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nearly $2.00 a piece wholesale? I'm curious why the market hasn't been flooded by now. *As pointed out below, it takes at least 5 years for an Avocado tree to
by axaxs 9y ago
nearly $2.00 a piece wholesale? I'm curious why the market hasn't been flooded by now.
*As pointed out below, it takes at least 5 years for an Avocado tree to produce fruit, which explains why there aren't quick adjustments.
- msandford 9y agoWhat's the lead time on making an avocado tree? Not as bad as making more programmers I'm sure, but it's not fast either.
- kiith_naabal 9y agoYou're not wrong - avocados planted from seed take anywhere from 5 to 13 years+ before they flower and produce fruit. http://ucavo.ucr.edu/general/answers.html http://ucavo.ucr.edu/general/answers.html
- axaxs 9y agoYikes...I should have done the research first. I'll edit, thank you.
- petecox 9y agoWe have a compost bin in the back yard where they sprout from seed spontaneously. I have grown a couple of trees and given some seedlings away to friends. Fingers crossed, they bear fruit eventually. If not, they make a fairly fast growing tree (2m after 3-4 years) - although this week the leaves burn quickly in the summer heat if inadequately watered.
- magic_beans 9y agoI have a large avocado plant that I grew from a pit. At only 2.5 years old, it's about 3 feet tall. Definitely won't be ready for fruit any time soon. Maybe when my grandchildren are born (for the record, I do not yet have children).
- NiceGuy_Ty 9y ago5 for $5.00 at my whole foods
- saosebastiao 9y agoI've never figured it out. They grew like weeds where I lived in Central America, and people generally let them fall to the ground to be eaten by street dogs. I'd imagine logistics for avocados are pretty difficult.