I by no means claimed to be an expert in gardening and thus sometimes certain situations may not develop the way you expect them to.
I compiled this video because I’ve been having some issues with growing avocado trees and of course other gardeners may have come across this problem before and are willing to share a solution to this problem.
Any comments on how to deal with this situation or prevent the cause would be really appreciated.
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I put up a video about my avocado tree someone please help! I would appreciate it 🙂
Salt burn from soil place sand of bottom of soil to stop this
Change the soil to Garden, Cactus and Vegetable potting soil. Water it well and trim the end of branches. If your using Tap Water there could be high amount Chlorine #1 plant killer. Root fungus possibly or Spider Mites. I raise Orchids and a 10 Ft. Avacado Tree. Good Luck.
i got same problem but it starts at the top not the bottom, very strange, i also think draft of air is also bad for the plant
That it's normal… When the bad weather come old leafs go brown and then the new start to grow
Maybe root rot
Mine is doing the same thing right now. I have leaves turning brown and falling which is completely normal for this tree from what I am reading about for Univ. of CA. Notice the new growth and the older leaves are falling off. Mine is spurting big time with new leaves while last seasons is falling off. Originally it was sunburn so I added that IV Organics on bark and leaves and now it is growing really fast and those old leaves are dropping off that got all burnt too. It could be many things. There is a free online handbook from Univ. of California that I refer too since this yr is my first year having the tree. http://ucanr.edu/sites/alternativefruits/Avocados/Literature/
Chop some banana peels and leave them at the base…. another one is feed them some liquid Epsom salt
Sun frost harsh dry winds is the bark at base splitting salt in water
Needs proper pruning and not have it in the sun but shade area. Thanks
looks like tree gets new leaves so it may be get some nutrients the to much sun idea seems wrong , my avocado tree gets from sun up to sun set and even when it got to 117 last year tree lost fruit but not to much of its leaves .. im thinking tree may be planted in wrong medium looks like compost which holds to much water threes like water but don't like to sit in it with compost or mulch both rot and both are fine for a top dressing but should not be mixed into dirt where roots grow . try your native soil mixed with sand maybe some azomite some sphagnum peat moss and repot then mulch on top but keep mulch away from trunk about 5 inches if you keep in a pot . good luck .. if it is in compost mixed with your native soil you may want to spray roots off to remove some of the compost..
Three things I have learnt, recently, about Avocados:- They like plenty of water. They don't like wet feet and they don't like strong wind. Hope this helps.
Put it in open soil.
My avocado is in shade are and it has Brown leafs
Not enuff water
Are you using tap water to water your avocado trees? It might be the chemicals in the tap water building up in the soil–apparently avocado trees are sensitive to that. You can try using filtered water if you have a water filter. I had the same problem and read about using filtered water, and that seems to have solved my problem.
Your soil might be too salty leading to dehydration of the whole plant or it might be suffering from root rot due to excess water in soil becoming too acidic due to the lack of drainage and oxygen supply, roots need oxygen too so don't impact your soil too much which will suffocate the roots causing root rot which will also attack all the healthy roots of other plants and travel up the stem and kill it
Over watering
sometimes its the hard water and salt it contains, some rootstocks are very sensitive
In cod season leaves fall or has a pest bug or it can be needs nutrition s
My Avoca in pot 10yrs till now no fruit
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too much water
Over watering, not enough sun/too much shade hours, root rot? Repot and relocate, treat with diluted fish emulsion monthly. Check for salt content in your water.
The avocado trees want to be planted in the ground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VHLZ4SJC8Y&t=5s
Check above link.. i see your leaves are also curling up before getting dried out… it's sunburn… happened same to me.. my plant is very young.. all leaves have shed after turning downwards…Now i have removed my plant from direct sunlight.
It could either be root rot or the salt accumulation on the roots . And I live in the Phoenix desert and I can tell you they don’t like a lot of water only water when dry !! They like shade especially when young and you should check the ph level they prefer to be more on the acidic side .
Did this issue come up after repotting your tree in Terracotta, by chance? I've grown 11 avocado trees this year. All successfully took root and grew relatively quickly. 8 of them are still in plastic pots and continuing to grow normally and healthily. 3 of them went from plastic to Terracotta after they reached a certain size. None of them have put out new leaves since the transition, back in June and it's middle of August. I've just recently come realize that the constant humidity in the plastic pot's soil contributes to faster root growth, hence faster plant growth. On the flip side, Terracotta is much too porous a material for these plants, sucking moisture & humidity from the soil and roots instead of helping maintain an environment that promotes root growth. I feel I'm always watering the Terracotta ones, but even so it's not enough to keep up with the constant moisture wicking that's going on inside the pot. My avos just do not want to put out new growth in Terracotta pots. They're all still green, some have lost older leaves. They're surviving, not thriving. I plan to repot the 3 struggling guys this week.