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Aug 19, Pruning is important in order to keep the tree a manageable height and width for you. Each branch that is not cut can continue to grow and produce fruit for up to a century. Delicious as this sounds, avocado trees can easily grow past a maintainable size for a backyard.

Sep 21, Best practice is when there is more warm weather to come, spring and summer are the best times to prune an avocado tree. It is possible to prune your tree in autumn and winter, but you likely won’t get new growth until the following spring when the weather warms. An Avocado Tree After Being PrunedEstimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

Nov 15, Many commercial avocados are now routinely pruned to keep the trees short, so that harvesting costs and other tree maintenance expenses are reduced.

Also more light shines into the trees, so that more fruit is borne on the lower branches. Light or minor pruning can be done any time of year to correct imbalances or limb breakages.