Ever wondered if you can pluck different varieties of mangoes off a single tree in your backyard? Or whether your tree can bear fruit earlier than the years-of-wait? Grafting may well be the answer.

Peter asks: I have just bought a farm that has lots of common mangoes. I have been advised to pull them all out and replant. Are there any alternatives you can recommend? ADVERTISING Peter asks: I ...

Peace activists, including Yogesh and Japanese monk Ikeda Kanshin, with the sapling at the Peace Hill Garden on the outskirts of Pune. | via Sapan News. At the Peace Hill Garden on the outskirts of ...

With 300 types of mangos to his horticultural credit, Kaleem Ullah Khan is quick to tell anyone in India and beyond about the infinite potential of the fruit and its tree, including as medicine. By ...

Ponnus has found a fresh lease of life. This rare, indigenous mango tree, which is at a house i n Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala, faced an uncertain future until last week. The family had ...

Grafting is a technique used to facilitate new plant growth. It involves attaching part of a plant or tree, called a scion, onto to another branch, called a rootstock. Grafting fruit trees has been in ...

Bosco Aredha’s two-acre citrus fruit farm in Makongeni Estate, Homa Bay is widely known by farmers in the lakeside county and even beyond. The 40-year-old specialises in grafting, an agricultural ...

Many tropical fruit trees, including mango, avocado and orange, perform better when farmers merge good fruiting characteristics with resistance to disease. To accomplish this, a single stem is placed ...

Kaleem Ullah Khan's skills have won him numerous accolades in India and abroad Kaleem Ullah Khan, locally known as the Mango Man , shows how he grafts different varieties of mangoes on a 100-year-old ...

Mark Suiso of Makaha Mangoes recommends regular maintenance, every other year, once a mango tree has been pruned to a manageable size. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.