So cutting it in half, thus cutting all of its leaves off, won't kill it? It's kind of cool having one I sprouted myself!

And - what is a Carib avocado? I can't find varieties called Carib or Caribbean online.

Realize that seedling avocados will take 6-10 years before fruiting... and then its unknown what you get. It's very rare to get fruit better than the original. If you keep cutting / pinching to keep it small, it may never fruit.

If it were me, i'd go and buy a hardy avo from a reputable nursery and plant it in the ground, - well drained soil. Better use of time.

They sell them at Asian Supermarkets. Sea Food City in Union City almost always have them because Filipino's grew up on the tropical Avocado,not the Hass and co.

As far as seedlings? You never know. I grew one from a pit..and it had great fruit about 7 years later. I enjoyed that for 3 more years and then it died of some root problems. Gophers or most likely a fungus.

If you have room..plant it and a grafted Hass also in the same yard. Avocados also seem to be aware of and enjoy others like them around. Its more then just pollination...they seem to communicate...lol,hard to explain.

With most avocados, you need two plants (a type A and a type B) in order to produce fruit. This basically means they need cross pollination from another variety in order to set fruit. I am guessing you have a Hass avocado which is type A. Type B cultivars that can be used with this variety are Fuerte, Zutano, Bacon, Whitsell or StirPrize.

Your pot seems awfully small. Any chance you have room for it in the ground? It probably would be much happier. If I were going to plant it, I would cut it right before it changes from the darker green color to the yellow green color (based on your picture). If you need to keep it in a pot, I would get a bigger one to put it in.

A good book to reference is the Sunset Western Garden Book, which has quite a bit of detailed information regarding Avocados. Most libraries have this book, so it is worth checking it out.

Orchard Supply has Hass for $34. Maybe another variety or two if your lucky. I hear "Bacon" is a good one too.

I still might buy one, but I'm sorta fond of my little plant. I've decided to replant it in a much larger pot. Here's another question: Since it's so spindly, when I replant it, can I plant it really low? Like, dig the hole 18 inches deep and bury the whole bottom 12 inches of the stem? That would make it a lot less spindly! it's finally got some great growth now at the top, 3 little branches of leaves. Thanks again for everyone's input!