Quick tips for pruning from one gardener to another! Topping a plant encourages the plant to make more tips similarly to topping peppers for bushier plants. Bottoming (cutting off the lower branches) stimulates the plant to grow upwards simulating more of a columnar habit. And cutting more than 30% of a plant at a time will trigger a stress response that will more than like make your plant grow rampantly. Cheers! Bonus tip, “FIMing” is where you cut the top but not all the way leaving a small portion of the existing top still intact. This will keep your central branch and stimulate it to still branch out!!
Oh my God, I have one plant that grows so big and fast I don't know what to do with it.... and I think I just realized it's because I've been cutting lower branches, and have done more than 30% like you said 😮 This changes everything, thank you
@@kesha1926 topping is when you trim the brand new growth at the top of the plant. If you don't FIM (fuck I messed up) you're more likely to get it to have two tops when it grows back
@@kesha1926 basically splits the stalk into 2, 3 or 4. If ur goal is 4 use ur fingers for higher success rate. Failing results in 3 and the original cut done on the stem is the 2. Do this at a set height you prefer because the new 4 branches will become mains for new lateral growth. Some fruit trees are forced into 4 main heads and supported on wooden 4x2s or whatever you want to help hold the weight. Doing this also slows growth and reduces the size of the fruit but I’d recommend this 100% involves getting in and understanding pruning and knowing how to redirect energy. (Amazing for 🍃) let’s in more light and better access to pruning/air flow. Just remember 4 mains means more work and energy needed for development.
That bud on the top is called the apical meristem. It’s where all the new growth happens during primary plant growth. If you look at it under a microscope you can see all of the tiny baby leaves forming!
Thank you for sharing! I had an avocado that died due to some kind of fungus infection on the seed. I managed to remove the white pus and rinse it away, it then started to grow again and it looks amazing!
*To anyone looking for pruning lessons, look up how people do it when growing weed. This particular method is called topping. You can also do it for side branches. You can also top the 2 shoots that formed after you originally topped it, to make 4, 8, 16, etc.* It all depends on what angles the light falls on your plant. If it will get the best light by being shaped like an upside-down Christmas tree, then top and retop and retop until then. If you want it shaped like a bush, do that. If you want it shaped like a Christmas tree at first, don't touch it. Topping plants makes them sacrifice growing upward quickly for growing outward quickly. *However: If you don't understand WHY you're pruning a plant, DON'T DO IT. DO RESEARCH instead. THEN prune it.*
@@randomstories31it’s just how genetics work. You have a kid with someone it doesn’t come out to be an exact copy of you or the other person, it comes out to be an expression of both DNA profiles
We have an avocado tree (it gives fruit every year), how my dad did it? He put an avocado seen in a pot and let it grow. Don't worry to much about it and just leave it to grow.
i needed this comment. haha some people are too meticulous about this kind of stuff. plants grow how they want and when they want. we don’t need to always intervene
I can't speak for avos but for Cannabis this is called topping. Everytime you top you will then get two new stems. If you then wait u til those 2 stems get bigger and top them again you will end up with 4 stems
What you’re doing is called “Topping” the plant. This produces two nodes for new growth instead of just one. Cannabis growers use this technique up to 10 times on a single plant, creating a MASSIVE tangle of branches. 😁
this is how i prune my croton bush, it likes to just grow one large stem so every other new leaf that grows on a branch i trim and it makes it so much more bushy and nice looking. this is a common thing in houseplant keeping, its called "pinching" because you can just use your fingernails and pinch off the new buds, and its how you control bushiness and make more dense foliage
So what happens is that you're cutting the meristematic tissue. Without a growth top, the stem will reassign stem tissue to become meristematic growth points. What you get is a hydra effect. Instead of one vertical growth shoot, you get two lateral side shoots. If you do this thoughtfully, you can do a pruning technique called "espalier" (es-pawl-ee-ay) it's French, and is a common technique used on trees in Potagér (poht-a-zjer) gardens.
