Growing Avocado from Cuttings

RE: Growing Avocado from Cuttings Post By fi (Guest Post) (01/22/2008) Yes, you can grow from cuttings, however if your cutting was taken from a seedling grown from a pit then it takes much longer (7 to 20 years) to fruit and the fruit will generally be of low quality. You are better to take a cutting from a successful producing tree, or a grafted seedling. RE: Growing Avocado from Cuttings Post By donna (Guest Post) (11/12/2007) Hi. A few months ago I grew a avocado from seed in some soil. It is about 12 inches tall. I decided to take a cutting so I cut 3 inches of the top off my avocado plant and stuck it in rooting powder. Presto it took! Can`t find any information on taking cuttings from avocado plants. RE: Growing Avocado from Cuttings Post By Lynda (Guest Post) (11/01/2007) It is my understanding that it takes seven years for it to bloom/fruit, although it makes a nice plant for the indoors, unless you are located in a tropical climate. Israel grows the finest avocados in the world, I hear. Mexico and South America grow them well, also, but I have never known anyone within the line from N. Texas to Oklahoma all across the U.S. (except possibly in California or Florida) to be successful with fruiting, although both of those states are tropical. They certainly are good for humans to eat. God bless and good luck. : ) RE: Growing Avocado from Cuttings Post By bonnie (Guest Post) (11/01/2007) My dad love to root avocados he would take the pit put 3 or 4 tooth picks through it. Fill a jar full of water and fill full enough when you sit the tooth pick on the jar rim the pit is in the water. Keep it in a nice sunny and cool place. Voila, AVOCADOS. IT WILL ROOT THEN REPLANT. ALSO KEEP WATER IN THE JAR TIL IT ROOTS. RE: Growing Avocado from Cuttings Post By jsham (Guest Post) (11/01/2007) I don't know about growing avocados from cuttings, but it is very easy to start one from seed. Put 3 toothpicks in the avocado seed, about halfway from the top. Fill a glass with water and rest the toothpicks on the glass with the bottom of the seed in the water. Check frequently to be sure the bottom of the seed stays in contact with the water. I set mine up in the kitchen window, so I see it often. It will take quite a while, but you will see roots begin to grow out the bottom of the seed, and then a while later the plant will begin to burst forth from the top. When it has a pretty good root system plant into a pot, place where it will get some sunshine. If in an area where avocados grow you can transplant it outside at the time of year for your area. They make beautiful indoor plants and will become quite large. I have never kept one long enough for it to start bearing fruit, but I am sure it would. Hope this will be some help to you.