The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-30
EXPERT URGES
MANGO GROWING
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high grade of fruit as does the trees
from which they are taken We NAV
take the seeds from very fine tree.
but there is no certainty as to the
sort of tree that we shall get from
the seeds.
1.-THE method that has been in vogue
in the propagation of mangoes for
long time is that known as arching,
or grating by an approach. With a
fine mango tree of known producing
qualities in a garden, we take seed,
ling in pot, place it beneath branch
of the choice tree, make an incision
IN the bark of the tree and in the bark
of the seeding. and bind the wounds
together. In few weeks we find that
they have grown together. The seed
ling. with its bud, is then cut away
from the parent tree, all of the growth
above the bud is pruned off, and there
IS then a certainty that the fruit pro-
duced from the bud viii be of the same
quality as that of the three which fur,
nished the bud.
"This method works all right with
an occasional garden tree, but it is
manifestly out of the question when
many trees have to be badded. There
fore it was necessary to look about for
another method
"EThe next plan tried was to cut a
bud from a known tree, cut out a like
bud from Seeding, insert the bud
in the opening on the seeding and bind
the two together This method is
thoroughly satisfactory when both the
bud wood and the Seeding are in the
proper stage of growth. Were it only
necessary to wait for the seeding or
the bud wood to reach the proper stage.
all would be well, but the necessity OF
waiting for time when both shall be
ready makes this method impracticable
for general use.
"Another objection TO this method
is the inability to get bud wood from
distance and be sure that it viii be
in the proper state for budding
$50 then we tried the oldest method
of budding known, one that, SC far as
| know. had never been tried with the
mango. A piece of bud wood is secured
the bud is cut out. The wood from
the back of the bud is then stripped
away. Next an ineision is made in
| the bark of the Seeding tree, the open
ing T-shaped with the horizontal line
at the bottom. The bud is inserted
taking care to see that it is right side
M. the wound is bound up with palm
fiber, binding wax is used, and hnaliy
the whole is bound round with adhesive
tape.
ssAfter the bud has been in place fol
about a month, the top of the seeding
| is cut about three-quarters through
some eight inches above the bud. Thl:
allows the upper part to bend over
/ but it vet retains sufficient vitality t.
draw the sap up from the roots. Wher
| the bud is we'll started, tt toy is GU
off entirely, and after say TX months
| the stump is pruned down next thu
/ bud. In due time the stump will hea
over so that there viii be practically
no trace of the wound made by th'
budding"
Mr.. Higgins then demonstrated tn
method. having brought with him
piece of bud wood, a seeding tree AM
the necessary apparatus.
/ The speaker expressed the belief that
| by the method explained, it would prov
/ pracLlcaDle 10 Dud iudhS ooo oi i0A 2
scale. Said he:
"As far as propagation is concerned
| | should have no more hesitaney at go
inc into the business of orchardin,
| mangoes ON a large scale than | shoui'
| with regard to oranges in Southern Cal
| ifornia. We have here some of tn
finest mangoes in the world. We hav
mangoes which can be opened and tn
seed taken out with as great faeilit.
as can that of the alligator pear. W
know that the mango can be shipPe'
even better than can the alligator pear
Il agree with the suggestion mad
| bv Mr.. Wood that the mango shoul'
become to Hawaii what the orange l
| TO Southern California. What / nav
| said of the mango applies also to tn
alligator pear.
II know that the alligator pear ca1
be budded. though we have not we
been as uniformly successful as wit
/ the mango.
Mr.. Higgins was asked his opinion
| as to the probable cost of preparing tel
acres of land for the raising Of man
goes. He said that the actual prepare
/ ton of the land would cost just abou
as much as for pineapples. Inc SEED
| ling trees. were man prepared 10 wal
for them to grow from the seed, woul'
cost practically nothing. The cost 0
bud wood is problemat5e, he said, bu
he expressed the belief that. within tn
two years required for the seeding
! to reach the right age for budding. tn
output will have increased to such a
extent that bud wood viii be easil
obtainable.
Nangoes have been successful
| grown at elevations greater than 100
| feet. according to Mr. Higgins, and tn
horticulturist believes that any fertil
/ soil that does not 20 to extremes
suitable. With regard to irrigation
| Mr.. Higgins SAYS that even young tree
/ require less water than oranges.
As far as soil. altitude, irrigatio
and other important considerations ar
| concerned. Mr.. Higgins stated that hi
| remarks about the mango might be take