Suggestion. Don’t wait til it’s grown this tall if possible. Typically you’ll want the branching out and new leaves to be as low as possible/closest to the soil surface. I would do exactly what you done but as soon as you spot that new growth above the first leaf set. You’ll get a much bushier and prolific plant 😊
I wast at home when I had to cut my avocado. So i said to my dad he had to cut all the leaves off. He said that is not good and he just cutted the new growing leaves at the top. Now I am very happy about my dady decision because it turned out beautiful 🥰
Advice for anyone thinking they can grow an avo and it'll taste good: it probably wont! Avos are plants that need to be cloned/grafted to produce a good tasting fruit: growing from a seed of a grocery store avo does not mean you are going to get avos that taste like it after the many years it takes to harvest. Unless you just have a thing for growing plants and want to see how far you can take it, I don't recommend growing an avo in the hopes of getting edible (good tasting) ones!
I cut mine leaving only about 5 to 6 inches, then placed the cutting in water and put the seed with the roots in soil and they both have new growth! Had no idea the cutting would keep growing
How long will it take to get 4 leaves? I am have 2 leaves from past 2 weeks and this week started growth new ones. Shall I cut or wait for 4 grown leaves?
I cut my avocado a week ago and it stopped growing so maybe don't do that It used to grow about a cm per night and now it's stuck on 14.5 cm Edit 23.4.2023. : I cut it again, but didn't update. The stem turned dark brown and it thinned out (it's still like that). On the side of one nod there was another stem that started growing so i transplanted it to soil. It is now super tall and has 3 leaves It started growing again Yesterday I put it outside to catch some sunlight and warmth (since it needs it); everything was fine so I took it out again today and the leaves started to wilt I took it back inside now and gave it some water because the soil felt very dry... I pray it survives :(
@@unknownfdugsgs1429 I actually did but forgot to update here I found a channel that's called Scott grows an avocado tree and he explained that avocados should be pruned above something that is called a node It's still not growing Idk if I shoud try to plant it in soil or should I just throw it away and start all over again
@@patricijafijan6043 the alvocado stem is maturing most likely. If you have fast growth it’s fast weak growth not slow matured growth. This is something alot of plants do
I topped mine and some new tiny leaves appeared at a couple of nodes but they've been the same size for months. I don't know what's wrong with it - it just stays the same, doesn't grow, doesn't wilt or brown. It's been the same for months as if it's an artificial plant. I tried different light, temperature, and humidity but it makes no difference.
Help please I have avocados growing from seed are in bottles of water The roots have gone black and not looking healthy. Why ? Do I need a fertiliser in the water ?Needs to be closer to outside window for light ? In Victoria it is cold too cold ?? 😢
You shouldnt need to fertilize them. Perhaps your is becoming too stagnant and therefor it rots the plant starting with the roots. If its smelly or if there is any slime growing- that’s your problem. Im up in canada and have my pits sitting in a western facing window. Anyhoo, try changing their water more regularily. G’luck fellow avocado ninja ❤
Avakado bitkimin yaprakları yavaş yavaş ölüyodu. Sonradan havalar ısınınca filizlenmeye devam etti. Bi gün dışarıda soğuk aldı ve filizlenen en uç kısmı da kurudu bi şekilde. Bi umut budama işleminizi en üst kısma uyguladım. Hiç bir bitamin vs. kullanmadım. Az önce toprağa böcek gelmesin diye tarçın döktüm. Tekrardan eski haline gelir mi acaba?
Hey! So I have a question so I cut back my avocado plant (it’s in water). I didn’t happen before but now its building like a thick slime on the roots, is that normal? Did that happen to you too? And if it’s unnormal do you know what it might be?
I cut mine ... it grew exactly the same ..1 stem ... cut again ..same...again...again ...so i just cut it completely ... then 1 little branch started growing ...then it dieded ...
PSA, if you grow an avocado plant like this and it bears fruit, it will almost certainly taste awful. Avocados are like apples. Growing the seeds from one won’t get you a tree of the same type, and most types taste bad.
