By Amy Grant I’m betting that many of us as children, started, or tried to start, an avocado tree from a pit. While this is a fun project, with this method you may very well get a tree but probably not fruit. Folks that definitely want fruit usually buy a grafted avocado sapling, but did you know growing avocado trees from cuttings is also possible? It’s true, the questions is, how to propagate a cutting from avocado trees? Growing Avocado Trees from Cuttings Avocados can be propagated by planting seeds, rooting avocado cuttings, layering and grafting. Avocados do not produce true to the seed. Avocado propagating by cuttings is a more certain method, as propagating a new tree from avocado tree cuttings results in a clone of the parent tree. Sure, you can go purchase an avocado sapling, but avocado propagating by cuttings is certainly less expensive and a fun
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