That looks amazing! More pics please :)

Ok,since you twisted my arm...With Champagne Mango and Tequila Agave.

That looks awesome. I wish I could plant my mangoes in the ground here in Dallas

so i remember reading Baileys was a bit more hardy than other mango.

i had about 10 seedlings 2yrs and 3 larger plants about 4 to 5 yrs old. one was fruiting.

this past January we had 1 night that hit 26F... i lost almost all of them (as well as black sapote, jackfruit, eggfruit...)

the larger plants are coming back from the trunk or roots, but its still depressing.

so i bought a Baileys and planted it like 3ft from my house on the South face.

hoping i get 2 or 3 winters in a row that are mild... normal winters here we might get 1 or 2 nights right around 30 to 32F.

im thinking in 3 yrs this plant should be strong enough to handle anything given the fact that its probably 3 degrees warmer in this spot. i will probably plant a ground cover 2ft tall or so near it as well.

Baileys is a fast grower. Compared to Manila and Champagne and some other grafts in the cool bay area,Baileys will quickly go vertical- you will notice that fast.

I protected it in ground from 32f the first two winters. The last two,no protections at all and nothing more then a few top singed leaves- no branch die back at all. We even had a very cloudy wet winter...looks fine.

And -they taste great.

Your almost a full month ahead of me PWR. I see mine just has those proto fruits.

Its been a very cool June.

Today...a ways to go...

Looking good! Mine dried up :/ but j have tons of new growth so all is not lost.

All that lush new growth looks awesome. You might be better off with no fruit...let that tree grow and grow until it LOOKS ( has a heft to it) like it can hold fruit with no problems.

I cut off some panicles off mine..hoping it will put out a larger flush. I dont want all fruit and no growth. Not good for the little tree's.

pwr_wrx

great color on those leaves.

do you supplement with iron or magnesium ?

i have very sandy soil, and i finally bought some iron and Epsom and used it on all of my plants, and lots of them showed improvement, in leaf color if not in growth as well.

Stan, i remember seeing your Baileys in the past. its what made me get one since im in zone 9 New Orleans.

interesting what you say about it growing vertical ?

it would be a good thing for me i think, so it can rise above the other plants for sunlight.

i am curious if you dont think that maybe the reason its growing vertical is that its reaching for sun , and not just a characteristic of the plant ?

is the bottom in shade ?

Greenman62

I have Jobes organic fruit fertilizer in my soil along with worm castings, mycorrizhae, and worm castings, along with lots n lots of water

Baileys likes fertilizer and I would expect about 3' a year for you if its 2 years old and you keep the blooms off forcing all growth. It has a natural narrow shape,with now sending a few side branches. This one is now about 9'. I did cut off some panicles G.Man since I don't want a few extra fruit at the expense of no growth all summer. For you in hot Lou? you might not have to be so severe. You know your climate much better then me.

This tree was bought in 2010. Killed to a 2' stick in 2012 still potted. Planted out in spring of 2013 when I saw it was making a good comeback. Fruiting also cost me a year or so growth. The mistake many make! Not that I feel its all behind me. We will see about the future.