Make Bonsai Avocado Tree
The tree will need repotted once per year using a fractionally larger pot.
Make bonsai avocado tree. According to the southern living garden book plants bloom in late winter and pollination is complex most types will produce some fruit if grown alone but production is heavier when two or more selections are planted. Pruning from seed growth if you grow an avocado plant from seed the shoot typically grows into a single spindly stem. Water only when the soil feels dry and feed lightly with fish based organic fertilizer. Most avocado tree species are at their peak between august and november but depending on the variety avocado growing seasons vary slightly.
An 18 pot with straight sides should do for a starting pot. You can buy this or make your own. Pinch the plant back to a height of 3 inches to encourage root development. Iloveplants urbangarden bonsai growavocado can i train a avocado to be a bonsai tree.
Avocado fruit production is directly proportional amount of the tree s foliage. Scott grows an avocado tree 23 342 views 4 52 how to start bonsai starting three new bonsai trees bonsai care for beginners green plants duration. If you choose a homemade version you can use a mixture of potting soil with peat moss pine bark sand and perlite. If the tree seems to be doing poorly scatter a little extra dry fish emulsion on top of the soil.
Avocado tree as indoor bonsai. Allow the plant to grow to a height of about 6 inches. Once the stem produces leaves plant the avocado tree in a rich.