Bonsai Avocado Tree
The avocado pit has been used in school projects for years.
Bonsai avocado tree. Lets find out plant experiment turn on captions for more details about what i am doing. Bonsai avocado tree 3 duration. Can i bonsai an avocado plant. Niloo taban 219 views.
The avocado is a tree native to central mexico classified in the flowering plant family lauraceae along with cinnamon camphor and bay laurel. Avocado or alligator pear also refers to the fruit of the tree. So i am doing a fairly unusual bonsai tree. Requirements for bonsai trees.
You need three toothpicks a small mouth. Since trees grow at various prices this schedule wont always hold true you should examine your trees root system each year to specify if it is now pot bound. Avocados natural unpruned growth habit is typically vertical and treelike. Avocado is not suitable for bonsai at all.
Trees normally recommended for bonsai have naturally small leaves. This method makes the tree look more natural. Avocados however only come in one size. This leaves the grower with the option of dwarfing the tree using bonsai growing techniques.
Although it eventually branches avocado may remain single trunked until it reaches 6 feet before developing into a. According to the southern living garden book plants bloom in late winter and pollination is complexmost types will produce some fruit if grown alone but production is heavier when two or more selections are planted. For a plant to make a good specimen for bonsai gardening it must be pliable have an. Most avocado tree species are at their peak between august and november but depending on the variety avocado growing seasons vary slightly.