Avo's are very suseptable to root rot. I'd guess that 90% or more of tree loss, especially new trees, is from that. Too much water. once you have lost one tree to it in a planting area, the next tree will have a very high chance of dying from it to (it's prevalent in the soil now), so be sure to try a spot several feet away if you try again. good luck

Yeah. Except that when it is in the ground and happy, it will send a huge new bright green branch straight up for the stars. At least one. Maybe three, like mine did. Then you cut that branch way back, and five more sprout out of that and grow straight for the stars. If you are young and strong you can keep them small if you stay on top of it. Miss a year or two, though, and you have a lot to prune. I have an Oro Blanco grapefruit and a snow queen nectarine that I keep poodled. But the avos got away from me. Renee

Havnet tried that Jeff-yet. Ethan,two of the three types didnt survive the winter-they are MAGNETS for slugs and snails. The last one is about 2' tall and when I do plant out will make sure all is cleared around it. My neighbors hedge of Dragon fruit is surrounded by bare soil on one side and asphalt on the other. ALL the succulents are doing great.The dwarf Euphorbs have tiny trunks and bloom.

I see a few problems: the spotted leaves are either a persa mite or fungus no a problem but the infected leaves will fall off. you should white wash the entire tree or move it to a shaded area until it starts to recover. how long have you had it were the brown tips there when you bought it? what have you fertilized with? i give even my new trees food. for small trees like yours if watering twice a week where i am its not super hot, i use a liquid b vitamin once a week for first month and make sure the ph of your water is below 7 i treat them like my blueberries and they love it more nutrient uptake. 5.5 - 6.5 is best. there are several ways to lower ph of water. twice a month i water with a dilution of ammonia sulfate which is 21-0-0 (2 tbs to 5 gal bucket of water.) that will push new growth. and once a quarter i add a little organic slow release avocado food, azomite. and i use a flower fert 2-10-10 before bloom time for heavy flowers... i have multiple trees in pots that are 10-15 ft tall and 8 ft wide heavely fruited. so you have to be on a good feeding schedule.