Well, I found and dug up an avocado seedling seedling last November, it was growing outside and was fairly battered by the wind and rain, not to mention it being cold! It looked a bit ropey but it was trying so hard I couldn't resist potting it up and bringing it in for the winter.
November

June

I've since found a couple more avocado seedlings, this time growing in the poly-tunnel border, must have come in with my not so rotted compost! They seem to have over wintered ok, although it was a mild one. One is potted up and although looks pretty sad it is now producing lots of nice new shoots along the stem, the other I forgot about and is still in the border, I'll leave it where it is for the moment, perhaps dig it up in the autumn. I've just been looking on the internet http://www.fruitexpert.co.uk/growingavocados.html and it seems some trees have fruited in the uk, but trees need to be 10years + !
November
June
I've since found a couple more avocado seedlings, this time growing in the poly-tunnel border, must have come in with my not so rotted compost! They seem to have over wintered ok, although it was a mild one. One is potted up and although looks pretty sad it is now producing lots of nice new shoots along the stem, the other I forgot about and is still in the border, I'll leave it where it is for the moment, perhaps dig it up in the autumn. I've just been looking on the internet http://www.fruitexpert.co.uk/growingavocados.html and it seems some trees have fruited in the uk, but trees need to be 10years + !
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