Dr Richard Campbell// grafting class pt. 3: rootstocks 

The man is a national treasure.

It’s coming. Have not had time to edit it all due to the start of the school year and going back to the classroom. But it’s coming

I like “free stone”mangoes. They are a great dessert cup

This was a class held at Dr campbells home in homestead Fl

@@BearingFruitTropicals Thank you, seems like you all got great info and always love plant stories from plant people.

a polyembryonic mango seed when planted won't send up one mango shoot. it will send up several, usually 3-6. In the commericial industry they weed out the biggest and smallest and use the medium growing shoots. For the average homeowner you can use every single mango seed you ever plant and graft it because you're not trying to get uniform trees. If one is more vigorous or dwarf you can sell it, trade it, whatever. A commercial grower can't have all their trees growing differently.

Basically: poly embryonic mangoes produce multiple shoots most of them clones. Nurseries try and go for the clones and not the outliers just to provide as consistent a “product” as they can; it provides more predictability; about 70% reliable he said.

Mango seeds. Lol. He is a very entertaining and hospitable person. Full of stories, great to be around.

Wealth of knowledge of you’re into growing mangoes