My Edible Fruit Trees: Avocado Trees VIC

Avocado ^10/10

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I grew this tree from seed 15 years ago while I was living in Sydney. When I moved back to Melbourne I brought it with me. It ended up dying of, I was so dissapointed. I left it in its the pot (it was over a metre high) and forgot about it. About a year later I went to clean the area behind the shed, I noticed that my avocado tree sprouted again. It had 40cm shoot coming out the bottom. I left it in the pot for a few years and then two years ago I decided to plant it in the grown and it just took off. Now it is over 2 metres high and very bushy, lush and green (no fruit yet). I just water and fertilize it now and again in summer and thats all. If it never produces fruit it doesn't worry me, I just love the look of it.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Planted: 2020

Height 4 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Height 200 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: pig manure

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

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Although Melbourne's weather may not need both type A and B avocado plants to help set fruits but surely it'll benefit and besides you can't have too many avocados.

Bacon is said to be one of the most cold tolerant avocado plants so it is very suitable to grow in Melbourne and that it produces fruits relatively early, say in its third or fourth year.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

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Handled temperatures greater than 40 (with shade cloth) and temps below zero without any signs of damage even at such an infant age.

Planted: 2018

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

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Planted: 2019

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

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UPDATE - August 2019

Absolutely covered in flowers. Tips of some leaves were burnt over Summer but still growing well in my 45L grow bag.  Going to put into ground this coming Spring - has had two Winters in grow bag.  I also have a Pinkerton and Lamb Hass going into flower at the same time (all the same age), but the Bacon is a bigger and stronger tree at the moment (given it's a full grown and not dwarf avocado, to be expected).  I live just outside of Melbourne in Sunbury, so we don't get heavy frosts often, but still get frosts - it even snowed a few weeks ago - and this guy is still thriving.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.9 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

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Bacon on the right of the photo, the avocado on the left is a secondo. Planted two in one hole, in a slight mound and mulched around base. Will add pea straw soon and put some stakes in with clear plastic wrapped around to form a plant tube for the winter.

Pollination: No

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Pollination: No

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

Planted: 2013

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Avocado - Bacon (B) ^9/10

Comments: - frost tollerant avocado

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Comments: - It is about Ready to blossom in early spring

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^10/10

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Fruit Trees in Tubs. My Avacado Bacon is in a 190 litre Olive drum. It was hit with 42 degrees and very low humidity last summer which burnt the new growth. The tree recovered and in fact has bushed out very well. Expect a crop this coming season.

Soil is worm free and specifically mixed with plenty of body.

Fertilized twice per year with Chook pooh pellets and once a year with maxicrop.

Top of tub is covered with a tree chip/shredded leaf mulch of about 2-3 inches.

Have found that watering is required in summer about once a week (use a hygrometer moisture meter to check regularly). Very little watering if at all required during winter.

Soil temperature is 13-18 degress during winter. Seems there is good warming properties from the tubs which are thick plastic.

Have a tunnel contructed over all my fruit trees to protect from frosts in winter and the harsh hot/dry days we get in summer. Purchased a metalised frost material of about 50% shade value which works well. A little expensive but results worth it. Cover is removed when the frost or sun threat is over.

An excellent plant in top condition when received and a very heallthy plant now.

Planted: 2008

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter equivelant from ELDERS

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

Natural companion plants and home  made pest liquids as an emergency when a hand is needed.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2018

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Avocado - Fuerte (B) ^3/10

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Produces about 1 avocado per year.  :-(

Fruiting Months August, September, October

Planted: 2009

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Fuerte (B)

Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Grafted)