How to shape your Mango Tree

[@judah8811]

Thank you so much for this video! I want maximum fruit production and aesthetics and this is great!

[@TopTropicals]

Glad it was helpful!

[@amarnathakasapu5942]

The video is very good and one suggestion ... the video should have been shot in landscape mode as the screen is very small even while viewing in Desktop.

[@JD-ps4uq]

Thanks for this video. My mango trees have lovely rounded shapes, however there is no light in the center of the tree. I have heard I should open trees up to light in the center. Is this technique also used for mango trees?

[@TopTropicals]

Opening the center of the tree once you have it in a good general shape to let in some light can help with fruit set.

[@Rocketman0407]

Would it possible to prune a mango tree to have around 6-7ft radius and still do well and produce fruit?

[@MasterKenfucius]

Mango "bushes" are also perfect for withstanding hurricanes. They just don't care when they aren't tall!

[@travisrick]

Are these trees from root stock?

[@echo1tf]

What month or season best to Tip?

[@shanesimpson8213]

just to be sure it can be done to mango trees that can be grow to large size right I planted a seed I wan to know ahead of time I want to seed if at a certain height as I'm disable and would I not have to worry about the trunk getting big?

[@chadwilliams4373]

Hey mate, any tips (pun not intended!) on keeping the height under control? I'd prefer to keep it around 4m (13ft).

[@beckymoore5853]

Can you grow mangoes In Arizona

[@mikereitano1055]

What time of the year do you tip the tree?

[@TopTropicals]

Mike, you can tip the trees any time that the growth reaches that 20" mark. Here in central Florida where I am located, I do not usually do any tipping after about the first week of November. Our days have shortened and our nights are getting cooler. The tree's metabolism is beginning to slow down. I don't want to put extra stress on the tree as we head into our winter months. It also allows the trees to store up some energy as they prepare for flowering in late winter. Once the growth has started again in late spring/early summer you can resume tipping. For large varieties of mango, you most likely won't do much tipping once the trees get too tall to easily reach. Our goal is to get the tree in the nicest shape that we can before it reaches that stage. Once they are mature, you can do more of a pruning to get rid of unwanted branches or to shape them as soon as all of the fruit has dropped. Hope this helps.

[@mikereitano1055]

@@TopTropicals Thank you

[@TopTropicals]

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