Pruning Vigorous Mango Trees

[@steveplamann4801]

Great video. I have a small backyard. This pruning method allows me to keep my mango trees at a manageable size while still getting strong fruit production.

[@meh4164]

Amazing content. Please keep sharing these educational videos on youtube. Thank you for your education.

[@kmetharom]

Thanks Dr. Campbell for the tips about pruning mango trees.

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[@scottgordon1781]

Thanks , should have seen this 15 years ago :-) My tree is well over 15' tall and wide . In flower now , southern hemisphere . Am going to prune now regardless as have had no fruit off it ! Will bear in mind your advice as to shape and height . Cheers .

[@dafnereich205]

Did you end up pruning it? If so, what were the results?

[@zakibebe]

Excellent information, you are an effective tutor. Well done.

[@fortmyersfruitforest5214]

Thank you for ur videos Dr. I didn’t understand the ideas behind pruning mangoes but now it has become clear. I have applied the practice to one of my tree and so far i am pleased with the results im getting

[@pingpaj]

Thank you for explaining the principles of pruning

[@amarnathakasapu5942]

Great work I learnt from this video sir! I am going to implement such tricks in my home mango garden. ThanQ for your nice video.

[@ShmooyShmoo]

Seeing as this is a 10 year old+ video. I think it would be super amazing to see the tree now.

[@sayedadm]

انا من اكثر الناس الذين يحبون علم هذا الدكتور المميز جدا

[@Zvezeda]

GOOD advice. Mahalo. Good thing you aren't allergic to the Mango! We love em, but must really take precautions. I have a 30 foot mango that is loaded right now but I don;t have a long enough pole fruit grabber to get the ones at the top. So I am going to cut it way back for next year..

[@sandeepmohandas4359]

Hi sir so much helpful and practiced this in my garden. I have a doubt that is this affect insects to the wood like when we cut the branches the chances of getting affected by unwanted insects is there any kind of practices to avoid them

[@HsingSun]

Thank you for your video. I am still have lots to learn what and where to cut the mango tree (out of control). Question: I have grown two mango trees about 10 feet tall, no fruits. How should I do?

[@mahmud4307]

Thanks dr. Campbell. From Bangladesh. If you give subtitles under it would be more understanding. Thanks again.

[@josenapolesjr]

@fairchild gardens here in the philippines, our mangoes are seldom pruned. So they grow more than 10m tall and 20m wide.

[@premypearson6251]

I have about hundred fifty mango trees and they are 28 years old. We never pruned for a long time I wonder why none of this tree are productive. I planning to visit my farm in 3 months and hired some people to prune the trees so I can make money out of it thank you so much . I learned something what am going to do.

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[@desgoulding7154]

Mate, thanks for sharing. I have a few mangoes trees. Problem we moved last location got nice fruit. Now they flower then flowers go back and all fall off with branches going back also. I hope you can assist Please.

[@yapacreation]

clear explanations

[@practicalwaystolive6106]

Thank you for the lesson sir. I am planning to prune my 12 year old mango tree.

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[@DavidJH007x]

great video subscribed, my wife will kill me if I cut that much off our mangos Ill have to do it when shes out lol

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[@jomyjose5356]

മാവിന്റ കൊമ്പ് കോതുന്നത് എങ്ങനെ യാണ് എന്ന് കാണിച്ചു തന്നതിന് ഒത്തിരി നന്ദി......

[@mikertones]

thanks after closely looking at it it is rather dark reddish purple,its funny but its been like this for about a week 1/2 and right after i email u its changing back to green now but now its like a dark hunter green now and it looks nice too thanks for the info and the vids

[@kaash7573]

Hard pruning is very important we do this every year and get loads of fruit and easy to pluck

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[@virginialacar3218]

Good information.Thank you very much..

[@bibonivine]

Please make more videos about Mango care!

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[@romuloambay9624]

after pruning and trimming a desired, say, 1.5-meter radius canopy dig a small canal around the tree with same 1.5-meter radius at approximately 3feet deep. .insert the same 3feet wide tarpaulin sheet circumferentially between walls of canal. .sheet inplaced, return the dug soil in the canal. .the tarpaulin will serve as buffer for root's horizontal expansion thus prevent or slows down canopy growth. .this would be similar to bonsai principle. .as always canopy growth depends on the horizontal roots development of plants. .

