r/mango

This one sprouted as a volunteer this year in Palm Beach Gardens. It's grown about 3 ft tall in as many months.

Hi mango friends,
I recently planted this 15 gallon carrie mango tree in ground about a week ago and noticed some of the lower leaves started to brown at the tips. Is this normal stress from transplanting? Or does it need more water? I’m in South FL for reference

I’ve had this Orange Sherbet in the ground for four years, and I’ve been pretty meticulous about pruning/tipping to keep it dwarf. I was out of town for the past couple months and came back to this craziness. The tree now has a footprint of 10ft x 9ft and is only about 6.5ft tall. I kinda want to see how far I can push it, however despite decent branch scaffolding, I’m a little worried about storms breaking some branches.

Title says it but the soil feels moist under the initial layer

https://imgur.com/a/S0YZz26

I have a young mango grown from seed. The first flush of leaves developed normally and looks healthy, but for the past week or so it keeps trying to push a second flush. Tiny green leaves/buds appear at the top, then shrivel and turn brown/black before they can expand.

No fertilizer has been used yet. It's in a well-draining mix with plenty of perlite and an open-bottom pot. I water roughly every 3–4 days with about 1.5 L, letting the excess drain completely.

It's been extremely hot here recently, around 38°C+ (100°F+), and the plant is on a balcony, getting morning sun, then shade, then a bit of sun later as it passes around the balcony. so I'm wondering if the tender new growth is getting damaged by heat/sun.

The existing leaves and stem still look healthy to me. Any ideas what might be causing the new flushes to abort?

Hello, I live in inland SoCal (climate zone 10). It is very hot and dry right now. I really don't want this Mango tree to die, but some leaves are turning brown and it stopped growing at the beginning of summer (disregard the white parts, that's just diatomaceous earth). Is there anything I can do to save it? We water regularly, drip irrigation 30 minutes every other day early morning plus extra water when needed. The soil feels moist. How do I know if the problem is the heat or that the soil doesn't drain well and possible root rot?

Here are different solution I have in mind, would you do any of this or do you have other ideas?

1. Spray the leaves with water. The rational is that Mango likes moist, and the weather is too dry here in SoCal
2. Add some compost at the base of the tree. My soil sucks, as you can see from the photo.
3. Put a beach umbrella to provide shade. I have done this when the tree was smaller. I just felt that it didn't need it anymore, after all it is a plant that likes hot weather, and the fig tree right next to it is doing great without cover.

Also I don't know how to judge if the problem is rotten roots, or what to do if it is. Any advice on that?

Its been raining like crazy here in S. FL, I planted it in the ground about a month ago, decided to prune a long branch it had and its finally taking off! Can you tell this is my first mango tree lol

I have a Manila mango in pot container for now. Bought it as a seedling a few months ago in 5 gal container so I up pot to 15 gal. Plan is to put into ground in 2 years once we relocate to a house. I’m also planning on turning this tree into a multi graft mango (4-6 varieties). The tree was topped by the seller and it has two branches coming off right now. Total height is about 4 feet.

Should I do some pruning of the two branches to induce more scaffolds that I can use for grafting next season?

I am so grateful for the help you all have given me!

With the tips you guys gave, I give it a little bit of Osmocote, I elevate the pot with rocks so that the bottom can also dry out, and I water it when it’s dry two inches deep!

Since then, the mango actually tried to grow, and it’s not permanently halted at the black tips. However, once they get big enough, they start twisting and getting black tips.

If I fix this, I can consider my mango a happy plant!