Author Topic: my very own first Pickering mango (Read 5313 times)

Tomas · « **on:** June 23, 2012, 10:13:56 PM »

Hi,

Today one of my Pickering mangoes fell to the ground. I believe it was perfectly ripe, or perhaps slightly overripe. Not really sure. I cannot say that I have much to compare with because I have only eaten a handful of different mango varieties but Pickering is definitely one of my favorites. It had no fiber and a nice flavor. I was surprised how thin the seed was.

Tomas

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2012, 11:00:54 PM »

looks perfectly ripe!

not too late!

i like the pic of the mango fileted for consumption!

Central Floridave · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2012, 08:01:59 AM »

What a coincidense as I ate my first pickering yesterday as well. I would agree it has excellent flavor but I wouldn't call it fiberless.

puglvr1 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2012, 08:18:45 AM »

Looks super Yummy Tomas...congrats on your first Pickering mango. Its one of my favorites too, even though I've only had a few of them so far. My best recollection of the fruit was it was almost fiberless, at least non that I would call noticeable.

I hope I get to taste some from my young tree next year.

lycheeluva · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2012, 08:20:18 AM »

very nice Thomas

zands · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2012, 08:23:01 AM »

Quote from: Tomas on June 23, 2012, 10:13:56 PM

Tomas

Very nice you have a right to be excited. Florida has its problems but at least we have dead ripe backyard mangoes to eat. People up north are forced to eat the faux messed up boiled mangoes from Peru, Ecuador, Brazil etc. I don't like the summer heat in FL but mango cultivation and anticipation and eating makes it more bearable

BluePalm · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2012, 08:33:33 AM »

Congratulations! I hope you get many more.

Tomas · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2012, 10:19:02 PM »

Hi Central Floridave,

It must have been very close to fiberless because I didn't notice any fiber - the flesh was all smooth and soft. Taking all factors into account, I am happy with my Pickering tree.

Tomas

MangoFang · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:16:54 PM »

Do all Pickering have the melon-like stripping on the skin?

Mine doesn't (as yet).....

MFang

Tomas · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2012, 11:35:59 PM »

Actually that's just the sap that happened to create that pattern.

Tomad

bsbullie · « **Reply #10 on:** June 26, 2012, 07:44:26 AM »

Quote from: Tomas on June 25, 2012, 11:35:59 PM

Actually that's just the sap that happened to create that pattern.

Tomad

Yep, wash your mangoes off after you pick them and you wont have the striping or any other discoloration "pattern" from the sap.

Tropicdude · « **Reply #11 on:** June 26, 2012, 03:47:50 PM »

Cut the mangoes off with a few inches of stem and set them on their side after an hour or more you can remove the stems. another option is to pick the mango and immediately turn them and set them upside down on some newspapers etc.

the best thing is to not let them get dripped on at all, sap on the fruit only a few minutes is enough to stain them permanently, and even if its not that noticeable when the fruit is green, when it ripens the stains will show.

the stain marks wont change fruit flavor, its just about esthetics . now when removing fruit from the tree, if sap drips down onto other fruit, the stains can attract fungus, this is why picking fruit with a piece of stem still attached is best method.

Central Floridave · « **Reply #12 on:** June 26, 2012, 03:49:16 PM »

I ate another pickering this morning and it is an excellent tasting mango! So, it its not fiber free, but does have some fiber to it. Which isn't totally a bad thing. I think. The flavor is very good. My small tree that is about 4 feet tall had about 15 fruit on it. Pickering looks like it will be a good producer. I like the small fruit also as I don't like to eat too much in one sitting.

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