Am I doing the right thing?

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2½ foot struggling  Orange Sherbet under the shade cloth.
Shade cloth added today

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The graft looked weak,  so it has remained staked

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It flushed new growth shortly  after purchasing.  Waited to plant until new leaf flushes hardened off

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Here's the problem, new buds open but soon succumb as if the sun 🌞 is cooking them off. At least the rootstock stem is no longer green

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The tree came out of a shadehouse, when I  purchsed it. It seems  it wasn't acclimated properly or doesn't like where I planted it. Currently it's pushing new buds that are opening. Trying to get these new leaves established for improved sap flow. I'm in Miami-Dade and it's been brutally hot.

[Galatians522]

If you suspect the tree is suffering from sunburn because it was in a shade house, you are doing the right thing.

[Calusa]

It's obvious you care a lot about that little mango tree and I applaud you for it. Hopefully it'll grow up big and healthy and give you lots of great fruit. I have a similar situation with a couple of young citrus trees that I have covered with citrus creening to prevent HLB/Citrus Greening. Maybe my efforts will pay off. Good luck with your mango tree!

[kapps]

Getting some shade over a young tree rarely hurts. You may want to make sure it gets full sun in the morning and late afternoon just to be sure it’s getting enough light as mango’s are full sun trees. Some mango’s seem to take longer to establish than others. I’m not sure if it’s the rootstock or something else. My PPK had 1 growth flush per year for 2 years before it really started growing and my small 1gal Sunrise only flushed once or twice in its first year and is now growing like crazy. Other mango’s started flushing within a couple months of being in the ground. I’d let it chill in light shade for a while, make sure it gets water a couple times a week but don’t overwater.

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Getting some shade over a young tree rarely hurts. You may want to make sure it gets full sun in the morning and late afternoon just to be sure it’s getting enough light as mango’s are full sun trees. Some mango’s seem to take longer to establish than others. I’m not sure if it’s the rootstock or something else. My PPK had 1 growth flush per year for 2 years before it really started growing and my small 1gal Sunrise only flushed once or twice in its first year and is now growing like crazy. Other mango’s started flushing within a couple months of being in the ground. I’d let it chill in light shade for a while, make sure it gets water a couple times a week but don’t overwater.

It's an old 30% shade cloth which I suspect is even less %. A friend gave me when he refurbished his shadehouse screening 28 years ago.

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So far it appears to be working. Misted the leaves with minor nutrients