Does anyone know if a mango tree will grow in south louisiana. And if so does anyone have one for sale. Cant find any at my nurseries. Thank you richie from louisiana zone 8

I could easily grow one for you. It's not very hard unless you want it at fruiting age in that case I can't help you unfortunately.

Yes. Thank you. Looking for one near fruiting size. Its for Christmas gift for son in law.

Richie, I live on the border of 9B and 10A, South Florida. I have about 35 mango trees, some in ground and some in 25 gallon pots. One tree, about 30 ft tall was hit hard about maybe 6 years ago when the temperature got down to about 24-26 degrees for a couple of nights and lasted more than 7 hours each night. Luckily, the damage was above the graft and I picked about 45 nice mangos this year. Next year we will get about 3-400 from one tree. The rest of my trees were purchased after this unusual cold winter and I have had fruit on all each spring and through the summer. So, I have been able to get good results if the temperature does not go below 30 for a couple of hours a night. Some northern growers keep their trees in 25 gallon pots forever or grow them in the greenhouse, either method requires good grooming after each season. I hope that helps.

I have been looking at a grafted mango tree for a container in my zone. I know someone who purchased this tree and had baby mangos the first year in a container. It says zone 9 - 11 withstands temps down to 25 deg when established. http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/Mango-Trees.htm

Can you keep them indoors for the winter? How tall do they get in a 25 gallon?

Yes a patio plant it can be grown in zone 4 and maintained to 4 - 8 feet. My friend says this tree is slow growing in a 10 gallon pot it is 3 ft tall currently.

You probably can keep them indoors, I would safely say that some northern growers do, and there are special varieties that grow slow and some varieties can be maintained at 8-12 feet in height. This is a good forum to check out information and growers.

http://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/

great now i want a mango tree, my wife is not going to be happy.  hahaha  i didn't know i could grow one in NY

   Hey Rich Joe in Cameron you can grow mango in pots and would have to protect them from a freeze. Lowe's does sell some at times but are not cold hardy for zone 8 you can start your own and graft them also .Off the subject how is the bananas tree doing I gave you got any ?? here are some pics

I best place to get mangos is from the FairChild Botantical Gardens in Miami. They have varieties from all over the world- not like the stringy, Tommy Mango you see in the stores all the time. I know they sell them to the public during events and plant sales. I would contact them and see if they would be willing to ship them.

I am in New Orleans (zone 9)
and have several seedlings growing from seed.
one is a Florigon about 5ft tall. i plan on putting it in-ground in the spring.
that way it will be well over 6ft (maybe 7 or 8) by winter.

The florigon took 28F temps last winter in a container
with only minor leaf damage.

i had 2 seedlings about 1ft tall i planted in ground... both died.

The Champagne mango (really Ataulfo) are usually in stores
in the winter (Jan-Feb) from Mexico.
They taste good, and from what ive heard grow true-to-seed.
i have several from grocery store fruit., mostly 2 or 3ft
i may plant all in the spring and hope 2 or 3 will be strong enough by next winter to survive.

ive learned to try and protect plants in winter
either by frost cloth, or, by planting evergreens next to them
(just dont let them block out sun)
also, if you can, raise the ground a couple of inches.
this lets the cold air flow downhill.

i plant papaya next to a south-facing wall (my house).
the roots are not a problem, mango might be however...
large rocks,, even 5gal buckets of water can hold in heat from the day
releasing it at night.

there is a report that the variety "Bailey's Marvel"
is more cold hardy than others.
this was one guy however, and has not been verified.

Hey greenman. I am in slidell area. How long will it take to get fruit from a seedling. Thanks for all the info. I have a couple of mango seed . How did you plant them?

Here's a good video on getting the mango seed out of it's shell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTj7t44K-RU

Some people I've met root the seeds of all the good mangos they eat then try the little trees outside over the winter in hopes of finding one cold hearty for their area. I did it for a while with no luck past one or two years. Exotica Nursery in Vista had a whole forest of little two and three foot trees they were testing. It takes five to eight years before you get fruit and the chances of getting a tree with fruit as good as the parent tree are remote. But why let a good seed go to waste? If you have the years ahead of you and patience, you might get lucky.  

Hi,
Funny mine rooted and sprouted while on the thin edge of the seed in a pot ( of dirt from the nurseries). The seed was not opened prior to potting it.
I have it on my balcony, but as soon as the temps sunk under 10°C, all the above ground stem got brown and the leaves browned.
I can see that the seed part in the dirt is still green... I'll let it stay outside during the winter ... to see if it is winter hardy :P .( Did I mention that I'm in Zone7 ?).
I have two lemon trees from seeds in the same pot ... The pot will stay in the balcony. I'll see if either the lemon seedlings or the mango seedling can survive outside in the balcony.
But, I'm more confident that the lemons could do it... Although ... they may all pass ...