Avocado Tree Live Plant – 12-Inch Trimmed Starter Plant – Persea americana

Grow your own avocado tree with this live avocado starter plant, professionally trimmed to approximately 12 inches tall at the time of shipping. This young tree is ready for transplanting into the landscape in suitable climates or into a large container for patio or indoor growing where temperatures are cooler.

Avocado trees are prized for their attractive evergreen foliage and edible fruit. They thrive in warm climates with full sun, fertile well-drained soil, and regular watering while becoming established. Young plants are ideal for home orchards, edible landscapes, and container gardens.

Size Disclosure:

• Includes 1 live avocado tree
• Approx. 12 inches tall at time of shipping
• Trimmed and ready to plant

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the tree at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice:

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

If there is an issue with your order, contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide:

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without required photos may not be eligible for review.

Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery will be considered accepted as received and may not be eligible for replacement or refund.

• Includes 1 live avocado tree
• Approx. 12 inches tall at time of shipping
• Trimmed and ready for planting
• Evergreen fruit tree for home orchards and edible landscapes
• Suitable for landscape planting or large containers
• Prefers full sun and fertile, well-drained soil
• Water regularly while establishing
• Suitable for USDA Zones 9–11

🧾 MATERIALS:

• Live avocado tree
• Nursery growing medium
• Protective shipping materials

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

Common Name: Avocado Tree
Scientific Name: Persea americana
Plant Type: Fruiting Tree
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Green flowers; green to dark-skinned fruit depending on variety
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Water: Moderate; keep evenly moist while establishing
USDA Zone: 9–11