Identifying Male And Female Avocado?

I feel so dumb to post this, but feel I need to do it since no one else has posted. I thought that all avacados were female. The reason I thought that was because female plants are the ones that have flowers and fruit (the avacado). OK, I know flowers have both male and female parts. So, I guess that makes them bisexual, huh? At least maybe I've got you thinking. lol

I do know there are male and female holly trees. To get berries on the female, the male needs to be present as well. So when you plant hollies you plant two, one male and one female.

Good luck!

Barbara

May 16, 20080 found this helpful

According to the California Avocado Commission, www.avocado.org/.../growing-avocado, most avocados grown from seeds usually don't taste good. They graft trees to make them produce.

Thanks for the feedback from both of you. Certainly makes sense. Now I won't waste my time looking for great avocadoes!

lambertphylly

August 14, 20170 found this helpful

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MALE TREE HAS LONG STALKS ON THE FRUIT SOMETHING LIKE THE PAW PAW FRUIT ?

 

lambertphylly

August 14, 20170 found this helpful

Not helpful sorry I have had great fruit from growing a pip that turned out to be a male tree however it did take eight years to fruit