I bought an avocado from the local supermarket and started the seed. Forgot about it for a while and came back to a long tap root and white cotyledon. Since I planted it it has only grown these white "leaves". Seems to be healthy ish otherwise. It grows rather slowly as I presume the only photosynthesis occuring is from the green stem?
by dnlwtsn52
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Never seen that. Super interesting!
That’s really cool. Hope the little thing can make enough energy just with its stem, but I have a feeling that its days are numbered
They most likely lack clorophyll which is needed for photosynthesis.
how did you start this seed???? asking for a friend 🙃
It won’t live long, albino plants lack the necessary chlorophyll to create and store energy so it’ll probably only live until the energy of the seed is exhausted.
might live but not for long. tree seeds seem to do this sometimes
There’s no change that it survives. Once it
uses the nutrients in the seed it won’t be able to photosynthesis.
Your only chance is grafting onto a regular avocado plant.