Post your Mangoes ( Mangifera indicia)

[bubba]

Took this picture last month and did not realize how loaded this tree was. Let’s see yours:

[epiphyte]

wow, that's a lot of mangos!  what variety is it? 

back in february my aloe friend chopped down a noid mango tree because he didn't want to risk his dogs choking on the seeds.  plus, he's not the biggest fan of mangos.  fortunately for humanity, he had previously shared some scions with me which i successfully grafted onto a manila and a corriente.  the scions on the corriente are loaded with small fruit.  typically i'd thin them out but i'm interested in sowing the seeds.  

i also have a couple small fruits developing on a kesar mango in a 3 gallon pot.  a youtube guy i follow, florida natural farming, said that out of all the mangos he grows, kesar was his favorite variety last year.  so i'm really looking forward to tasting the fruit.  

[bubba]

I wish I could tell you! It is probably some form of hybrid but I did not notice just how many mangoes were loaded on those branches. They grow so thick around here that they are nearly a nuisance. 

I know they are grown commercially in California. I would urge caution even though I seem to be one of the few who enjoy them.
 

[Xenon]

  On 6/20/2024 at 5:50 PM, epiphyte said:

 

i also have a couple small fruits developing on a kesar mango in a 3 gallon pot.  a youtube guy i follow, florida natural farming, said that out of all the mangos he grows, kesar was his favorite variety last year.  so i'm really looking forward to tasting the fruit.  

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Kesar is a very very good fruit, especially if you like Indian flavor profile mangos..lots of resin/pine/juniper taste. My personal favorites are Lemon Zest and Sweet Tart. Some of these top tier mangos are 10000x better than anything you can get at the store, they are so so so mindblowingly good...almost life changing hahaha. Even in FL during mango season, the premium varieties are running $6-10/lb and they sell out fast. So there's definitely a market for them. 

This is my 3 yr old Lemon Zest seedling direct seeded in Houston, TX zone 9a/b (phot from a few weeks ago). Got the mango at a fruit stand in Merritt Island. Hopefully it'll flower in the next 2-3 years if I can get it through a few more winters. 

[hbernstein]

  On 6/21/2024 at 1:23 AM, bubba said:

I wish I could tell you! It is probably some form of hybrid but I did not notice just how many mangoes were loaded on those branches. They grow so thick around here that they are nearly a nuisance. 

I know they are grown commercially in California. I would urge caution even though I seem to be one of the few who enjoy them.
 

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One of the few? Most people I know love mangoes!!

[bubba]

I agree that many people like mangoes as a fruit to eat. The reoccurring issue for the owner of this property and specimen is unfortunately the issue of cleaning up after the fruit falls from the tree and wastes. It is sad and painful to deal with as I am certain you know!

[Xenon]

  On 6/22/2024 at 12:51 AM, bubba said:

I agree that many people like mangoes as a fruit to eat. The reoccurring issue for the owner of this property and specimen is unfortunately the issue of cleaning up after the fruit falls from the tree and wastes. It is sad and painful to deal with as I am certain you know!

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Must be one of the no good stringy mangos like 'Turpentine' for the squirrels. I know lots of people in FL have problems with theives and their dessert mangos.

Bubba you live in like the epicentre of all things mangomania...you should check out some of the big names around you...Tropical Acres Farms in Palm Beach...Walter Zill & Truly Tropical in Boynton Beach...

[bubba]

Xenon,

It is highly possible that this specimen produces outstanding fruit! I have numerous neighbors with similar trees that produce great tasting high quality fruit. Unfortunately, these large trees produce so much “ product” that the fruit that does not spoil, either attracts unwanted vermin or simply rots and becomes waste. 

Perhaps you have conjured up a possible industry! At 6-10 dollars a pound, an enterprising entrepreneur could likely strike deals with a huge number of owner’s to harvest their crop free of charge (remove what they see as an issue) and take the necessary steps to properly market this crop before it goes to waste. As sharp as you are on this Board, I would not bet against you!
 

 

[Xenon]

  On 6/22/2024 at 1:25 AM, bubba said:

 

Perhaps you have conjured up a possible industry! At 6-10 dollars a pound, an enterprising entrepreneur could likely strike deals with a huge number of owner’s to harvest their crop free of charge (remove what they see as an issue) and take the necessary steps to properly market this crop before it goes to waste. As sharp as you are on this Board, I would not bet against you!
 

 

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Demand is already higher than the supply, the prices just keep going up LOL. That being said, you generally won't find the newer (super premium) varieities as giant landscape trees, they are highly coveted and every fruit usually treasured haha. Big trees like that are most likely 'Turpentine' or one of the older varieties like 'Haden', 'Duncan', 'Valencia Pride', 'Kent', 'Tommy Atkins' etc that don't commnand high prices. It's like the difference between a $10 wine and $$$ wine. 

[bubba]

Understood! It would be too easy. Just a thought!

[bubba]

Not sure if this is one of the cultivars that you are describing but a friend is one of Mr. Hatcher's grandsons:

https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/ark-of-taste-slow-food/hatcher-mango/#:~:text=Hatcher mangos are mainly being,backyard gardens throughout South Florida.

[Fusca]

Here's my 'kent' purchased and planted in April.

[greysrigging]

My 36 year old mango tree ended up on top of the garden shed thanks to Cyclone Marcos back in 2018  was a supreme effort to clear it all away. But the fact of it landing on the shed means more than half the root ball was intact. So I  winched it back upright hoping  it might 'take' again and survive.... alas, no it eventually died... shame as it was a sweet tasting Bowen Mango variety.
 

[bubba]

Fusca,

Looks like that is moving right along!

Greysrigging,

Great testimony to some outstanding hard work to save your tree! Sorry you lost it!

[Fusca]

@greysrigging did your shed survive?  😆 

Sorry that the mango didn't. 

@bubba thanks, I'm hopeful!  I'd love to get some fruit from it.

[greysrigging]

Mangos are nearly a weed species in the Top End of the Northern Territory.... every man and his dog has at least one growing in the back yard.... hell,,  I'm forever plucking out fruit bat and bird dropped seedlings from my garden.... although I have left a seedling sprouted on my nature strip/verge and its now 4m tall.... never mind the fruit etc, they are a decent shady tree in the tropics.
The NT produces about 40,000 tonnes annually of mango fruit.
 

[bubba]

We feel your pain in South Florida. Still love mangoes but cleaning up is not so fun!