Thinning Sweet Tart ?

[mangomandan]

Ok, not exactly a timely question, but I'd like to hear from folks who have been growing Sweet Tart for several years.

Do you thin the clusters of fruit?  I have not, and the tree has not self-thinned. I have ended up with lots of mangos, ripening rather late (which is not a bad thing).  But the mangos have been quite small.  And when harvest is over, the tree looks a bit stressed.

[bigalxx15]

I have attached a picture of my Sweet Tart holding fruit which is growing in a 25 gallon container. This is the first year that I have gotten fruit and I have only had the tree for two years. Also, I have attached a few pictures of the fruit I picked off the tree. I did pick them a little earlier than I would normally pick them because once they really start turning yellow I have to fight off the squirrels, they will even chew through the mesh bags to get at the fruit. I didn't thin out any of the fruit as it only set fifteen mangos.

[Squam256]

I have attached a picture of my Sweet Tart holding fruit which is growing in a 25 gallon container. This is the first year that I have gotten fruit and I have only had the tree for two years. Also, I have attached a few pictures of the fruit I picked off the tree. I did pick them a little earlier than I would normally pick them because once they really start turning yellow I have to fight off the squirrels, they will even chew through the mesh bags to get at the fruit. I didn't thin out any of the fruit as it only set fifteen mangos.

Those are good sized fruit for Sweet Tart.