Avocado tree

Avocado tree: Canopy width 600 cm (236 in). Full sun, 6–8 hours a day.

Key facts

Canopy width	600 cm (236 in)
Sun	Full sun, 6–8 hours a day
Root depth	40 cm (16 in)
Height when grown	540 cm (213 in)
Crop rotation group	Herbs, flowers and perennials
Support	None needed

Planting

How it is started	From a bought plant
When to plant	Outdoors after the last frost; soil at least 18 °C

Care

Takes transplanting	Only with care, keep the root ball
Hardening off	10–14 days
Life cycle	Perennial
Cold tolerance	Tender, hurt by frost
Soil	Rich, with compost, free draining, pH 5.5–7
In a pot	80 L, 60 cm (23.6 in)
Watering	Water when the soil is dry two fingers down; while growing, while fruit sets, in dry spells
Feeding	Hungry; in spring, while growing, while picking
Support and training	A stake; prune, tie in as it grows

Harvest and planning

Days to first harvest	3–5 years, from planting
Ready when	The fruit comes away when lifted and twisted
Harvest window	Picked again and again, 6–12 weeks
Typical yield	10–40 kg per plant
Botanical family	Lauraceae
Watch out for	Root rot in wet soil, spider mites
First crop after	3–5 years
Pollination	Needs another variety nearby

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Sowing and harvest

Plant out	Apr–May
Harvest	Sep–Nov

My dates for this crop

My country Last spring frost where I live

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Months for a temperate climate: about a month later in the north and a month earlier in the south. Give your own last frost date for exact dates.

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From the same family

Plants of the Lauraceae family share diseases and pests, so they follow each other in the rotation only after a break.

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Grown much the same way

Crops that need about the same room and care, from another family.

Sources

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