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« on: June 13, 2023, 06:22:43 PM »
Looking for suggestions on mango trees that are vigorous growers but that can still be kept to a reasonable size.
I planted some citrus trees along my fence line 3 years ago, with another row further away. All were planted on mounds about 8-12 inches above the soil line. The row that is further away has done fine but the ones about 7 feet away from the fence line have really struggled and barely grown. I wasn't sure what was going on with them, so I decided to dig one up. Apparently, the cedar trees on my neighbor's property have sent out roots into my property, under the soil and up into each mound for the trees that are close to the fence line! The mounds are so full of cedar roots, it is no wonder my citrus trees did not grow. I have been hacking away at the cedar roots and trying to follow them all the way back to the fence line and chopping them off there but it is a total pain in the @ss.
I don't want to waste all that space with no trees. So, I thought planting some vigorous mango trees might work. My thought is, after the tree are bigger, I won't have to water and fertilize them like the citrus, so hopefully the cedar trees will decide to not send so many roots my way. I could be way off here!
I already have the following mango varieties, Pickering. Maha Chanok, Orange Sherbet, Mallika, Kesar, Edward, Guava, Valencia Pride, Carrie (2), Coconut Cream (2), Cac (2).
The Cac's are still in pots and I am considering planting one of them along the fence line.
Suggestions and advice are welcome. If you can think of any other kind of fruit trees that might work in those spots please let me know. Only requirement is that they are not too scraggly or messy looking. These trees are going in my front yard, so I would like to try to keep things looking a little neat.
Thanks!