Kensington pride prune (forum)

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Hi, I have a young Kensington mango tree, in a pot, that is 2.5m tall. it only has one small branch and is 1.9m up the trunk. I would like to prune this tree as short as possible so it will gain trunk strength and hopefully branch out also. Please may I have some advice on where and when I can cut. I live south of perth wa.
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Time: 9th May 2018 1:07pm

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David01 says...
Hi Bozzy1,

I guess your mango is a seedling. Cut it at 1m tall to get 3-4 branches in a few months then cut it again to create a big bushes. See the attached link from Dr. Richard J. Campbell for more info. Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlhF-YphevA



Time: 9th May 2018 5:24pm

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Fruitylicious1 says...
Hi Bozzy

You have to prune your mango tree 2-3 feet above the ground to encourage lateral branching and control growth. The best time to do the trimming is during late winter or early spring. After the new flushes of growth you can select 3-4 main scaffolds that will be your main fruiting branches. And when these new scaffold reaches 20 inches you can trim them again to create more lateral fruiting branches and so on.

Happy Gardening :-)

Time: 9th May 2018 7:31pm

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Markmelb says...
Thats a Bowen Seedling - cut it at 60cm and wait for summer and try and get 3 or 4 branches shooting?


Time: 9th May 2018 7:43pm

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Mango Mike says...
You usually prune after all fruit have been removed...... Although most mango growth has finished in the Eastern States you should still be able to prune. Where you cut off just ensure who cover the cut with a water based paint. You will most probably now get growth in Spring where either 3 or 4 shoots will develop....

Time: 9th May 2018 9:09pm

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Waterfall says...
I cut mine very low to the ground and it has now grown with a very compact and bushy shape.
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Time: 10th May 2018 9:53pm

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Bozzy1 says...
Thank you for the feedback, the information has been incredibly helpful. I look farward to trimming my plant and watching it thrive

Time: 15th May 2018 9:05am

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Jhan says...
How old was the tree when you cut it?
Can you still cut a tree like that if it’s 2 years old?

Time: 11th March 2019 9:20pm

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Potty Bob 1 says...
Jhan,
Should be fine, mango, avocado and custard apples all benefit from this . Old avo trees really benefit from heavy cut back . If it's grafted , make sure you are well above graft .

Time: 12th March 2019 4:16pm

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Jhan says...
Thanks Potty Bob1
I was initially worried cutting too low may kill it.
I will do a heading cut on the tree as I don’t want it to grow too tall due to space.

Time: 12th March 2019 7:40pm

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