I live in southwest Florida. My 9 young mango trees are planted in single row, 3 feet apart, and I will keep them pruned below 10 feet in height. We’ll be happy if each of our trees only produce a few fruit per season. My wife and I are elderly and can’t eat too many mangos anyway. When I prune I use the ‘chop and drop’ approach, and I use my clippers to snip the branches and shoots into roughly finger length pieces which have leaves jutting out in multiple directions. This results in VERY light and airy ‘mulch’ layer which shades the soil and discourages weeds. Also I have a non-spreading variety of comfrey planted between the trees. The comfrey grows rapidly with large leaves which are not only attractive but also also contribute to soil shading and weed suppression. Comfrey’s deep roots are known for bringing nutrients up from deep below ground and depositing them in the leaves. My only fertilization is when I periodically ‘chop and drop’ the comfrey leaves for them to rapidly break down around the mango trees and release their component nutrients on the surface.
Really well information i got mango tree in garden and begin to concern me because its growing taller. Im afraid later its gonna be trouble. Growing too big too tall fruits cant easy to reach also its too near to our house. And i end up to this video very informative. Thank you
Great video Louise. Step by stem inching towards understanding the variety and conditions for growing a pomegranate that will fruit in the UK. I will share.
I have an ice cream tree it has 4 mangoes still green and full grown, on the top its has about 8 little ones. Should I prune now including the new mangoes. Will appreciate an answer. I'm in 9b zone. Thanks
I have an old massive mango tree where I'm renting in South Florida. The owner just cut all the lower branches all that he can reach. Apparently he's been doing this for many years. So the tree keeps growing taller and taller. He said he only cares about the power lines. I'm thinking this over time will make it top heavy and more susceptible to wind especially from hurricanes. The lowest branches are 15 feet high. It's about 35 to 40 feet tall. Is his technique a problem?
