Haas variety trees that bear what do I need to do to this tree??? Thanks so much in advance for any help.
Salute'
rick

merce3 · 04-22-2014, 08:44 PM

Rick, I wouldn't give up hope this early on. Only a very small percentage of blooms usually hold. Give it a while and take another look. You may get a small yield since it's the first bloom, but I was hopefully you get something.

I had a similar experience with a tree about 20 feet tall. It bloomed hard but all of the blossoms within view later fell off. About 3 months later I could see a couple of fruit up in the tree.

kentiopsis · 04-23-2014, 05:22 PM

I had an avocado tree in Hawaii that took 14 years to fruit; it produced the best avos I've ever tasted. Don't give up.

Jose263 · 04-23-2014, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by chipboy44

I have an avocado that has been in the ground for 5 years the trunk is 6" and is at least 18 feet tall. It did not bloom at all last year and this year it had a million blossoms. not a single flower set while I also had other varieties of avacados blooming at the same time.
rick

Rick - is this a seedling? or a grafted variety?

Funkthulhu · 04-24-2014, 11:21 AM

What about my 4 year old, 7 foot high potted avocado? When can I expect Fruit!?!

chipboy44 · 04-24-2014, 07:04 PM

I also have 3 other avocado trees that are only 3 years old and they are all setting fruit. It is just my old tree that is not doing anything.
Salute'
rick

chipboy44 · 04-24-2014, 07:07 PM

My big tree is a grafted florida variety avocado tree that I got at lowes and has bloomed every year except for last year, this year it just bloomed like mad. I will just keep the faith and wait.
Salute'
rick

04-22-2014, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
chipboy44 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Zone: 9 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57 BananaBucks : 13,661 Feedback: -1 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 64 Times in 35 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	avacados Im going to have to break my rules and ask about something besides a banana. I have an avocado that has been in the ground for 5 years the trunk is 6" and is at least 18 feet tall. It did not bloom at all last year and this year it had a million blossoms. not a single flower set while I also had other varieties of avacados blooming at the same time. What is the problem? The tree is really big, I need fruit or I will cut the tree down. What do I need to do to get fruit from the tree? I live in Daytona Beach and my soil is 3 feet of topsoil then 6 feet of sand and then shell and water. I have some smaller Haas variety trees that bear what do I need to do to this tree??? Thanks so much in advance for any help. Salute' rick

04-22-2014, 08:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
merce3 Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 538 BananaBucks : 68,954 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,093 Times Was Thanked 1,107 Times in 382 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 257 Times	Re: avacados Rick, I wouldn't give up hope this early on. Only a very small percentage of blooms usually hold. Give it a while and take another look. You may get a small yield since it's the first bloom, but I was hopefully you get something. I had a similar experience with a tree about 20 feet tall. It bloomed hard but all of the blossoms within view later fell off. About 3 months later I could see a couple of fruit up in the tree. __________________

04-23-2014, 05:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
kentiopsis kentiopsis Location: Khonkaen, Thailand, an agricultural and horticultural center in NE Thailand Find me on the map! Zone: Unknown, but tropical Name: kentiopsis Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 80 BananaBucks : 31,807 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 27 Times Was Thanked 103 Times in 47 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 13 Times	Re: avacados I had an avocado tree in Hawaii that took 14 years to fruit; it produced the best avos I've ever tasted. Don't give up.

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chipboy44 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Zone: 9 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 57 BananaBucks : 13,661 Feedback: -1 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 64 Times in 35 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	Re: avacados My big tree is a grafted florida variety avocado tree that I got at lowes and has bloomed every year except for last year, this year it just bloomed like mad. I will just keep the faith and wait. Salute' rick

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