"Des Higgins" wrote in message ...
"Des Higgins" wrote in message
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House plant query about Avocado plants as house plants:
I have 2 big ones and one small one. They germinated in the compost heap
from discarded stones, which turns out to be a handy way to get them
started, even if it was by accident with us. The big ones are now 2 years
old and 2.5 metres tall. Right now, they look great indoors but my
question is, is it practical to keep them any longer as house plants? If
they stayed about this size and just went **a big woddy**, they would be
fine

ooops; that will read very very strangely. I meant to type: "a bit woody"
:-)


but will they just keep growing OR go pot bound and straggly if we try to
keep them? Has anyone here ever kept them any longer than a few years?

Des




Hello Des

I am in the same position as you ie. two '2 year old' very tall
advocados in the utility room. I also have one that I stuck one
outside and it looks better than the indoor ones. It has stayed
small, the new leaves have a reddish hue to them, certainly not a
disgraceful sight on my terrace.

I am going to bin the big ones they dont seem to have that much to
offer. My next project for the utility room window cill is 2 lemon
pips and an orange pip. All 3 are about 3 inches high at the moment.

Phil