Fruitless Holiday Avocado Tree

I have a Holiday Avocado planted in my yard now for 3 years. It has bloomed every year but has not set on any fruit. It is very healthy looking and has many blossoms, but they all die and fall off. It is in a nice sunny location in West Los Angeles. Any ideas on what is wrong?

The following thread was started by Hank on May 12, 2008 at 11:31 pm PST

Do you keep the soil damp?

Do you leave the leaves under the tree and maybe apply more mulch?

Do you apply actual Avocado/Citrus fertilizer?

Did you clear out the lawn, if there was one at least 3 feet, and better yet 4 feet away from the tree in all directions?

If you have not done these things, they could be all or or part of the problem.

Also it takes an Avocado tree, more often then not, at least 3 to 4 years to set fruit. They are senstive to a lack of water, some nutrients and heat, and anyone by itself can cause the tree to stress and abort the fruit or never develop them in the first place.

Your tree has only been in the ground for 3 years, might need one more year, or two.

David

The above followup was added by DavidLJ48, Waterford CA, zone14 on May 13, 2008 at 0:17 am PST.