This is called "topping" some people believe it's more detrimental to the plant and or tree. Whenever you top the always come back with at least two in place of your main branch
Suyun içinde yetiştirdiğim avokadoyu saksı ve siyah poşete toprak ile birleştirdim ama soldu ve kurudu 3 tane daha var ve ben sudan çıkarmaya korkuyorum nasıl yapmalıyım bilen yazabilir
@@aliciabashir408 Have they flowered? Avocado trees have one of two flower types, type a is female on the first day and male on the second, type b is male first and female second. This reduces the chance of self pollination and pollination from the same flower type.
Avocado plants don't grow to seed. All Hass avocados and commonly available varieties are grown from grafted plants. You can still grow it of course, but it's extremely unlikely that it will produce fruit that is at all tasty.
Small bio lesson, the top shoot is the apical meristem, cutting it stimulates the lateral meristem (extra shoots on the sides)
How about it's 10 years till fruit and it won't make fruit like the one the seed came from. Commercial verietys(hass) are from cuttings 😂
What about for juniper trees?
And the hormone responsible is Auxin.
@@apaulosmith5653 it makes a great house plant
@@apaulosmith5653 It does make the fruit like the seed. The plant just has to mature. If you grew plants, you would know that. 😂
Quick tips for pruning from one gardener to another!
Topping a plant encourages the plant to make more tips similarly to topping peppers for bushier plants.
Bottoming (cutting off the lower branches) stimulates the plant to grow upwards simulating more of a columnar habit.
And cutting more than 30% of a plant at a time will trigger a stress response that will more than like make your plant grow rampantly.
Cheers!
Bonus tip, “FIMing” is where you cut the top but not all the way leaving a small portion of the existing top still intact. This will keep your central branch and stimulate it to still branch out!!
Great info! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the info! I'm a switch, so I'll try both 🤩
Oh my God, I have one plant that grows so big and fast I don't know what to do with it.... and I think I just realized it's because I've been cutting lower branches, and have done more than 30% like you said 😮
This changes everything, thank you
@@Carterpilllar hahah this made me laugh
Thanks!
the process is called topping its when you cut the new growth and you can do this multiple times
not if you have a palm like me(depends on how far down you cut it)
If you dont mind would you explain this a bit more to me. thank you.
@@kesha1926 topping is when you trim the brand new growth at the top of the plant. If you don't FIM (fuck I messed up) you're more likely to get it to have two tops when it grows back
breaking them apical dominance 💪
@@kesha1926 basically splits the stalk into 2, 3 or 4.
If ur goal is 4 use ur fingers for higher success rate. Failing results in 3 and the original cut done on the stem is the 2. Do this at a set height you prefer because the new 4 branches will become mains for new lateral growth. Some fruit trees are forced into 4 main heads and supported on wooden 4x2s or whatever you want to help hold the weight. Doing this also slows growth and reduces the size of the fruit but I’d recommend this 100% involves getting in and understanding pruning and knowing how to redirect energy. (Amazing for 🍃) let’s in more light and better access to pruning/air flow. Just remember 4 mains means more work and energy needed for development.
That bud on the top is called the apical meristem. It’s where all the new growth happens during primary plant growth. If you look at it under a microscope you can see all of the tiny baby leaves forming!
Thank you for sharing! I had an avocado that died due to some kind of fungus infection on the seed. I managed to remove the white pus and rinse it away, it then started to grow again and it looks amazing!
*To anyone looking for pruning lessons, look up how people do it when growing weed. This particular method is called topping. You can also do it for side branches. You can also top the 2 shoots that formed after you originally topped it, to make 4, 8, 16, etc.*
It all depends on what angles the light falls on your plant.
If it will get the best light by being shaped like an upside-down Christmas tree, then top and retop and retop until then.
If you want it shaped like a bush, do that.
If you want it shaped like a Christmas tree at first, don't touch it.
Topping plants makes them sacrifice growing upward quickly for growing outward quickly.
*However: If you don't understand WHY you're pruning a plant, DON'T DO IT. DO RESEARCH instead. THEN prune it.*
@@jonslg240 Your reply is hidden under another comment
This is helpful for branching many plants! Thank you!
Plants are amazing
I don't think most people know that if you grow avocado it will probably be gross but if you can grow a delicious one it will make you extremely rich
Why?
