#PropagerManguier : How to Push Mango by Air Marcotting
The mango tree is a tropical fruit tree highly appreciated for its delicious mangoes. If you want to spread a mango tree efficiently, aerial marcottage is an ideal method. This allows you to develop a new plant from a branch of your existing mango tree. Here is a step-by-step practical guide to the aerial marcottage of a mango tree.
Materials required:
- An existing mango tree
- A transparent plastic bag
- Light and draining earth
- Elastics or garden wire
- A sharp knife
Air Marcottage Steps:
Follow these steps carefully to succeed the aerial marcottage of a mango tree:
- Choose a branch: Select a healthy and young branch on your existing mango tree to perform the aerial marcottage.
- Prepare the branch: Remove a small portion of bark on the chosen branch. There must be a bark ring in the middle of the branch.
- Fill the plastic bag with: Fill the transparent plastic bag with light and draining earth. Insert the prepared branch into the bag, ensuring that the bark ring is exposed outside the bag.
- Attach bag: Attach the plastic bag firmly around the branch with elastics or garden thread. Make sure the bag is hermetically sealed to hold moisture.
- Wait and monitor: Place the bag on the branch and leave it for several weeks, ensuring that it receives enough light. Monitor the soil moisture regularly and add water if necessary.
- Replicate the new plant: Once roots have developed inside the plastic bag, you can cut the branch above the marcottage point and transplant the new plant into a pot with a suitable substrate.
By following these steps carefully, you should be able to successfully spread a mango by aerial marcottage. This method is ideal to get a new healthy plant already well rooted from your existing mango tree. Enjoy your own fresh mangoes by cultivating your mangoes in this way!