Mango tree (forum)

Tom starts with ...
A sick mango tree. Established foliage has uellow spots,new foliage has black spots. The foliage is sparse and falling,dead wood also in the tree.Flowers drop and any fruit balckens and drops.Have tried copper oxychloride.It has been suggested to heavily prune the tree? If so how do I go about it?
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Time: 7th April 2008 5:25pm

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Wayne says...
Crikey Tom, I thought that was a picture of my Mango tree for a minute, I have the same problems.
I think it is best to attack the tree after the season and before the new growth appears. Go through and get rid of the dead wood for a start, then, by looking at the picture, cut the centre out of the tree about 1/2 to 2/3 up the tree leaving the lower branches to spread out. You may need to do a bit of pruning to these as well. Mango trees are pretty tough so you can hack them around a fair bit and the idea is to get sunlight in to the tree to help stop disease.
With a bit of luck we will both have a crop next year

Time: 12th April 2008 11:06am

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Tom says...
Hi Wayne,thanks for your advice.I will give it a go.The tree used to have have a great crop,maybe next year there will be more. Thanks Tom

Time: 13th April 2008 5:49am

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Wayne says...
[[The tree used to have have a great crop]]

Mine did to Tom but I think there has been a bit more to it than tree maintenance over the past couple of years, the trees around here have been flowering twice with both sets of blooms dropping off. I was born and bred in Bowen amongst Mangoes and I can't remember them ever doing that. I will also try and find out what sort of fertiliser they use.

Time: 13th April 2008 7:09am

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Wayne says...
Tom, my brother inlaw grows Mangoes and he uses Q5 fertiliser, good luck with your tree.
Wayne

Time: 13th April 2008 7:15am

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Kathy says...
I too am having trouble with the Mangoes we have planted here, (first time) First one planted Feb 08 now the leaves are turning brown from the tip back to the trunk and then turning white. We have just had a few frosts? As this is the first time anyone has tried to grow these in the south west. Got plants from Bunnings. Being a Queenslander I thought I could get the buggars to grow here. Any suggestions.

Time: 8th September 2008 9:04pm

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Rowena Cook says...
We just moved into a new house and there are two dismal looking Mango Trees. They're both about 2 metres tall and looks like one had a small fruit on it but never grew much bigger than a cricket ball. Does anyone have a suggestion on what I can do to get these trees looking a bit more healthy, ie what fertiliser is best, pruning? and How?

I like to think myself as a bit of a green thumb but have never had the challenge of a mango tree.

Help!

Time: 19th January 2009 12:45pm

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SlickMick says...
Rowena, they are not big trees for mangoes and they may only need some TLC. I would go over them for dead wood and build up a good mulch under them to help retain moisture. Anthracnose and black spot seem to be the biggest problem with mangoes and if you can control them near and after flowering you may end up with a crop. I would also try giving them some fruit tree fertilizer, or as Wayne has mentioned previously Q5 which is pretty good.

Mangoes are terminal croppers, that is they produce their fruit at the end of new wood. Controlling the rain during flowering may prove difficult (unless you have a direct line to a higher authority than the weather bureau)as rain at this time often prevents a crop setting.

Time: 19th January 2009 3:13pm

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