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rtdrury

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mango graft flowers and won't leaf
« on: February 19, 2020, 11:16:45 AM »
My grafted Nam Doc Mai mango I planted May 2018 from 1 gallon pot is only 10 inches tall and both winters flowered big, but it doesn't want to leaf out.  It's healthy obviously to flower like that.  So are there defective scions sometimes that will never grow vegetatively and only want to flower?  Do I need to replace this tree?
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Re: mango graft flowers and won't leaf
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2020, 11:46:10 AM »
Nam doc mai #4 can sometimes be really reluctant to grow like that. I've seen multiple trees stay at 3 feet tall for years without putting out a single leaf. My neighbors have a 12+ year old tree that stands at about 7 feet tall.

I suggest pushing it along with some nitrogen containing fertilizer on a regular basis.
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Re: mango graft flowers and won't leaf
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2020, 02:54:43 PM »
Quote from: rtdrury on February 19, 2020, 11:16:45 AM
My grafted Nam Doc Mai mango I planted May 2018 from 1 gallon pot is only 10 inches tall and both winters flowered big, but it doesn't want to leaf out.  It's healthy obviously to flower like that.  So are there defective scions sometimes that will never grow vegetatively and only want to flower?  Do I need to replace this tree?
If possible can you post a clear picture of it?
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Re: mango graft flowers and won't leaf
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2020, 10:22:03 PM »
Quote from: CTMIAMI on February 19, 2020, 02:54:43 PM
If possible can you post a clear picture of it?

Sorry, I'm focus-challenged still on the camera. The Nam Doc Mai has just two to three nodes about 5 in. above the graft union, so a total of 10 in. tall.  Those nodes have sprouted big flower stems twice in two years and I picked them off.  But now, a week after posting - surprise - it's leaf budding big time.  So, despite my other Nam Doc Mai, Cookie Monster is right that some are just slow to leaf.  Is this one a #4 variety of Nam Doc Mai?  I don't know.  Thanks guys!
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Re: mango graft flowers and won't leaf
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2020, 11:07:04 AM »
Likely the #4. The growers here switched to #4 many years ago. Hard to find the other NDM clones.

Quote from: rtdrury on February 20, 2020, 10:22:03 PM
Quote from: CTMIAMI on February 19, 2020, 02:54:43 PM
If possible can you post a clear picture of it?

Sorry, I'm focus-challenged still on the camera. The Nam Doc Mai has just two to three nodes about 5 in. above the graft union, so a total of 10 in. tall.  Those nodes have sprouted big flower stems twice in two years and I picked them off.  But now, a week after posting - surprise - it's leaf budding big time.  So, despite my other Nam Doc Mai, Cookie Monster is right that some are just slow to leaf.  Is this one a #4 variety of Nam Doc Mai?  I don't know.  Thanks guys!
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