Check List For Avocado Trees

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Check list for the management of young avocado trees


Subject
Aspect to be checked
Planting mound
No hollows at or near base of mound
At least 100mm high
At least 700mm in diameter
Flat on top 
Planting depth

Not too shallow (>5mm soil on top of medium)
Not too deep (<10mm soil on top of medium)
No exposed roots
White Paint

All green bark painted with white PVA
Stem painted to below soil level
Base of stem covered after painting
No hardened paint ring on/below soil level
Stake/Brace
Inserted outside drip area
At least 25mm diameter
Inserted at an angle against prevailing wind
Inserted to intersect stem of tree
Tying up
Untreated sisal twine used
Stem tied up tight against stake
Tied above side branches
All old twine/PVC tape removed
Micro sprinkler
Stake inserted to correct depth
Correct distance from stem (± 200mm)
Correct nozzle
Correct spreader

Mulching

Maximum thickness of 50 mm 
Cover wider than drip area
Against the stem
Fertiliser
Correct quantity
Applied 200mm from stem in a circle or on drip area
Shoots
No shoots below graft union
Insects/pests
No insects/pests or damage


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