In a message dated 3/27/03 1:39:46 AM, writes:

i planted a mango seed about a month ago not thinking it would
really grow, well it is doing really good now. it is about 4-5" tall.
does anyone thing this can be trained to be a bonsai? and what will
this actually look like. are the leaves big?

The leaves are big. I don't think I have ever seen anyone try a Mango.
There are a lot of old grove and door yard trees in South Florida. Why not
see what happens?

Billy on the Florida Space Coast

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There's a guy in Trinidad called Khaimraj (posts on here occaisionally) who
claims to have seen a mango bonsai, but it was about 4 feet high in a 55
gallon drum. If you are prepared to accept a large tree it may work, not
sure on how it would branch though.

Regards
Leslie St. John
Barbados
West Indies



"Billy M. Rhodes" wrote in message
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In a message dated 3/27/03 1:39:46 AM, writes:

i planted a mango seed about a month ago not thinking it would
really grow, well it is doing really good now. it is about 4-5" tall.
does anyone thing this can be trained to be a bonsai? and what will
this actually look like. are the leaves big?

The leaves are big. I don't think I have ever seen anyone try a
Mango.
There are a lot of old grove and door yard trees in South Florida. Why
not
see what happens?

Billy on the Florida Space Coast


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well thats a bit larger then i would like. but it is just something to
play around with. do you know of any good places i can look up for
info on these trees? most the searxhes i have done dont have mch or on
the fruit of the tree not the tree itself. thanks again.

Here is a very good site on mango. A HREF="http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/mango.html"MANGO Fruit Facts/A

The site is by California Rare Fruit Growers. It will give you a lot
of info, culture, propogation ...anything! Hope that helps!

Sam Williams
Central Virginia

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thanks that site was very helpful, one of the better ones i have seen.
thanks again.