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What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« on: September 08, 2019, 01:55:22 PM »
Hello again,

I just got this mango seedling last week and didn't notice until I got home that it has two trunks. I am new to mangoes, but my impression is mango trees are typically single trunked, so are these two different seedlings? Should I cut the shorter one off? It started putting out new growth which always makes pruning hard for me so I wanted to be sure before I made the cut.






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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2019, 04:45:00 PM »
These are 2 different mango trees.One of them is the exact copy of the mother tree and its just like having a grafted tree that will make the same fruit identical.
Its called polyembrionic seed.
Wich is wich i dont know,but i would try to separate and grow both .

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2019, 07:20:49 PM »
Why did you get it? If you are planning to graft I would keep the biggest trunk.
If you are planning to raise it to maturity do you know what produced it? I would
not raise a seedling but if I did I wouldn't want to raise something for 5+ years and
find out it's turpentine?

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2019, 08:48:58 PM »
I hav3 a sweet Tart Seedling 1.5 years old with 2 good size trunks I planted it as is , just to see what happens when it fruits ..

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2019, 09:54:54 PM »
These are 2 different mango trees.One of them is the exact copy of the mother tree and its just like having a grafted tree that will make the same fruit identical.
Its called polyembrionic seed.
Wich is wich i dont know,but i would try to separate and grow both .

I would love to separate them. Have you had experience doing so when they are as big as this?

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #5 on: September 08, 2019, 09:57:34 PM »
Why did you get it? If you are planning to graft I would keep the biggest trunk.
If you are planning to raise it to maturity do you know what produced it? I would
not raise a seedling but if I did I wouldn't want to raise something for 5+ years and
find out it's turpentine?

It was recommended when I mentioned I liked Ataulfo mangoes. The man at the nursery called it "Honey's Phillipine" mango I believe, but I am having trouble finding any info on such a variety. I wanted a grafted tree, but they didn't have any at the time. In retrospect, I am glad to try a seedling since I am not confident I can keep it alive.

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2019, 10:26:40 PM »
Might have been a Carabao Mango?

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2019, 11:15:19 PM »
I hav3 a sweet Tart Seedling 1.5 years old with 2 good size trunks I planted it as is , just to see what happens when it fruits ..

Ed

Interesting, looking forward to hearing how it turns out :)

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2019, 11:20:56 PM »
Might have been a Carabao Mango?

Yeah, I wish I knew, though what he said and wrote are both "Honey's Philippine" (or something very close, e.g. Honeys Philippine). He wasn't a particularly chatty fellow though :)

This was Exotica Rare Fruit Nursery in Vista, CA and I understand they have a good reputation so I took what he had to sell me 😂

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Re: What to do with mango seedling with two trunks?
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2019, 03:46:04 AM »



I went ahead and separated them today and potted them up. Hoping something makes it🤞