Avocado trees may not yield fruits for different reasons. But have in mind that your avocado might not yield fruits because it’s not matured yet. Avocado trees can take 7 – 15 years to produce fruits: that is quite a long time. But there are ways you can grow your avocado to produce fruits in just a few years.
How To Grow A Fruitful Avocado Tree: What To Consider
An avocado tree grown from an avocado pit or a seed might take up to 10 or 15 years to yield fruit. I can bet most people don’t really like that long wait.
The tree of avocado can produce thousands to millions of flowers at the bloom season. A lot of these flowers fall off from the tree without yielding any fruits.
Some growth conditions play a key role in how to grow an avocado tree that bears fruit.Temperature: your avocado tree will bloom and produce well in moderately warm temperatures.Watering and drainage: wet your plant moderately but deeply.Soil: avocados tree grows best in sandy loam soil.
The application of good fertilizer can support your tree to bear fruits. Fertilize your tree regularly during late winter to early spring and early summer.
Although the avocado tree does have both stamen and stigma, they are not self-pollinating. You might also have the right type of plant for accurate pollination. Nevertheless, you might need to induce pollination yourself.