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The juicy, ripe mango fruit has a rich, tropical aroma and flavor that summons thoughts of sunny climates and sultry breezes. The home gardener in warmer zones can bring that taste out of the garden.
However, how do you grow a mango tree? Mango tree planting is suitable in zones where temperatures do not usually dip below 40 F (4 C.). If you’re lucky enough to live in a tropical to sub-tropical climate, take these tips for mango tree care and enjoy the fruits of your labors in just a few years.
Mango trees (Mangifera indica) are deep-rooted plants that may become large specimens in the landscape. They are evergreen and generally produced off rootstocks that increase the hardiness of the plants. Mango trees begin fruit production in three years and form fruit quickly.
Vietnam variety – medium size, greenish outside, gold inside. Great for salads or with just a spoon. Fruit is creamy and smooth and will bring you to the tropics.
Carrie Mango – the flavor is by far the most outstanding feature of this variety. It has absolutely no fiber and extremely rich in flavor, sweet, aromatic and a pure pleasure to eat.
The tree is a vigorous large grower making it an excellent shade tree complemented by an exceptionally attractive fruit. Relatively cold hardy variety.
This variety is semi-dwarf and great for pot culture. Green to yellow skin, no fiber whatsoever, multiple crops possible. Eaten green or ripe, a Thailand favorite.
It has become the most extensively planted export mango in the New World and it is the benchmark of the commercial mango industry. It’s color, disease resistance, and storage qualities appeal to merchants and consumers worldwide.
It has a very attractive appearance with a mild, sweet flavor. The fruit is virtually fiber-less. Excellent eating quality, consistent production, and effortless to grow. It is easy to determine when to pick because the fruit will turn yellow at its base.
Mango Cogshall is one the best variety for indoor potting culture! This variety is perfect for small yards or as “condo mango” – an ultra compact grower. It has slow growth habit which makes it very easy to control its size with pruning.
This variety is so exceptional, it is patented. Delicious, fabulous creamy coconut-mango flavor. Very large juicy fruit, and probably the most colorful! Brgiht red-orange-yellow. Flavor is exceptional with a coconut hint. Fiber less. Pulp is bright orange.
It has an excellent flavor, large size, and very little fiber. Considered by many to be one of the best tasting Florida mangoes. Eat before fruit gets too ripe. Kent’s are late season crops.
One of the best mango. Middle season bloomer with almost fiber-less fruits fruits The fruit are oblong and are of uniform shape throughout the canopy, average size of 20oz. fruits.
Well-known because it originated in Florida and has been grown here since 1910. It has a good flavor and the fruit is eye catching having a deep yellow base with a crimson blush.
Fruit tastes like Pina Colada! Pickering is a condo mango that has everything for those with limited space. It is great for pot culture and can be maintained in a container at just six feet.
New experimental variety. Larger version of most popular dwarf mango Juliette is a Creamy mango, and is a cross with the variety Gary.
Lemon Zest Mango ,this unique variety has excellent sweet citrus flavor – hence the name. Everyone who tastes this fruit falls in love with it!