@@randomstories31it’s just how genetics work. You have a kid with someone it doesn’t come out to be an exact copy of you or the other person, it comes out to be an expression of both DNA profiles
Haha on of my neighbors kids broke mine and it grew into two!! Was that just lucky???
My avocado tree is now close to 3 metres. No need to cut them. They branch out beautifully on their own schedule.
You're so smart
There's no NEED to cut them if you don't want to. He's saying you can make them grow more if you do. It's science
@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme and it’s fun creating x amount of extra mass and needing to learn how to optimally care for the plant to get the fruit.
I can't cut mine I just love it too much
I mean you must be planning on planting it in the ground because you know that mango needs some room to spread its legs.
@@TheOnlyKontrol Yeah, you really don't want to do that....I mean if you apreciate your floors and nearby roads
Ben de seviyorum ama denedim oldu
We have an avocado tree (it gives fruit every year), how my dad did it? He put an avocado seen in a pot and let it grow. Don't worry to much about it and just leave it to grow.
i needed this comment. haha some people are too meticulous about this kind of stuff. plants grow how they want and when they want. we don’t need to always intervene
I can't speak for avos but for Cannabis this is called topping. Everytime you top you will then get two new stems. If you then wait u til those 2 stems get bigger and top them again you will end up with 4 stems
What you’re doing is called “Topping” the plant. This produces two nodes for new growth instead of just one. Cannabis growers use this technique up to 10 times on a single plant, creating a MASSIVE tangle of branches. 😁
this is how i prune my croton bush, it likes to just grow one large stem so every other new leaf that grows on a branch i trim and it makes it so much more bushy and nice looking. this is a common thing in houseplant keeping, its called "pinching" because you can just use your fingernails and pinch off the new buds, and its how you control bushiness and make more dense foliage
So what happens is that you're cutting the meristematic tissue. Without a growth top, the stem will reassign stem tissue to become meristematic growth points. What you get is a hydra effect. Instead of one vertical growth shoot, you get two lateral side shoots.
If you do this thoughtfully, you can do a pruning technique called "espalier" (es-pawl-ee-ay) it's French, and is a common technique used on trees in Potagér (poht-a-zjer) gardens.
Thank you. This was exactly what i was looking for
It like topping a pot plant really..make the stem go into 2
It's called the terminal bud. It's where we get the term nip it in the bud. Doing so will cause the branch determinate and diverge.
Internodes knowledge is good when growing plants
Thank you for the information 😊
Suggestion.
Don’t wait til it’s grown this tall if possible. Typically you’ll want the branching out and new leaves to be as low as possible/closest to the soil surface. I would do exactly what you done but as soon as you spot that new growth above the first leaf set.
You’ll get a much bushier and prolific plant 😊
I wast at home when I had to cut my avocado. So i said to my dad he had to cut all the leaves off. He said that is not good and he just cutted the new growing leaves at the top. Now I am very happy about my dady decision because it turned out beautiful 🥰
Moved to FL, bought an avocado and planted the seed in a small container of soil, left it alone. 8 months later I have a 2ft tall avo tree. ☺️
aww! are you planning to grow any other fruit trees?
I hate to tell you but avacados from seed dont taste like the parent it will most likely taste bad
Advice for anyone thinking they can grow an avo and it'll taste good: it probably wont! Avos are plants that need to be cloned/grafted to produce a good tasting fruit: growing from a seed of a grocery store avo does not mean you are going to get avos that taste like it after the many years it takes to harvest. Unless you just have a thing for growing plants and want to see how far you can take it, I don't recommend growing an avo in the hopes of getting edible (good tasting) ones!
I cut mine leaving only about 5 to 6 inches, then placed the cutting in water and put the seed with the roots in soil and they both have new growth! Had no idea the cutting would keep growing
Cool, thanks!!
Tyy im gonna try to gro avoes,and im gonna use this technique,ty:)
How's it coming along?
I've germinated a mango seed, the plant has about the same size now, is this method also possible with mango?
Yes
@@vivennaidoo thanks, I'll give it a try!
