Cultivar Information for the
master list of compact mango treesCultivar Name:
Rapoza Tree Size, Growth Rate, Vigorousness-- Another naturally compact tree, per the appearance of two trees at Zill's, is the 'Rapoza', originally from Hawai'i.
(REF)-- I planted one from a 3 gal a year and a half ago. It has tripled in size, it is over 8ft tall.
(REF)-- It is a very vigorous grower for me.
(REF)Productivity and Precociousness-- It can be recommended to anyone wanting a compact tree with disease-resistant fruits and very good productivity
(REF)-- It flowered early and set lots of fruit and currently has new flowers. During the first flowering, we had a lot of rain so it handles the wet well. There are 3 large mangos on the tree now, over a pound.
(REF)-- supposedly very resistant to disease...and a great mango...
the disease/humidity tolerance alone makes it a winner in eyes.
maybe a good choice for the FL growers who want to go organic, and spray less?
(REF)-- good production
(REF)Ripening Time (Location dependent)-- Over here best late season mangos are 1) Rapoza
(REF)Flavor / Color / Tasting Notes-- fruit size and color and flavor similar to 'Kent.'
(REF)-- If what I hear is correct, the Florida red is the Hawaiian rapoza. That said, when Robert is here unloaded a bunch of Florida reds last late June, my wife thought they were some of the best mangos she's ever tasted. I'd agree that they were a top 5 for me that year. My rapoza is about to fruit this year for the first time. bloomed twice and is a vigorous grower. No disease problems yet.
Wish I could tell you more.
(REF)-- If you compare ratings for Florida Red versus ratings for Rapoza, you will see that Florida Red will get much higher ratings in Florida, even on this forum. Never mind that they are both the same mango.
What does this tell you about influence of preconceived ideas in ratings?
Rapoza does very well here in super rainy east Hawaii. It has great feature of continued flowering until it finally hits a bit of a dry spell, then you get a very good flower set. It has a lot of good qualities going for it: good coloration, good production, good sized, disease resistance, and ofcourse great taste. I'm sure it could be improved upon....but then again what fruit can't? It is a seedling and improved version of Irwin, so if you don't like Irwin you may not like it? I don't know i haven't tried Irwin yet.
(REF)-- Nothing bad about either however not my favorite. Irwin had more of an almost generic mango taste like that of a really good Haden (not saying it tasted like a Haden but of just a classic mango flavor). The Rapoza I have had have had a more distinctive flavor like that of a more intense Irwin with a citrusy component.
Again, both were good but not what I would call my favorite.
(REF)-- Rapoza = ultra fibreless! even the seed has no clinging fibres.
(REF)-- At the Broward RFVC meeting, Eric from Pine Island spoke about rapoza. He said they have been grown in Homestead for the last 20 years, marketed as Redland Reds. He rated them a 10 in taste. I bought a rapoza at the Fairchild mango festival last year.
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