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Fri, Apr 27, 12 at 11:18
| I have an avocado tree that gave fruit for 1 year... more than we could count and not since? Until that year we really hadn't had any avocado for 12 years. Suggestions? I have occasionally fertilized, but not regularly. An a few years ago the freeze got some of the tree, but it was after that that we had the huge crop? |
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| I heard or read somewhere that they have one good year and then a poor one and so on. :o) |
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- Posted by billbrandi 9 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 29, 12 at 12:44
| I'm not surprised that you had a bumper crop after a freeze. The tree goes dormant to protect itself and then when warm weather returns it recovers, putting out fruit. Was your tree from a seed or was it grafted on to rootstock? That can make a difference. |
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| The tree was there when we moved in 18 years ago. We have only had 2 or 3 harvests in all those years... What can I do to encourage fruit? Fertilizer? It is probably 30-40 feet tall. |
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| A light fertilizer labeled for citrus applied each month March thru August. A root drench with a liquid Iron product and a citrus foliage spray applied each spring should help you have a more consistent Crop. Do you know what type it is, If it is an A or B type plant you may need the proper pollinator nearby to get better production. Enjoy |
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