Good to see you may still get a few fruit this year. Can't believe how good your cogshall looks already. All of mine are doing well. Looks like I should get fruit from pretty much all of them. Did your Lychee end up setting any fruit?

So great to see this update. They look great

Hey puglvr1, how low was the temperature that damaged your plants and how long did it last? Thats quite severe damage but I'm glad your mangoes are showing signs of life. Did you have any protection on your plants?

Pug, I'm glad that all your mango trees made it and that they're looking good. It's nice that your growing season is in progress now; we've still got about a month more to wait.

wow your trees got thumped but look to be recovering nicely, good luck.
-Ethan

Thanks everybody for all the encouraging words!! Really appreciate it!

Jsvand, I'm not getting my hopes up on the Mangoes,I've been let down twice before, lol... I have a (few) smaller than pea size lychee fruits on my Brewster, but I know that size can still easily fall off, so I'm cautiously hopeful. I would love to just try a couple to see how it taste? My Sweetheart never bloomed , could be because it bloomed last year its taking a rest this year? Glad to hear your plants are doing well and will be getting fruits...great job!

Simon, We had two nights in a row of 26°-28°(6-8 hours)one end of Jan. and again first week of Feb. Yes, I had them covered with frost cloth and Christmas lights underneath them. I know now that I screwed up on the Glenn(long story) but basically I closed up the bottom incorrectly...reason why that one was especially damaged, plus it is planted in the most "open" part of my yard(no protection) at all. Location, location!

Thanks Tammy, Citrusnut and Ethan...I am so glad it's recovering, I was really worried that the Glenn especially was a goner!

pug, glad to see your mango trees come back. I am sure your will do great.

you guys are still lucky in FL, even with a frost like that, mango trees in FL still grows much faster than in California. Just came back from Hawaii, they have Giant mango trees Everywhere. Wonder if they will just fall off or stay rotten unpicked in the summer.

Thanks Phase!

When I lived in Guam many years ago, the trees were very similar to the ones in Hawaii(went for a vacation there also), the trees were HUGE, the fruits would fall off when they ripen, sometimes if your lucky it would fall on a nice soft grassy field and you can still eat them(just slightly bruised). Of course the birds and other animals would help themselves... Most of the time we would climb the trees and use a picker...how I miss those days, lol...

My Manila was frosted back pretty much the same as your Keitt..but this is Northern California after all, so no new growth yet at all. It's just gotten warm enough to remove what's dead from what's alive.
If they didnt taste so darn good,all the waiting and setbacks would have made me give up long ago. 2006 Was a bumper year for me...then 2007's freeze...start all over. Shoot. For you in Florida,amazing how major dieback is easy to comeback from-and flowering to boot!

Stan, I commend you guys/gals that grow outside your comfort zone, pushing the zone limits! You certainly have it a lot harder than we do. Funny thing is when I lived in Redwood City many years ago( 30 miles south of SF), NEVER would I have ever attempted to grow mango. I just figured it would be a lost cause, now I know better...I've learned a lot from this forum.Good luck!

Good luck on your Lychees. I hope some hold for you. Mine are not going so well. The last sweetheart fell off yesterday, and I have 3 Hak ip's about the size of a pea hlding on. The only good news is that my emperor is loaded. Too many to count and I think they are pretty much past the fall off stage.

jsvand5, would be nice if you could share some pics. not sure how many of my sweetheart will hold. good luck on rest of yours.

puglvr, what did you do to keep your trees warm?

M-G-B, I used some poles and wrapped Frost cloths/blankets/sheets/tarps whatever I could find and added a light source underneath them. Something like this....most of them still got severely damaged though. Temps got as low as mid 20's several nights this year also.
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Nancy!!!

Fantastic job ny friend!

Least to say you have yourself such a beautiful roomy backyard too.

I bet the next time that ridiculously cold strikes your area, you will be better prepared for it, which is a great advantage to your side.

I am so sorry many of your trees got hurt this year, but I can also say that I am thrilled my favorite was able to be protected indoors.

Just wanted to stop by and say hello and good job!

Mike

Thanks pug, you kept your potted Glenn in your garage, right?

M-G-B, Yes, I kept my two potted mango(Glenn and Pickering) trees in the garage during the freeze and brought them back outside after the temps warmed back up...luckily I have a dolly...especially for the Glenn!

Thanks for posting pics! Glad to see your trees recovering! I'm amazed how much growth they have put out already! The Cogshall looks great! My trees have just barely started growing. I'll have to try to post some pictures soon. Looks like you are well on your way to a great growing season!

Lol...SunWorshiper, this post is almost two years old...those pictures above were taken in 2009...I haven't 'pugged' my Cogshall yet this year. They are still severely damaged about 90%. That was the recovery from almost two years ago...I wish my Cogshall is recovering...but I need to wait till March to do any major trimming..still waiting for the safe time to pug them all. I can't wait till Spring so I can see where I need to trim? Hopefully, they will recover again.

Sorry for the mixup...but Man-go-bananas brought this OLD thread back up,lol...

Hi Mike, nice to see you stop by...

lol. we didnt even have a winter in 2009.

LOL - I didn't look at the date! Thanks for clarifying. I'm crossing my fingers for no more cold this year!

I am extremely curious about the last picture of your mangoes tree, why so short yet bear so much flowers?

I keep my mangoes on the short side (though) this year I'm letting them grow taller...I'm getting lazy in my old age and have no time to prune them every year,lol...

Here's a picture of one of my short trees (from years ago) that had many blooms and fruits...this tree stood just about 5 ft. tall.

Lusher then Otis the drunk. Is that on one trunk or multistemmed? My largest in ground is three trunks right now.

Its a grafted Cogshall with a single trunk :o)

that looks really nice Puglvr, I have a tall mango tree that I should probably prune but I'm hesitant lol. I wonder if they'd have time to regrow if I did it now, since they dont flower till February or so.

Thanks BahamaDan, I would not recommend you trim right now...3 months is not enough time for the tree to regrow leaves and hardened off to bloom...usually it takes the tree a year or two to recover and regrow after a hard prune...I would wait till after you harvest the fruits to prune (usually in the summer)...just by 2 cents :o)

Oh ok, its a seedling so there's no bloom consideration. Can I prune since fruiting isn't an issue?