wow, some of those seem to be planted in very tight, confined quarters. I would be worries with the proximity of the cement on some and especially the Rosi. Palm roots, especially one of that size, are not forgiving. I wish you the best.

Gary

Everything looks great! but I think I'm going to harvest my first mangos before you, how is that possible????

JF

Thanks for the update Mangodog..everything looks great. Hope your Lancetilla pulls through. You're Manila is loaded, enjoy them. I lost my tiny pickering...not sure what happened. I won't be replacing for now till I see what this winter brings.

Wow the Manilas are looking good, some nice sized ones for sure.

congrats,
-Ethan

BSBullie - yes, some mangos are DEFINITELY (and purposefully) planted in tight spaces. My reasons turned out to be quite good! The frost and cold protection when planted under or neat the larger canopies has proven brilliant as both the Rosie and the Manila have been rarely damaged through the winters. I hear you about the root fight going on with plants so close to each other, but am hoping the tap roots of the Manila will go around or through the shallower palm tree roots given time. Lost at least 4 mango trees many years ago when I planted them out in the open. Also, the scorching hot summers do less damage to these closely planted trees, in my experience.
Every location and climate has it challenges and in my part of the world the book has not been written on addressing them...to my knowledge anyway....

JF - I'm not sure you're going to beat me! I've got some manillas that are half yellow now, but I'm happy we're going to be close.

Pugsy - sorry about your pickering - these young mangos are so fickle, aren't they? One does great in one location that you think might not work out, and another suffers mysteriously in what one would think is a prime location....who can figure out the mystery of these little ones?

Ethan, thanks....yeah, some really bully-sized (lol) manilas just waiting for a fight with my mouth! I'll post a pic or two when I've won that battle....

MangoDesertDog

Regarding the 3-in-1 mango, did you graft that yourself or did you buy it like that from a nursery?

T-Dude.....I WISH!!!!

No, Mimosa in L.A. had 3 or 4 different 2-n-1's and 3-n-1's they were selling last fall.......the danger is of course the more aggressive varieties will over take the slow growers...but so far the race seems pretty even...we'll see of course.....

M-Dog

MD

your 3 in 1 looks pretty even but look for the Valencia Pride to lap the other 2 by the end of summer.

JF

Your mango trees seem to be doing pretty well. :) The valencia pride will take over due to it's vigorous nature.

@mangodog thanks for the information, multi grafting is something I want to try eventually, i guess choosing the right early , mid and late season varieties that have the same growth , Id agree with tropicalgrower the valencia pride is like the godzilla of mango trees, the one i planted at my mothers house, is about 40-45 ft tall, and only about 10 years old. its easily visible on google earth lol but who knows how these cultivars will react sharing the same root stock.

Always fun to see pics of mangoes growing so well. Thanks for the great photos. What's the use of the "tomato cage" around each mango tree?

Everything looks fine to me..one setback is more than offset by the others..The Manila thinks it in the tropics..THATS a nice looking tree.
Since I thinned my Baileys-the fruit left have grown much faster..faster then I thought they would. Its been pretty warm for the bay area-low to mid 80's,so more water also.

They look good! That must have been a bear digging a hole next to the palm for the Rosigold. How cold does it get there in the winter?

Impressive Manila mango! Manila seems to love Southern California's climate, more so then other mango varieties.

newgen - the tomato cage is for protection from stray water volleyballs, and double dutied as a scaffold for winter protection.

nullzero and stanofh - thanks, yeah the manila has definitely found a home.

Bluepalm - the rosiegold was small so the hole didn't need to be so big - it seemed fairly easy as I remember. In Palm Springs some winters we get 3 or 4 days around 30...maybe one around 28-29.....the lowest I've seen was 26 around 4 years ago.....

mangodog