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It has NamDoc and Glenn fruiting only.
Haven't fertilized anything in a year, not even grass; although grass needs it - usually 8-8-8 and trees get a bit.
There were no LZ blooms this year that I could see.  A lot of the tree now is something else.
I started grafting it so much 'cuz it made me angry with no LZ fruit.  Was hoping the tree would feel the pain and give me LZ.  Alas, no.

Careless me.  I posted this  in the for sale forum and couldn't see how to move it here; or delete it.  Help...So sorry...

I just had to cut some rather large limbs from my mango tree.  It was unfortunately planted over 40 years ago under power lines - stupid me.
I've been able to keep it down, but notice I sometimes get a bit of rot on the pruned limb - like there is a 1/2 to 3/4 inch hole.  Looks like rot anyway.

Just wondering, should I put some whitewash on the cuts and will that prevent the rot.  Or use the pruning "tar" stuff?
The cuts are angled so that rain will roll off.
If I do whitewash, will that prevent new shoots?  I want new shoots 'cuz want to do some more grafting on it.

Or just leave the limbs alone - maybe use shade cloth to keep sun off.  Was told that limbs need to avoid direct sun so to not sunburn.

Thanks,

Thought I asked before but maybe not.
Any BuddyTape left?  Pls send a private msg also - not sure how to get notified for reply here.

Thanks,

I have 7 mango trees and try to keep them fairly small in my 7500 sq ft lot, so will never know how they might look when full grown.
But now, I want to plant a 4th tree in my sons yard (bigger than mine) - alread has a Pickering, NDM#4, Cogshall.
Want a tree that will quite large and eventually replace a very large fig tree.
Trying to determine what tree can do that  is difficult - descriptions of various trees are vigorously, moderately vigorous, spreading, etc all over the place.
For example, my Coconut Cream is described by the seller as "moderately low and spreading", but it is actually quite vigorous and rapidly outpacing my Glenn next to it.
I know a Valencia Pride, Haden and some of the old Florida mangos ones are quite large, but some of the newer or recently imported ones I don't know.

So, May I suggest or hope some of you could post some pics of your mango trees and how old they are - e.g. should be at least 10 years old.
I'll put my 50 year old Wally on here tomorrow.  The CC is only about may 4 or 5 years.  My LZ is maybe 7 and grows like a weed - straight up and fast - with no fruit ever - possibly aggressive pruning prevents fruiting.  Got 9 grafts on it now tho.

Anyway, hope some folks can post some pics.

Thanks,
Jimmy

Modified post - Here are pics from Sat 4/25/20 am.
First 3 are the old, old Wally.  Fortunately, it branched very low to ground so can keep it under power lines and still get fruit (every year).
4th pic (....635) is CC - about between 3 and 5 years.
5th pic (...659) is Glenn - same age as CC.
Sign in front says "no pick mangos"
Funny story, last year I had abundance of Glenn fruit, but had it tagged wrong as the CC and tagged the CC as Glenn.
Gave a bunch away and everyone said "best they ever had" - I had told them they were CC, mistakenly - none questioned it.
Walter came over one day to see the Wally and straightened me out as to which was CC.


I broke my 10 year old rule, sorry....

Thanks Har.  One other expert also called powdery mildew; and my neighbor - ex nursery owner - thought maybe anthracnose.  I been putting different fungicides on it.  Pretty much now resigned to losing the tree.  No uninfected leaves left.

Help.  My Pineapple Pleasure obtained in about Sept/Oct this year and still in the 3-gal pot seems to be struggling with shriveling new leaf growth.  They look like someone is sucking all of the moisture out of them.  I plucked a couple and looked with about a 10x magnifier  but don't really see anything, and don't feel anything when I rub with my finger.  I sprayed yesterday over and under with Bonide (sulfur 10%/pyrethrin .25%) fungicide, then Daconil fungicide, and then malathion, and today imidacloprid (sorry to say, but desperate).  It's raining off and on so will repeat again when a good day.  My other 7 mango trees show no signs of this illness.
Hopefully, the pics might give a hint to someone - I'll cry if I lose this tree. 
Think I will also cut off all this diseased new growth. 

Thanks to all and have a very Happy New Year.

Hi.  Just saw this.  Thinking of getting an Ugly Betty.  just curious - why did you sell it?  production issues, size.  I am in east Boynton,, just east of Congress.
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