Is our avocado tree dying or hibernating?

Question

We planted an avocado tree a year or so ago. It was small, skinny, and grew slowly. There is a huge avocado tree about 6 feet away. Someone told us to plant it near the other avocado tree and it would grow faster.

The other thing about two feet away is an old tree stump. All of a sudden, "Hector" (Yes we named him and call him a boy, lol), seemed weak, and the bottom part of him started turning brown.

All his leaves are brown and drooped. He drooped once before, but it was like he was hibernating, and finally he came out of it. We water him once a week. I think he is pretty much dead, but my husband doesn't.

Is he just playing like the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, or is he really dead? Also, can we save him and if so, how?

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

It is very difficult to diagnose the problem based on the information given. Best advice is to read up on caring for avocado trees. There is a lot of information available on the internet. A Yahoo search for "avocado tree care" (include the quotation marks in the Yahoo search box) yields 1,480 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a little time exploring, I'm sure that you will quickly find lots of useful and interesting information.

Good luck with your avocado tree.

Answer 2

Do you know any good funeral durges?

The tree was probably not planted properly. Good drainage is a must, and it sounds like the roots are sitting in water, and rotting. Pull the tree up, and look and smell. Judging from the symptoms, you have a drowned tree.

Improve the drainage by digging four foot deep holes with an auger, and fill them with finished compost. this is the best way to improve drainage, and invite earthworms to your soil.

Best of luck!

Answer 3

I think you planted it to close the other tree. By the way, trees don't hibernate, its dying.

Answer 4

Prune it