Girdling is a technique that can be used to manipulate the growth, flowering, and fruiting of an avocado tree. I use it mostly to make a tree fruit every year rather than every other year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Various tools and versions of the technique have been developed by avocado growers over the years, and I’ve tried many of them. I continue to learn and experiment, but this is how I have settled on making my girdling cuts over the past few years while achieving the intended results: <\/p>\n\n\n\n