Pruning an Older Mango Tree for Easier Picking and Better Fruit 

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I love that book too!! So easy for even a beginner to understand.

Thank you. The way you cut that mango actually reminds me of the way how I prune pears and Apples. The system seems to be the same.

Tree that big, wont even die when they fell over after a heavy hurricane hit it. Even when most of the roots sticking out of the ground.. Hoping that tree will fruits well over the years.

This reminds me of a movie...with all the back ground music. Love your work Sir

Great job on the mango cuttings!!

wow, those are huge

ever since I planted a mango tree I loved to watch some fully grown without pruning, I want my tree to grow like that, the fruit will be for birds and unfortunate to car owners hahahaha.

I'm wondering what your tree looks like now, 4 years later?

Had 7 trees over 20m tall (60+feet). Cut 4 of the 7 back to 2m, still working on the other 3. They were all cut back to a Y branching. Not a single leaf on all 4. They have all re-shooted & new growth is1.2 to1.5m (4 to 5 feet), in less then 8 months. They WILL survive heavy pruning if cared for. It will take approx 2-3 years for the trees to get back to regular fruiting pattern. Your trees are not even close to my smallest tree, approx 1m (3') across the trunk at chest height, largest is 2m (6'5"). So for you, cutting yours back will not take any were near as long, to get back to regular fruit set. Just advise if you live in a humid enviroment, paint the cut surfaces with limewash until the tree can heal, just to stop fungi or borers from attacking the surfaces.

David's forest garden is a veritable Procrustean Bed for mango trees. One way or another, they all fit perfectly in the end.

Excellent presentation 👍

Haha the bigfoot!😂

Thanks man. Had fun watching some of your videos. Do you have advice of mango training and pruning for newly planted/young mango trees?

TnkQ for da tip mr. Mango Tango from Island of Borneo ..southeast asia.. 👋

I recommend a pool pole with a saw attachment for larger trees. I’ve just pruned mine for the second time. It’s a workout but only way to get to the higher branches of a full grown tree without a cherry picker.

Beautiful sharing 👍💗

Get a pole saw mate :)

Ha I was waiting for you to take out that big upright.

That’s a real big mango tree

I want to do this to all four of my mango trees, but I'm just so nervous!

I have 4 year old mango plant which is 6 feet tall without branch. How can I prune it now. I was not aware of pruning. Will it harm if I cut it in mid.

Good job. "let there be light". Cheers

I have 2 huge mango trees; approx 12 years old, grown from seeds. One is giving fruit for the second time only. It fruited 3 years ago with no more than 12 mangos. This year it has about 80. The other is giving fruit for the first time and only 2 mangos. It appears all 5 of my trees have anthracnose. The other 3 have given no fruit and are approx 6 years old. Do you know if major pruning and a copper fungicide will help? All 5 trees have thick canopies, but of course the huge trees have the largest and thickest canopies which actually touch one another.

Is there an updated video?

My mango tree is bleeding sap all over. What's up? It's about 15 feet tall and bushy. I'm going to trim it per your video.

Any updates on how this tree is now?

cool a video

Can we trim the tree when it is fruiting ? Fruits only on one side of the tree.

What brand and kind of pruning saw did you use in the video?

Hi David... thank you for your videos. I’m writing you from Pakistan to get some advice from you before pruning our mango tree at front courtyard. It has covered a lot of space. Is there any way if I can share you our mango tree pictures. Thank you so much

100 feet tall!? ...its true, just looked it up....whoa!

You mentioned green mango pie, do you have a favorite recipe? Would make a great video. Thanks for all the content, from Boca.

My mango trees producing gum after pruning. What to do?

What I do with fungi diseases? Lost 75 % of my mangoes. Tree's were covered in blossoms.Thanks.

Dave the Butcher!

Can’t stop laughing at the cameo appearance

How long would it take the pruned tree to give a good crop of mangoes?

I'm a wood worker as well as a gardener - is all that Mango wood good for bowls or other small items?

Hey David, do you have any suggestions on growing Guava in central frorida?

Where's this abandoned mango orchard?

Can I cut the top of a 50 years old tree, say about 15 ft from the top? The whole tree is about 100 ft or more. Each mango tree gives around 300 to 400 mangos.

If a truck has to go through

Pick all the mangoes I want. 😳

In 3:22 you can hear someone scream hey

Compost the wasps.

My tree is huge, is it ok if I prune it?? It’s probably 70ft tall 😢

Lot of mulch you have now

You need a pet monkey to harvest fruit.

Don't waste it, great smoking wood. Come here, Piggy!

T fk running yeti

Were you safe from the wasp nest? And your videographer? I’m assuming so, since you continued filming! I sure hope you and your crew were unharmed during filming!

hi again, big tree , no fruit

Dude, this tree is older than you! Are you sure you planted or inherited it?Those branch outs are very thick, yo have done an injustice by not properly trimming. BTW, should you trim so drastic when its fruiting? Hand pickings....lol....not even Shaquille could hand pick

Do you know what you are doing?

But climbing is fun?😕