ajaysr5, best way to tell if its ripe or not is to chop it off and send it to me and I can tell you within 24 hours of receiving the fruit, LOL! OK kidding aside, I've never harvested my own mangoes but have read a lot of threads that say that when mangoes start showing some color, they should be ok to cut off the tree and ripen indoors. I believe that Carrie is a variety that does not color up very much. If you say its still hard as a rock, I would personally leave it on the tree a little longer because I prefer very sweet, almost overly ripe fruit. If you prefer some texture and tartness, maybe you can cut it off now.

Let's see some pics of your tree, the fruit and also the inside of the fruit :)

I usually pick mine when they come right off the branch when I tug gently, put the past couple of years the squirrels have beaten me to almost every single mango, so I now pick them at the point where they are slightly yellow at the shoulder but still hard, and let them ripen on the counter. Trying to beat the little furry tailed rodents to the punch. Enjoy your Carries. Still my favorite mango!

the best Carrie is the one that falls off the tree when you touch it. Carrie doesnt keep long at all after that.

if you are paranoid about it getting too ripe and falling, then pick it when its as soft as touching your forehead and let it ripen on the counter.

blush is a good indicator but not every mango on the tree will get sun kissed. Glenn gets an almost fluorescent blush when they are ripe.

Wow how is it possible that you still have mangoes on a Carrie tree? It is pretty late in the season for them. If you take it from the tree and it is still firm just let it sit on the counter for a couple of days. It will ripen up VERY quickly! When it gets soft put it in the fridge. If you let it get too overly soft it's not as good. The fridge slows the ripening once it is soft enough and it tastes so good chilled. YUM

thanks guys,I am in So.California the fruits here ripen later than Florida.We actually had a cooler summer than usual and just recently we have been on summer temps instaead of fall weather.

My Carrie here in south Fla, finished it fruit 2 months ago. But I picked the ones that the birds didnt get to, when they littlerly just fall off the stem they are on with a slight twist. That is how to know when they are ripe. They stay on the tree...even wind doesn't blow them of..but a slight twist and they come off IF ripe and ready. I was told that by an old man from Jamacia! That is as reliable mango picking for a Carrie as you can get. That is where it is grown, and the local Jamacians wait for MY Carries to get ripe, so they can have some. They love them so much.
I had to grow it, once I ate one. And since it is a dwarf, it is perfect, it doesnt take over my yard. AND it doesn't even get that spotting disease on its leaves or fruit,I cant spell it right...'anthracnose'? All the mangos in south Fla get it, and it is horrible, you have to spray all the time with copper to prevent it. I don't know if you have it in Calif or not? I planted a Cogshall as well...but it didnt live after 4 years for some reason. I was told they were THE 2 dwarf mangos to grow in Fla. So I planted them both...and the Carrie is so good, I am happy. But a slight twist will give you a ripe ready fruit...and usually before the birds and other animals get to them!

although probably grown in Jamaica, Carrie is a Florida cultivar grown by Lawrence Zill and named after his mother.

I bet it is well received in Jamaica as im pretty sure it is a seedling of Julie.

We do get anthracnose here, its a result of our humidity and thick dew in the morning. Fungi do well here. only Indian mangos suffer fruit loss from it, Asian cultivars get spots but it doesnt infect them the same way.

anyway im glad you like Carrie, its my favorite mango. if i had to recommend a second tree i would get a Po Pyu Klay aka the Lemon meringue mango. its fruit are completely different. its a very delicate sweet Asian mango with a lemon finish.

Mango Kush..... speaking of Po Pyu Kalay.... I have noticed a lot of tiny black spots with a yellow ring around them on most of mine. I am assuming it is anthacnose but I had recently sprayed all my trees with neem oil a few weeks ago so I am surprised to see this. Should I spray the tree with Copper? The tree still looks pretty healthy and hasnt been dropping leaves. But when you get up close the little spots are very obvious and NONE of my other trees have this. Thanks.

no you shouldnt have to spray Asian mangos at all, i do experience anthracnose in my yard, most noticeable on my Julie and its good friend black sigatoka on some varieties of Banana.

my Asian mango gets spots of anthracnose like you describe, Nam Doc Mai worse than Po Pyu Kalay but these are cosmetic to me and left alone.

Thanks....it is hard to believe that my 6 other trees aren't covered with anthracnose since I have had only 1-ONE ( no that's not typo!) DRY day since August 7th. I can not believe how much rain we have had!! I don't remember a wetter rainy season than this one in years. BUt I guess that is why my trees have grown over 1-1/2 to 2 feet of new growth since the end of July (except the po pyu kalay and cogshall). I had to prune back some of the new growth on the Carrie because the new branches were so heavy that they couldn't harden off fast enough and the base of the branches were curling downward towards the ground. Good to know though that the po pyu kalay will not be harmed by all those black spots! I was was worried about it and had run out earlier Sunday and bought that copper fungicide concentrate. I will leave it alone with that advice... Thanks

its probably the location it is in, is it getting dripped on or splashed by an overhang? either way i wouldnt be alarmed, do you know how to post a picture?

thats a general habit for Indian type mango trees, their branches tend to weep more where Asian mangos form a more upright round canopy

Pick the as you need them a few days early and let them ripen on the counter. Don't let them ripen on the tree (as with most mango varieties IMHO). Too easy to miss their peak when left on the tree and I think most taste better when picked allowed to ripen off the tree for the last week or so. At their peak they are awesome. A bit under or over ripe and they can have a piney aftertaste. Carrie is a "soft" mango by nature so it should be bit softer when at their peak ripe than other firmer mango varieties. In my FLA 9B area early-mid July is peak Carrie season most years.