The avocado survived a series of ecological and cultural close calls that could have easily relegated it to extinction ...

Want to grow an avocado tree? It’s a good project to start in the winter; all you need is an avocado, a clean jar of water, some wooden toothpicks, and a sunny window.

One TikTok creator shared an easy hack to grow your own avocado tree — starting with the pits from your last guac night.

Avocado trees are sunshine worshippers, growing only in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 through 11 and in loose, sandy soil. You can grow them from seed (i.e., the pit) or a cutting.

Note: Rather than starting from scratch, purchase older trees. Visit Amazon to buy grafted, 4-feet tall avocado trees that may yield fruit in 3-4 years rather than 10.

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.

In a couple of weeks more leaves will grow - then your new avocado tree is ready for planting. It needs pot at least 20 cm across because avocados grow into large trees. They grow far too big to be ...

How to protect avocado trees in winter Avocado trees belong to the Lauraceae, or laurel, plant family, made up of over 2,500 known species of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs. Native to Central ...