Hayden from Seed

[daboy85]

Hello all,

I have a hayden mango I planted from a seed about 9 years ago. My dad had a tree we lost during Irma. I didn't know at the time they don't grow true to seed and not really sure what to do now. The tree is in my back yard, growing so nicely, and I don't really have the heart to cut it down. I have considered forcing it to flower to see what yield I get. Any suggestions to what I can do? The tree is about 10 feet tall with a exceptionally wide canopy.

[achetadomestica]

My neighbor's parents live in a neighborhood that has 3 generations
of seedling Haydens. A seed from the original tree was planted across
the street and then a seed from the seedling was planted in his Dad's yard.
The fruit is very similar from the three trees. Tons of clean fruit every year
from all three trees. I am not sure what you are looking for but I would wait
until it fruits and see what you get. I ate some of the mangos last year from
a tree and it was a classic tasting decent mango with a little fiber. Hell you waited
9 years and you can always top work the tree if you dont like the fruit

[JakeFruit]

Top work half, maybe 3/4 of it with a variety or two that you know you like. That way you can enjoy mangoes while you wait for the rest of it to produce fruit (my tree from seed took 12 years to finally flower). Grafting to a mature, healthy tree is as easy as it gets and the growth can be nothing short of explosive. If you get it done soon, you could be eating mangoes from the tree in as little as 2 years from now. I'd bet the seed tree flowers for you before too long, but why wait. If you absolutely love the fruit from the seed tree, you can always cut off whatever you grafted in and let the tree regrow.

[skhan]

I'd just make sure it's fertilized and wait.

If you don't like it, top working is always there for you.