Avocado Trees

[Louisonne]

Hello Guys!
I have heard, that Avocados are not good for Quails. I am planning to get me some Coturnix Quails, however, there will be a lot of young Avocado Trees in the same Area the Quails will be. Are the trees and leaves as problematic as the frutis themselves? Or is it just the high fat content of the Avocados? Thanks in advance!

 

[Quailobsessed]

Not quite sure but I would avoid it just to be safe.

 

[TheLaboratoryBF]

Avocado tree leaves and bark, and the skin and seeds of the fruit contain persin which is toxic to most domestic animals. Probably best to not house animals with the avocado trees.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Hello Guys!
I have heard, that Avocados are not good for Quails. I am planning to get me some Coturnix Quails, however, there will be a lot of young Avocado Trees in the same Area the Quails will be. Are the trees and leaves as problematic as the frutis themselves? Or is it just the high fat content of the Avocados? Thanks in advance!

Welcome to BYC and congrats on making the first post! @007Sean @penny1960 @Kiki please let us all know more about yourself under "new member introductions" in the forums.

I am curious where in the world you live to have potentially healthy Avacado trees. I grow plenty of toxic things here on the property such as milkweeds for the monarchs. Chicken know the good stuff vs the bad stuff they can eat. They leave my citrus alone it is bad for them as well. If I were to offer them citrus they might try eating it as I am the big rooster here giving them treats.

 

[007Sean]

Welcome to BYC and congrats on making the first post! @007Sean @penny1960 @Kiki please let us all know more about yourself under "new member introductions" in the forums.

I am curious where in the world you live to have potentially healthy Avacado trees. I grow plenty of toxic things here on the property such as milkweeds for the monarchs. Chicken know the good stuff vs the bad stuff they can eat. They leave my citrus alone it is bad for them as well. If I were to offer them citrus they might try eating it as I am the big rooster here giving them treats.

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[AllenK RGV]

Hey @AllenK RGV you can find my Interview here:
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Enjoy reading my boring life!

@007Sean I had tagged you in on the quail aspect of our OP as well. OP raises/wants to raise Coturnix Quails how likely are they to eat avacado and are they smart enough to leave avacado trees alone?

 

[Louisonne]

Thank you all for your help! I have the trees in big pots, and can't put them outside now because of the winter season here in central europe

 

[AllenK RGV]

Thank you all for your help! I have the trees in big pots, and can't put them outside now because of the winter season here in central europe

Central Europe I spent 14 years in Germany and I am scratching my head over the why bother aspect of trying to grow avocado trees. I hope you didn't grow those from seed as many of the commercial varieties do not breed true and are an exercise in futility anyway. https://homeguides.sfgate.com/avocado-trees-grown-storebought-seeds-produce-fruit-60009.html "
Considerations
If you know the variety of avocado you’ve bought -- such as a "Hass" avocado (P. americans “Hass”), a common market variety -- you have no guarantee it will grow true to the parent, particularly if it has been grafted to another rootstock, which is common in commercial avocados. Choosing a complementary variety to guarantee pollen is problematic if you don't know the variety of your window-grown tree. Providing you actually have a "Hass" avocado, can meet its cultural needs and afford a large water bill, it will need five to seven years before it starts to produce. At the end, the odds that your tree will produce fruit are small -- but you’ll have an evergreen ornamental tree and a story to tell."

I would stick to figs.

 

[Louisonne]

They are indeed grown from Hass-Seeds However, I just wanted to have cheap, fast growing green plants in my flat as I missed having a garden. They are already five years old, but I do not plan on trying to make them grow fruits.