[@praveennagh]

Dear Fairchildgarden, Amazing job ! If I could make one recommendation, I would also advise to partially remove the bottom branches as well, that way, you would give more room for the tree to grow taller and give a lush look to the tree than a stunted appearance that its got right now. Cheers !

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[@LauraEllen999]

Great video, thank you!

[@andrewcliffe4753]

I have a marvellous monster size mango true that rains fruit in massive amounts that I mostly give away (in Western Australia). I have to reduce it in size but no one else seems to have one this size and I don't want to ruin the fruiting

[@praveennagh]

Good Explanations. Keep up the Good Job !!

[@CUCHIE68]

Good Afternoon. I have 3 purchased grafted Mango trees which I have purchased from our local Plant Nursery. A Carrie, Coconut Cream & Peach Cobbler. Carrie is the Oldest at 4 years of age & she is almost 10ft tall & has fruited already, purchased her in a 3 gal container & recently the other 2 varieties. The Coconut Cream & Peach Cobbler are at an estimated 4ft tall. We live in Zone 9B SW Florida. I also recently have grown FROM SEED after eating an Ataulfo Mexican Mango & Hayden (or what I believe it to be being so Fushia & Yellow in skin color). These were 2 delicious, incredible Mangos that I just had to grow.. My Ataulfo is 3.5 ft tall & the Hayen is 8ft & strong. I am being told now that I should cut them down, because it would be "POT LUCK", to see what kind of fruit if any would grow from it. I was sadden to hear that, but I would like to graft on the Strong 8ft tree, that is cropped beautifully. I would love to create, a Cocktail Style of a tree with part of the Carrie, Coconut & possibly the Ataulfo, but that was from see. Can you please help guide me in the right direction as my trees are so beautiful the from seed. Not looking for an Ornamental tree, we would love Fruit from it....Thank You So Very Much, Maria.....

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[@marineizmery5864]

@@fairchildgardenpls reply to us here. Thanks

[@MamaLoves56]

I will do it and thank you for sharing, it is informative..

[@crazyamazondude]

Hi, Your videos are very usefull thanx !, why dont you do a grafting video?

[@-parambuvanam-luxuryorlife9274]

GOOD MORNING Dr. Do we need to apply fungicide on pruned ends?

[@senthilmuthukumar7704]

Pl go close and say where to cut small branches.and step by step even one single cut also show closer and tell whr to cut

[@rafaelgarcia5805]

Hello everyone. Perhaps you can help me. I have a 3 feet cogshall mango tree and the leaves are turning brown and dropping. It’s not overwatering or too much fertilizer. It gets plenty sunlight and the soil is a mix of cow manure and compost. What can I do to save this tree? I’m in Houston.

[@EatThePlants]

I have six mango trees now in my backyard orchard. I mostly collect patio varieties like Pickering, Nam Doc Mai, Carrie, and Mallika. They obviously don't grow as fast, but I have to admit that I just hate the idea of pruning my mango trees because I feel like I am getting rid of potential fruit. I do tend to tip prune which helps in both keeping the tree short, expanding the canopy, and producing a lot of fruit at the same time.

[@GerardGibney3]

yours are obviously not in the ground in full sun in miami, so there is no relevant comparison in terms of rate of growth or potential size even given you are prob growing your condo mangoes in containers.

[@dustin1144]

I just purchased a pantin Mamey. I want to learn how to prune the tree. Can you do a video on proper care for mamey's?

[@fairchildgarden]

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[@thelocalfisher8788]

Dr. Campbell I have 4 mango trees in my back yard a Alphonso, Malika and 2 Carrie's. Do you do any home pruning visits? I am so nervous about not pruning them correctly.

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[@sharadmarathe9497]

i understand 1st prunning. can you show the 2nd year prunning.

[@mikertones]

doing these cuts will it bring more fruit? also what time of year/season should one do this or can you do this anytime of the year?is that an ataulfo mango ? im growing a sweet large mango right now

[@pabrici7236]

I need HELP! I have an about 10 year old mango tree in my small front yard. I would love it to blossom as a very big tree but i just have a small yard so i have to make the mango tree small. This (about) 10 year old mango tree, i have cut it in half of its length several months ago. Now, several months later, it has many small branches around its stem that sprung out. Bear in mind that i want/need just a small mango tree for my little front yard. I don't know what to do to make it the way i want it. I want a mango tree but only the litte version of it. What/how will i do to make it? If i could share some photos of it here i will, so that you'll see it. Thank you

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[@chucktsang]

I have a mango tree in my yard that is about ten feet tall but without any fruit. I have never pruned it and watched your video and would like to give it a try. I've hard that mango sap is toxic has toxins like poison ivy. Is there any precaution I have to take when pruning my mango tree?

