Mango seedling produced a vine instead of a tree
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Possible to dwarf seedling mangos thru grafting?
Comments (10)Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. My winter-protection of the seedling trees isn't always perfect, and there is quite often freeze damage on the ends of the branches that are close to the tarps and frost blankets encircling the cages. This system works well for my grafted mangos, because branch length is relatively short, and they can bloom because the branch tips aren't so close to the cage. But on seedling mangos, as you probably know, branches need to be...I don't know...at least six feet in length or more before they bloom. That just isn't possible for me to protect them at this size. Hence, my question about the self-grafting. If you take a branch tip, and move it to the trunk -- I thought that was part of the principle involved in getting a dwarfed tree, and also to get it to fruit sooner? With so much pruning and die-back, my three trees are essentially topped. Main trunks are perhaps three feet tall, and the branches radiate outwards. I know picturing this is difficult for those who have never had to winter-protect and heat a tropical tree! -Bruce...See MoreObservation: Mango Seedling Differences
Comments (6)Mike....your theory would be true if the odds of getting better/same/worse were all the same. Remember, the commercial and other selected cultivars are selected from thousands of seedling plantings across the globe. The odds of getting a better, or even an "as good" mango from a seedling is not 2/3. It might be more like 1/1000. Remember, you have to think like a mango. In the scheme of genetic combinations and permutations mangoes change over generations to a way to adjust to potential changes in environment to allow for the survival of the species. Where does delicious flavor and fiberlessness rank as compared to cold tolerance, salt tolerance, drought tolerance....et, etc, etc. That is the question. Of course, a wise man once answered this question with an interesting reponse. He said.....well, if the mango is delicious and fiberless, men that would eat it might be more inclined to plant the seed and thus perpetuate the species. That was an interesting thought but is somewhat wishful thinking in my view. That having been said, has that prevented me from growing and fruiting seedlings? No.....but I am a foolish fruit tree grower not all that much thinking realistically. You are more than welcome on my unrealistic band wagon. There's lots of room. Happy growing and best of luck with your seedling fruit results. Harry...See MoreGrafted a seedling mango to an established tree?
Comments (6)No, still no luck. There HAS to be some nursery somewhere that sells these things but I sure can't find hem. They are also called Ataulfo mangoes and they are supposed to be very similar to Manila's, but I can't even seem to find a Manila at a nursery that will ship. I know Manila's are very common out west. I think even Home depot carries them, but they don't seem to be grown in FL. I am wondering if they may not be able to handle the humidity down here or something? Do you think the seedling would grow faster if I did graft it onto the larger Gold Nugget? It seems like the smaller embryos grow quite a bit slower than the main seedling....See MoreHeavy Producing Mango Types
Comments (11)I cannot reccommend Glenn for your mucky, not so well drained soils of SouthWest Ranches....it is productive but the fruit will be watery...unfortunately. Glenn does much better and is a great mango for sandier, well draining soils....like Hollywood and further east. Glenn fruit, while watery for freah eating, do still make excellent mango for dehydration. Nam Doc Mai has not been a great producer for me and the fruit tends to split on the tree before full maturity...again, I think for the same reasons as stated above. Po Pu Kalay has been a very good mango here and I could definitely add that to my recommmended choices as well, especially if you like a little bit of tart zing to your mango flavor. I really can't comment on Fairchild as a choice. I have one, but it was badly damaged in the last hurricane and I am still evaluating it for our western soil conditions. Harry...See MoreSuzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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