What is a good variety of Mango to plant?
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HawaiiFruitGrower
11 years agoIf you can get your hands on a rapoza variety from Hawaii tht would be the best variety here in Hawaii! It's a huge fruit, sweet non fibrous! If you could get your hands in a plant I promise you will be satisfied!!
puglvr1
11 years agoHi banana I have 3 Cogshall mango trees planted in the ground...its a semi dwarf. I trim it once a year after its done fruiting to keep it from getting too big, so far its been easy to maintain. It has a naturally full dense growth. Its appx. 6ft now and I planted it in 2007. Here's one of my Cogshall taken last summer.
Google "Pickering" mango. I have one and its suppose to be a very good mango considered to be dwarf. I saw a picture of a 10 year old tree that was only 6-7 ft. tall. You can easily prune this one to keep it small and its also slow growing.
I'll post a picture of my Pickering on the next post...
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Comments (21)Many varieties are grown(endemic) in India. Worldwide, Alphonso is considered the best in taste(also less fibrous). However,Most Indians like a variety called 'Langda' in western/northern India and 'Malda' in eastern India. There are many sub-strains of this variety called 'safed malda','Kalkatia malda','Lal malda','Bambaia malda' etc. 'Dussery' is another excellent variety (mainly grown in Uttar Pradesh in India. In the state of Bihar, famous varieties are 'Kishanbhog', 'Sipia','Malbhog' etc which are extremely good. All these mangoes differ in flavour, size, colour etc. Alphonso is the one to ripen perhaps the first i.e in April. Malda(almost all of them) ripen in June. A person can try these mangoes in India and then settle upon his/her favourite flavour. Personally, I like 'Safed Malda' the most and many a times foregone regular meals due to overeating this variety....See MoreMango variety question for Los Angeles area.
Comments (8)I guess even in soucal,Mango's are needy care plants for nurseries. I know here in the bay area they never look as good as they did when first brought in. The nurseries usually have a long wait until they flush if foliage is damaged in some way in holding. So,they can look ratty. They are healthy...just waiting until they get coddled at your home. As long as I'm rambling...they also never look as good in a pot as they do in ground. Tough call..in a pot,you can be 100% safe from cold of course,and gophers...but they look so...tree like in ground. In the end, the sweet fruit are worth the effort....See Morewhat are your Top 5 Mango varieties?
Comments (132)this is my Florigon i got the seed from someone in Fla a couple of years ago. its growing very nicely, but is getting large for the container. it will go in ground in the spring. i am putting it close to the house on a south wall, in hopes it will last next winter. i havbe about 8 seedlings, most from Ataulfo/champagne from the store bought fruit, but, also have Neelum and Coconut cream. i will wait till those get larger, but a few of the Ataulfo are in ground, in hopes of a miracle that they survive this winter... if one does, there is a very good chance it will survive the next few winters, unless we get a really hard freeze which does happen every few years. the climate here is a bit strange... i would say out of a 10 year span, we will get 3 years of no freeze, ... another 3 or 4 of just hitting 29 to 32F, one or 2 hitting 27F and maybe one below that at 24 or 25F. i am thinking on those days i can build a box around it with a frost cloth. being near the house helps a lot with the bricks re-radiating heat at night. ... so ... to me, a seedling that can be 3 degrees F more hardy, can mean the world in the chance of getting fruit one day....See MoreAlso, what variety of blueberry is good to plant solely for fall color
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11 years agoHawaiiFruitGrower
11 years agobananafan
11 years agoAwesome! Puglvr1, I didn't know that Mangoes can be used as part of the landscaping. It's been so creatively done by you and the effect is really pretty. The leaves on your Mango(s) look really shiny and lush green. Did you plant three Mangos all in the same hole? I've been reading on planting 2-3 plants in a hole and didn't know what to make out of it. If it is really planting three trees in a hole, won't they be in a tight spot for competiting for nutrients and space?
Thanks for sharing your Cogshell and Pickering Mangoes. I often see Cogshell at Lowe's or Home Depot, but I have to keep my eyes peeled for a Pickering Mango next time. I think a dwarf or semi dwarf is ideal for my yard and as well for easy maintenance and harvesting if I get some fruit from it.
This is Cogshell fruiting in the pot in June of 2010. So far, I'm only able to eat off the fruit of Cogshell and Carrie. Nam Doc Mai is still potted and very small. I don't know if I should plant in it the ground though. It's definitely much better if they're planted. Carrie grew quite a bit after being in the ground.
puglvr1
11 years agoZigmund
11 years agoHi! There are numerous mango cultivars worthy of mention, but here's my contribution: PSM (Philippine Super Mango). It is a carabao mango strain from the Guimaras Island. I wouldn't recommend the carabao mango bought off any nursery in the mainland US, though. That's because I don't think they do justice to the real carabao mango's superior flavor and eating quality.. My guess is that inferior strains of carabao mango have been distributed in the US, the parent tree probably being a seedling progeny of carabao mango reaching the shores of Mexico in the 1800's. In the picture is the real deal (carabao mangoes sold off the streets of Manila). I'm not even sure if these are from so called controlled strains, but they are indeed yummy.
However, if you are to be interested to plant nothing less than a carabao mango in your yard, you should get it from any Philippine exporter so you are assured to get the best, updated & controlled strain.
bananafan
11 years agoDoglips
11 years agoZigmund
11 years agobananafan
11 years agoThanks, Zigmund. I'll keep that in mind. For the moment, I have three mangos waiting to be planted. The problem is which one to plant ... since I don't have many spots left in my yard.
The three I already have is the Cogshell, Nam Doc Mai and Carrie. Carrie has been dug out to make room for a greenhouse, but it's even fruiting in the pot now. It's throwing out quite a few pinnacles. It looks like it wants to be planted again, although I'm also thinking about planting my Cogshell which is a dwarf (or semi-dwarf). It would be easier for me to manage a smaller tree.
Again, thanks for your offer to help--I greatly appreciate it.
Below here is my Carrie blooming now:
Zigmund
11 years ago
vincesfl
11 years agoI planted two mango trees together. One is a FL staple, "Haden" and the other one is a tree I grew from seed. I believe it is a Indo/Chinese variety. They have both been in the ground since 2010. The seedling was growing in a pot since 2008 when it sprouted. We will see what happens. The Haden graft started flowering last year. 2013 has been a strange Spring, late season chills & an initial flowering in February with only 3 fruits setting then aborting. Now I'm getting more flowers in March. Kind of strange,,,, I probably have a few more years to go on the seedling, we will see what happens. Good luck with your mango choices. If your low on space like I am, two in one is a great way to go!
Vince
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