Avocado tree dying?
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12-26-20, 01:52 PM
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Avocado tree dying?
So I bought a house (1947) with a mature avocado tree. There was an offshoot that grew off the base off the original/thicker trunk (about 1/3 the thickness) The newer trunk produces 90% of the fruit and the older side has leaves that are larger. Someone said the older side is dying and I think it just doesn’t get the sun the new side gets. Older side faces East and newer side faces west. Thoughts? [img]blob:https://www.doityourself.com/741fa1ed-24e7-4bff-a44f-c385971695cc[/img]
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12-26-20, 03:36 PM
Your photo isn't working when I read the post.
If a sucker is allowed to grow it can cause problems for the parent plant. After all, you've now got two trees growing in the same location competing for the nutrients and water that previously went to only one tree. It sounds like the old tree has already been written off since the new one is producing 90% of the fruit.
If a sucker is allowed to grow it can cause problems for the parent plant. After all, you've now got two trees growing in the same location competing for the nutrients and water that previously went to only one tree. It sounds like the old tree has already been written off since the new one is producing 90% of the fruit.
