Will avocado grow in Monroe, NC?

🥑 Outdoor success: Possible, but not ideal · 50/100

Tropical fruit on a table
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Tropical/subtropical. Frost is the deal-breaker. In most of the US, only a container tree moved indoors has a chance.

Winter minimum temperatures Too cold for an unprotected outdoor plant
Hardiness zone Zone 8a is cooler than ideal
Season length 225 frost-free days
Summer heat This crop likes the heat
Sunlight ~8 hours is a good match

Your problems

  • Winter minimum temperatures are below what this plant can take outdoors.

If it works, estimated harvest 62–464 lb (confidence Low).

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