Overview

Bring the taste of the tropics to your home garden with the exceptional Marlys Mango tree live plant. This premium, grafted variety is renowned for its delicious fruit and vigorous growth, making it an excellent addition for both seasoned gardeners and enthusiastic beginners. Growing between 2-4 feet tall upon arrival, this live plant is ready to establish itself and begin its journey towards abundant fruiting. The Marlys Mango is celebrated for its distinctive yellow, heart-shaped fruit that boasts an almost fiberless texture and a unique, subtle hint of citrus flavor. Unlike many mango varieties, the Marlys provides a long season of harvest, producing delectable fruit all summer long. Each tree is carefully grafted from a high-quality, fruit-producing parent tree, ensuring genetic fidelity and superior fruit characteristics. Cultivating a grafted mango tree allows you to enjoy fruit much sooner than from seed, often within a few years of planting. This particular cultivar thrives in subtropical climates, making it a fantastic choice for suitable regions or for container growing in cooler zones where it can be protected during colder months. Experience the joy of harvesting your own fresh, sweet mangoes directly from your garden.

The Marlys Mango is a beloved variety known for its reliability and the exceptional quality of its fruit. Its vibrant yellow skin and succulent, flavorful flesh make it a favorite for eating fresh, in smoothies, or in various culinary dishes. This fruit producing mango is a testament to careful cultivation, ensuring you receive a healthy, robust specimen ready to flourish. Its manageable size at delivery, typically 2-4 feet tall including the container, means it can be comfortably placed in a garden bed or a large patio pot. Get ready to indulge in the sweet, tangy, and refreshing taste of homegrown Marlys Mangoes throughout the warm season.

Key Benefits

Investing in a Marlys Mango tree offers a multitude of benefits, transforming your garden into a productive and beautiful oasis. This Marlys Mango tree live plant provides both aesthetic appeal and a bountiful harvest of exquisite fruit.

• Exceptional Fruit Quality: The Marlys Mango produces heart-shaped, yellow fruit with an almost fiberless texture, making each bite incredibly smooth and enjoyable. Its unique hint of citrus flavor adds a refreshing twist to the classic mango taste.
• Long Harvest Season: Enjoy fresh, delicious mangoes throughout the entire summer. This variety is known for its extended fruiting period, providing a continuous supply of ripe fruit.
• Grafted for Early Fruiting: Being a grafted mango tree, this plant is designed to mature and produce fruit much faster than trees grown from seed, often within a few years of planting, giving you quicker gratification.
• Subtropical Adaptability: While thriving in warm, subtropical climates, the Marlys Mango can also be successfully grown in large containers in cooler regions, allowing you to bring it indoors during winter.
• Homegrown Goodness: Cultivating your own fruit producing mango means you have control over the growing conditions, ensuring your mangoes are fresh, organic, and free from unwanted chemicals.
• Ornamental Value: Beyond its fruit, the mango tree itself is an attractive specimen with lush green foliage, adding a tropical aesthetic to your landscape or patio.
• Culinary Versatility: The sweet and slightly tangy flavor of Marlys Mangoes makes them perfect for eating fresh, blending into smoothies, making salsas, desserts, or exotic cocktails.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Marlys Mango tree live plant ensures a healthy, productive specimen. Mango trees, especially grafted varieties, require specific conditions to thrive and produce abundant fruit. Upon arrival, your 2-4 foot tall tree will be in a 3-gallon container. It’s recommended to transplant it into a larger pot (at least 15-20 gallons for container growing) or directly into the ground in a suitable location with well-draining soil.

Sunlight Requirements: Mango trees are sun-loving plants. They require at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day to produce fruit effectively. Choose a location in your garden that receives full sun exposure. If growing in a container, place it in the sunniest spot on your patio or indoors near a bright, south-facing window during colder months. Watering: Consistent watering is crucial, especially during the establishment phase and when the tree is flowering and fruiting. Water deeply when the top 2-3 inches of soil feel dry to the touch. Avoid overwatering, which can lead to root rot. During cooler, dormant periods, reduce watering frequency. Soil Type: Marlys Mangoes prefer well-draining soil with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. A loamy, sandy soil enriched with organic matter is ideal. For container growing, use a high-quality potting mix designed for fruit trees or tropical plants, ensuring excellent drainage.

Temperature and USDA Zones: Mango trees are tropical and subtropical plants. They thrive in USDA Zones 9-11. They can tolerate brief drops in temperature but are susceptible to frost damage. If you live in a colder zone, container growing is recommended so you can move the plant indoors when temperatures drop below 40°F (4°C). Fertilization: Fertilize your subtropical mango plant regularly during the growing season (spring through fall). Use a balanced fertilizer (e.g., 8-3-9 as provided in the soil) specifically formulated for fruit trees, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Reduce fertilization in winter. Pruning: Prune your mango tree to maintain its shape, remove dead or diseased branches, and encourage better air circulation and light penetration, which can improve fruit production. The best time to prune is after the fruiting season. Monitor for common pests and diseases and address them promptly with appropriate organic or chemical treatments.

Size & Details

This Marlys Mango tree live plant is a vigorous and healthy specimen, carefully cultivated to ensure optimal growth and fruit production. Each tree typically arrives standing between 2-4 feet tall, measured from the base of the container to the top of the plant. It is shipped in a 3-gallon plastic container, providing a robust root system for successful transplanting. The soil within the container is enriched with a premium slow-release granular 8-3-9 fertilizer, providing essential nutrients for the initial growth phase. The average age of the tree when shipped is between 12-18 months, indicating a well-established plant ready to continue its development.

The Marlys Mango is a moderately fast-growing tree that, with proper care and suitable conditions, can reach a mature height of 10-20 feet in the ground, though it can be maintained smaller with regular pruning. When grown in a large container, its size will be more constrained, making it an excellent choice for patios or smaller gardens. Expect your fruit producing mango to begin bearing fruit within 2-4 years of planting, depending on environmental conditions and care. The heart-shaped fruits are medium to large in size, typically weighing between 10-16 ounces each, offering a substantial and satisfying harvest.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: This Marlys Mango tree live plant arrives 2-4 feet tall. In the ground, it can reach 10-20 feet, but can be maintained smaller with pruning or grown in a large container.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: The tree is shipped in a 3-gallon plastic container. We recommend transplanting it into a larger pot (15-20 gallons or more) or directly into the ground for optimal growth.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: It’s primarily an outdoor plant suitable for USDA Zones 9-11. In cooler zones, it can be grown outdoors during warm months and brought indoors as a subtropical mango plant during winter.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: This grafted mango tree requires full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily, to ensure healthy growth and fruit production.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: With consistent watering, proper fertilization, and adequate sunlight, the Marlys Mango tree is relatively straightforward to care for. It’s a rewarding plant for gardeners of all levels.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your tree will arrive healthy and well-rooted in its 3-gallon container, with soil containing a slow-release fertilizer to support its journey.
• Q: Can I use Marlys Mango in cooking? A: Absolutely! The Marlys Mango’s sweet, almost fiberless flesh and citrus hint make it excellent for fresh eating, smoothies, desserts, salsas, and various other culinary applications.
• Q: How long until it blooms and fruits? A: As a grafted tree, it typically begins to bloom and produce fruit within 2-4 years of planting, much faster than seed-grown trees.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: It thrives in USDA Zones 9-11. If you are in a colder zone, you must protect the plant from frost by bringing it indoors or providing adequate winter protection.
• Q: What type of soil does a mango tree prefer? A: Mango trees prefer well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral soil (pH 5.5-7.5). A sandy loam rich in organic matter is ideal for this Marlys Mango tree live plant.