[@jamesbb91]

No the sap is not poisonous. Its fine to touch

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Wing Tsang the sap is toxic. Mangoes are related to poison ivy.

[@fairchildgarden]

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[@mikertones]

i have q?my mango small plants turned black or like a darkish color,do you know why?is this normal ?they are still growing and actually look kinda healthy i dont see any bugs or obvious disease,they just turned darkish ,do u have any info ?they are about a month old with about 5 leaves about 12 inches high are the sizes,the only thing i could think of is maybe to cold at night .any help is appreciated thanks

[@rajendranappannan180]

I want to buy the cutter. Gide me to patches it.

[@MyrrthScentify]

Dr. Campbell, unfortunately, I have never known how to take care of my mango tree. It has been growing lengthy with most of the leaves at the top and a few toward the side. I don't know how to prune it. It flowered last year but it's little fruit were very small marble size mangos which all fell on their own. Is there anyway I can graft a piece from the top to the lower part of the tree in order to not have it so lengthy? It's a medium size tree. I'm so scared to prune it. I don't like that it's getting tall. I live in Texas and the weather is warm now in February 2015...but then the weather does yoyo between hot & cold. This year has been from 60 - 87, no telling what it will be like in the next two weeks. Should I prune it at this time? Should I wait for the beginning of Spring? What can I do about the height of the tree? HELP!!!!

[@fairchildgarden]

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[@HaibTshajHaib]

Only 5 years old? it's pretty big. can't wait for mine to give me some fruits.

[@aaamarsters]

Do you love talking especially when you don't know what talking about

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[@practicassencillas3782]

I have a question if you can help me. ..i have a seed of mango that produce five plants..what should i do ? Separate them only leave only one tree

[@fairchildgarden]

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[@daver2964]

I thought you shouldn't prune while fruit on tree?

[@Gspikelee]

When do you want to harvest? I noticed the fruit was still green, would they be sweeter if you waited to pick the fruit?

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[@permacultureone2515]

Hi Dr. Campbell, Do you spray potassium nitrate and other stuff to induce flowering? or they usually flower on their own with the help of pruning?

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[@binu.c1843]

Beautiful ,welcome to kerala

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[@sahlaprumarma789]

When we will prune the mango tree?

[@fairchildgarden]

Hello! Thanks for the question! We recommend pruning very early on as this will help shape the tree for the rest of its life! We've outlined the procedures here: www.fairchildgarden.org/home-gardening/proper-pruning-techniques/pruning-mangos Thank you and please let us know if you have any other questions!

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[@nicholas8479]

You want your trees to be only 6 to 8 feet wide? Seems too small?

[@fortmyersfruitforest5214]

Yea 20 ft tall is not a problem because you can use picker to get fruit. Above 20ft becomes problematic because now you must climb the tree to reach the fruits. Really though been climbing my mango tree since i was young and no big deal. But I understand if you old and frail you shouldn’t be climbing.

[@yarr60]

thanks man , you know what you doing !

[@Whitty08]

Is it possible to keep a Mango tree to about 8 ft tall? If so when should the first prune happen to train the tree ?

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[@bobbrawley2612]

@@fairchildgarden you sound like a robot with this canned message about "comment below " what's wrong about replying to a comment above your answer. Particularly since your comment is a statement not addressing the question of the viewer

[@SanGerman59Holguin79]

When is the best time in Central Florida to prune my mango trees? I would like to see a video in how to prune a dwarf mango tree.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Bruno E. Santos after they fruit.

[@imtiazahmed8173]

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[@MysticWhiteLotus]

Subscribed.....🙂

[@terraknohs8199]

How do you grow the green mangoes?

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[@thewaterbug]

How old is the tree in this video? Thanks!

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[@SanGerman59Holguin79]

Dr. Campbell, shoul we be better off Air Layering those type of branches before just cutting them off?

[@spandamoney]

why do you prune it?

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[@nathanieluy2989]

Sir; how young can you start pruning your mango tree? I have a two year old tree and I want to control the height. John

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[@harun6171]

good information

[@PerfectTiming-Turn10]

I have a mango tree that looks identical to this one in the video, but maybe a few feet taller. I want to maintain its height the way it is though. Check out my vids to see how my mango tree looks (if you like). But anyways, i wanted to ask.. once you prune it back from the wood. Will it still continue to grow mangoes the year after every time it has been pruned?

