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Squam256
10-30-2009, 04:03 PM
Yesterday in the chat room I was encouraged to start a thread about mangos. Anyone else here grow them or is maybe interested in them?

I have had a couple of mango trees myself. At one point I had 'Cogshall', 'Glenn', 'Mallika', 'Lancetilla', "Ice Cream', and 'Carrie'. For a number of reasons I no longer have any of those trees in my personal possession anymore but I have started a number of seedlings I plan on grafting.

momoese
10-30-2009, 04:05 PM
Hey Squam, could you post that link again, I turned it off before saving it.

lorax
10-30-2009, 04:13 PM
I grow Tommy Atkins, Keitt, Julie, and Ambajadores / Chupito. The Julies are my fave.

Squam256
10-30-2009, 04:18 PM
momoese, here is the link:

Cultivars (http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/o/m/ompus/Mango_net/Cultivar_List.html)


Lorax, do you have any trouble with anthracnose/fungus with Julie? Here in Florida Julie is difficult to grow and get good production from due to the high humidity encouraging fungus growth. Its a very tasty mango though and is popular with Jamaicans especially.

Squam256
10-30-2009, 04:28 PM
Here's another link you might find interesting. Its a series of videos by Dr. Jonathan Crane of the TREC center in Homstead. Each video is short and about a specific cultivar or about tree management:

FruitScapes Video Blog UF/IFAS/TREC (http://fruitscapes.blogspot.com/)

there's a video on grafting mangos at the bottom of this page for those interested:

UF/IFAS Extension: Solutions for Your Life - Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (http://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/fruitscapes/video-mango.html)

lorax
10-30-2009, 04:36 PM
Squam, I have never had that problem. I'm in high humidity, but my trees are cultured alongside coffee and papaya, and this seems to give them a higher fungal resistance than if they were standing alone. It works the same way for my bananas - a bit of careful culture and detrashing, and I have no problem with Sigatoka although it seems to be endemic in garden plots here.

capthof
10-30-2009, 06:14 PM
Yeah! Mangoes! Love them!
I have six varieties, Carrie, Rosigold, Ice Cream, Cogshall, Malika, and Balies Marvel.
Mango Sorbet, Mango salsa got to have it!

Squam256
10-30-2009, 06:19 PM
Yeah! Mangoes! Love them!
I have six varieties, Carrie, Rosigold, Ice Cream, Cogshall, Malika, and Balies Marvel.
Mango Sorbet, Mango salsa got to have it!


captof, has your Rosigold fruited early? I've read they fruit as early as March.

Also, how long have you had your trees? And how would you rate their flavor/production?

Bailey's Marvel "supposedly" is somewhat cold hardy. At least that's what I've read.

momoese
10-30-2009, 06:37 PM
Forgot to mention I only have Haden growing. This was the first year I harvested fruit from it. Very yummy!

Bch Grl
10-30-2009, 09:39 PM
Hi guys!

I have a Julie and a Lancitilla. Both flowered and fruited this past spring but then a rainey spell caused all the fruit to split and fall! The fruit were about 3" long at the time.

I found the Julie in a friends greenhouse who was no longer able to care for her Orchids and other tropicals. It was severely neglected with few leaves.
Well, 2 years and some better care and it is still only 4 ft tall but also 4ft wide and nicely filled out. Should have some fruit next year!

Had a Nam Doc Mai that was the bigggest "scale" magnet! It was just covered and the Lancitilla was right next to it had none! I was constantly spraying it down with insecticidal soap to keep the scale and sooty mold at bay! It got some rot or fungus and died from the top down.???

Can't wait for next year!

Margie:waving:

Richard
10-30-2009, 10:12 PM
I have Ataulfo and Haden as nursery stock. I would also like to acquire "San Diego Oro".

SoBe Musa
10-30-2009, 10:56 PM
I love mangos(Bananas are my first love thought!)... Here is a little of Déjà vu
We moved to the house in Miami Beach in Feb/2006... that summer we planted 5 mangos and some hibiscus .
A lot of work to do in the house... is going to be a long ride…!a new fence,paint....
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoAug282006-1.jpg
Even my neighbors houses are different …
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoAug282006j-1.jpg

SoBe Musa
10-30-2009, 11:00 PM
Jan 2007
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoJan2007-1.jpg

Dec 2007
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoDEC232007005-Copy.jpg

Dec 2008
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/PLANTAS12-11-20085-08-33AM3456x2592.jpg

SoBe Musa
10-30-2009, 11:16 PM
Beautiful April 2008

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoPRIL032008029.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/GARDENAPRIL032008017.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoPRIL032008098.jpg

Squam256
10-30-2009, 11:31 PM
SoBe, what varieties do you have?

