Growing Avocado Trees as a House plant
If you are an avocado fan you might want to grow this beautiful plant in your home. No, you will not get avocado you can eat but you will have a real conversation piece. Growing Avocado Trees Avocado tree is a tropical plant that grows only in 9, 10 and 11 regions. And, unfortunately, it takes a tree up to ten years to bear fruit. Since we are going to grow indoors, it is unlikely your tree will live that long...tho possible. You would, of course need to make a hole in your roof for the tree unless you have 15-20 foot ceilings. The whole point here is your objective needs to be a beautiful indoor plant, not avocados. Avocado plants are typically started from the seed in the center of the fruit which you can buy at the market. Simply pierce the seed with toothpicks around the middle of the seed and then suspend it (pointed end up) over a glass or jar of water. In two to six weeks, you should have a young avocado plant, ready to pot. However, not all avocado seeds w...