Avocado seedlings can, and do produce good fruit

[Jack, Nipomo]

2nd year of harvesting avocado grown from a seedling: large size, rich creamy flesh.  It's a keeper!  Seeds planted years ago for rootstock, this one is not going to be grafted over.

[HMHausman]

2nd year of harvesting avocado grown from a seedling: large size, rich creamy flesh.  It's a keeper!  Seeds planted years ago for rootstock, this one is not going to be grafted over.

True......but insistently so.  A seedling may never fruit or may wait 20 years before it decides to drop some sporadic fruiting on you.  But yes......you can get decent fruit from a seedling.  If your a gambler.....planting seedlings is the only way to go. Much more exhilarating when you succeed.

[JeffDM]

How long before the seedling had fruit?

[CTMIAMI]

Jack nice fruit. Do you remember where the seed came from?

[edzone9]

Thats great news ! i have a huge 10ft seedling 2 years old , hope im as lucky as you ..

Ed..

[Ed of Somis]

J...nice job on the seedling avo. You need to give it a "catchy" name....something that includes Nipomo. You can make your fortune. haha.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

seems like some are true to type, some aren't.

it's good to hear u got a decent tasting fruit

[jcaldeira]

Congratulations on the quality fruit!   How many years ago was it planted?  Do you remember what variety the seed came from?

I have some seedlings among my grafted avocado.  You've given me hope!

John

[LEOOEL]

Very nice, congrats and thank you for posting your success.

[Jack, Nipomo]

This tree was about 15 years old.  Origin of seed was open pollinated Bacon.  Obviously not Bacon-like.