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They can be grown as attractive houseplants with a little TLC. Here’s what you need to know to grow an avocado tree indoors successfully. Related: How to Grow an Avocado Tree from a Pit ...
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Evergreen trunk-forming shrub, slow and moderate growing to 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 m) tall and wide, and can be up to 12 feet (3.7 m) tall by 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter. The long bladed leaves are up to 4 feet (1.2 m) long by 0.24 inches (6 mm) across. [2]
The leaves are arranged alternately and emit a spicy smell when crushed. [5] The leaves vary in color from bright green to dark green. These trees are capable of producing fruit that is a small, blue or black drupe. [6] Redbay is a perennial, with a non-herbaceous stem that is lignified. [7] The tree can live for 80 to 100 years
Avocado sunblotch viroid (ASBV, Avsunviroid albamaculaperseae) is a disease affecting avocado trees.. Infections result in lower yields and poorer quality fruit. ASBV is the smallest known viroid that infects plants and is transmitted by pollen and infected seeds or budwood.
The tree was shaded by other trees in the nursery, but suddenly it’s out in full sun. The damage shows up after two or three years, and by then it’s too late.
'Lula' was widely propagated both for the commercial trade and home growing. It continues to be sold on a large scale despite the availability of newer cultivars, and it is often used as a rootstock for grafted avocado trees. 'Lula' trees are planted in the collections of the USDA's germplasm repository in Miami, Florida. [3] [4]