How long will it take to get 4 leaves? I am have 2 leaves from past 2 weeks and this week started growth new ones. Shall I cut or wait for 4 grown leaves?
Lol I tried to top mine by putting it somewhere short so it's height would be maxed out, and it decided to vine itself along my ceiling instead 😅
So I’ve dared to cut my avo! I’m wondering if I take the cutting and dip it in some root hormone and then into compost, will it grow? 🤞🏼
After growing a few of Mary J, my brain was like no shit sherlock
How long it takes to get the axacadoes first time?
I cut my avocado a week ago and it stopped growing so maybe don't do that
It used to grow about a cm per night and now it's stuck on 14.5 cm
Edit 23.4.2023. :
I cut it again, but didn't update. The stem turned dark brown and it thinned out (it's still like that). On the side of one nod there was another stem that started growing so i transplanted it to soil.
It is now super tall and has 3 leaves
It started growing again
Yesterday I put it outside to catch some sunlight and warmth (since it needs it); everything was fine so I took it out again today and the leaves started to wilt
I took it back inside now and gave it some water because the soil felt very dry...
I pray it survives :(
I think u should cut it again
@@unknownfdugsgs1429 I actually did but forgot to update here
I found a channel that's called Scott grows an avocado tree and he explained that avocados should be pruned above something that is called a node
It's still not growing
Idk if I shoud try to plant it in soil or should I just throw it away and start all over again
@@patricijafijan6043 the alvocado stem is maturing most likely. If you have fast growth it’s fast weak growth not slow matured growth. This is something alot of plants do
Same happened to me
@@tzurtex6336 So it's slowly growing now?
Btw I did notice that a leaf on the side of stem started to grow
What is the white jar you sprouted it in?
When(season) do you cut them?
The top is the Center of the tree and called the “Pith”. This will work an almost all trees.
Will this also work with mango?
Mine mango has only 1 leaf and I don't know what to do.
interesting... I accidentally did this to my one avocado. I had been worried about it. It is doing very good now. Very neat to know!
I topped mine and some new tiny leaves appeared at a couple of nodes but they've been the same size for months. I don't know what's wrong with it - it just stays the same, doesn't grow, doesn't wilt or brown. It's been the same for months as if it's an artificial plant. I tried different light, temperature, and humidity but it makes no difference.
The level of anxiety in this video 😂
I cut the new leaves now my stem has tapered and dried up, and there's no new growth 😔 What did I do wrong? 🤔
Same Its been 1 month and its been dried up and it deosnt seen like it’s getting any new growth
How many years does it take for it to produce avacados?
Yes that's not node's work. You can also trim that top part half way and it allows then to branch out with still having one stalk
Always cut above the node/branching on anything, otherwise you only stunt growth
Help please I have avocados growing from seed are in bottles of water The roots have gone black and not looking healthy. Why ?
Do I need a fertiliser in the water ?Needs to be closer to outside window for light ? In Victoria it is cold too cold ?? 😢
You shouldnt need to fertilize them. Perhaps your is becoming too stagnant and therefor it rots the plant starting with the roots. If its smelly or if there is any slime growing- that’s your problem. Im up in canada and have my pits sitting in a western facing window.
Anyhoo, try changing their water more regularily. G’luck fellow avocado ninja ❤
Indole acetic acid produced in terminal bud inhibits lateral growth
Avakado bitkimin yaprakları yavaş yavaş ölüyodu. Sonradan havalar ısınınca filizlenmeye devam etti. Bi gün dışarıda soğuk aldı ve filizlenen en uç kısmı da kurudu bi şekilde. Bi umut budama işleminizi en üst kısma uyguladım. Hiç bir bitamin vs. kullanmadım. Az önce toprağa böcek gelmesin diye tarçın döktüm. Tekrardan eski haline gelir mi acaba?
First growing avocados …. 🥑 not ready to cut them yet
That apical dominance
😲😲😲😲
I have about 5 healthy Avocados that I could do this to- should i??
is that ok to cut the big leaf to grow smooth
What is the cone you use in the water?
