The Internet's Finest Tropical Fruit Discussion Forum!"All discussion content within the forum reflects the views of the individual participants and does not necessarily represent the views held by the Tropical Fruit Forum as an organization."
I have a spot in my backyard that is ideal for one of the smaller mango cultivars. I already have Pickering and Angie. Not too fond of Cogshall. I've read that Manilita stays small. How good is it in terms of taste and productivity?
Quote from: mangokothiyan on February 03, 2015, 12:57:31 PMI have a spot in my backyard that is ideal for one of the smaller mango cultivars. I already have Pickering and Angie. Not too fond of Cogshall. I've read that Manilita stays small. How good is it in terms of taste and productivity?Manilita is just an "average" mango tastewise and the fruit size is very small. How about Providence or Farichild?
Can the Providence tree be kept smaller than the Fairchild? Is Providence taste better than Fairchild? Im looking at getting the smallest tree with the best tasting fruit
Jeff, I never had a mango big enough to last a few days..... Those things must be 10lbs...lol
Manilita-Mr Bender (Benders Grove) has a tree. You can go there and taste in a few months. He really likes this variety and it was first to give fruit last year. His tree is about 15 by 15 feet. I ate one fruit and it had a good middle taste. It might be a very reliable tree meaning it fruits well each year. Ask Mike Bender
Rob, any idea how much PRovidence fruit weighs?
Going by the comments above, I've taken Manilita off my list. I already have Honey Kiss. The choice thus narrows down to Fairchild and Venus. Does anyone know how productive Venus is? Or, is it too early to say?
Where in Homestead is the Venus in production?
Quote from: mangokothiyan on February 04, 2015, 06:50:58 PMGoing by the comments above, I've taken Manilita off my list. I already have Honey Kiss. The choice thus narrows down to Fairchild and Venus. Does anyone know how productive Venus is? Or, is it too early to say?In Homestead it has produced quite well and been very precocious. Venus at a minimum produces a larger fruit than Fairchild with a superior flesh-to-seed ratio. Both are excellent. Fairchild appears to be a little more forgiving in terms of when it is harvested and eaten though.