Thanks for your comments - the tree only has three branches and actually
quite a god shape - but yes maybe we should have taken the fruit off - but
it was so great to see our own mangos that we didn't have the patients to
wait until next year. The taste of the fruit made it worth it - even if we
don't get any next year, we know they are worth waiting for.
This weekend it's in for the chop :-)
Cheers,
Geoff.

"len garden" wrote in message
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g'day geoff,

nows about the time to prune, the main objective with pruning mango's
is to open up the center of the tree to promote higher production of
fruit. usually mango's get strong pretty quick so not sure about in
your case but maybe the first years fruit should have been pulled off
to allow the plant more time to develop? also might need to look to
its growing situation is it getting all day sun and good drainage
etc.,.?

at 1.8 meters i would expect that it should have strengthened up by
now.



On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:12:31 +1100, "Geoff & Heather"
wrote:

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len & bev

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