SoBe Musa
10-30-2009, 11:33 PM
Jan 2009 : Only one out of 5 plants bloom and produce fruit...

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoJAN202009PLANTS011.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoJAN202009PLANTS012.jpg

July 2009
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoMAY10-112009LEOMOTHERSDAY111.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mamgojuly082009.jpg

SoBe Musa
10-30-2009, 11:58 PM
SoBe, what varieties do you have?
1 is Mangifera indica - Mango Anacardiaceae (the only one to bloom)
1 Fairchild
1 'Emerald' (Florida)
2 'Angie' (Florida)

All purchased at Annual Mango event here is the link :
FairChaild Tropical Garden
Google Image Result for http://www.fairchildgarden.org/uploads/images/Fruit%20Program/Mango%20Festival/manilita.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fairchildgarden.org/uploads/images/Fruit%2520Program/Mango%2520Festival/manilita.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fairchildgarden.org/livingcollections/tropicalfruitprogram/Fairchilds17thAnnualInternationalMangoFestival/internationalmangofestival/&usg=__1LQSyonm5jGtizFVAihgfnk7qvA=&h=404&w=600&sz=115&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=waYHLpjrDGZTBM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3DManilita%2Bmango%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1)

Squam256
10-31-2009, 12:13 AM
1 Fairchild


Fairchild is an excellent mango. One of my favorites. Its from Panama and is descended from southeast asian mangos. Really great flavor and no fiber. You will like that one if you haven't eaten it yet.

conejov
10-31-2009, 07:11 AM
hey thanks for starting this thread Squam, I learned something for some reason I had it in my head that there were only three different varieties of Mangoes.

Thanks again and keep the info coming.

SoBe Musa
10-31-2009, 12:40 PM
Today Oct/31/2009
The growing was massive this summer.!
Taken from a 12’ ladder.

Sunlight in the backyard is getting limited for the rest of the plants, maybe frequents trimmings will be the way to raise the mangos without limited them growing…
Any suggestions for ways of trimming?
Ideal height for them to keep producing fruit. and best feeding Methods !
Maybe 2010 is going to be the year !!
Thanks,


Is getting a little crowded.
Mangos are catching up with the Praying Hand bananas!

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoOCTOBER312009VARIOS039.jpg

SoBe Musa
10-31-2009, 12:42 PM
Today Oct/31/2009
The growing was massived this summer.!
Taken from a 12’ ladder.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MANGOOCTOBER312009VARIOS072.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangoOCTOBER312009VARIOS040.jpg

Squam256
10-31-2009, 12:56 PM
I would say "ideal" height would be around 12 to 15 feet high. You can prune them at any time but you're going to probably sacrifice some flowering in the process. Normally its recommended that they get pruned after you've picked the last fruit of the season.

As far as how to prune them, you want them to grow 'outward' as opposed to 'upward'. The more branching that occurs, the more fruit the tree is capable of producing.


Today Oct/31/2009
The growing was massive this summer.!
Taken from a 12’ ladder.

Sunlight in the backyard is getting limited for the rest of the plants, maybe frequents trimmings will be the way to raise the mangos without limited them growing…
Any suggestions for ways of trimming?
Ideal height for them to keep producing fruit. and best feeding Methods !
Maybe 2010 is going to be the year !!
Thanks,

capthof
10-31-2009, 03:05 PM
Yes the Rosigold Blooms early and the fruit has to be thinned to improve quality and size.
My largest is a Carrie, it produces great and the flavor is awesome.
The Balies marvel is still in the growing process only seven feet high, the soil got a little to acid and stumped the growth this past season, should be on track now.

Here it a link to pruning:
Mango Pruning (http://www.virtualherbarium.org/tropicalfruit/mangopruning.html)
Most everyone is keeping their mangoes topped out at 15 to twenty feet, if they get bigger it is hard to harvest the fruit.
Also I have heard that it is best to use a high potassium fertilizer, 0- 0- 60 to improve blossoms and fruit quality.

BB73
11-01-2009, 05:52 AM
HAs anbody of you heard of the Mango "Nanook"? It's mentioned in this link (first paragraph of the email below) and is supposed to be cold hardy and tolerate some frost.
But it's the only source I read about this Mango....
Hardy Mangoes and other novelties (fwd) (http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/arab-gen/1994-April/001966.html)

momoese
11-01-2009, 01:08 PM
Now I'm inspired to go out and prune my tree properly!

