Seedling Orange Sherbet Mango Tree

[johnb51]

Does my seedling OS tree look the same as a grafted tree? It's supposed to be a polyembryonic variety, but the leaves seem a little delicate to me, unlike any other mango tree.



(I know it's too close to the house, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do in this seniors' community!)

[shot]

Smell the sap in the leaf petiole.They have that strong citrus fragrances.

[johnb51]

Smell the sap in the leaf petiole.They have that strong citrus fragrances.

Yes!  Even more so than PPK.

[Vic8361]

Yes the leaves look the same.

[Vic8361]

[Vic8361]

That’s a pic of one of my grafted Orange Sherbet’s

[johnb51]

Yes the leaves look the same.

Thanks, Vic.  And the new leaves of your grafted trees look like this at first? https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=48319.msg467107#msg467107

[shot]

If this turns out super, were going to need some budwood!!

[JR561]

Yes the leaves look the same.

Thanks, Vic.  And the new leaves of your grafted trees look like this at first? https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=48319.msg467107#msg467107

My orange sherbets new leaves tend to come out light yellow.

[johnb51]

My orange sherbets new leaves tend to come out light yellow.

So not brown, like mine?

[JR561]

My orange sherbets new leaves tend to come out light yellow.

So not brown, like mine?

Nope. The two I have new growth never looked like that.

[Vic8361]

Here’s a pic of my Orange Sherbet tree. You can see the leaves in all stages.

[JR561]

Here’s a pic of my Orange Sherbet tree. You can see the leaves in all stages.

Yup thats how mine look also.

[JulianoGS]

Is orange sherbet a vigorous tree like VP or PPK?
Does it have a manageable growth habit?

[johnb51]

Is orange sherbet a vigorous tree like VP or PPK?
Does it have a manageable growth habit?

They say it's more manageable than PPK or LZ, but not dwarfish.  You can see how Vic's tree looks--bushy, not tall.

[johnb51]

So what I have may not be the polyembryonic clone.  We'll see over time.  The good news is that the leaves smell citrusy.  I wanted to graft some LZ on it.  If I have to graft OS, too, so be it!