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A friend that planted a mango tree over 20 years ago says that it has never fruited.
It's a big beautiful tree, but ...
That has made me a bit leery about planting one myself.
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The rain causes anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) which damages the fruit.
Close, but a little confused, read below for clarification:
The rain does create ideal conditions which allow the fungi to germinate.
Anthracnose is a symptom of the fungi you may find on fruit, but the fungi itself often damages the pannicles before the fruit is even apparent preventing any fruit from setting.
This is often the cause of why mango trees may not produce fruit in our wet area.
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I have 2 mangoes from Pantithawaii, planted 2.5 years ago...
one is the small 'Glenn' which is anthracnose resistant & has yet to flower
the other is a very dwarf 'Julie' that is not resistant, yet has flowered last year, and this year (thanks to the drought, no doubt) I have 13 fist sized fruit maturing on the mini tree....
so.... drought really good for 'Julie'! & I really love the size...it is maybe 5'!
ADD: Mango link:
http://plantithawaii.com/sample-page/mangoes/
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My 7 year old Glenn fruited after 2.5 years in 2010. That year was much like this year with a very dry Jan & Feb. I bashed the trunk this year in January with an o'o bar. Not sure if it was that or the weather but it's flowering for the first time in 5 years and fruit are forming. I also have a Julie and it's flowered every year, but doesn't always fruit. Both trees are the happiest I've seen them in years and continue to flower. The Glenn I grew were the best mangos I've ever had. The Julie are pretty good but more stringy. It's maybe 12' tall now and very densely bushy.
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Rob...would you repeat that o`o bash for my Glenn mango? it does like to grow & is a pretty tree...just nothing in the flower/fruit division...
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carey, the lady finger palms you gave me a few years back, had some papaya seeds i guess, because 3 trees came up within them. the short one, about 41/2 feet tall, has produced quite a crop now for 2 years. wonder if this is the one you call julie?
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Julie is a mango variety...all of the papayas I get around here are self (or bird) seeded are pretty prolific, but I am sure they are all mega crosses of just about any papaya grown here
With papaya, I normally pinch the top to encourage multi-stemming...it can effect the fruit size & will subdue the flowering right after punching back, but it keeps them shorter for a longer time...& each branch normally bears, so I usually have more than enough papaya...
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quote:
Originally posted by Carey
Rob...would you repeat that o`o bash for my Glenn mango? it does like to grow & is a pretty tree...just nothing in the flower/fruit division...
Try it in late December or so. I gave it several whacks. It was enough to take some chunks out of the bark which concerned me at first. It seems no worse off for it. There is even one more section that is still flowering. This bumper crop so far consists of 6 mangos, if they make it to maturity.