[@SatisfyingEverything1]

Who else was looking at the mango hanging down the tree the whole time and didn't give a fuck about pruning?

[@marineizmery5864]

In over 6 years no one replied with something useful, beside that they re activated their You Tube account. They must be very busy

[@jvillacruz]

LO PUEDES TRADUCIR A ESPAÑOL

[@zeckj83]

alan harper, is that you?

[@devbachu7072]

Prune us the key

[@sanjaykumarsharma9391]

Indian climate which time pruning

[@fairchildgarden]

Hi Sanjay, Thank you for your question! Are you located in South India?

[@imtiazahmed8173]

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[@guillermoderivas5494]

i have two, one give fruit the other not. why is that?, the not fruit one is 16 y/o.

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[@MsTokies]

you know you could have just used sheep or goats to stress the tree into giving you more fruit.. then gone back in to get the wood

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[@haikenway1112]

let the tree grow !

[@drqamruzzaman8880]

Pls Translation to Bengoli language.

[@mindflowers1792]

Half these comments don't know shit about tree pruning. The more you prune the more the tree grows...

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[@devbachu7072]

Well do ne

[@TreasureWOMAN]

:)

[@MatirManush-wu9cc]

This man destroyed the mango tree. This is a small tree. It didn't need trimming for at least three more years. He is pretending to be a scientist of mango trees. Be careful !!! These people are determined to damage your mango trees. If you follow them blindly you will do great harm to your mango trees. Your production will go down at least 50%. When we looked at this man we could assume that he is going to do a catastrophic massacre of this mango tree. A mango tree cannot shout, cannot cry, cannot heat, cannot beat, cannot kick and cannot give a tit for tat response. If this mango tree had these kinds of capabilities you would find this man in a grave by this time. On his epitaph you would see "This man was sent to heaven by the mango tree of John Doe". Otherwise you would at least find him in a hospital. His nose might be kicked off, his one hand or both hands might be broken, his might be blinded etc. etc. He is lucky that the mango trees are gentle and they don't hurt their enemies. That does not mean that you go and start an offensive encounter with a mango tree. We must respect the mango trees and we must not harm them unnecessarily. Otherwise we will face justice on the day of final judgement. May God forgive this man and give him some wisdom.

[@aaamarsters]

Talk too much repeating yourself

[@mendocaspi4909]

now the tree slapping your face bec. you are killing him by cutting his branches

[@atbass41]

Wow sorry but I totally disagree with you. I have a 30' tall tree with a 50 foot spread and it puts out over 2000 very good mango's two times a year. All you have to do is spray the foliage with salt peter water mix every other year and wack the truck and branches with a bat or some weighty dowel every year. It started as a 3' tall sapling 15 years ago so you can picture how vigorously its grown.

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[@RomeliaGomez-Calmell7934]

That is interestin.

[@MrJiegssalvador]

yeah the tree doesn't talk but you talk too much

[@tarquinbristow492]

Please be warned! This guy knows absolutely nothing (slight exageration).. Dr. Campbell?more likely a medical doctor than phd in horticulture. I'm not an expert on mangos but he really says a lot of 100% bull

[@bobbrawley2612]

How does his advice differ from what you know

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[@chandanchandra4819]

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[@vivekbassybass8671]

I hope you understand what you are doing ! U just don't go chopping off branches like that - U better learn from experience than education !

[@wongloongyap2546]

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[@pabrici7236]

I need HELP! I have an about 10 year old mango tree in my small front yard. I would love it to blossom as a very big tree but i just have a small yard so i have to make the mango tree small. This (about) 10 year old mango tree, i have cut it in half of its length several months ago. Now, several months later, it has many small branches around its stem that sprung out. Bear in mind that i want/need just a small mango tree for my little front yard. I don't know what to do to make it the way i want it. I want a mango tree but only the litte version of it. What/how will i do to make it? If i could share some photos of it here i will, so that you'll see it. Thank you

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

Sounds fine. Just select out but a few evenly space branches as it gets past the dense twiggy stage. After that give it time to grow fruiting wood and you have the smaller mango that you want. Just keep up on the pruning.

[@marineizmery5864]

In over 6 years no one replied with something useful, beside that they re activated their You Tube account. They must be very busy