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I bought a 7 gallon grafted peach cobbler mango tree few months back and planted it in the ground. It had flushed couple of times after that. Recently I noticed that the bark on one side of the trunk is dried up and peeling off.

Tree (7' tall)	Damaged trunk

As it is very unlikely for the bark to grow back and cover the trunk, I would imagine that the weakened trunk won't be able to support the canopy as the tree grows big. So I am planning to grow some seedlings this season and graft the peach cobbler by taking scion from this tree.

I was also wondering if approach grafting would help in this situation. If I plant one or two seeds in the ground close to the trunk of the peach cobbler, once they sprout and grow, keep the best of those seedlings and let it grow and once it catches up somewhat with the trunk size of the peach cobbler, attempt approach grafting. Do you think this will work? I have no prior experience in grafting, but hoping to learn it soon.

Collier Fruit Growers is hosting a fruit tree sale on this Saturday.

When: Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Where: Freedom Park, 1515 Golden Gate Parkway, Naples, FL, USA
Who: Hosted by Collier Fruit Growers - http://www.collierfruit.org/
Vendor(s): Fruitscapes from Bokeelia - not sure if there are others

Disclosures:

I am a member of "Collier Fruit Growers", but not announcing or advertising this on any official capacity.
I am not related to or affiliated with the vendor(s) in any way.
Just thought of letting the community know if it helps them.
Not sure if this is the right forum to post this.

Now that the fruits are over and new growth started appearing, cut the top off to make it shorter and wider. I hope I did not go too crazy . What do you think?
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