Here's a question for knowledgeable mango growers. When my tree flowers the branches get so heavy they flip upside down exposing the bottoms of the leaves to the sun which then scorches them. This year I put stakes in the ground and supported every flower bunch to keep them upright. It worked great and I got plenty of fruits. Is this normal or there something wrong with my little tree. It's about 4 feet tall and not very stout. The first couple years I had to stake the trunk just to keep it upright. Maybe my bad pruning led to weak branches that can't support the flowers and fruit?

capthof
11-01-2009, 03:07 PM
Mitchel;
What type is it?
Sounds like what ever fertilizer you are using is working great!
Scott

momoese
11-01-2009, 03:30 PM
It's a Haden. It has only been fed once a year with a tea made from compost, chicken manure, and a general purpose EB-Stone organic plant food. I have lava rocks around it which make it difficult to feed anything but tea. The soil was already very fertile from growing tomatoes in that spot when I planted it. It's pretty neglected really, I hardly ever remember to water it.:o For a couple years my wife called it a "Tweener" (not dead but not growing) and asked me to plant something else there but I never gave up hope for it and then this year it made some nice growth after properly de flowering it last year. The year previous I pruned the flowers too early and they all grew back, a few times! It really lost some size from my pruning that year. Then one of the two main branches broke in a freak accident so it was looking pretty sad for quite a while. I think with proper pruning it should be somewhat healthy next year.

capthof
11-01-2009, 04:24 PM
Mitchel;
The Haden is one of the good old tried and true mangoes.
They can get quite large if left unattended.
Squarm asked about flavor and production.
The Rosigold is a great producer and is only six feet tall, as a matter of fact it is blooming now, we will see if the fruit sets. Rosigold fruit is excellent.
My Carrie is the oldest and most flavorful in my opinion. It has no fiber and fruits early.
The Malika I just got and only had one fruit so I am waiting to comment on that one.
The Nam Doc Mia has only been in the ground a year and is very good tasting.
Honestly I like the Rosigold better.
The Cogshall is another great small tree the fruit is good, but not as flavorful as the Carrie.
At my mothers we planted a Valencia Pride, a hearty large tree with excellent fruit that is oblong in shape.
The truth be told, the best mango is the one you got in your Hand!:ha:

palmtree
11-01-2009, 04:43 PM
Just wanted to say great pics! I love mangoes, but have never grown any. Maybe it will be in my garden next year :)

capthof
11-02-2009, 07:03 PM
This is a great article:
Exploring Florida Documents: mangos (http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/docs/m/mangos.htm)
Hope is sheds some light especially on Hayden Mangoes.

conejov
11-02-2009, 07:46 PM
Its great to read everyone's experiences growing mangoes. I have one that I grew from a fruit I ate, So I dont know what it is. I currently need to repot it, its a small pot.

Doesnt it make it easier to access the fruit if its prune to kinda of "mold" it to the desired height?

john_ny
11-02-2009, 07:56 PM
Huh?

Richard
11-02-2009, 08:01 PM
This is a great article:
Exploring Florida Documents: mangos (http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/docs/m/mangos.htm)
Hope is sheds some light especially on Hayden Mangoes.

What a great article!

frog7994
11-02-2009, 08:31 PM
I have very large mago tree Just check my pic. gallery

lorax
11-04-2009, 02:25 PM
Mitchel - I´ve had young mangoes do exactly that, and I always figured it was something to do with the tree being too young to support the amount of fruit it set. With propping I've been able to keep the tree from cacking while it matures the fruits. And I'd say that it wasn't an issue specifically for Hadens, because my Ambajadores do it too.

mushtaq86
11-28-2009, 07:00 PM
Two things i would like to ask about mangos

1 Every time i try to grow one from seed it grows about 30cm and for no reason the leaves start to die and turn yellow and the plant just dies.

2 Do they only fruit when they are a big tree.

island cassie
11-28-2009, 07:09 PM
Mushtaq - I can't comment on the small trees dying as we grew them for many years from pits in the UK but let them go when they outgrew their space. They only do fruit when they are a big tree - we have one that was planted 4 years ago and should flower next year at about 20ft size hopefully.

mushtaq86
11-28-2009, 07:17 PM
Mushtaq - I can't comment on the small trees dying as we grew them for many years from pits in the UK but let them go when they outgrew their space. They only do fruit when they are a big tree - we have one that was planted 4 years ago and should flower next year at about 20ft size hopefully.

Thanks for the info island cassie,they are one of the tastiest fruits in the world yet so many people in the UK have never tried them.

island cassie
11-28-2009, 08:45 PM
They are my favourite fruit too, and the newer varieties are almost fibre-free. I remember the bad old days when you had to eat them in the bath - and the spend days picking the fibre out of your teeth!!

capthof
11-28-2009, 09:12 PM
There are several varieties called "Condo Mangos" that can be container grown or planted and can be trimmed at less than 15 feet.
My favorite is the Rosigold. The Cogshall is a great producer and can be kept at 8 feet.
Pine Island Nursery: Mango Cultivar Viewer (http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango-viewer/index.htm)

Eric
11-28-2009, 09:26 PM
:lurk: Mangos are Definitely the best tasting fruit there is and I Luv jumex mango nectar! Super thread! Definitely have a Mango tree, on my list, for the future!
Thanx for all the great pics too! Awesome :) !

