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@jeff6899 Can you please further explain your question? Are you asking how the fruit last longer on the tree? or off the tree? Or if I preserve the fruit to last multiple months?

@ja4luke In Arizona, we have a very short growing season, especially after harvest. I always prune as soon as possible around April 15th. So starting Alpril 15th as soon as any branch drop flowers or drips fruit, I go ahead and prune it. For trees that are not holding fruit or I want them to skip, I prune immediately after April 15th. But this is just my process. This process gives the prune branches maximum time to grow and get mature enough to flower and hold fruit next summer.

@@irvinjames9589 25 gallon pot

@@TheNaveed787 Some advice put the Valencia Pride in a bigger pot because its a grows vigorously. My valencia pride is taller than my house and electricity pole.

@damehinojosa334 Production varies between the trees every year based on a few factors. The most productive trees last year were Mahachanok, Malika, and Duncan. The most productive by nature are Duncan and Sweet Tart. When these become big trees, they will beat everyone else every year.

To some extent what you saw is correct. Although all new mango growth can burn above 100F, I have notice that some varieties get more sun damage then others. For example, I have noticed/experienced that Sugar loaf, coconut cream, valcarrie new growth gets more sun damage than Kesar, Alphonso, Edward, Malika and Mahachanook. Mature leaves are less likely to get sun damage than new growth.

This is exactly I was thinking that established varieties from India / Pak are more tolerant to heat than US/Florida varieties. It make sense as well since backhome it’s normal to have daily temp 100+ during growing season.

@@TheNaveed787 I agree with you about Sugar loaf and coconut cream getting sun damage. After experiencing this i keep both in the sun for about 2-3 hours then they are placed in a shaded area(Florida).

Sorry to hear about your mango trees. I hope next time you grow them, they will do really good and grow very well for you.

Technically the grafts are from mature trees, so they always bloom in the next spring. Usually people will not let 1 year old grafts hold fruit as graft union may still be weak and healing, so grafts can more easily break. Usually people will let grafts hold fruit starting 2nd year as by then the graft union has fully healed and is stronger.

@@TheNaveed787 So even if the scion is from a mature grafted tree that has never bloomed/fruited, it will do so on the tree you graft it on to?

@user-su5du9ln8r The scion has the exact genetic code as the tree it comes from. If the scion tree is flowering and fruiting, then the scion graft on the new tree will do the same and vice versa.

@user-su5du9ln8r In my experience, there is some difference between grafting a scion on a young seedling versus on a big mature tree like my Edward mango tree. In the case of my Edward mango tree, which flowers very early will have some influence on the scion graft. For example, my Alphonso is a late bloomer. But when I grafted Alphonso scion on Edward, I noticed that Alphonso flowered early along with Edward. Whereas my mature Alphonso tree from where the graft was taken flowered later on its own schedule.

@@TheNaveed787 So in other words, in your experience, the scions must come from trees that have already bloomed/flowered, they can't just be from "mature" trees. Interesting. I've seen other TH-cam videos where the host says the scions do not have to come from already fruiting trees, just that they must be taken from mature trees.

I do not gradually up pot. For example many people will up pot slowly from 3g to 7g to 15g to 25g and so on. I will also plant in the biggest pot available right away. I have planted 3g mango trees directly in 15g and 25g pots and they have done very good and still continue to do very well. In my experience you can keep a 3g tree in 15g pot for about 3 years max. After 3 years it would be good to up pot them to 25g to keep good growth rate and strong growth. Although the tree can live in 15g pot for many years. I have Keitt in 15g pot for 8 years. It grows super slow due to root bound. But it still produces 6 to 8 mangoes every year. If I was to put it in ground or 25g or higher gallon pot, it will start to grow faster and stronger because the root ball will start to grow and there will be more roots to supply more water and food to the tree.

My garden is ultra small. My house lot is only 7000 square feet. I have a two story big house and a pool and concrete from patio to pool. So you can see that there is almost no garden left. Most trees are planted along the east, south and west wall. I wish I had a bigger garden :)

sorry I don't sell, as their is not enough production to enjoy and then sell. Now only if I had a bigger garden.

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for watching.

I feed Vigoro Avocado and Citrus granular fertilizer from home depot. The rating is 6-4-6. This is a low number fertilizer. I feed about every 2 months. Daily watering is most important. Thanks for watching.

Super Julie mango is very fruity in taste. It has sweet and then some tart component to it. Super Julie flesh is little more firm that Alphonso mango. Alphonso mango has floral aroma and sweet. It has not tartness to it when full ripe. It is also smaller in size than SJ. Both are very good tasting mango in their own way.

Sone varities have light green color for new growth. Some have chocolate or brown or red or burgundy color new growth. So I think your tree has normal new growth. What variety do you have? Valencia pride or sugar loaf or valcarrie?

They are all same mango varieties just spelled differently.

@@TheNaveed787 *Okay, Thanks*

Welcome 👍

Water it daily.

I am still a mango growing student and learn something new every day. I don't know what the problem is. Hopefully some day I will find out. I tackle this problem by removing the fruit as soon as I see a color break and then ripen it inside and it works alright.

@@TheNaveed787 I think that you are doing an awesome job! 💯 😉 This is very challenging soil, as well as environment. The aluminum foil was a great idea too.

@Pay-It_Forward Thank you for the good words, and thanks for watching and commenting.

