O.T. My potted 'Carrie' mango is producing inflos!

12 years ago

Hi guys,

I know this isn't the tropical fruits forum, but I also know that there are a few of us here who either grow mango trees or want to grow them.

I bought a 'Maha Chinook' mango tree about 2 almost 3 years ago, and I bought a 'Carrie' mango late last winter.

When I got my 'Carrie' it was blooming but sadly, I lost all the flowers without any fruit set. It went all spring and summer without producing any more inflos...occasionally a mango(depending on the variety) will produce some off season inflos.

I actually almost lost this tree. I don't have it potted in the gritty mix. I actually have found that my mango trees prefer to be kept evenly moist and if there not, they will quickly deteriorate. That's what happened to my Carrie but I quickly figured out what was going on.

I had both trees outdoors but the warm temps we had disappeared(Mike you were right on that one!) and I brought both back in. I noticed that both trees were budding but it was too soon to really tell what kind of buds they were.

Last night I watered the Carrie and I found 7 inflos on it!! I was really excited/pleased to see this!! As far as if I will see any fruit this year, I doubt it, as the tree is still rather small(only around 2ft).

Mike, I will keep you posted on both trees, and certainly if I get any full developed fruits!

Andrew

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meyermike_1micha
12 years ago
Let me the first to say...YAHOO!!!

Andrew, that is great news. Wouldn't it be awesome if it would warm up enough to be able to put our trees outside about now? It is still in the 40's here and it was 29 degrees last night. My poor Lilacs and fruit trees are taking a beating.
Stupid me left my Fig trees outside last night thinking they would be ok, but of course the temps dropped lower than thought. So I lost all my new flush growth on one of them. I really HATE our weather lately. So undependable.

Andrew, do you have to hand pollinate your Carrie tree or do they pollinate themselves? I hope you get fruit on this one. This is the mango tree I want to get, but afraid I will just waste my money.

Today is was so sunny and felt so warm, that I cleaned out my entire greenhouse. Oh I had so many trees in blossom, it was so refreshing. You should se my Michelia Alba better known as the White Champaca tree. It loaded with blooms and smells heavenly..lol Oh, no, another plant for you to buy.

Enjoy your night buddy:-)

Mike
puglvr1
12 years ago
Congrats Andrew!! Great job!

Sorry to hear about your Fig trees Mike...I'm sure you're hating your very unpredictable March/April weather...HOT one day and below freezing the next. One thing we can rely on in most of Florida from Mid March till November is it is always going to be HOT,lol...NO chance of below freezing once middle/end of March gets here. Hope you're doing well. BTW, my tree didn't make it...looks 95% dead :o(

BTW, mangoes gets pollinated by bees, and other small insects. So once Andrew can put it outside Mother Nature should handle all the pollinating.
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olympia_gardener
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Andrew, I have never grown manago tree in a pot. Your growing manago sounded very interetsting!. How is your manago doing now? How often do you have manago fruiting?

Mike, I am impressed that you grow Michelia Alba in your green house and it blooms. Michelia Alba is not a easy plant to keep it alive in zone 5, but I love its scent, heavenly scent!
meyermike_1micha
12 years ago
Andrew? Where are you buddy on this one? I hope you are ok. I owe you an e-mail and I will as soon as I feel up to it at evening once this pain is gone. Been thinking of you thought:-)

Olympia...Are you kidding? It is one of the easiest plants I have. It flowered like crazy last month and now is starting to do it all over again. It grows like a weed.lol
What scent? I think I had a sinus infection then because I didn't smell a thing on them..l

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Andrew Scott
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12 years ago
Okay time for an update. My Carrie mango inflos are progressing nicely. I have seen several female flowers on the inflos. These flowers actually have the tiny immature fruits in the centers. The best news is that some are really growing and turning a nice healthy dark green!!

I think I may have a chance this time...keeping fingers crossed!

Hi Nancy,
Hmm going to have to re read some of the Tropical Fruit forum postings on mango pollination. I have tried the paintbrush but no pollen!? I swore Harry had said that they don't require cross pollination. Now I am worried and I will check again tomorrow and see if there is any pollen to transfer to female flowers.

Hi Olypmia,
This is only the 2nd time my 'Carrie' mango has bloomed. The first time resulted in little fruit set but the fruits dropped around the time they were pea sized. My 'Maha Chinook' has also only bloomed once but I accidently broke off the inflo:(

Andrew
olympia_gardener
12 years ago
Mike, I had an Michelia Alba but it did not live long. It was very expensive plant to buy. I never dare to try this plant again. Is your green house heated in the winter time? at what temp.? BTW if you can't smell its scent, you need to have a check up to see what is wrong with your nose... LOL.
Andrew, Thanks for the info. Happy growing tropical plants in none-tropical zone!

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