Amazing Lila Avocado Harvest! This AVOCADO TREE Grows Where Others Fail

In this video, I share the amazing avocado harvest from my Lila avocado tree growing in ground in North Carolina. This cold hardy avocado tree grows where others fail. Everyone told me I couldn't grow avocados in North Carolina because our winters are too cold. This video proves them wrong: it can be done!

Most avocado trees are frost sensitive. The Lila avocado, also known as the Opal avocado, is a pure Mexican avocado variety with strong cold hardiness. Mature Lila avocado trees have survived temperatures as cold as 12°F (-11°C) for very brief periods. Lila/Opal is a natural semi-dwarf avocado, and it is easy to maintain the tree at a height of 7 feet and cover it when temperatures get very cold. This makes growing avocados in Zone 8 not only possible, but pretty easy with basic cold protection in place in winter.

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See my Cold Protection playlist to learn how I'm growing avocados:    • Cold, Frost And Heat Protection  

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Growing A Lila Avocado Tree
3:59 Cutting The Avocado Open
6:08 Avocado Taste Test
9:01 Final Thoughts
10:45 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about how to grow avocado trees, want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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ABOUT MY GARDEN
Location: Southeastern NC, Brunswick County (Wilmington area)
34.1°N Latitude
Zone 8A

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