I also have another avocado that is ready to move from all water to soil. What advice do you have to avoid shock?
You may have overwatered this plant, which can cause root rot. Here is an article that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/treating-avocados-with-root-rot.htm
When you move your germinated avocado to soil, remember that it has grown accustomed to being in water and will want plenty of water as it adapts to the soil. Here's an article that should help, and feel free to search "avocado" on our website for lots of additional info.
I’m not sure why my avocado baby tree is loosing all the leaves. Maybe too much water or maybe because is in a pot? Please help
More than likely, too much water. They do just fine in container, otherwise.
Make sure that the soil is completely dry down to about 4 inches between watering.
This article will help you to grow them in container:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/indoor-avocado-plant-care.htm
Hello, I have a Haas Tree that has grown from an Aldi seedling. My understanding is that it can take 10-15 years for this tree to bare fruit, is that accurate? If so what is the best way to identify if a tree at a nursery is grafted from a good source?
If it is grown from seedling, then there will be no way to know its characteristics. With a single Avocado tree, there will be no way to obtain fruit, unless there are multiple flowering types grafted onto a single tree. And, yes, it could take 15 years for it to be mature enough to flower. Then, it requires an opposite flowering type to produce fruit.
When you get one from a nursery it will usually be labeled male or female. Sometimes there are multiple types grafted so that it will be self fertile. These will be labeled as such. They will fruit within a few years, given the proper conditions are met.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/avocado-tree-grafting.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/no-blooms-on-avocado-tree.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/avocado-tree-with-no-fruit.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/how-to-fertilize-avocados.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/avocado-tree-growing.htm
I'm about to plant avocado and pomegranate tree in my backyard which already has a concrete foundation. how much depth of soil is required to put over the foundation in order for the avocado and pomegranate tree grow healthy? thank you!
Several feet, at least. Otherwise, it is going to damage that foundation, or grow poorly.
Here are some articles to help you with the care of the trees:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/indoor-avocado-plant-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pomegranate/pomegranate-in-a-pot.htm
I was checking the little flower buds on my avocado this spring and the following week they were all gone! What can I do to protect it next year?
It does sound like the blooms have run their course, and not like they were eaten. If you only have one tree, then this will be what you will come to expect each year, twice a year unless you have a second tree with alternate bloom times for Male/Female flowers, or there are some nearby.
This article will go into more detail about the strange flowering habits of these trees:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/avocado-tree-with-no-fruit.htm
What chemicals or amendments can be used to make soil acidic for avocado trees?
Although avocado trees tolerate both acidic and alkaline soils, the best pH range for a successful tree ranges between 6 and 6.5; this slightly acidic range can be achieved by amending the soil periodically with sulfur.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/raise-acid-level-soil.htm
I put the plant outside in sun -it was a 60 degree day on Long Island. I haven’t put it outside since-did I burn the leaves or shock the plant? What can I do? Thanks
Was it turning brown before you put it outside or after? Usually sunscald makes the leaves turn whitish.
You can move your plant outside in the summer, but first you need to "harden it off." A sudden change from indoors to full sun will burn the leaves. They need to spend time in the shade first and gradually moved to more and more sun.
It could be from wind or salt accumulation in the soil or even too much fertilizer. The link below addresses these issues:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/what-causes-avocado-leaf-burn.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/indoor-avocado-plant-care.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/avocado/how-to-fertilize-avocados.htm