Squam256
11-28-2009, 09:31 PM
Two things i would like to ask about mangos

1 Every time i try to grow one from seed it grows about 30cm and for no reason the leaves start to die and turn yellow and the plant just dies.

2 Do they only fruit when they are a big tree.

Can't comment on the first part....could be a number of things.

But as far as fruit goes, they usually have to be around 5 to 7 years old before they fruit if they're grown from seed. If they're grafted they'll often try to fruit in their first year.

Richard
11-28-2009, 09:46 PM
Two things i would like to ask about mangos

1 Every time i try to grow one from seed it grows about 30cm and for no reason the leaves start to die and turn yellow and the plant just dies.

2 Do they only fruit when they are a big tree.

#1: sounds like overwatering

#2: Squam256 hit it right on the nose.

mushtaq86
11-29-2009, 05:00 PM
#1: sounds like overwatering

#2: Squam256 hit it right on the nose.

I don't think its over watering Richard i think it might be fungus,as soon as i have eaten a mango i wash the seed with normal tap water then leave it to dry,until the next day which i then pot it in normal compost.There might be bacteria left on the seed.

banfan
11-29-2009, 05:02 PM
When you follow Dr. Campbell's protocol for planting, tipping, fertilization and watering you should have the best mango production utilizing less space than the conventional method. BTW one cultivar that should be grown is the Cuban San Felipe. It is like a Haden on steroids without the Haden problems.

SoBe Musa
11-30-2009, 07:39 AM
I don't think its over watering Richard i think it might be fungus,as soon as i have eaten a mango i wash the seed with normal tap water then leave it to dry,until the next day which i then pot it in normal compost.There might be bacteria left on the seed.

Here's some info on local South Florida Mamgo grower:

FAIRCHAILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
VIRTUAL HERBARIUM

SITE: Mango Trees (http://www.virtualherbarium.org/tropicalfruit/mangotrees.html)

mushtaq86
11-30-2009, 05:17 PM
Here's some info on local South Florida Mamgo grower:

FAIRCHAILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN
VIRTUAL HERBARIUM

SITE: Mango Trees (http://www.virtualherbarium.org/tropicalfruit/mangotrees.html)

Thanks SoBe.

Rmplmnz
11-30-2009, 10:03 PM
Pine Island Nursery has a nice Cultivar Viewer:

Pine Island Nursery - Mango Variety Viewer (http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/index.shtml)

conejov
12-01-2009, 12:07 AM
Thanks for sharing all the info on mangos.

SoBe Musa
12-01-2009, 12:43 AM
Pine Island Nursery has a nice Cultivar Viewer:

Pine Island Nursery - Mango Variety Viewer (http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/index.shtml)

Mrs Colleen H. Boggs,Would be the nicest person you would ever love to meet ... and their place is a paradise on earth !

SoBe Musa
01-31-2010, 08:27 PM
After low teperatures (Mangifera indica-Mango Anacardiaceae) it bounces back with a bloom!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MANGOSJAN2010PLANTS132.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MANGOSJAN2010PLANTS131.jpg

Squam256
02-01-2010, 05:23 PM
SoBe, your tree appears to have anthracnose fungus (the blackspots you see on the leaves). You might want to consider spraying your tree/flowers with copper to prevent the anthracnose from limiting your fruit production.

Richard
02-11-2010, 02:01 AM
Hey Squam256 ! Give us some more info in
Member Introductions, Social Announcements & Good Wishes - Bananas.org (http://www.bananas.org/f11/)

That breakfast of champions thing ... a bit different than what Kurt Vonnegut wrote about!

SoBe Musa
03-03-2010, 05:48 PM
I’ve been using the liquid cooper that Squam256 suggested over 3 weeks once a week ..I think is getting better!!
The flowers look ok. So far!
full bloom!
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MANGONARCH032010.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MangoMarch032010.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/mangomarh0320107.jpg

Squam256
03-03-2010, 09:11 PM
Sobe, looks great. I see lots of panicles and flowers, you should have a nice crop this season.

mangotree
03-07-2010, 10:06 AM
Sobe,those burn leaves looks like salt burn.that happen when is to much salt in the soil because to much fertilizer.i suggest you to do a deep irrigation(just one ) water the tree around the drip line(stay away from the trunk with the water)for about 15 min to flush the salts from the soil and do fertilize again after u pick all ur mangoes.How much have u been fertilizing?

mangotree
03-07-2010, 10:09 AM
i mean -dont fertilize again-after....

