Avocados are very vigorously growing trees. I planted this Hass from the seed of fruit I purchased at the local produce stand that had been grown in Peru . The tree is four years old. On the first year I cut it way back but it didn't pay any attention at all to pruning. It's now three stories tall easily. Covered with blossoms this year.
Some fruits are appearing although it still might be a little too young to actually produce full grown avocados.
It seems there are both male and female blossoms. The male blossoms appear first in the morning which can make pollination a little tricky. Since the male blossoms close when the female blossoms are opening in the afternoon.
It's pretty much the first year so I'm eager to see what happens.
I guess the only way to store avocados is by freezing them after they have been mashed to a guacamole texture. This seems to be the recommended way to store. I haven't tried it yet but it seems odd to me. Because wouldn't the avocado be a little weird when it was defrosted? Like wilted lettuce or something? They have a lot of oil so maybe it really does work to freeze them. Maybe slices could be frozen. I plan to pretty much give them to friends and neighbors. I really do love to do that as a gesture of love and appreciation. But if there are a lot of fruits, there are five trees in all, I will want to store some of them for later.
You certainly cannot dehydrate avocado. I tried. No way. There is something in the avocado that makes it turn incredibly bitter if it is heated. The slices were picture perfect but the bitterness was terrible.