Loved going to meet Walter and Verna picked up an Edward and a couple others, got to pick a couple pickering, now I am going to have to get there to see if the honey kiss are available.
Thanks for catching that discrepancy. When I topworked Honey Kiss on a big Haden, it grew rather quickly. But grown in a normal situation, it seems to be slower than average.
This one I am considering to replace my Valencia Pride that was somewhat uprooted (leaning over) during hurricane Irma. already have Edgar, Pickering, and Cotton Candy at the house, and would like a nice late variety that is easy to manage.
It doesn't seem to have the vigor and long internodes of Valencia Pride and Bombay, but Honey Kiss is not a small tree. It does produce heavily at a young age, which probably slows vegetative growth a bit.
Thank you Chris, I would not allow it to get tall like my VP, which I just put in the ground and let it go. I was looking at the tree in the video, not sure if I heard it was grafted or the original seedling tree. but does not seem to have the spreading floppy nature of the Keitt. which is a good, thing. anyway I have plenty of time to decide, I won't do anything until next spring. I enjoy the videos !
Tough question... lots of newcomers that we're still evaluating. In addition to Honey Kiss, M-4, Peach Cobbler and Orange Essence look promising. Probably need a year or two to develop new favorites.
Could you put together a list with the harvest season of the new zill mangos for south florida? I know Honey Kiss is late, but there's not much information on coconut cream or phoenix or even Sweet Tart even though people love ST
This video is a perfect example of why it's important to prune your fruit trees. I keep all of my fruit trees below 6 feet because I don't want to climb. And at 5'9" I can reach anything that is 6 feet without breaking my neck on a ladder. And, if you watch any of the videos of the guys in Africa that do major production they all speak of the necessity of keeping mangoes small and within arm reach. But the benefit is tenfold because when you prune mango trees they branch out like most fruit trees and become bushy. And this rewards us with more fruit. Anyway, I'm finished with my lecture. I know this wasn't your tree but I would expect a guy who was experimenting to create a new variety to know better.
It's great that you keep your trees small, but Walter has a different situation. Most of his grove is old, so he often grafts onto mature trees. Topworking old trees gives him a lot of production in a short period of time.
Yes, but what happens when he is all alone and he falls off of that ladder? This could be prevented by pruning his trees. Even his old trees can be pruned down significantly during the dormant months. I fuss at some of my friends in Nevada with peach trees that are four years old and are twenty feet in the air. Why did they allow them to get this way? That's basically giving free food to the birds.
He gets to grow his to grow his trees however he wants. Over the past several years, I've been trying to make many of my trees smaller. Once they get to a certain size, there are very few (if any) good options. Some of the very old trees that came with the property will eventually die from cuts we made, so I'm planting small mango trees next to them to take over once the original ones are gone.
Of course he can but I think you understand the point I'm making. Why allow your tree to grow so large that you can't reach the fruit? As I mentioned, there is a great video on a mango orchard. It might be in Jamaica. And they speak about keeping all of the trees low along with cutting off the top branch. By doing this, you remove one of the options for disease to happen since it often happens in that top branch. And by opening up the middle you create a clear stream of air to penetrate and decrease non beneficial bacteria from attacking. If you need a link to the video I will find it for you. However, if anyone knows what they are talking about, it would be those folks. They have several acres of just mango trees. And they keep them all under six feet. This forces maximum branching from the side and they get bushy but they also create a tree with the maximum amount of fruit. So knowing this, why would you let your tree get big? Oh, and I do understand what you're saying. The idea is to simply not allow your trees to go beyond 6 feet.
Loved going to meet Walter and Verna picked up an Edward and a couple others, got to pick a couple pickering, now I am going to have to get there to see if the honey kiss are available.
Love this variety!
Thank you for making this video.
great video
Thanks!
bud row ok
Ca you tell me the current late season cultivars I addition to Keitt? I am about to top work a few trees.
Chris, please clarify the video. Your sign says it's a slow grower but yet you said it was vigorous. Thank you.
Thanks for catching that discrepancy. When I topworked Honey Kiss on a big Haden, it grew rather quickly. But grown in a normal situation, it seems to be slower than average.
Do you export plants to Jamaica, I would love to plant some of those different varieties that you have there
No international shipping 😢
Is it as late as Keitt & what other good varieties are end of season late ?
not quite as late as Keitt.