SoBe Musa
03-17-2010, 12:51 PM
I think the mangos are sick too.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/MANGOMARCH172010.jpg

frog7994
03-18-2010, 11:47 AM
my tree is looking good again this year but not like it was last year

Dalmatiansoap
03-27-2010, 11:53 AM
This is going to be a problem now. Went to the store today and BINGO!
MANGO!
Now the good green Fairy starts to drive me nuts about germination informations and I have told her that I ll ask my friends and Mango gurues here at the Bananas.org if they would share few tips and germination instuctions with us???
BTW we have one Avocado fruit too!
:nanadrink:

Jack Daw
03-27-2010, 12:16 PM
This is going to be a problem now. Went to the store today and BINGO!
MANGO!
Now the good green Fairy starts to drive me nuts about germination informations and I have told her that I ll ask my friends and Mango gurues here at the Bananas.org if they would share few tips and germination instuctions with us???
BTW we have one Avocado fruit too!
:nanadrink:
Germination will be the easy part, doing everything to protect it in winter the difficult one. ;)
Mangoes are Kalabrian's favorite specialty, maybe you should PM him, he was full of information on this topic (and whatever he says, just believe that you can grow it and you will be able to!)

capthof
03-27-2010, 08:20 PM
If you are growing from a seed the chances of getting a Mango like the one you ate is slim.
Nature can be a real trickster, the only way to get what you want is to buy a grafted tree.
If you are going to grow one in a pot, try Rosigold or Cogshall.

djmb74
03-27-2010, 08:29 PM
I so wish I could grow mango's in my zone!

capthof
03-27-2010, 09:07 PM
I so wish I could grow mango's in my zone!

I gave a Glenn to my daughter who lives in Mulberry, this winter was a little much for it, may it rest in peace.

SoBe Musa
05-16-2010, 02:14 PM
Meliola mangiferae!
I think is what is happening ..I don’t know.. base on what I search in the net it maybe.
Can anybody tell me for sure and what can I do ?.
Can it be solved with home depot products etc.?
How ca it be prevented? Can infect my bananas ?
From the pics looks like two deferent pest?
For what I can see is only a branch that is infected I cut it off .
Thanks,
Emily

Note: (This is a different tree from last post !)
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0367-1.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0376-1.jpg
Is the same pest?
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0372-1.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0368-1.jpg

capthof
05-16-2010, 04:16 PM
The black mold and the scale are related. Malathion is your best bet to eliminate the scale and the mold should vanish later.
It it is a small tree you can wash the leaves after the pest are gone.
Sometimes ants will cultivate the scale in a symbiotic relationship.
Now that I have spouted my limited knowledge, I may be wrong, but that is my best guess.
I usually don't like chemical warfare but in some cases it is necessary.
Squam would be a good one for this.

island cassie
05-16-2010, 06:06 PM
Emily - the insects in the top pictures are scale insects, and the scales protect them. So if your tree is smallish, wipe the scale insects off the leaves and stems with kitchen paper soaked in malathion - this will also clear the black mould and make the tree look better. The places you can't reach will be helped by spraying which will clear the other insects which might be aphids. Then regular spraying will keep them under control.

We had hoped to have a spray-free garden, but have to spray the lemons regularly against aphids and the orchids against thrips, and the cashew tree which is too large to spray, is covered in biting ants farming the aphids. Grrr!

Good luck and persevere - you are going to win!

sunfish
05-16-2010, 08:13 PM
Fresno Master Gardeners - January - Garden Questions (http://groups.ucanr.org/mgfresno/Garden_Questions/January.htm)

You might try 10 to 1 water to rubbing alcohol in spay bottle.

Fresno Master Gardeners - January - Garden Questions (http://groups.ucanr.org/mgfresno/Garden_Questions/January.htm)

Squam256
06-15-2010, 07:20 PM
bump

How are everyone's trees doing?

I have recently grafted some new mango trees....Fairchild, Madame Francis (Haitian mango), Duncan, Florigon, Haden, Edward, Zill, and Kent.

You can find articles on these varieties and others if you are interested. Click here and scroll down to the Florida section (I wrote most of these :) )

List of mango cultivars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mango_cultivars)

About 4 more graftable rootstocks left....any suggestions?

Rmplmnz
06-15-2010, 08:41 PM
bump

How are everyone's trees doing?

I have recently grafted some new mango trees....Fairchild, Madame Francis (Haitian mango), Duncan, Florigon, Haden, Edward, Zill, and Kent.

You can find articles on these varieties and others if you are interested. Click here and scroll down to the Florida section (I wrote most of these :) )

List of mango cultivars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mango_cultivars)

About 4 more graftable rootstocks left....any suggestions?

Very Cool!

Nam Doc Mai is awesome.

capthof
06-15-2010, 09:01 PM
Rosigold

Squam256
06-15-2010, 09:13 PM
Scott, I owe you a mango tree!

