February 21, 2020 • Avocados have quickly emerged as one of the world’s most popular foods. However, avocados are not exactly cheap. Part of the reason why avocados are somewhat expensive is avocado trees take upwards of 15 years to bear fruit. An intricate process is necessary to grow an avocado tree. Avocado tree propagation occurs through grafting, meaning the splicing of a particular avocado variety’s stem with that of an avocado of another variety.