Condo Avocado Tree for Sale - Buying & Growing Guide

Planting and Care

by Mary Van Keuren | Gardener (30+ Years Experience) – last update on September 20, 2022

Planting instructions

If planting your avocado outdoors, site it where it will get at least four hours of direct sunlight a day, in soil that drains well. Unpot your sapling and tease out any encircling roots, which can girdle the tree and slowly kill it. Dig a hole that’s as deep as the root ball and twice as wide. Place the tree in the hole, spreading out the roots. Holding the tree upright and steady, fill in around the roots with topsoil and tamp down as you go to eliminate air pockets. Water thoroughly. Apply a two to three-inch layer of organic mulch such as bark chips around the root zone to conserve moisture and hinder weed growth but keep it from touching the trunk to avoid problems with rot.

Watering and nutrients

Water your Condo Avocado Tree weekly, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings. If it’s outside and you are experiencing extreme heat or drought, you may need to water more frequently. If your tree is indoors, mist the leaves daily and place the container in a tray of rocks and water to increase humidity. Avoid fertilizing your tree for the first year. After that, fertilize it with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in spring and fall.

Pollination

The Condo Avocado is self-fertile, meaning that its flowers can pollinate themselves and thus you can harvest fruit with only one tree. However, the trees set fruit at a higher rate when you have more than one cultivar. One good option is to have another tree—the Cold Hardy Avocado is a good choice—nearby so that they can cross-pollinate.

Pruning

Trim out any dead, diseased or damaged limbs on your Condo Avocado Tree whenever you see them. In the spring, you can lightly prune back a young tree to shape it. However, the tree should not need a heavy annual pruning.

Pests, diseases and animals

Pests that may bother an avocado tree include the avocado brown mite and avocado thrips. If you’re growing your plant indoors, you may also see common insects that are found on houseplants such as aphids and spider mites. A healthy tree can fend off infestation. Wiping down the leaves with a damp cloth will also help eliminate insect pests. Diseases of the avocado include anthracnose, fusarium and sooty mold. These are unlikely to occur in a plant that is grown indoors. Always water your plant at the base of the trunk and keep it in a spot that has good air circulation to avoid fungal diseases.

Harvesting

The color of your avocado fruit may darken slightly when they are ripe, but the fruit will not begin to soften until after it is picked. Avoid pulling them off the tree, which can damage the branches, but use clippers or pruners to cut the stem. Never harvest right after a rain—it’s best to do so on a dry day. The fruits should soften and become ripe 3 to 8 days after picking, or longer if they are kept in the refrigerator.

Achieving maximum results

Although the Condo Avocado Tree can be grown outdoors in parts of the southern U.S., most American gardeners will want to grow this petite tree in a container that can be brought inside during the colder months. Doing so isn’t difficult. Choose a pot for your tree that is twice as big as the root ball. Use a good quality potting mix and follow our directions above for planting. Note that container-grown plants need more frequent watering than those in the ground and be diligent about fertilizing your tree regularly.

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