You have may have tried rooting avocado pits as an experiment, but can you actually grow a tree? And will that tree produce ...

If avocado trees are grown from seed, start pruning when the seedling is only six inches tall, snipping off the top pair of the leaves. When it reaches a foot in height, trim it back six inches.

Di Lallo says the avocado tree "Day" should produce fruit after two or three years. However, other varieties may take as long as 10 years before they are mature enough to produce fruit.

This video shows how to successfully plant avocado trees in areas containing clay soil. Root rot disease and poor soil ...

In just a couple of weeks, lush green avocado trees can be turned into a field of devastation. The dogs and drones enable growers to identify affected trees before they start showing symptoms.

Avocado ranchers are assessing their properties and replanting after devastating losses in the Thomas Fire last December. In Ventura County, where the brunt of the fire torched thousands of acres ...

Avocado fruit and even leaves are a valuable source of food and medicine, as well as a beautiful shade tree in gardens in ...

Q: I planted two new four-foot avocado trees in the last two weeks. Some of the leaves are turning brown and falling off. I am in zone 9.