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Angie mango graft snapped off - bummer

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MasOlas:
A couple of hours ago we had a pretty good downdraft of wind during a rain event. After .60” of rain passed by went back out into the yard to survey the trees. This Angie graft that was just finishing a flush was snapped and hanging upside down. The low temperatures in Southern California are down below 60° and in the high 50s going forward. The root stock is pushing a bunch of new growth still and the scions I removed from the broken Angie branch look like they’re barely pushing! Is it worthwhile to try and graft them or just wait until summer and try again with other scions?

Johnny Eat Fruit:
Angie is a fairly low vigor variety and it is not one I would recommend in your situation. Your seedling mango tree has much more vigor and will consume most of the energy and vitality from the root system. Wait until June-July 2026 and graft on high vigor scions of mangoes you like. This will give you a much higher probability of success.

Good Luck

Johnny

MasOlas:
Kind of what I was thinking. Thanks.

Coconut Cream:
It hurts to lose work and productivity but that's what happens in the garden. I would not consider Angie a big loss based on the flavor, though some people do like it. Just look at it as another opportunity to revise your selections and practice grafting.

Orkine:
I would graft them.  What do yo7u lose?  If they don't take, the same outcome as no grafting them.  If they take a little lead time on growth.  If you don't want Angie in your collection, then consider the damage a little help from nature on your decision.
You know what they say about taste.  Until you try and decide you don't like Angie, I suggest you keep it.

One last thing.  I kept my Angie in a large 25-galon plus size pot and had plans of managing it at about 10 to 12 feet.  Much harder to do than I thought.  It has long internode length for a supposed low vigor dwarf tree and I suspect it would hold its own with some of the reported higher vigor trees, perhaps with the exception of Valencia Pride and Bombay.  In my assessment, it will be fine on a tree you wish to keep at about 20 feet or so.  It's disease resistance is a big plus for me in humid inland Florida, but that may not be relevant in much of California.

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