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How to get the mango tree to flower - unknownjulie - 03-23-2014
I have what is turning out to be a gorgeous mango tree. I have so far, pruned away a weed tree that was killing it, and I also recently threw some miracle grow on the ground around it. It has leaves again and looks happy. What else can I do to make it flower soon? I have heard of "hitting it with an ax", "spraying it with copper fungicide" and "withholding water" (impossible at my house). Has anyone ever successfully convinced their mango to flower? The new leaves are reddish and then they turn green.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - shave_ice - 03-23-2014
I have a mango tree and there are a couple others along my street. They seem to flower every year. The problem is getting them to fruit. Mine just finished flowering and at looks like all the flowers have died. I think it is just too rainy where I am. Approx. 150 inches of rain a year. Do you know how old your tree is? I think they take awhile to reach maturity.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - Iju - 03-23-2014
I've tried out the advice from this link http://www.fairchildgarden.org/livingcollections/tropicalfruitprogram/jackfruit/Growing-a-Mango-Tree/ on my three mango trees last fall... no N or P, just K for fertilizer. The results:
One of the Florigon was flushed with flowers in Nov and turns out to be very nice crop now. Possibly due to the nice dry weather we had in December and January, because other people mango trees also flushed with flowers this year.
The other Florigon...no flowers, no nothing just lots of nice shiny, green leaves.
The third one, "Nam doc mai" gave me fruits one time when I first bought, no flowers for the past five years suddenly flushed with flowers in January. Because of the heavy rain and strong wind we had last two weeks, there're only a few tiny fruits left on the branches.
I think the weather is the main deciding factor for mango on this side of the island. Anyhow, will follow their advice again, using just K + minors.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - rainyjim - 03-23-2014
If a plant isn't flowering it probably means that it is immature, or stressed in some way.
Maybe you could give some specifics like:
Location (sun/shade hours)
Age
Breed
Height (approximate)
Canopy diameter (approximate)
Soil consistency (any? Pahoehoe slab? Aa?)
Do you fertilize / add any inputs?
Has it flowered/fruited in the past?
Just a start. Best of luck.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - Carey - 03-23-2014
With mangos, it is best to choose anthracnose resistant varieties, as Iju has.
One note for Iju, the Nam doc Mai is a slightly later variety (usually one month later) than the Florigold and it is also an alternate bearer (bearing fruit every other year) The Nam Doc Mai is one alternate bearer variety that can flower more than once a year.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - unknownjulie - 03-23-2014
There are many many unknowns with my tree. My house is 100 yrs old, so there is no telling how old the tree is. It appears to be growing out of almost solid lava, and the diameter is about 10 inches? at the base. It gets mostly full sun. The tree is about 20 feet tall? I am at about 1000 ft elevation. As far as I know, it has never flowered, or fruited. It was almost dead, but has since sprouted numerous reddish leaves, that turn green. It looks healthy now, and I am just hoping that it feels good enough to flower.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - Clayton - 03-24-2014
I’m just about at the same elevation as you and have two mango trees that produce a lot of flowers but little fruit. I planted “higher elevation” mango trees, a Brooks Late and Falagon. I’ve gotten some fruit from the Falagon but nothing from the Brooks Late. I believe we are at too high of an elevation for mango.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - Jean H - 03-24-2014
What elevation would those "higher elevaton" mangos grow? I assume 2300 feet is a little too high?
Jean Hopper
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - kalakoa - 03-24-2014
I'm told that the west side is generally too wet for mango; the tree blooms, flowers get wet, rot, fall off, no fruit.
There is a varietal which has no set "season", flowers all year long, some of the flowers survive by pure "hit-and-miss".
There is also the feral mango grove down towards Opihkao which seems to "just work anyway" somehow.
RE: How to get the mango tree to flower - unknownjulie - 03-24-2014
Yes, I know the elevation is a "problem", but I'm wondering if I can "trick the tree" somehow. LIke by using a certain chemical/fertilizer/mirrors/somehow making it warmer- or some other way. I think the elevation is "borderline" and possibly it can still somehow be "forced" to flower. Just looking for ideas. Thanks!