I would think the best time would be after they fruited. At least that's when I repotted mine and pruned. Although, I've repotted(not pruned)in November once, because the soil that the plant came in was staying SO wet...I was afraid I would lose it to root rot. IF the mix its in now has a lot of peat...you might want to change the soil to something more porous. Are you letting your tree fruit this year...If you are letting it fruit, then the best time is after harvest. If not you might be able to do it now since you live in Miami and your winter is pretty mild...but if we have another winter like we had last year, you will have to bring it inside the house when the nights get below 32 degrees. But to be on the safe side and get the best results I would wait till the weather is consistently warm to do any drastic pruning...for you April might be the best time. Just my opinion.

I know I'm a little late..but I'd re-pot them right now, trust me they'll love it, and will appreciate you for it..What I found best that works for these cacti, is perlite mixed with cactus soil (if you put in just cactus soil made by MG it just floods then finally drains, which isn't good) also thanks to Josh pure orchid bark works wonders! but you have to water more often (which isn't an issue) my plants I've had for a good amount of years, and they've always rewarded me, I never wanted them to get overly big, and the more I prune back, they more new growth they put out =) I fertilize mine from about March all the way through August. When it comes to fertilizer, less is always more; you don't want to burn their roots. Good luck with both your cacti! =D Last note, the Easter Cactus grows exactly the same as any holiday cactus, so don't buy into all the negative hype; that's just an over blown rumor that got started because people don't know what they're doing ;)

I'm not a mango expert but try posting in the tropical fruit forum you will get advice from people who grow mangos. Not saying anyone on the citrus forum shouldn't grow mangos.

Hi Al, I posted a similar question in a posted I started in Feb. The best time to root prune is while the tree is dormant. As to when, I have been giving that some thought in the past few weeks. I *THINK* it might be different in the north vs in the south. It is a very popular notion that fall is the best time for planting. I am convinced (at least in the south) the same holds true for repotting. The wisdom suggests that during the winter months, the roots will (re)establish themselves so when spring comes around much of the effort goes to producing top growth. I would think the same would go for a containerized tree, although I am not sure how that would work with an over wintered tree in the colder climates. This idea is important to me, and am very open to opposing views, since I travel so much and the past few years, I've had timing issues which could be solved if I moved to fall transplant schedule. This is the response I received from Al (Tapla): ...I think that you'll find little (except perhaps anecdotal) information to support root-pruning/repotting of deciduous trees in general and F. carica specifically in fall. Tree wounds from pruning and recovery in general occur fastest when the tree is making food, so it is usually best to undertake root work (and particularly extensive root work) during quiescence and very near the anticipated onset of growth (at or just before bud movement in spring). ~james Here is a link that might be useful: Why Should You Root Prune?