A person tends to a small avocado tree in a white pot at home - KristiStudio/Shutterstock The first bite of a perfectly ripe avocado, with its notes of nuttiness and ...

Question: About five years ago I planted an avocado from seed that has grown into a tall tree with two trunks that have never flowered. Will removing one of the trunks help the tree flower? Answer: ...

Sabrina Hahn explains the secret to avocado success — and the reason your tree might be failing.

The basic inflorescence in avocado is a multi-branched panicle consisting of small, pale green or yellowish-green flowers. One or two million flowers are produced in a single flowering period, ...

Question: Last year our avocado produced lots of fruits, but this year just a few and they are smaller. Is this normal? Answer: Fruit trees sometimes spoil us by bearing a heavy crop one year but then ...

1 Help your avocado trees set fruit this year. They will only set fruit if night temperatures remain above 58 degrees during flowering time — and the forecast is for night temperatures below 50 ...

Q: I am trying to grow an avocado tree. I have it in a container, and it’s now 22 inches tall. When is the best time to transplant, and what is the best way to take care of it in our desert? A: There ...

QUESTION: It is easy to grow avocado trees " most of us have grown a few in coffee cans over the years. Some of mine have reached a rather large size, but none has ever flowered or formed fruit. Is ...

Hi, Garden Coach: We have a Haas avocado tree that’s loaded with fruit for the first time. We put some in a brown bag with bananas, but they are not ripening. How will we know when to pick them? We ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH >> We have a Hass avocado tree that’s loaded with fruit for the first time. We put some in a brown bag with bananas, but they are not ripening. How will we know when to pick them? We ...

HOLY Guacamole! That’s what I say every time I walk into the produce aisle and see how much a single avocado costs — sometimes as much as $2 each. But I’m addicted. I could eat three or four a day.