Michael Conelius is a portfolio manager in the Fixed Income Division at T. Rowe Price. Mr. Conelius is lead manager of T. Rowe Price's Emerging Markets Bond Strategy. He is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and T. Rowe Price International Ltd.
To grow an avocado tree from a seed, stab the seed with tooth picks, put it in a glass of water and plant the roots system that grows in six weeks. Learn about growing avocado trees with help from an expert gardener in this free video on vegetable gardening. Comments.
Avocados can be grown from seed or they can be purchased in containers from a plant catalog. Plants grown from seed, however, might not produce fruit â or at least not for a very long time. Avocados that are grown out of doors need to be around nine or ten years old before they begin to produce fruit. One way to speed up the fruiting process is to purchase scions (live twigs) or cut them from a mature tree.