momoese

I posted this on the GW but i'll try here too. Late last summer I planted a Haden Mango and it has done well so far. It's groown about a foot since I bought it! It has now begun flowering and the flowers are so heavy that the small grafted stems are having trouble supporting them in the rain. I had to support the heavy one with a long stake and twine. Isn't the plant to young to be flowering so heavy? Am I supposed to trim or prune or something?

MediaHound

all my mangos are seedlings

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momoese

Come on now people, there must be someone on this forum that grows Mangos!

jnstropic

If a young mango blooms they should not be allowed to fruit. If you remove the bloom stem early the plant may try to flower again. This will slow up its growth. The flower spike should be left on until very small fruit forms. Then when it is removed the plant should go on to a vegatative mode. I have three trees and a good crop and many people around south Florida have poor crops. I trim my trees after each harvest.

momoese

Well thanks for the info but it's too late now. I have cut off the flower stems twice now and am getting to move it to another location so it will probably go into shock or die. Boy I wish I would have known that before cutting them the first time. I may try another variety at some point but I will remember what you said!

jnstropic

Mitchel I just posted three pictures of my mango trees. All three trees have given us a satisfactory crop at a time that most mangoes in south Florida are producing very small crops. We seem to have good crops every year. I am one of the few people that trim back the trees every year, just after the crop is harverted.
http://togofcoralgables.com/FlowersofJune.aspx