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MangoCountry

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Mango pruning question
« on: April 01, 2018, 05:01:25 PM »
I have some young trees in the ground less than a year that I am planning on tip pruning "to make their canopies dense"
They are now starting to put out mixed blooms. If I prune a few inches below the mixed panicle will they try to rebloom or flush vegetative growth? Thanks

pineislander

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Re: Mango pruning question
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2018, 08:13:48 PM »
Most advise to let bloom happen then prune off panicles.
Check out 8:00 in to this video for good instructions on formative pruning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh1AnvNa6mc&t=1s

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Re: Mango pruning question
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2018, 08:25:41 PM »
Thanks for the video excellent information

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Re: Mango pruning question
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2018, 12:22:55 AM »
Hello everyone, 

Apparently my father in law never bother to tip my young Valencia Pride and now it is flushing flowers. What should I do? Let it flower first and then tip it later?


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Re: Mango pruning question
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2018, 03:20:52 PM »
I waited until it set pea size fruit. Then stripped the whole panicle leaving panicle intact. The panicle dried up and fell off. Now flushing vegetative growth.