Mango Tree w Anthracnose

10 years ago

Hello all. Im mid way thru harvest with my tree and i've learned that it has anthracnose. Spotted leaves, black lesions on breakage, black indented spots on fruit. this tree is 3 stories tall and just as wide. What can i do to cure such a large tree?

**This is my first tree ever. We moved into the home 6 months ago and had no prior knowledge of sign to look for to prevent this before the season started

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User
10 years ago
Here's an old thread on it. Sorry I can't help more. Anthracnose won't kill a large tree, but it will drop a lot of leaves.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1909683/treating-anthracnose-on-mango-tree
puglvr1
10 years ago
Its a little late to treat now to help the fruits and leaves that are already affected...but after you harvest all the fruits you can spray the tree with a Fungicide that is labeled for "anthracnose"...spray the tree as recommended by the company. You will most likely need to treat it next season just when the bloom starts to appear...usually Dec. or January...the directions should be on the label. Anthracnose and Powdery Mildew are very common on mango trees and causes a lot of bloom and fruit loss :o(...Good Luck!
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jofus, ( Englewood, Fl zone 10a )
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Ken, being the tree is so tall you'll probably need a commercial tree spraying outfit to apply the copper fungicide. Where are you ? I know there's a reliable guy in Punta Gorda. Just google someone up. I've dealt with that disease on a smaller Nam Doc Mai tree,..much smaller, and after 2 sprays a year with no results I eventually had to cut it down after 3 years. Also wish you good luck !
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Original Author
10 years ago
I'm over in Fort Lauderdale. I'd hate to lose this tree. I figured I'd have to get a commercial company since it's so tall.
puglvr1
10 years ago
I agree with the advice that a professional company will be your best bet, I guess I missed the "3 stories high" part Lol...something that large would be impossible to do yourself. Also if it was my tree I think I would cut it way back before you treat it...a smaller/shorter tree should produce enough mangoes that you'll need and its much easier and cheaper to maintain when you need to treat them...best of luck!

I saw this video on pruning your mango trees...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgMAHuMVRcU