avocado tall

My Avocado plant seems to have just shot up taller and taller this summer. I was considering pinching out its top to encourage branching, but loathe to do so- it always seems such a shame to remove the freshest, new green leaves. But then discovered that it seems to be branching on its own- near the top of the plant there are quite a few new shoots coming in where older leaves join the main stem:

So I'm going to leave it be for a while longer and see how it does on its own.