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Comments (3)I have a mango in my yard that the PO must have planted from a pit, as I cannot find a graft line. It grew beautifully, but the first year fruit (It's ~ 5-6 years old) was TERRIBLE. It is not only the worst mango I've ever tasted, it's the worst fruit I ever tasted. Kinda like a sweet tasting cotton ball soaked in kerosene. Maybe it's some cultivar designed to distill jet fuel from? Anyway, they say that Mango do not grow true to the parent from seed, and now I believe it. As cheap as grafted mango are in the "despot" or the store that rhymes with "blows" :-) after this experience I wouldn't waste the water on a pit grown mango. I don't want to burst your bubble but given that the hope of a decent fruit from a pit is FAR outweighed by the near guarantee of a predictable tasting store bought known cultivar it may be a good idea to go that route... YMMV :-) Now if you really want to keep the tall one, you may want to cut off the top where you want it to start branching, and protect it from cold as much as you can if you plant it outside. I've lived in Orlando and know that you can get some wicked cold (compared to south Florida) mornings. My first year there I bemoaned throwing away my windshield ice scraper :-) You could consider leaving it in the pot until it's a couple of years old. Gary...See MoreSouthern California Mango Growing... HELP!!!!
Comments (7)Hello Tuesday, I'm not a mango expert (although i have two trees growing - Manila & NDM), but here are some general rules for growing them in So. Cal. 1) Plant them in the warmest (hottest) location in your yard - prefereably a south-facing wall. Be prepared to provide shelter during the ocasional freeze (not sure where you are located) 2) The soil should be ameneded and with good drainage. 3) I would use very little fertilizer for the first couple of years (or use a very mild citrus type at 1/4 the recommended dosage - you don't want to burn the little saplings). 4) Since you grew them from seed, you may not get a tree that will produce same type of fruit you ate (unless it is the Manila variety). It will be years (5+) before the seedlings will produce fruit. Most Mango trees sold in So. Cal are grafted varieties with the Manila root stock. The Manila mango trees do very well in So. Cal. Other varieties that grow well in So. Cal. are Valencia Pride, Keitt, Kent, NDM, and Alphonso. I'm sure there are others. Mango trees don't grow as tall or fast in So. Cal as in Florida. No need to worry about getting a monster mango tree from your seedlings. Have fun and enjoy growing you new mango seedlings!...See MoreHelp me and my Mango tree(s)
Comments (36)Thanks for the pictures! You have some very nice trees! Good luck with all of them...I have to say even though I have pugged several mango trees and have done it often...even for me, every time I have to pug one of my trees its always nerve racking,lol...you always feel like there's a chance it won't bounce back or take forever to see new growths (especially in potted plants) they recover much slower...its a very drastic thing to do but once they start growing...you can see the wait and apprehension is well worth it for the overall shape and size you're trying to achieve...Good luck to you!! Stan's advise on the lighting is a very sound one :o)...See MoreMy baby mango tree/Need care instructions
Comments (6)Mangofan, Gary is right. It would only hurt the tree removing any leaves this young. I actually wouldn't ever recommend cutting any leaves off the tree because I don't think that would make the tree grow any straighter. All that will cause is the tree losing its main source for photosynthesis. Also cutting the tree will not cause it to fruit any faster, it might actually make it fruit slower. The only way to get it to fruit faster is to graft a scion from an already fruiting tree onto that seedling. Wait till the diameter of that seedling is a little bigger than that of a pencil and then you can try to graft onto it. I included a link that has a good video instruction of how to veneer graft onto a mango seedling. Here is a link that might be useful: Videos...See MoreVeronica
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