Take your pick from that group I mentioned.

capthof
06-15-2010, 09:31 PM
I don't have any more room. But the Duncan or Florigon would be my pick.
If you need some bud wood I have Nam doc mia, Cogshall, Malika, Rosigold and Carrie.

Dean W.
06-16-2010, 06:32 AM
I didn't realize there were so many varieties.

The Hollyberry Lady
06-16-2010, 08:04 AM
Here's an "Ataulfo" mango pit I got to germinate a little while ago...


http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/DSCI2519.jpg


Currently working on sprouting a few others. I'll show more shots later...


: )

AmberNichole
06-17-2010, 05:36 PM
I just sprouted a mango. It's a Thai honey mango or Chok anan. Prob won't keep it though, i am renting and I only want to plant things that can be kept in a big pot or can be dug up if we move. Sure is growing like crazy though.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=32870&size=1

capthof
06-17-2010, 06:43 PM
Please remember that nature can be a real trickster when growing Mangoes.
Very rarely are they true to seed. Grafted mangoes are the only sure way to get what you want.

Squam256
06-17-2010, 09:48 PM
Scott, that is very true of Indian descended monoembryonic cultivars.

However, most indochinese/southeast asian mangos are polyembryonic and come true to seed for the most part. Chok Anon is one of those....so is the "Champagne" mango (whose 'real' name is 'Ataulfo mango').

The issue with seedling trees is that they have to go through the juvenile stage and may take up to 8 years to fruit. If you're willing to wait though they will eventually produce.

capthof
06-18-2010, 06:15 AM
At my age I wonder if I'll be around for my bananas to ripen.:ha:
But that is neat to know about the monoembryonic and polyembryonic.
I had heard to can open up the seed and find out if they are mono or poly.
But like you said a grafted tree is better.
My Carrie's are about to ripen, I can't wait!

rich985
06-18-2010, 04:37 PM
Amber and Hollyberry, nice looking mango seedings you have there! Mangos germinate easily and grow rapidly up until 1 foot, then growth slows down.

I germinated well over 15 mangos last summer, and only one made it through the winter, which I planted this spring. It's struggling in the heat, but growing nicely. BTW, Manila (Ataulfo) mangos are mostly polyembryonic, which grow and produce fruit related to that of its parent.

SWRancher
07-04-2010, 07:32 PM
I have 12 Mango trees in my yard and I'm looking to get a few more to round out my collection. By the way the International Mango Festival is next weekend July 10-11 at Fairchild Gardens in Miami.

The cultivars I have planted are listed below:

Angie
Carrie
Dot
Fairchild
Florigon
Graham
Ivory (Tong Bi Kun)
Neelum
Pickering
Rosigold
Tebow (Edward X Kent)
Valencia Pride

Caloosamusa
07-05-2010, 07:15 PM
SoBe Musa.

You can spray to kill scale, but it is less costly and less polluting to prevent it.
Decrease the amount of Nitrogen you feed it and increase potassium, secondary and trace minerals. Scale insects love new fresh growth on over fertilized plants. :2239:

mullenium
07-13-2010, 11:05 AM
I have 2 grafted mango's in my backyard here just south of Phoenix

Nam Doc Mai:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e151/mullenium/plants/DSC01715.jpg

Glenn:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e151/mullenium/plants/DSC01726.jpg

Picture of them next to my Fuji Apple:
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e151/mullenium/plants/DSC01744.jpg

SoBe Musa
07-13-2010, 02:19 PM
One single Mango in the first season!
Plant in Sep/2006
'Jean Ellen' (Florida)
'Jean Ellen' was selected as a home garden variety due to its early season, heavy production and its multiple bearing habit. The fruit are 300 g, oblong to lanceolate with a lemon yellow color. There is no blush to the fruit. The skin is smooth and typically has numerous corky lenticels and due to its habit of fruiting during the windy Spring, there are typically visible abrasions on the surface of the fruit. The flesh is an opaque yellow and there is a small amount of rough fiber near to the seed. The flavor is classified in the 'Alphonso' class, with a sweet, simple flavor of tropical spice. The tree grows easily and is semi-dwarf and precocious. The tree and fruit are moderately tolerant of disease and there are typically multiple blooms during the year. The season is from April to June in South Florida.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0649.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0648.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_0647.jpg

SoBe Musa
03-03-2011, 11:11 AM
Hello my friends! I need help.
Late last year i noticed again the black resins in the the leaves and over the patio floor so, I treat the mangos with cooper(again) from the last week of Nov/2010 every week until Jan/2011 when the mango bloomed.I really though it was enough.. nigh photo i also notice the White-fly under the leaves.... can any body tell me was going on..and why my trees getting sick so often and can i save the fruits?..Thanks all in advanced.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2332.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2326.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2309.jpg

