I forgot to mention this in my last post but one thing I have discovered is you have greater success grafting onto a strong thick vigorous branch vs weak lower limbs on an existing mango rootstock or seedling tree.
Conclusion: Remove weak grown (especially on younger mango trees) and focus the energy of the tree on 2-3 of the strongest branches. Just my experience for long term success and strong branching.
Johnny
Johnny,
I agree, I also notice that whenever I grafted some scions (not necessarily mango) on a weak/small branch on a mature tree, it develops slow or very slow, many eventually died years later. I will keep this in mind on my future grafts work.
I appreciate you taking the time and sharing your valuable experience!
In the mean time, I went ahead and cut my main thick trunk manila down to about 15”, I read that it’s easier to graft on new green shoots than to do bark grafting on mango. (On the other hand, on stone fruit trees, I had 6 out of 6 successes bark grafting them).
So, I am looking forward to do some multi grafting on the new shoots, this coming Summer I hope…