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

Avocado trees have lovely foliage that can make for an attractive houseplant, but it's unlikely that you'll have a fruitful ...

Avocado trees grown outdoors can grow as tall as 65 feet. Select a dwarf variety that will be a better fit for growing indoors. Visit your local nursery or garden center for dwarf avocado trees.

Plant your avocado tree. Dig a hole that's three to four times the diameter of the container your seedling came in, and make sure the soil is level with or a little above the top of the rootball.

This first step is critical: you need an avocado pit to grow an avocado tree. So grab a perfectly ripe avocado, slice it in half, and scoop out the pit, setting it aside for later.

5. Once the stem grows out again, plant the pit in an 10-inch pot filled with rich potting soil. Now it's time to let your avocado tree grow, grow, grow!

Learn how to grow a whole avocado tree from a pit, with this activity from ABC11 Science Club with BASF ...

Q: Do you have any tips on how and when to plant an avocado tree? Each year I get a free one from the city and every year it dies. A: When you bring your tree home, make sure you don’t let it ...

Plant the trees in the ground in a sunny, well-drained area and hope for mild winters. Despite the issues with cold hardiness, avocado trees do produce fruit in southeast Louisiana in hardiness ...