The Tropical Fruit Forum

Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: fliptop on March 19, 2022, 09:55:13 AM

Title: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: fliptop on March 19, 2022, 09:55:13 AM
Anyone have experience letting a freeze-damaged Mango tree fruit?

My Neelam at the beginning of January was a happy tree, verdant leaves flowing in the gentle breeze whilst chickens frolicked beneath its canopy:

(https://i.postimg.cc/18vvB8FC/20220102-145327-1-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/18vvB8FC)

Then one night of frost and two nights below freezing wreaked havoc on the Neelam's idyllic existence. After some serious pruning, the poor tree looked like this:

(https://i.postimg.cc/4KtBgBMM/20220228-124824-1-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4KtBgBMM)

But all was not lost, as the determined tree budded out. But, hark, what's this? Mixed bloom?!

(https://i.postimg.cc/zyHkCxJB/20220318-193738-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zyHkCxJB)

If the tree decides to hold fruit, should I let it? It's three years in the ground this past February.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: dwfl on March 19, 2022, 10:38:33 AM
I doubt it will hold on to fruit in that kind of shape but I'd remove it if it tries. Let it recover and fill out into a nice tree again.
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: Orkine on March 19, 2022, 11:34:19 AM
Not till "verdant leaves flowing in the gentle breeze whilst chickens frolicked beneath its canopy" returns :)
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: johnb51 on March 19, 2022, 06:02:33 PM
Not till "verdant leaves flowing in the gentle breeze whilst chickens frolicked beneath its canopy" returns :)
8) Yup.
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: fliptop on March 20, 2022, 05:38:35 AM
Thanks, I figured waiting would be the case. Orkine, your account in another post of the Carrie tree you stumped after a freeze event gave me a lot of encouragement. While I lost some trees, most survived, and many, like the blooming Neelam, are on the road to recovery. Thanks!
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: shot on March 20, 2022, 10:57:24 AM
Looking good! flip
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: fliptop on March 20, 2022, 06:01:08 PM
Thanks, shot! The new growth on a lot of the Mango trees has finally brought calm to my freeze-rattled soul. Unfortunately, the youngest and smallest trees suffered the most, and I lost, among others, the seedling Gedong Gincu/Apricot.

(https://i.postimg.cc/nX2MDDxS/20220308-175917-HDR-1-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nX2MDDxS)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MMMGN3Qg/20220311-073823-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MMMGN3Qg)
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: achetadomestica on March 20, 2022, 10:01:50 PM
This Fall when you look at the pictures you'll be amazed how much your
trees recovered.
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: Tropheus76 on March 21, 2022, 10:44:33 AM
This is a yearly thing for us in 9b. Just let it fruit. If we didnt every year because of frost burn then we would never get fruit.
Title: Re: Letting a freeze-damaged mango tree fruit?
Post by: bovine421 on March 21, 2022, 11:24:45 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/CRwfXzK7/20220319-130951.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CRwfXzK7)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5jn0yn9B/20220320-164017.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5jn0yn9B)

(https://i.postimg.cc/k2jFyxyK/20220305-193456.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k2jFyxyK)

(https://i.postimg.cc/649f0zFV/20220220-140849.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/649f0zFV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rK62j4pd/20220227-155108.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rK62j4pd)

(https://i.postimg.cc/crdXd199/20220320-143049.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/crdXd199)
Lemon zest on piva rootstock
Thanks Alex :)