Mangos
Some of our favorite Mango varieties that we carry: (* = Dwarf Variety) Variety Origin Outside Appearance Inside Appearance Taste Matures Bailey's Marvel Click for picture Pine Island Large, roundish, yellow/pink skin Orange fruit Very sweet Mid-Summer Beverly ? Large, yellow skin Yellow fruit Very sweet, juicy Late *Carrie Seedling (Sophie Fry) - Zill, Delray Beach, FL 1940 Large, roundish, yellow-green skin Orange fruit Very sweet, creamy Early *Cogshall Click for picture Pine Island - 1940 Large, yellow/green skin Yellow fruit Sweet, spicy Early Cushman Seedling, Miami, FL 1936 Large, round, yellow skin Dark Yellow fruit Very sweet, spicy Mid Dominica ? Peach color skin Dark yellow fruit, large seed, some fiber Sweet with spice Mid Dot Seedling (Carrie) - Boynton Beach, FL Large, yellow with pink skin Dark yellow Sweet Mid Duncan Seedling (Saigon?) - W. Palm Beach, FL Medium, yellow/orange skin Orange fruit Very sweet Mid Edward Miami, FL 1920 (Haden X Carabao) Medium to large, elongated ovate, yellow green w/red blush Small seed, yellow fruit Sweet, juicy Early Glenn Click for picture Haden Seedling, Miami, FL 1940 Large, bright yellow, orange-red blush Dark Orange fruit Very sweet Early Golden Lippens Click for picture Seedling (Lippens) - Miami, FL - 1942 Very large, bright yellow with pink blush Dark yellow Very sweet Mid *Graham Julie, Trinidad Large, oval, yellow Dark Orange fruit Very sweet and rich Late *Ice Cream Tobago Small, roundish, yellow-green skin Dark yellow Very sweet, creamy, spicy Mid *Julie Trinidad Small, flat oblong, green to red Orange fruit Very sweet, some fiber Early Keitt Click for picture Seedling (Mulgoba), Homestead, FL 1945 Very large, ovate, green/pink skin Orange fruit Sweet Late Kent Coconut Grove, FL 1944 (Brooks) Large, Ovate, greenish yellow with red shoulders Orange fruit Sweet Mid to Late Kheio Sawohei Thailand Medium, green when ripe, oblong Yellow fruit Sweet, somewhat spicy Early *Mallika Click for picture India - 1978 Large, oblong, yellow skin Orange fruit Very sweet Mid Marilyn Click for picture Seedling (?), Lido Key, FL Very large, green with pink shoulders Orange fruit Very sweet Mid *Nam Doc Mai Thailand - 1973 Large, yellow/green, oblong Yellow fruit Very sweet, spicy Mid Okrong Picom Thong Thailand Large, yellow, oblong Yellow fruit with a fibrous, thick seed Sweet, very spicy Mid Pim Sane Mun ? Large, green/yellow skin Water seed (rots), large seed Very sweet Mid Prahm Kai Mia Thailand Medium, green oblong Orange fruit Very sweet Mid Southern Blush ? Large, yellow with red skin Orange fruit, some fiber Sweet Mid Val Carrie ? Large, yellow skin Orange fruit Very sweet, spicy Mid Valencia Pride Seedling (Haden) - 1937 Large, green/pink skin, oval Dark yellow, little fiber Sweet, spicy Mid Wise ? Medium, round, yellow with green skin Dark yellow fruit Sweet, some fiber   Zill Seedling (Haden), Lake Worth, FL - 1922 Small, round, green with red blush Little fiber, yellow fruit Sweet Early Please note that the descriptions of the"Taste" of these varieties are based solely on the opinions of Richard Parker and Robert Greenwald, who consider ourselves experts in this area (in other words, they are definitely to be trusted)! We usually have quite a few different varieties in stock. If you have any questions, please call us at 941-475-0557, or e-mail us at: lightworksnursery@yahoo.com For instant information, although somewhat outdated, please go here ("Fruits of Warm Climates" by Julia F. Morton): http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mango_ars.html Other great mango sites to check out: http://www.fairchildgarden.org/horticulture/mangotrees.html http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/3348/mangos.html Home | Tropical Fruit Trees | Articles by Richard Parker | Links

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