Dot Blooms smell

[TnTrobbie]

Anyone else with a Dot flowering mango tree notice its distinct smell? A lil bit of stinky like a wet dog with some hints of canned sweet corn? No wonder its the most laiden with flies in my yard.

[mangomandan]

And perhaps a tasty touch of mildew in the mix?  No wonder Dot is among my favorite fragrances.

[jc]

I can't say wet dog, but it's definitely funkier than the others in the yard. Very different than SE asian varieties. I get a lot of fly activity as well. Mine is working on its third bloom of the season. Decent fruitset so far. I give it the most attention due to its susceptibility to anthracnose. 

[bsbullie]

I can't say wet dog, but it's definitely funkier than the others in the yard. Very different than SE asian varieties. I get a lot of fly activity as well. Mine is working on its third bloom of the season. Decent fruitset so far. I give it the most attention due to its susceptibility to anthracnose.

Also seems to have susceptibility to powdery mildew.

[jc]

Interesting that you say that. I've seen some light PM on most of my trees and very heavily on my neighbor's mature trees. Much more PM this season than the previous two seasons.  I have not observed any PM on the Dot. I'm pleasantly surprised. I might have sprayed it once with sulfur when i saw  PM breakout on the neighbor's trees. Go figure.

I can't say wet dog, but it's definitely funkier than the others in the yard. Very different than SE asian varieties. I get a lot of fly activity as well. Mine is working on its third bloom of the season. Decent fruitset so far. I give it the most attention due to its susceptibility to anthracnose.

Also seems to have susceptibility to powdery mildew.

[Tropicalgrower89]

All of my mango flowers have a cornbread-like smell.

[HMHausman]

You guys are sounding like you are having olfactory hallucinations.  You're starting to rival those wine geeks that get all those smell essences in their wine bouquets. I haven't stuck my nose up to any of my mango blooms as they all generally stink to me.  I am going to do some further sniffing to see if I can discern the kind of smell variation you are detecting.

[TnTrobbie]

No PM or Anthrac on my blooms as I've been treating the trees prophylactically. So its not the decay/break down causing the smell.

[jc]

Smell a PPK and then smell a Dot. Totally different!  PPK actually has a lemon scent. Of course you probably need a ladder to smell your bloom...

You guys are sounding like you are having olfactory hallucinations.  You're starting to rival those wine geeks that get all those smell essences in their wine bouquets. I haven't stuck my nose up to any of my mango blooms as they all generally stink to me.  I am going to do some further sniffing to see if I can discern the kind of smell variation you are detecting.

[HMHausman]

Smell a PPK and then smell a Dot. Totally different!  PPK actually has a lemon scent. Of course you probably need a ladder to smell your bloom...

Will do.  Actually have some that will be reachable from ground level without the aid of a ladder.

[fisherking73]

My ppk had a great lemonish aroma with its blooms. My other trees smell like dirt lol

[jc]

Did a brief walk through the yard and smelled the mango bloom. I think many have similar smells but some stand out as different to me.

Angie, rose scented, strongest aroma, quite pleasant
Dot, musky funk, strong aroma
Southern Blush, similar to Dot with less funk but more sweet floral aroma
Brahm Kai Mea, kind of honey like sweet, light and mild aroma
Maha Chanok, interesting tropical fruit like aroma. ( not like the fruit or leaves but still kind of complex)

VP, Coco Cream, Gary, Mallika,  and Beverly  aromas were not very distinctive, but that  may change as the bloom matures.

[MangoMan2]

You guys are sounding like you are having olfactory hallucinations.  You're starting to rival those wine geeks that get all those smell essences in their wine bouquets. I haven't stuck my nose up to any of my mango blooms as they all generally stink to me.  I am going to do some further sniffing to see if I can discern the kind of smell variation you are detecting.

Lol. Just To funny.

I myself, love to walk the grove early in the morning before the wind starts and smell the trees in bloom. I'll have to go and smell the Dots.

[bsbullie]

With all this talk of sniffing...blooms, yeah, blooms...I am sure Sheehan will make his presence known very soon.