Avocado reached the roof.

 

A friend of ours lives in Exeter, they have an Avocado they have grown
for about 5 years in their conservatory, and it has now reached the
roof.

It has been suggested that they try it outside - but I reckon Exeter
will be too cold in the winter. I think it would need to be somewhere
very mild with no real frosts to have a chance of making it. Though I'm
not sure how bothered they are about it  surviving.

any experience with this?

My though is to just cut it back and hopefully it will re-sprout
--
Chris French

 

On 2010-08-26 10:45:42 +0100, chris French


My only not-very-helpful suggestion is that they give it to the Eden
Project or to Paignton Zoo.  Or us.  ;-)  I have no experience of these
at all and am impressed they've got it to such a size.  I don't think I
know anyone who's got beyond the pathetic little twig stage!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 

On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:45:42 +0100, chris French


I had an Avocado that reached the roof and then started to grow at a
angle along the roof. It was a major job to move it so I just let it
grow. Eventually three of us managed to move it out to the garden. It
did very well until Winter when it died which wasn't surprising for a
warm climate tree.

Steve

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Avocado can grow in frosty areas but they need good frost protection when
young.  They grow in to quite large trees eventually so need space so
sacrifical trees as protection is worth thinking about.  The following cite
may help.  It is about one of Australia's gardening experts (but of the
alternative variety so what she tries, and can manage to grow, often goes
against conventional wisdom).  She lives in an area where it can get down
to -9C at worst but would regularly get to -4C:
http://www.jackiefrench.com/groves.html

 


Here is a series of pics of the garden of the author I mentioned above with
a pic of an avocado with fruit.  I do know that the area she lives in gets
as cold as she claims it does.
http://www.jackiefrench.com/garden.html