Originally Posted by Jeff Layman

semajjames wrote:
hi i ve mannaged to grow a 2 foot tall avacardo plant from a
stone in a pot in my window in the UK,,,, the plant is now
like 3 mounths old it has like 10 leaves but no side
shoot's ,,,,,,,,,,,,, what i want to know is ........ should
i
pinch out the growing tip to encourage side shoots to grow
of just leave it alone to just grow upwards


thanks

Depends on what shape you want the plant to be.

Whatever you decide, avocados are fast growers, and within a couple of years
or so you will have a plant which will have outgrown the room in which you
keep it. Best thing to do then is throw it away and start another one from
seed.

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Jeff
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