Neelum is very late
Where can I get a honey kiss tree. I am in south Florida.
We sell 'Honey Kiss' mango trees in 3-gallon and 7-gallon sizes. There are other nurseries in the area that also carry that variety.
Costco sells a mango called “honey” but it looks very similar to Nam doc mai. Any ideas to what it might be?
It’s called Atulfo it’s a verity from Mexico named after the man that first grew it. Here in the USA they call it honey mango.
How large do the trees grow?
If not maintained, I'm guessing they would be an average-sized mango tree. Neither Keitt nor Gary is a small tree.
Truly, Thanks.
This one I am considering to replace my Valencia Pride that was somewhat uprooted (leaning over) during hurricane Irma. already have Edgar, Pickering, and Cotton Candy at the house, and would like a nice late variety that is easy to manage.
It doesn't seem to have the vigor and long internodes of Valencia Pride and Bombay, but Honey Kiss is not a small tree. It does produce heavily at a young age, which probably slows vegetative growth a bit.
Thank you Chris, I would not allow it to get tall like my VP, which I just put in the ground and let it go. I was looking at the tree in the video, not sure if I heard it was grafted or the original seedling tree. but does not seem to have the spreading floppy nature of the Keitt. which is a good, thing. anyway I have plenty of time to decide, I won't do anything until next spring. I enjoy the videos !
As I recall, it was grafted onto a very established Keitt. It's a nicer looking tree than Keitt.
Chris - What is your favorite LATE mango besides counting Keitt?
Tough question... lots of newcomers that we're still evaluating. In addition to Honey Kiss, M-4, Peach Cobbler and Orange Essence look promising.
Probably need a year or two to develop new favorites.
Can you give us your top 10 mango? I'm thinking of swinging by and picking up some trees for my house in homestead.
It's hard to just choose ten. We will try to put a list together...
Could you put together a list with the harvest season of the new zill mangos for south florida? I know Honey Kiss is late, but there's not much information on coconut cream or phoenix or even Sweet Tart even though people love ST
But isn't honey a dwarf mango tree?
This video is a perfect example of why it's important to prune your fruit trees. I keep all of my fruit trees below 6 feet because I don't want to climb. And at 5'9" I can reach anything that is 6 feet without breaking my neck on a ladder. And, if you watch any of the videos of the guys in Africa that do major production they all speak of the necessity of keeping mangoes small and within arm reach. But the benefit is tenfold because when you prune mango trees they branch out like most fruit trees and become bushy. And this rewards us with more fruit. Anyway, I'm finished with my lecture. I know this wasn't your tree but I would expect a guy who was experimenting to create a new variety to know better.
It's great that you keep your trees small, but Walter has a different situation. Most of his grove is old, so he often grafts onto mature trees. Topworking old trees gives him a lot of production in a short period of time.
Yes, but what happens when he is all alone and he falls off of that ladder? This could be prevented by pruning his trees. Even his old trees can be pruned down significantly during the dormant months. I fuss at some of my friends in Nevada with peach trees that are four years old and are twenty feet in the air. Why did they allow them to get this way? That's basically giving free food to the birds.
He gets to grow his to grow his trees however he wants. Over the past several years, I've been trying to make many of my trees smaller. Once they get to a certain size, there are very few (if any) good options. Some of the very old trees that came with the property will eventually die from cuts we made, so I'm planting small mango trees next to them to take over once the original ones are gone.
Of course he can but I think you understand the point I'm making. Why allow your tree to grow so large that you can't reach the fruit? As I mentioned, there is a great video on a mango orchard. It might be in Jamaica. And they speak about keeping all of the trees low along with cutting off the top branch. By doing this, you remove one of the options for disease to happen since it often happens in that top branch. And by opening up the middle you create a clear stream of air to penetrate and decrease non beneficial bacteria from attacking. If you need a link to the video I will find it for you. However, if anyone knows what they are talking about, it would be those folks. They have several acres of just mango trees. And they keep them all under six feet. This forces maximum branching from the side and they get bushy but they also create a tree with the maximum amount of fruit. So knowing this, why would you let your tree get big?
Oh, and I do understand what you're saying. The idea is to simply not allow your trees to go beyond 6 feet.
@@rawmark In Africa, mango producers allow trees to grow up to 12 feet.