As nicely as this avocado tree is growing, it does need to be prompted to start branching out at some point.
If I prune off those top baby leaves and leave the two nodes intact, will it start branching from both, or only one?

Current height is around 14 inches tall.

  • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    From the size of the pot and canopy, im guessing you’ve been pruning the lower nodes that attempted to branch out? I see a few tiny modules in your picture a bit lower, so just making a guess.

    With avocado plants in an container, I don’t know that snipping the top is going to do much but try and drive lower branching, but I think you’re asking about getting it to branch more at the top?

    • shininghero@pawb.socialOP
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      3 days ago

      No previous pruning beyond pinching that one tiny leaf to see if anything would happen.
      I do want it to start branching at the top, and also thicken up the stem a bit. Preferably before it reaches the top of the cubicle.

      Also might get a bigger pot later on and move it off my desk.