[quote=Oxford]Just spoke with GF. She reminded me that he said he watered the avocado trees and landscape alot so that might be it. Re-doing the landscape should fix that.
We saw signs in the area for 25 avocados for $5 so screw the trees and let nature reclaim the yard.
ox …or pay $50 each for homegrown avocados [/quote]
Those avocados from “25 avocados for $5” are really small.
A mature 5-7 year old avocado tree with a canopy 20 feet in diameter requires, on average, $2 to $3 worth of water per month, using Valley Center MWD rates and depending on the elevation.
Each tree will produce 100-400 avocados per year, depending on age and conditions (proper fertilization can double the yield). Full yield may be inaccessible, because avocado trees easily grow 50-60 feet tall – good luck getting them from that height.
