{"id":4964,"date":"2019-02-08T11:59:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T19:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=4964"},"modified":"2021-06-01T06:24:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T13:24:33","slug":"should-you-buy-a-big-or-small-avocado-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/should-you-buy-a-big-or-small-avocado-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you buy a big or small avocado tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to buying an avocado tree, is bigger better? In one major aspect, yes, because a bigger avocado tree is capable of giving you more fruit sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flipside, bigger avocado trees come with three disadvantages, which is why I have purchased and planted many more small than big avocado trees in my own yard. But which is better for you?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7708209615665595\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1108863428\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Small trees win when it comes to price. What do I mean by small though? I\u2019m thinking of trees sold in one-gallon containers up to five-gallon containers. Five-gallon avocado trees are the most widely available at nurseries throughout Southern California. A five-gallon avocado tree is shown on the right in the photo above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These trees are in what&#8217;s called sleeves, and they&#8217;re just a tad smaller than five-gallons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-avocado-trees-in-sleeves-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4967\" width=\"345\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-avocado-trees-in-sleeves-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-avocado-trees-in-sleeves-600x798.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-avocado-trees-in-sleeves-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-avocado-trees-in-sleeves-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-avocado-trees-in-sleeves.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The typical price? Smaller ones might be as low as $20, but five-gallons run anywhere from $25 up to $50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree-1024x386.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree-1024x386.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree-600x226.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree-1080x407.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-5-gallon-avocado-tree.jpg 1142w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And when I say big, what do I mean? I\u2019m thinking mostly of avocado trees in fifteen-gallon containers but also those sold in 24-inch wood boxes. These trees cost as little as $60 but usually much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-15-gallon-avocado-tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-15-gallon-avocado-tree.jpg 872w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-15-gallon-avocado-tree-600x186.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-15-gallon-avocado-tree-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Price-of-15-gallon-avocado-tree-768x238.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From any individual retail outlet, the price of a fifteen-gallon avocado tree tends to be three or four times as much as that of a five-gallon. For example, in the photos of price tags above, a five-gallon costs $36 whereas a fifteen-gallon costs $130.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Planting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smaller avocado trees are also much easier to plant. Big deal, you might think. I know how to plant a tree. Or, I\u2019m going to have my gardener plant it anyway. Think again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avocado trees are the most difficult to plant of any tree I know. This is mostly because avocado roots are uniquely brittle. It&#8217;s difficult not to break any during planting, and yet, breaking roots during planting sets the tree\u2019s growth back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A tiny avocado tree like this Kahaluu, however, is almost as easy to plant as a tomato seedling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-one-gallon-Kahaluu-avocado-tree-652x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4966\" width=\"299\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-one-gallon-Kahaluu-avocado-tree-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-one-gallon-Kahaluu-avocado-tree-600x942.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-one-gallon-Kahaluu-avocado-tree-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-one-gallon-Kahaluu-avocado-tree-768x1206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-one-gallon-Kahaluu-avocado-tree.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This fifteen-gallon Nimlioh, on the other hand, was a pain in the back, literally. I was knowledgeable enough to do the planting correctly, but due to the weight and awkward balancing needed, I strained my back in the process.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-15-gallon-staked-in-wind-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4969\" width=\"316\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-15-gallon-staked-in-wind-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-15-gallon-staked-in-wind-600x882.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-15-gallon-staked-in-wind-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-15-gallon-staked-in-wind-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-15-gallon-staked-in-wind.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption>Nimlioh soon after planting, blowing in the (Santa Ana) wind.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trunk of a big avocado tree is often as weak as my back. So here\u2019s the third point on the side of buying a small tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem is that a big avocado tree has spent many years growing vertically, surrounded by many other avocado trees in a nursery. This makes it unnaturally top heavy. Adding salt to the wound, the big avocado tree has spent its entire life tied to a stake for support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know what a tree trunk is supposed to look like, where it\u2019s tapered from top to bottom, slim on top to stout and strong down low. Contrast that with this trunk of a big avocado tree for sale in a nursery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-gallon-avocado-tree-with-weak-trunk-179x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4972\" width=\"269\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-gallon-avocado-tree-with-weak-trunk-179x300.jpg 179w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-gallon-avocado-tree-with-weak-trunk-600x1008.