Squam256
03-03-2011, 11:52 AM
Hello my friends! I need help.
Late last year i noticed again the black resins in the the leaves and over the patio floor so, I treat the mangos with cooper(again) from the last week of Nov/2010 every week until Jan/2011 when the mango bloomed.I really though it was enough.. nigh photo i also notice the White-fly under the leaves.... can any body tell me was going on..and why my trees getting sick so often and can i save the fruits?..Thanks all in advanced.
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2332.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2326.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_2309.jpg

Sobe,

if you are spraying with Copper it is best to continue spraying after the flowers bloom and set fruit. This discourages the fungus from attacking the flowers and thus preventing fruit set, and prevents the fruit from getting the fungus once it sets.

By the way, what was your opinion of the Jean Ellen fruit?

NeedForSeed
03-03-2011, 12:13 PM
Great pics in this thread! I love mangoes and I've tried to grow them several times but I have some issues.

At first everything is looking good when it produces its first leaves, but then... It has never produced a new set of leaves because the new ones just curls and falls off. They never get big and the plant just keeps shooting out new fresh leaves which fall off a short time later. Later on the whole top goes black and dries out before all of its remaining leaves falls off.

What's really happening here? Could it be fungus? What do you do to prevent this?

BB73
03-07-2011, 03:06 PM
Just joining the mango community with this "Gomera-1" cultivar. I got it from the Canary Islands, Spain and this cultivar is used there and also in mainland Spain as rootstock for mango trees.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=40626&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=40626&ppuser=5708)
The shop who sold it to me (canarius.com mangifera-cv-gomera-1 (http://www.canarius.com/shop/mango/mangifera-cv-gomera-1-hardy-canarian-mango) claims in their blog that this cultivar grows and fruits (!) in southern France Canarius Blog - Mango varieties (http://www.canarius.com/blog/mango-varieties-sold-by-canarius-for-mediterranean-and-subtropical-climates/260). So I decided to try it out. I think I will keep it in a pot for another winter and put it to the ground in 2012. I think I'll plant it at our holiday house on Skiathos Island, because it rarely goes down below freezing there.

SoBe Musa
03-07-2011, 06:07 PM
Sobe,

if you are spraying with Copper it is best to continue spraying after the flowers bloom and set fruit. This discourages the fungus from attacking the flowers and thus preventing fruit set, and prevents the fruit from getting the fungus once it sets.

By the way, what was your opinion of the Jean Ellen fruit?

Squam256..Here is where i got it...a great place for mango cultivar info.:2738:
Curator's Choice Mangos:
Curator's Choice Mangos (http://www.fairchildgarden.org/livingcollections/tropicalfruitprogram/Fairchilds17thAnnualInternationalMangoFestival/internationalmangofestival/)

momoese
01-09-2012, 01:18 AM
Just did this

Pruning Young Mango Trees - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_4_dQgG2s4)

caliboy1994
01-09-2012, 01:29 AM
I was actually thinking about getting a mango tree. The only doubt i have is how well they will be able to handle the wind here. We have easily had 60 mph winds in my area recently.

momoese
01-09-2012, 10:13 AM
You can keep them pruned short so it should be ok.

caliboy1994
04-15-2012, 02:28 PM
Now I'm trying to germinate Ataulfo mangoes. Pics coming soon.

sunfish
04-15-2012, 02:32 PM
Now I'm trying to germinate Ataulfo mangoes. Pics coming soon.

Very easy to germinate

Nicolas Naranja
04-15-2012, 03:36 PM
I have a choc anon mango, It has produced fruit in autumn only for me. It will flower in july or august and I'll start spraying with copper and serenade. The mangos are on the smaller side, but do taste great.

I won't even fool with any other mangos because my best friends are the Erickson's and they have 40 acres of mangos and I can get one of their any time I want.

caliboy1994
04-21-2012, 02:21 PM
Both of them are starting to germinate! :D The roots are beginning to grow out of them.

momoese
04-22-2012, 10:13 AM
My Haden is setting fruit right now.

Dalmatiansoap
04-22-2012, 11:53 AM
any pics Mitchel?

SoBe Musa
04-24-2012, 07:23 PM
'Jean Ellen' mango a poor second season abouth 21 mangos maybe strong winds are to blame..
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_4600.jpg
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz77/SoBe_Musa/IMG_4603.jpg

caliboy1994
04-29-2012, 06:54 PM
Here's my germination setup. I put them against a south-facing wall in my backyard. The plastic bags are to retain humidity, and I poked some air holes in them.. The nighttime lows are still in the 50s, should I bother bringing them in at night?

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=48648&size=1

momoese
04-29-2012, 08:05 PM
any pics Mitchel?

Not yet, I'll wait till I know if they will hold on or fall off before taking a photo.

Richard
04-30-2012, 12:11 AM
Here's my germination setup. I put them against a south-facing wall in my backyard. The plastic bags are to retain humidity, and I poked some air holes in them.. The nighttime lows are still in the 50s, should I bother bringing them in at night?

They will do better with bottom heat of 70F to 75F.

caliboy1994
04-30-2012, 12:18 AM
Unfortunately, I don't have a heating pad...

Dalmatiansoap
05-11-2012, 03:50 PM
Something seems wrong with my mango seedling, cant push normal new leaves, all new growth is undevelopped, I ll try to take a pic tomorrow. Maybe if I would keep it out of sun?

Dalmatiansoap
05-13-2012, 12:21 PM
Any ideas?
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4823.jpg

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG4824.jpg

caliboy1994
05-13-2012, 05:54 PM
One of my mango seeds has mold on it, and the bud broke off because of mold. The other one is doing fine though, and I think it's trying to push out the bud! :D

Nicolas Naranja
04-18-2013, 07:39 PM
"Choc anon" mango purchased from Erickson Farm as a 3 gallon plant August 2011.

http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/NicolasNaranja/2013-04-18194316_zps3ac32610.jpg (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/NicolasNaranja/media/2013-04-18194316_zps3ac32610.jpg.html)

sunfish
08-27-2013, 07:21 PM
South Florida Mango Farm Grows the Best Tasting Mangoes I have Ever Tasted! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwyUvGl9KpY)

sunfish
08-27-2013, 07:24 PM
South Florida Mango Farm Grows the Best Tasting Mangoes I have Ever Tasted! - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwyUvGl9KpY)



I didn't know we can't grow mango's in Ca.

PR-Giants
08-27-2013, 07:30 PM
44 oz. Keitt in the center. aug 27
http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/ae272/keithpr1/Keitt7lbsaug27_zpsbfb20903.jpg (http://s979.photobucket.com/user/keithpr1/media/Keitt7lbsaug27_zpsbfb20903.jpg.html)

PR-Giants
08-27-2013, 07:33 PM
I didn't know we can't grow mango's in Ca.


Keitt Mangoes | Coachella Valley Keitt Mangoes | Green Mangoes — Mango Maven (http://www.mangomaven.com/california-keitt-mangoes-another-reason-why-coachella-is-so-damned-cool/)


The Keitt Mango: The Undiscovered California Mango | Raw Glow Blog (http://rawglow.com/blog/2009/09/05/the-keitt-mango-the-undiscovered-california-mango/)

sunfish
08-27-2013, 07:36 PM
Keitt Mangoes | Coachella Valley Keitt Mangoes | Green Mangoes — Mango Maven (http://www.mangomaven.com/california-keitt-mangoes-another-reason-why-coachella-is-so-damned-cool/)


The Keitt Mango: The Undiscovered California Mango | Raw Glow Blog (http://rawglow.com/blog/2009/09/05/the-keitt-mango-the-undiscovered-california-mango/)

Yes and many home owners grow mango's in Southern CA. Maybe this guy does not know what he is :0517:talking about

momoese
09-27-2013, 10:23 PM
My late season Haden harvest. Really nice flavor this year!

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/_DSC0050_zpsf274ab48.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m161/momoese/_DSC0056_zpsf3e30786.jpg

Darkman
09-28-2013, 12:03 AM
Will mangos ripen off the tree?

How early can you pick them?

frog7994
09-28-2013, 06:29 AM
yes the will ripen all almost any stage.

sunfish
11-04-2013, 10:06 PM
Mango Magnificence (http://www.cleanplantshappyplants.com/casestudies/mangoes.html)

trebor
11-05-2013, 11:36 AM
Ha ha ha ! That’s a funny story! Because so many people here in South Fla have Mango and never fertilize them . They can have huge trees as shown in the story. that do not produce any fruit. Then for some odd reason they buy fertilizer??? WAMMO fruit the following year!
This last year a person called me to tell me her Mango tree has never fruited ! It’s 9 years old she said! So I went looked at the soil which had been a lawn . I asked how often she fertilized her grass “ NEVER” was her reply its always green.. I used house hold dish soap on the soil to help the water drain into the soil . returned 14 days later and added NPK and more soap. The tree responded buy turning GREEN ha ha ha I trimmed all the ends of the branches “clipping “ the ends off . This was in September The following April she had blooms and the tree fruited . Had she not been such a cheap @$$ and added more fertilizer she would have produced more blooms.
Oh I also removed “by hand” as many of the dark leaves I could ..
Type of Mango tree was Fairchild
30 feet high aprox

Dalmatiansoap
11-05-2013, 02:05 PM
...WAMMO....soap...NPK...mango...bloom....green....
to much for me....