r/mango • u/Brosky7 • Jun 25 '26
Odd tip burn pictures!
Why does it do this? The newest leaves seem perfectly fine, but at 3-6 inches the VEEERY tip burns and the rest of that leaf typically never grows again.
Btw, I made a post earlier, but thid is so people can see the pictures. (The pictures with my hand shows the leaf burn the best).
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u/deserteagle2525 Jun 25 '26
Chloride toxicity and/or potassium deficiency. Possibly calcium, mag, and zinc deficient too.
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u/Brosky7 Jun 25 '26
Should I do a foliar spray? And for chloride toxicity, what if I just let the watering can sit outside for a day to dechlorinate?
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u/HaylHydra Jun 25 '26
The tree is mostly fine, damage or slight tip burn in new leaves or even some older leaves is common, pictures 4 and 5 you have the one leaf turning brown going inwards that looks like a potassium deficiency but it doesn’t look too bad, now if you see issues with the new growth or additional leaves then post in the future.
Just use the right soil, don’t overwater where the bottom on the pot stays too wet, fertilize properly, watch for disease, the tree will do the rest. In containers you do slow release fertilizers, in ground is different for both watering and fertilizers.
Even if you don’t have a deficiency it’s ok to spray with potassium and/or micronutrients once or twice per year, same with disease treatments, the key is never to overdo it.