Hey! So I have a question so I cut back my avocado plant (it’s in water). I didn’t happen before but now its building like a thick slime on the roots, is that normal? Did that happen to you too? And if it’s unnormal do you know what it might be?
Yeh my tree doing that too! I cleaned up the root a bit and gave it a fresh cup of water, we will see if it stops.
@@lilyisalittleflower446 did it stop it? Got the same issue
Check into spraying peroxide on them then putting back into water helps keeps fungus from growing from bacteria
Im scared to cut mine, also the leaves are going brown anyone know how to prevent this?
I just want to know what the bubbly white is on the roots?
I left mine and it branched on its own! :)
That makes so much more sense
I topped mine a month ago, and it grows nothing. It's been the same single stem with 3 leaves ever since.
How long from this stage does it take to get an avocado to eat
It may take a decade. Buy a grafted tree and you may get fruit in a few years.
Cut or uncut? I prefer uncut😂.
I did that and there’s still no leave and I already waited two months. Is that normal..
✨apical dominance✨
How do I cut it when it’s a tree
I cut mine ... it grew exactly the same ..1 stem ... cut again ..same...again...again ...so i just cut it completely ... then 1 little branch started growing ...then it dieded ...
I planted mine in the soil but cut the stem while in the soil. Will it grow back again?
Update ?
It will grow back, just be patient and don't overwater when there's no leaves. I cut mine while on soil and it came back
My taproot broke off my healthy tree and now it is only a few inches long will it survive
Can you do this with mangoes?
Cut them at the base of the plant for best results 👌
This doesn’t just work for mangoes works for other trees and flowers also. Try it with zianna and dahlia
Always troublesome to start from seed. Tips?
What is the trouble you’re having?
@@SL-zz7mg every attempt results in dried seed then failure
It's called topping or fimming. This is indeed the best way to do it.
Don't, just let them get a good root system in water, then you can plant.
Does this grow fuit?
2 of them died cause of this they were 3years old and beautiful
Avos don't grow true to seed though, so I've never bothered, won't end up with an avo tree that produces edible fruit.
exactlyyy
Circumcise or not to circumcise, that is the question!
PSA, if you grow an avocado plant like this and it bears fruit, it will almost certainly taste awful. Avocados are like apples. Growing the seeds from one won’t get you a tree of the same type, and most types taste bad.
Too late I just cut mine below the leaves seconds ago 😭
I cut mine and it died
Can you propogate that bud you cut off?
Basically you have to break Apical dominance to promote branching.
This is called "topping" some people believe it's more detrimental to the plant and or tree. Whenever you top the always come back with at least two in place of your main branch
Happy growing!
Suyun içinde yetiştirdiğim avokadoyu saksı ve siyah poşete toprak ile birleştirdim ama soldu ve kurudu 3 tane daha var ve ben sudan çıkarmaya korkuyorum nasıl yapmalıyım bilen yazabilir
Do a f.i.m fuck i missed. Pinch dont cut the top bud. To not remove it but mush it
I have a tree sprouted from a pit. It's never given 🥑 because it's not grafted.
Same. I have two. Was hoping it would miraculously fruit but nada. 😢 they’re still lovely.
@@aliciabashir408 Have they flowered? Avocado trees have one of two flower types, type a is female on the first day and male on the second, type b is male first and female second. This reduces the chance of self pollination and pollination from the same flower type.
@feuerling that is why they require to have two trees planted to get fruit
Avocado plants don't grow to seed. All Hass avocados and commonly available varieties are grown from grafted plants.
You can still grow it of course, but it's extremely unlikely that it will produce fruit that is at all tasty.
As long as you dont expect to grow actual avocados off that
It's called Topping or Fimming
Honestly do some research on growing weed. There are millions of little things those guys do that is magic and works for other plants as well!
I Shoulda watched the video beforehand 😩😂
um, afaik, you can't grow an avo tree, that fruits, from a seed ...am I wrong?
I have like well more than 8 baby trees and never cut any just leave them in water and they are doing just fine
Weed growers call this topping.
Called topping. Lst- low stress training.
❤❤❤🥑❤❤❤
Cutting it anywhere but the top is just wasting time.
I top most my plants