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-gallon-avocado-tree-with-weak-trunk-768x1290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-gallon-avocado-tree-with-weak-trunk-610x1024.jpg 610w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-gallon-avocado-tree-with-weak-trunk.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><figcaption>You call that a taper? I call it a breaking point.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nurseries are not stupid or evil for growing trees this way. It\u2019s almost impossible for them to do it economically any other way. It\u2019s also possible for you to still plant, restake, and grow one of these trees with success. It\u2019s just not easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(See my post, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/how-to-plant-and-stake-an-avocado-tree\/\">\u201cHow to plant and stake an avocado tree.&#8221;<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staking a big avocado tree usually requires large, strong stakes, many adjustments over the course of a couple years, and eventually it is often necessary to do some pruning in order to get the tree to stand on its own in a balanced manner, especially if your yard is subject to high winds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is that Nimlioh I planted from a fifteen-gallon container in late 2017. It&#8217;s now been in the ground for just over a year. It\u2019s growing very well, but despite pruning it for balance, it still requires stakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-2019-one-year-after-planting-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4978\" width=\"411\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-2019-one-year-after-planting-984x1024.jpg 984w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-2019-one-year-after-planting-600x625.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-2019-one-year-after-planting-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-2019-one-year-after-planting-768x799.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nimlioh-avocado-tree-2019-one-year-after-planting.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is a baby Jan Boyce I planted from a one-gallon container. Never needed a stake, still doesn\u2019t, never will, has withstood 50-mile-per-hour Santa Anas without any help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-Jan-Boyce-avocado-tree-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4965\" width=\"337\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-Jan-Boyce-avocado-tree-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-Jan-Boyce-avocado-tree-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-Jan-Boyce-avocado-tree-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/small-Jan-Boyce-avocado-tree.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fruiting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that little Jan Boyce is going to take forever to fruit! That big Nimlioh is ready to carry a dozen avocados this year. There you have it. Back to the major appeal of buying a big avocado tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s there, it\u2019s real. Planting a big avocado tree will bring you fruit faster. How much faster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roughly, a fifteen-gallon avocado tree is one or two years ahead of a five-gallon. A five-gallon tree usually takes three or four years to set its first real crop (at least a handful of avocados), but a fifteen-gallon tree can set a real crop after being in the ground for only one or two years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(See my post, <a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/how-long-until-an-avocado-tree-fruits\/\">&#8220;How long until an avocado tree fruits?&#8221;<\/a>)<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Big or small for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is better for your situation? Ask yourself a few questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Is money a concern? (You could buy three or four small trees for the price of one big tree.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Are you strong enough to plant a big tree, or can someone give you a hand?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Can you commit to restaking a big tree properly and adjusting frequently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Are you in a hurry to eat avocados from the tree?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course you are! We all are. The real concerns are the first three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you decide, do trust that an excellent avocado tree that bears lots of fruit for decades can be grown &#8212; with proper attention &#8212; from a big or small beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most challenging obstacle with either might be having patience. For encouragement there, see this Hass tree in my yard that was planted in summer 2013 from a five-gallon container (read: small tree). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-planted-2013-from-five-gallon-container.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4982\" width=\"260\" height=\"244\"\/><figcaption>One month after planting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It set its first real crop after three years in the ground, in 2016, when this photo was taken:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-three-years-in-ground-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4976\" width=\"335\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-three-years-in-ground-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-three-years-in-ground-600x745.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-three-years-in-ground-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-three-years-in-ground-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Hass-avocado-tree-three-years-in-ground.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><figcaption>Avocado trees can grow very fast if given good care (and good luck). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And it didn&#8217;t only give us a handful at three years old. That first crop was 73 avocados. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>You might also like to read my posts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/where-to-buy-an-avocado-tree\/\">Where to buy an avocado tree<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/whats-the-best-kind-of-avocado-to-grow\/\">What is the best kind of avocado to grow?<\/a><\/strong><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to buying an avocado tree, is bigger better? In one major aspect, yes, because a bigger avocado tree is capable of giving you more fruit sooner. 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