Multiple Avocado trees in same hole.
The following thread was started by Joe on April 16, 2009 at 1:49 pm PST
I planted three, each about 24" from the other in a triangular pattern. They've been in the ground a year and doing nicely. I've seen a similar avocado planting that was somewhere between 12 and 15 years old that looked very successful. They were trained with very low crotches and almost looked like a huge shrub. One of the three looked a less vigorous than the others and was given a little extra light to help it along by judicious pruning.
The above followup was added by Merbert on April 16, 2009 at 2:29 pm PST.
Thanks Merbert, thats so helpfull I'm in Huntington Beach Ca where are your trees located and what veriety Avocados do you have all togeather? Do you have other Avacados in your yard as well?
The above followup was added by Joe on April 16, 2009 at 2:51 pm PST.
I have Mexicola, Fuerte and and Littlecado (Wurtz). I'm trying a similar planting with very small seedlings from Bacon, Hass and Holiday fruits. I won't know anything about their success for several years.
The above followup was added by Merbert on April 16, 2009 at 5:08 pm PST.
Hey Merbert, I see the title
"My Threesome" but there is no text?
The above followup was added by Joe on April 16, 2009 at 5:21 pm PST.
I have a Hass and a Holiday in the ground now the Hass is a young tree and I had 15 Cado's last year, 3 still on the tree. the flowers this year are just now showing a little green dot in the middle. Here come the cado's. The Holiday is growing well but no fruit yet. I have two new trees in fifteen gal containers. A Reed and a Lamb Hass they each had one large Cado from last year. These ar the ones I want to put next to each other but I'm going to the Fullerton Arboretum annual plant sale to try and buy a Pinkerton and a Jan Boyce. Four in the same hole Hmm I dont know. What do you think?
The above followup was added by Joe on April 16, 2009 at 6:36 pm PST.
I don't know why you can't see the text. It was as follows:
"I have Mexicola, Fuerte and Littlecado (Wurtz) and trying similar plantings with small seedlings from Bacon, Hass and Holiday fruits. I won't know anything about their success for years."
The above followup was added by Merbert on April 16, 2009 at 11:51 pm PST.
My garden's climate isn't ideal (Sunset Zone 15 or 16 depending upon the year), but I'm giving avocados the old college try. Citrus do very well here and this looks like a particularly good year. The Hass tree is loaded with buds but the others are slower to show spring growth.
The above followup was added by Merbert on April 16, 2009 at 11:56 pm PST.
Multi hole planting, it works, but it is best to plant varieties with similar growth from and aggressiveness.. It makes it much easier to keep them in balance, as with any multi tree planing in one hole or as one tree.
I have seen here in Central Valley CA, old large avocado trees with trunks 1 to 2 or more feet in diameter, with two to 3 trunks, caused by past severe freezes when it was quite young.
As with any multi tree planing, each tree or limb takes up its space to form a round tree more or less above ground.
Some are more upright, some more mushroom and some like Holiday and Stewart are more dropping then the rest.
David
The above followup was added by David Johnson, Waterford CA, zone 14 on April 17, 2009 at 0:29 am PST.
I have Brogdon, Mexicola, and Choquette planted together (triangle) as well here in Phoenix, AZ. Been about 6 years now.
The Brogdon is quite large (20') with the Mexicola second largest and the Choquette 3rd.
I have about 20 Avos going on the Brogdon now. This is my 1st year of good set where it might look like I get some (I have a tough climate, as you might imagine). About 2" big now or some slightly larger.
We'll see how it goes.
The above followup was added by Sean on May 19, 2009 at 2:58 pm PST.