How to Pinch An Avocado Tree

One year ago, I blogged about how to pinch back your avocado tree so it will branch out instead of growing straight up. This year, I have another young avocado tree that needed to begin branching out. Here's what I did...

The above photo was taken two days after I plucked off the top 2 inches of this young tree. I just pinched it off with my fingers.
Less than a week later, new growth is bursting out all over. The new growth is bright red and grows from the top few inches of the main stem just above a node. Now, each of these three red blobs will form into a tree branch. Each will grow straight up and should begin to form leaves within the next month. Pretty cool.

Node: (noun) the part of the stem of a plant from which a leaf, branch, or aerial root grows.