what mango variety is this ?

[greenman62]

picked these up at the mexican store.
the PLU code is 4959
i found a site that said its either Tommy, Haden, or Kent

the yellow one looks like  Ataulfo, but, its larger than any  Ataulfo ive seen.
if it is the same one i bought a couple of months ago, it was absolutely delicious.
it had just a tiny bit of fiber near the skin, yellow flsh and sweet.
it was very ripe, but firm, not mushy.

i have 2 seeds and think i will plant them to go with my collection

[wslau]

The colorful ones are Kents from Mexico.  They are in season and have been good to excellent.

[Tropicdude]

Ataulfo seems to vary in size a lot.  and I suspect that exporters just export the same size for uniformity and sell the extra big ones locally.  same happens with other mangoes,   extra large Keitts for example, do not get exported and are sold locally.

Take a look at the Ataulfo in this pdf on Ataulfo.  and see if it matches what you have.
http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/Biodiversitas/Articulos/biodiv96art1.pdf

[Raulglezruiz]

Ataulfo seems to vary in size a lot.  and I suspect that exporters just export the same size for uniformity and sell the extra big ones locally.  same happens with other mangoes,   extra large Keitts for example, do not get exported and are sold locally.

Take a look at the Ataulfo in this pdf on Ataulfo.  and see if it matches what you have.
http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/Biodiversitas/Articulos/biodiv96art1.pdf

That mango is not an Ataulfo, doesn't have the shape of even the color, never since an ataulfo with pink or red colors,...

[sapote]

Ataulfo seems to vary in size a lot.  and I suspect that exporters just export the same size for uniformity and sell the extra big ones locally.  same happens with other mangoes,   extra large Keitts for example, do not get exported and are sold locally.

Take a look at the Ataulfo in this pdf on Ataulfo.  and see if it matches what you have.
http://www.biodiversidad.gob.mx/Biodiversitas/Articulos/biodiv96art1.pdf

That mango is not an Ataulfo, doesn't have the shape of even the color, never since an ataulfo with pink or red colors,...

There are two different mangoes in the pic. OP was talking about the small yellow one, not the red one.

[darkcoolboo]

The red ones should be Haden since the flesh is not as stringy as Tommy and because Hadens are usually redder than Kents. If the other mangos in the same crate at the store are mostly red then you can be sure that it is a Haden.


Haden


vs.

Kent





These links might help:
http://www.mango.org/en/Choosing-Using-Mangos/Mango-Varieties

[JoeP450]

I would say the yellow is atulfo and the right side is a tommy atkins... 99.9999% certain it is not a kent.

-joep450

[bsbullie]

The red ones should be Haden since the flesh is not as stringy as Tommy and because Hadens are usually redder than Kents. If the other mangos in the same crate at the store are mostly red then you can be sure that it is a Haden.


Haden


vs.

Kent





These links might help:
http://www.mango.org/en/Choosing-Using-Mangos/Mango-Varieties

Your assessment based on color is way off.  Kents can and do have reds, yellows and orange coloration.

[bsbullie]

I would say bigger mango is a Kent from the picture  (which is somewhat difficult to clearly see the fruit in).

[greenman62]

so, i went back and got more mangos
i tried to pick the average color. they all seem pretty much the same as these 2
and the first one.
There is a little blush of red on most, but not a lot.

Haden ? Kent ?

I would say bigger mango is a Kent from the picture  (which is somewhat difficult to clearly see the fruit in).

The red ones should be Haden since the flesh is not as stringy as Tommy and because Hadens are usually redder than Kents. If the other mangos in the same crate at the store are mostly red then you can be sure that it is a Haden.

[fyliu]

Why try to figure out the variety? The red ones won't come true from seed anyway. You only know it grew from a mono seed.

[darkcoolboo]

maybe for rootstock, since mono seeds produce stonger seedlings.