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In 5 Decades w tropical fruit, Bill Whitman describes how he prunes his mamey tree to reduce wind damage (I believe into a compact ball shape)If you're in a windy area, you might want to adopt the technique he employed.
I would get a grafted mamey tree, so you know the fruit quality. A seedling may bear fruit with little resemblance to the fruit the seed came from. It's going to be bad if you wait 20 years for fruit and the fruit ends up being junk. To encourage brancing, I would remove the terminal bud.
Quote from: ASaffron on May 24, 2013, 10:27:20 AMIn 5 Decades w tropical fruit, Bill Whitman describes how he prunes his mamey tree to reduce wind damage (I believe into a compact ball shape)If you're in a windy area, you might want to adopt the technique he employed.Would you kindly describe, briefly, Whitman's method? Thanks.
Hi John,I would pinch the top, to promote branching.
Not to steal the thread.Do Mameys need any filtered light, mine gets full afternoon sun and is looking a little sunburned?
Adao, it would have been bushier if you would have pruned it. On the other hand it's the first time I see a mamey with multiplae shots from the base of the trunk. Do you think this seeds was maybe poliembrionic?!