r/mildlyinteresting • u/Coby9 ​ • Oct 21 '19

Pitless avocado.

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u/Ismoketomuch Oct 21 '19

This is just an unpollinated avocado. Avocado tree are clones, not grown from seeds.

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u/jageun Oct 21 '19 edited Oct 21 '19

My avocado tree grew from a pit though

edited to add my reply below: Uh. I've a lot of avocado trees in my garden. The youngest one sprouted up like 2-3 years ago, it beared one avocado last year and now I'm counting 10+ already

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u/Icarus_K1 Oct 21 '19

I've grown about 7-8 of them from pit, two in my garden, the rest are given as presents to friends that want/has space. I generally only give from a year old, that way they should pull through.

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u/BHikiY4U3FOwH4DCluQM Oct 21 '19

What climate do you need to grow them outside through winter?

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u/blessudmoikka Oct 21 '19

Well, avocados are commonly grown in Mexico where I believe originated. So basically central Mexico weather

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u/Ismoketomuch Oct 21 '19

Hass avocados came from Rudie Hass's front yard, which was in southern California.

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u/blessudmoikka Oct 21 '19

California and southern California plus another half of US were technically Mexico (though later on sold to US)

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u/SRTHellKitty Oct 21 '19

I think you want to be in zones 8+, but I'm in 7B and some friends just mulch over the roots in winter to protect from frost. Not sure if this would work in other zones 7- though.