Why are 3 of my 4 avocado seed producing what appears to be twin sprouts?

I planted 4 seeds and 3 of them have two plants growing from the individual seed. They are each about 16 inches tall and starting to produce leaves. Will I have to split the root and seed in half so that each plant has its own part of the roots or should I cut off one of the sprouts? Or should I let it alone and let the two shoots battle it out for nutrients and water. Help! Never had this happen before.



Thanks.

Why are 3 of my 4 avocado seed producing what appears to be twin sprouts?
Having two, or more, shoots emerge from an avocado seed is not unusual. If you plant large numbers of them you would see it fairly often. Commercially you would pinch out the weaker of the two so that you would have one strong shoot to graft, resulting in one straight trunk. I have not had any success splitting them apart. A young seedling is feeding, in part from the endosperm in the seed. So you are splitting the food between two shoots. Pinch a shoot out on one, and leave one with two shoots. The plants will grow in either case and you can be the judge of which is better. Good luck.
Reply:I have had some luck with sprouting them this year. I would just leave both stems and see what happens.

I wonder if you got some genetic engenered seeds. Spooky!

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