Date: 19 May 2022
Top Story: The little mango tree that could
By Ed Jones, the Mango Guy
"...Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water
it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking..."
- Wangari Maathai -
This is the story of the little mango tree that could. From the
beginning, it has been a fighter and has come through its latest battle with a few
scars, but it is still going...
...On January 30, the unthinkable happened. Cold weather was coming. We had
a low of under 25F on that Sunday morning...
...Then, on April 4, 2022 we had a very bad hail storm... Hail stones up to
3"fell for 20 minutes...
Learn more about what happened and see this mango tree today... What
helped it to survive and also what will help it to grow back into a beautiful
tree?
For information on how to shape your mango trees, see
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Date: 28 Dec 2025
Mango tree tipping - Quick Field Guide: why it improves flowering and production
Mango tree tipping - Quick Field Guide
🥭 Mango tree tipping - Quick Field Guide: why it improves flowering and production
📊 Mango Tree Tipping - Quick Field Guide
It is mid-winter. While early mango varieties like Nam Doc Mai are already flowering, late varieties still have a month or two before they start. Trees such as Keitt, Honey Kiss, Kent, Venus, Beverly, Palmer, and Neelam bloom later in the season. In warm climates without expected cold snaps, this is still a good window for tipping before flowering begins. Tipping encourages more branching, more flower tips, and better fruit production. If cold weather is still possible, save this guide and tip after the risk of cold has passed - but always before the tree enters the flowering stage.
✔️ What tipping is
Tipping is the removal of the soft growing tip of a mango branch once it reaches about 20 inches long. This simple cut stops straight upward growth and forces the branch to split into multiple side shoots.
✔️ When to tip
- · Young, actively growing trees
- · After a flush hardens slightly (not brand-new soft growth)
- · Warm weather when the tree is growing strongly
- · Best during the training years, not heavy fruiting years
✔️ How to tip (step-by-step)
- · Let a branch grow to about 20 inches
- · Using clean pruners, remove 1-2 inches from the tip
- · Cut just above a node (leaf joint)
- · Do not cut into thick woody growth - this is a light heading cut
✔️ What happens next
- · 2-4 new branches usually form below the cut
- · The tree becomes shorter, wider, and stronger
- · More branch tips = more flowering points
- · Better light penetration inside the canopy
✔️ Why it improves flowering and production
- · Mango flowers form at branch tips
- · More branches = more tips
- · A well-shaped tree puts energy into fruiting, not height
- · Easier harvesting and long-term structure
❌ Common mistakes to avoid
- · Letting branches get too long before tipping
- · Tipping weak or stressed trees
- · Over-tipping all at once (stagger cuts)
- · Doing it right before cold weather
- · Doing it too close to flowering
✍️ Simple rule to remember
→ grow 20 inches → tip → repeat
This builds a compact, productive mango tree from the start.
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Date: 30 May 2020
How to prevent mango fruit drop
Q: My mature mango tree is fully grown 15 yrs old and each year it fully blooms, sometimes twice. Shortly thereafter, all the baby mangos and flowers fall off providing no mangos for the season. I have tried fertilizing, spraying the tree for fungus or other insects, to no avail. I give up, any suggestions?
A: Dropping fruit in pretty common issue with mango trees. There
may be several reasons, or a combination of reasons.
1. Fungal disease (anthracnose), and/or powdery mildew. To avoid
fungal disease problems, spray your tree when it just begins to form the flower
spikes. Treat foliage with Copper fungicide. There is also another
one, very effective for anthracnose: Thiophanate methyl.
2. Inadequate nutrition. Feed your tree with a combination of
granulated fertilizer Mango-Food, liquid booster SUNSHINE Mango Tango and micro-elements Sunshine Honey and Sunshine Superfood
Check out pictures of our mango tree problems that were fixed within a month by
using Sunshine Boosters.
3. Too much rain or heavy dew during blooming and fruit set (see 1 -
use preventive treatment for fungus)
4. Cold. Sometimes the cause of premature fruit drop is from the
cold weather during bloom and fruit set. Usually the most affected varieties are
the early bloomers including Glenn, Haden. The cold damages the developing
embryo in the seed. The fruit starts to develop but because of ethylene gas
given off by the damaged embryo, the fruit is triggered to drop before
maturity. To see if cold temperature was the cause for your fruit dropping, cut open
the fallen fruit. Even if there is a small speck of brown in the seed,
that's enough damage to stop fruit development.
To learn more how to care for your mango, please read this publication.
Date: 9 Nov 2018
Taste of Mango
Mango harvest season is over, and now it's the time to plant young Mango trees for the next year season of flowering and fruiting. When choosing a mango tree, researching your location for proper growing conditions is relatively easy. But refining your decision-making process based on the taste of mango is both easy and fun (and filling)! However, since it is often difficult to find a convenient source for sampling a wide variety of mango fruits; we at Top Tropicals sat down and tasted a handful of varieties for you... Just another opinion on taste!
Pickering - Sweet, juicy, fiberless, with a hint of an apricot fragrance. (A universal favorite amongst the group.)
Nam Doc Mai - A slightly fibrous marmalade-like texture, with a sweet and floral flavor.
Cogshall - Very little fiber with a slightly tart and piney flavor.
Florigon - A mild, even flavor. Not too sweet, not too tart, and fiberless.
Mallika - A fiberless cantaloupe-like consistency. Slightly tart, with some semblance to non-acidic orange juice.
Valencia Pride - Slightly fibrous, with a tangy near citrus flavor.
Glenn - Very mild flavor, less sweet compared to other varieties, but very refreshing.
Read more about Mango varieties...
Date: 27 Apr 2020
PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cats of the day: Biggy's Cat Hospital
Biggy checking on patient Abu when he couldn't walk
During these challenging times for the whole planet, we receive kind letters from our customers checking on how our PeopleCats are doing, especially those that previously were ill. And since we promised to follow up on everyone, including heart-breaking story of Raja and Abu, today's report is about everybody's progress!
As we mentioned in our previous newsletter, several cats in TopTropicals
Cat Sanctuary had a coronavirus (we call it COVID-Cat-20), or simply a cat respiratory infection. Chiefy, Snitch, Marco and Biggy had it really bad, but some other PeopleCats surprisingly didn't
get it! Just like with humans. Lucky King didn't have a single sneeze!
Finally, everybody has recovered by now, but it has been a very stressful
couple of weeks for us, considering limited vet availability at this stay-home
time. On top of that, Lil S had an abscess and was also contained in a home hospital, away
from flu-quarantined PeopleCats. Our homes become real cat hospitals!
We are thankful to our customers support, especially Silvia who made
several donations for our PeopleCats, and also recommended antiseptic pads - those worked great for Lil S!
Abu and Raja's adventures were not over... After 2 weeks of seeing a
vet treating their infections and injuries, they got worse... Then after a
couple of weeks in another hospital (and a couple thousand more in bills) we were
suggested to put them down as hopeless since they would never walk again...
But Kristi did not want to believe it, she did not give up! The kittens heard
her. They won. Today, they are all better, walking, jumping and playing!
Thank you Kristi!
Never give up hope!
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