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Today Oct/31/2009
The growing was massived this summer.!
Taken from a 12’ ladder.
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Squam256

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.

capthof

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
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.

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BB73

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)

momoese

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

Mitchel;
What type is it?
Sounds like what ever fertilizer you are using is working great!
Scott

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momoese

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. 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

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!

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palmtree

Just wanted to say great pics! I love mangoes, but have never grown any. Maybe it will be in my garden next year

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capthof

This is a great article:
Exploring Florida Documents: mangos
Hope is sheds some light especially on Hayden Mangoes.

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conejov

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?

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john_ny

Huh?

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Richard

What a great article!

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frog7994

I have very large mago tree Just check my pic. gallery

lorax

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

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

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

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

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

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

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