@@TheNaveed787 *Doing extra thinking on the topic of over ripe at blossom end. I'm wondering if it might be Auxin (Transport & Redirection) other than that controlled by Calcium. Going to do some experiments. Get back to you & the mango group in 3 months.*

I can let it grow 2 to 3 feet more all around. So about 8 feet high and 6 feet wide. I do not have more space than that. On the east is wall 3 feet away, on other sides is Edward, Alphonso and peach tree. It can fruit perfectly fine in that size and stay in that size, if I prune every year, which I will do. If I had space than I would let it grow to at least 12 to 16 feet high and maintain that height if possible.

The fruited on schedule per Phoenix mango season. They set flowers in March and were of full size in August/September. Keitt mango in Phoenix will stay on the tree green for long time and will not turn yellow or get ripe. So sometimes I let it stay on the tree over the winter and in to Jan/Feb so I can have fresh mangoes in winter. But there is some downside to that. The mangoes in Jan/Feb do not taste very good. The juice content and softness of flesh goes away to some extent. Therefore best is to just harvest them in September while it is still hot, ripen them and enjoy them on time.

Pickering is supposed to be both more heat & more cold tolerant, as well as high yielding. Have you tried to grow here? how does it compare in flavor?

I planted this tree in ground in April 2020 during lockdown. It was 7g mango tree size at the time of planting. I use Vigoro brand, Citrus and Avocado fertilizer from Home depot, the rating is 6-4-6. I fertilize about every 2 to 3 months. I water daily in summer and every other day in winter. Thanks for watching.

I have tried both methods and both are good. I prefer ripening on the tree.

Thank you very much.

@@TheNaveed787 *And thanks for your FB group Arizona Mango Growers!*

It did not ripen evenly as it takes long time to ripen and it was super hot in Phoneix last year in July/August. I did not like the taste. It did not have much flavour. Not juicy and not much sweet. I have been grafting on it other good mangoes like Lemon Zest, Sugar Loaf, CAC, and Alampur Baneshan.

I had two big mangoes from this tree last year in 2023. I had one mango in 2022. This year it skipped flowering. Only one branch flowered and had baby mangoes, but it dropped all mangoes few days ago. Phoenix growing season is short and lancetilla mango takes very long to mature and ripen. The taste is OK, not anything special. This summer I am grafting other varieties on it. Currently I have successfully grafted, CAC mango, Alampur Baneshan (Imam Pasand) mango, Lemon Zest mango and Sugar Loaf mango on it. All these grafts hopefully will flower and hold mangoes next year.

It did not ripen evenly as it takes long time to ripen and it was super hot in Phoneix last year in July/August. I did not like the taste. It did not have much flavour. Not juicy and not much sweet. I have been grafting on it other good mangoes like Lemon Zest, Sugar Loaf, CAC, and Alampur Baneshan.

@@TheNaveed787 I wasnt happy with the ones that dropped in June last year. Have 3 on the tree now and might sell it if they dont taste better this year. Im no good at grafting. Love your trees. I have a sugarloaf also and it flowered this year but didnt hold fruit. Thanks for the reply.

I did not keep track of the mango seed. It was seed from some good mango variety from my garden.

Yes, I have a few mangoes on it right now. It will produce heavy next year. I wish I had ground space to plant it in the ground. It is really a great mango.

I am looking for a spot in the ground to plant it. In case I keep it on the pot, it is good for one year after that it's growth will become restrictive but it can still grow slowly and stay in 15g for another few years.

I have found a space in ground. It is tight space but I do not have a choice, garden is very small. I am digging the hole right now, and I plan to plant it tomorrow. I will post an update video soon. Hoping for it to grow well in ground. I really love Valencia Pride mangoes.

@@TheNaveed787thats a variety i dont have. Its probably next one i buy. I appreciate the videos

The nusery name is GREENLIFE, also known as Shamus o leary fruit trees. It's in Phoenix, Arizona. You can Google it. Thanks for watching, and good luck with your mango growing.

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Very good advise, I will try your advise next spring when it flowers again.

Hello Nick, good to hear from you. I don't see you on the Facebook Mango Growers page anymore. Hope you are doing well.

@@TheNaveed787 I quit social media. I heard you’re in Florida sometimes. Come by and visit

@nicholasmanns ok got it. Thanks for the invite. I would love to visit your garden. I visit Florida in every summer. Can you please email me your contact information at this email: nnafzal@yahoo.com

I keep the plant outside in the garden. I don't have a green house. I don't get freezing Temps, so plant survives on its own. In winter I keep up with watering every 1 or 2 days depending on Temps. I think good watering helps it survive. Also if the top of the tree is covered that will help also. Like place it in patio, or under a big tree, or take inside the garage.

I am in Phoenix, Arizona.

Yes that is correct. I am trying to find a place for it in ground.

Travis, I dont get the weeping branches problem anymore by pruning only once a year. Also, I only allow 2 to 4 branches on new branches, depending on the thickness of the host branch. I have learned that due to the short mango growing season in Arizona, you would want to prune only once a year. You also need to prune as soon as possible so that new branches have a maximum time to grow till winter hits.

Phoenix, Arizona, Zone 9B

Mahachanok mango tree is doing great this year. It has lot of new growth all over. Production is light this year as it gave a bumper crop last year. I will make the video soon and post. Thanks for watching.