It's the LEAST wonderful time of the year (mango tree pruning in 90+ degrees)

[savemejebus]

Best time of year = mango eating
Worst time of year = mango pruning after the eating

This morning's project was the always reliable Glenn tree. I try to bring them all back to around 8 feet tall and keep the shape in check. Not always an easy task. Not sure which will kill me first - the sun stroke or the 25x spider bites in places I didn't know I could be bitten. 4 trees trimmed up so far. This evening I'll take out the chipper/mulcher and get rid of the larger branches. Not fun.

Before and after:

[edzone9]

Yikes me no like spiders !

Ed

[ScottR]

Nice haircut, you went after it for sure, hard work but easy pickin when the time comes

[StPeteMango]

Nice trim.
What do you use to cut the branches? With the heat and humidity and the number of trees, I may have to invest in a rechargeable-battery pole saw. So far I have used pruners, loppers and a handsaw, but maybe it's time to stop risking heatstroke or a heart attack.
Not looking forward to trimming my mango trees - the MC and NDM have grown quite a bit in the past year.
Love the Pickering, which remains a midget (4 feet after 6 years, 30+ mangoes a year).

[savemejebus]

Nice trim.
What do you use to cut the branches? With the heat and humidity and the number of trees, I may have to invest in a rechargeable-battery pole saw. So far I have used pruners, loppers and a handsaw, but maybe it's time to stop risking heatstroke or a heart attack.
Not looking forward to trimming my mango trees - the MC and NDM have grown quite a bit in the past year.
Love the Pickering, which remains a midget (4 feet after 6 years, 30+ mangoes a year).

For the Glenn, I managed to just use pruners and a lopper. I'm not even sure what type of lopper it was - I want to say a Corona which was wonderful as it was lightweight and cut all the branches with ease.

Prior couple trees I cut I did use a battery pole saw (the Ego brand of which I also have a chainsaw, blower, trimmer, etc.). It works well for getting to the center of trees. It was especially helpful with the lychees which are a pain in the butt to prune.

[Mark in Texas]

Nice work!

Whatever you use, sharpen it with a WorkSharp.

[Clay]

Get some nice flood lights. The neighbors always love Midnight Gardeners!

[simon_grow]

Maybe won’t work for Glenn but if you have a top tier Zill variety, you can offer scions for sale to make tree trimming more palatable. Nice pruning job.

Simon

[j-grow]

Let's get our priorities straight folks ......... what kinda spider's are you getting bit by?!

I will give up the farm if spiders start to become an issue ....... !!

[StPeteMango]

Thanks. I'll look at HD for one of the battery-powered pole saws.

For the Glenn, I managed to just use pruners and a lopper. I'm not even sure what type of lopper it was - I want to say a Corona which was wonderful as it was lightweight and cut all the branches with ease.

Prior couple trees I cut I did use a battery pole saw (the Ego brand of which I also have a chainsaw, blower, trimmer, etc.). It works well for getting to the center of trees. It was especially helpful with the lychees which are a pain in the butt to prune.

[kingoceanos]

Makes me think of the movie Eight Legged Freaks.