question about avocado trees

[lQQl]

.....hello everybody.....Does anybody in here have any avocado trees?.....I plan on venturing into the world of fruit trees and Igot my mind on a avocado tree...the only problem is that I live in coastal North Carolina and even if we do not get any snow we do get periods of freezes.....Is this doable or am i just gonna waist my money?....please help

[Chris]

I've never heard of them growing in your region or cooler. Mostly southern california, florida, etc.

[beholdgreenthumb]

I am afraid it wouldn't work too well for you. Avocado trres are too fragile to the cold you'll get, and would probably die before making fruit (can take a couple of years to fruit)

[lQQl]

....Thank you so much for the replies, guys......

[Alfredo]

lQQl, avocados are extremely fragile and won't make it through a freeze. If you are feeling industrious, you could conceivably build a heated enclosure for the trees. They aren't huge plants, so it's definitely doable. Just run a Google search for something like "DIY Greenhouse."

[davidbkeegan]

If you can find a way to grow it, I definitely recommend an avocado tree as your first tree. It may seem hard at first, but a healthy tree bears an abundant amount of fruit

[gumbo2176]

lQQl, avocados are extremely fragile and won't make it through a freeze. If you are feeling industrious, you could conceivably build a heated enclosure for the trees. They aren't huge plants, so it's definitely doable. Just run a Google search for something like "DIY Greenhouse."

Alfredo, I beg to differ on the size of avocado trees. When I was dating the lady that is now my wife, she had 2 avocado trees in her back yard. Both of these trees were over 20 ft. tall, each with a canopy of 30+ feet across. They were so abundant that she would give away bags full each growing season to friends and neighbors. Unfortunately, those trees were lost to Hurricane Katrina's flood waters that remained for over 2 weeks after the storm.

[treeinpot]

Hello all. I am from California now living in zone6 Tennessee. I had a avocado tree for the past 7 years. In the house. Every spring I would bring it outside for some sunshine and fresh air. Every spring I would leave it outside on a 30 degree night and freeze all the leaves off. or not acclimate it to direct sunlight and burn all the leaves off. New leaves would grow back each year. Finlay after 7 years, an 8 foot avocado tree was just too big for my trailer. It had to go.

So you can grow a avocado anywhere if you do not let it freeze for prolonged periods of time. If you have ample space. You also need 2 avocado trees to produce fruit. Boy and Girl. I think. Not all seedlings produce fruit?? A hass graft is needed??? I still have more research to do. Next time I am going to try to keep my tree pruned way back, short and bushy.

Thanks Chuck
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[dain45yl]

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avocados are extremely fragile and won't make it through a freeze

[alonasteff]

We have few plants of avocado tree, its seems ok even cold or hot season. We are here in Philippines and you know our climate here sames too hot and cold too.So i think avocado is ok even in cold countries.