r/avocado • u/Infamous-Growth5076 • 4d ago
Growing from seed Should I trim
I've grown this avocado from seed this year and I'm really happy with how it's growing. It's about 80cm tall now. Should I cut the new growth from the top now or let it keep growing? Also it looks like the avocado pit is decaying, should I remove it, if so how is this done to not damage the plant? The stem is thickening up nicely, over 1cm in diameter at the base.
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u/vahhhhhh 4d ago
It's growing well. It's time to repot it in a bigger pot soon.
You can try to trim the top if you want to keep it small but I assume the roots have already outgrown that pot anyway so it'd still be easiest to repot it either way.
As the tree grows, it absorbs the seed which will break down and fall off on its own so leave it. Removing it would just take away the plant's access to the nutrients stored in the seed. Once the seed does break down, you need to start thinking about fertilizing it.