I think you are better of buying from a local nuRser. Mango will be stressed if shipping takes long. First thing to think is proper soil and lots of sun. Mangoes are very susceptible to soil type. They not only need good drainage but also pot is important.re Pot only when needed.

You are absolutely right about checking out a local nursery or 2, I completely overlooked that lol but what made me think of ordering was the fact that any type of mango is obtainable online, from Maha chanook to Mallika, and I think mallika has won me over. I love mangoes so much I'm highly considering getting a mallika and nam doc/graham

i bought a nam doc mai few months ago online but the tree was so much stressed that it fell all its leaves. When you order make sure the sender packages well and ask about shipping time. prunining should be done after the tree fruits for bigger ones but you should prune young mango plants for the 2 first years for the tree to get established as you dont want it to produce small fruits. other than that you should think about the soil mix. just any soil that has good drainage is good. I have planted 4 mango trees in ground and used sandy loam mixed with some pine bark and some pumice. others prefer

Lava rock and lava sand some compost and mulch Some worm castings, Azomite and little Mycorrhizefor the roots. i dont have access to lava rock and lava sand so i used a combination of native soil with sand and little compost and i cover the tree soil with pine mulch.

Well I did it. I might have 'over' did it lol. We got a sweetheart lychee, graham mango, nam doc mai mango, Haden mango, Florida peach (flordagrande), blood orange and a cavendish banana.

the graham is rather big for a container tree I bought it 15 gallon sized, I'm going to try to keep it in this pot but I believe just like the Haden, it's going in the ground. I feel from seeing other peoples Nam Doc's I could have more success with that in a container.