Q&A for How to Grow a Mango Tree

If planting near a wall, I recommend that you leave at least 5 feet between the tree and wall.

Mango trees should be planted 12 feet apart.

They aren't, actually -- mango trees are very sensitive to salts. It's best to avoid applying any kind of fertilizer or lawn product that contains salt around mango trees.

If you are growing it from seed, it usually needs 5 to 8 years. If you bought the plant from nursery, it will need 3 to 4 years.

Mango trees can be very temperamental. If two mango trees somehow get planted near each other, they will secrete an aerosol toxin and slowly destroy each other.

On the internet are some good suggestions of mangoes that grow well in Texas, just search for cold resistant mangoes.

Yes, it is very easy to over water mango trees, which can lead to problems.

My mangoes produce a long tassel of flowers that turn into embryo fruits, but the plant will discard most of these flowers and only allow one or two fruits to develop on each tassel.

Keep mango plants about 7.5 meters (about 25 feet) to 9 meters (about 30 feet) apart for ideal growing.

You can use a fungicides to help control the diseases, especially during flowering.

Of course! Water the tree throughout the year, especially when the weather is hot and dry.

The best time to plant a container mango is in the spring. Select a dwarf variety, such as Carrie or Cogshall, a smaller hybrid like Keit, or even one of the smaller sized regular mango trees, such as Nam Doc Mai that can be pruned and kept small. Choose a pot that is 20 inches by 20 inches or larger with drainage holes.

There are two methods: Use of a biological control agent, which involves releasing a species to kill whatever is eating your plant. Another kind is the use of a pesticide; however, ensure that no residue is left on the mangoes, as this may pose a medical threat. Also, just check if it is okay to put on mangoes in the first place.

The tree will drop many fruit and keep what it will. However, if all or most of them fall it may be due to fungal diseases. It is best to treat your tree when it is flowering to limit those diseases.

This may be because of a shortfall of micro nutrients, so apply a very small quantity of spray containing zinc, magnesium and boron every 20 days.

Yes. I cut off both ends to expose it, wrapped it in wet paper towels and put it in a bowl with a lid, placed it in a dark drawer and 2 months later had a beautiful root and stem ready for planting.

There are over 400 known varieties of mangoes.

Yes, and the root saplings will be identical clones to the mother plant or tree.

Bugs might be eating them when you're not looking, or it could be deer, birds, rabbits, turtles, etc. Spray the leaves with some peppermint or spearmint oil dissolved in water - about 90% water and 10% oil. Spray on 1-3 times a day. Just give it a little mist.

Probably not. The only thing you can do is to get a mango variety with large fruit. You don't need to thin the fruit. A mango tree will develop tons of flowers in an inflorescence, but the tree will drop almost all of the mangoes and only leave 2-5 mangoes per inflorescence.

You can stake it, but tie it to the stake very loosely so that the tree will try to get stronger when it shakes in the breeze.

Termites in the soil or overuse of chemical fertilizers can be the possible reasons for this.

Oklahoma is not quite warm enough to grow mangoes - not yet, at least.