Just this morning I took another look at the Duncan, this time with my reading glasses on, and guess what -- counted 14 new growth buds total on 6 branches, at the old leaf axils. Just another #.*%)!!! senior moment, eh? I've also learned it is normal for the mango to produce it's panicles from the end of old branches; for the panicle flowers to be short lived and fall off; for only a few of these 100's to form fruit and finally the panicle stem dries up and falls off. All new branches with leaves generate from the leaf axils of the top few of the old leaves. Something new for me.

Mull, Oregon is a beautiful state, great place to live. To pull off mangoes, and other tropicals you are going to need a greenhouse. If you are on a budget, you can build one from easy to find parts for a decent price. You can get away without a heated greenhouse. Using methods like pools of water, and composting inside the greenhouse. If you are adventurous, you can even build a greenhouse into the ground, and use the ground to keep temps warm in the winter. I had some resources for DIY greenhouses, however my main computer with the links is down atm. If you do some googling you can find all you need.

I heard the same thing dirtygardener. My landlord pointed to a small tree on the property and said that it grew by accident ( just from a mango rotting there and the seed working its way into the ground ) It was a small tree and only a couple years old. I told him I heard they don't produce much and if so the fruit isn't great. He told me that he heard that too but that the two trees in the front of the house were grown from the seed of my main mango tree in the back ( which has great fruit ) and the trees in front have even tastier fruit than mine! They are very small and the tree doesn't produce much though. So its going to be a don't hold your breath but hey ya never know situation :) ENjoy :)

Thanks Carol, I think from now on I'll refer to our low temp nights as " soft freezes " rather than " hard freezes " ! LOL For one reason or another I had to get rid of all my original mango trees except the Glenn ! So that's why it is " The Cleanup Hitter " nowadays ! However, the Tebow is now at 12 ft tall and has a smallish crop this year,..they'll all be dropping in mid/late July. YIKES, that's around the corner !!!! No wonder the spiny-tailed iguana's are still hanging around, and always looking up ! :o) Next in line are my two new guys, a Kent ( will ALWAYS have a Kent around ) and the fast growing Valencia Pride ! No fruits from either this year, but watch out next year !!! My favorite tasting mango is a Kent, closely followed by a Glenn and Valencia Pride. Once the VP and Kent get up there in size I may have to cut the Tebow down, as it is a bit behind the other 3 guys taste-wise ! IMHO of course ! :o) However, thinking it over, that may not happen, simply because the Tebow, 1 1/2 yrs after being planted 3 yrs ago, matured quickly, was trouble-free, and produced a modest harvest when I only had the Glenn to rely on. Now that next year looks like a rare bonanza, how can I turn my back on the Tebow, who filled the gap when I needed it ? Besides, I am a fanatical Gator fan !!!! :o)