Not sure if this is the forum for this so I also posted this in tropicalesque

Thanks
Dave

it is possible--look for the dwarf varieties: Cogshall, Carrie, or Nam Doc Mai. go lightly on water in the winter, and don't overfertilize. may require supplemental light.
these varieties should be fairly common in south Florida.

Scott

I have dwarf or "condo" mangos in containers, and have found them easy to grow - outdoors. I don't know how difficult it would be in your zone, indoors part of the year. Mango trees like heat and full sun. Can you set up a grow-light for your prospective tree?

I would ask the experts at Fairchild Gardens, or the excellent source, Pine Island Nursery, for advice on growing in a cold climate. It will make a difference as to when the tree flowers/fruits (early, mid-season, or late) as far as increasing your chance of getting fruit.

Reading the "Curators Choice" info on the Fairchild page is interesting and may help you.

Here is the Pine Island website address:

http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango-viewer/index.htm

Good luck!

Lisa

dave

dave

Regards

Any and all help on this matter will be greatly appreciated and used.

As Lisa stated, they like heat and full sun. A south-facing room would be best. I would also setup a 1000W metal halide grow light system. This will not only help out on the lighting requirements, but will aid in the heating as well. Believe me, that bulb will put off lots of heat.

Humidity in the home is pretty low when you consider some of the climates these are grown in. Trying to raise the humidity in your new grow room presents unique problems. So you cannot raise it too high but any will benefit the plant. You will want to move the plant outside once our weather stabilizes. This becomes a challenge when the plant gets moved into larger containers. If you have a heated patio or sun room on the ground floor, you would be fortunate.

You will eventually be telling yourself...dude...a greenhouse attached to the back of the home would look really really good. Not to mention the number of new plants you could put in there. So keep that in mind for the future. Good luck and give it a shot. A good source for grafted and air-layered plants is Pineisland Nursery in Florida. I would also start paying attention to the the GardenWeb Tropical Fruits forum. It is geared to only tropical fruits.

If you are ever going to be in the Columbus area, let me know. You can stop by and tour the greenhouse.

I'm into natural health bigtime and I got thinking about growing some of my own fruits, instead of depending on the supermarkets. I eventually want a noni tree, and a goji berry bush. but I wanted to start with this mango tree first and see how I can do. Thanks for the greenhouse offer, I will let you know when I do go down to Columbus, I'm more Northwest, by Toledo.

Just wanted to post an update on my Potted Glenn mango tree...Last year I had a couple of blooms, got two tiny mangos out if it, but they didn't survive(fell off). This year the tree is loaded with blooms, and I'm really hoping at least one or two survive and make it to maturity. I just want to taste one, LOL...Wish me luck!

Close up of some of the blooms...

Here's an update on that tree above, I have several fruits right now...Wish me luck they mature! Its my first fruits!

julie is shy, but is an extraordinary mango and worth it IMO.

Rosigold are very precocious, they give fruit a month earlier than almost every other variety. i think this may be beneficial to you as the fruit take less time from bloom to ripe.

Nam Doc Mai is not a condo mango, it is a medium tree. i would grow it in at least a 45 gallon container and even then the trunk will become wider than the condo mangos and will be more top heavy.

one reason Pine Island will not recommend Julie is because they stopped growing and propagating it after their trees died back of fungal problems. i personally know a dozen people growing Julie in south florida and while they do require minimal folier copper spraying to prevent anthracnose (black fungus), all of them enjoy their trees very much and prize the mangos they give. SPYKEs grove by me sells more Julies then any other variety

fungus should not be a problem where you are.

side note, I stopped by Jay's Green house and it is very cool. Make me so jealous, and wishing I could put in my own green house as well. one day...

Sorry I haven't been on this thread in a while. Yes, I've had very good success with my Mangoes...they all ripen with the exception of a couple of small green ones that fell off. The fruits were exceptional...excellent flavor and texture! No fiber at all, very sweet and smooth. Glenn is definitely one of the best mango I've ever had!

Here's a couple of pics when they ripened. After it was done fruiting...I re-potted with fresh potting mix(Al's) and trimmed it back!


A few weeks after I repotted and Pruned...

Alpha, Congrats on your success with your Mangoes...Jay has a lot of wonderful experience growing fruit trees in Ohio!! He has a Great greenhouse and has shared a lot of Great advise. Keep up the great work Alpha...and good luck!

I know what you mean about grafting them so high. Not sure why they graft them like that. I know its difficult when you buy trees online because you cannot hand pick them, one of the advantages of buying them here locally which you don't have the luxury of....Good luck, I'm sure in time it will fill out on top.