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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: If you had to start again, what varieties of mango would you plant?
« on: June 08, 2015, 01:43:03 PM »Interesting. My husband and I both count PPK as one of our favorite mangos, but felt the choc anon had a little better flavor and texture when tasted side by side with PPK at F&S. I liked it so much that I was going to have my husband graft one (to add to the 20+ mango trees we have growing). I had written it off before based on the info online. Maybe the Choc Anons at F&S were not a typical representation.
I know some do it but I do not receommend top working that many varieties on one tree. I would limit it to two varieties. I also see problems in that you put vigorous growing varieties on the same tree with varieties that arenot vigorous. This is a no-no when top working. Oh, just to throw salt in your wound, I do not think you will like Choc Anon.
I just had what was said to be Choc Anon at Fruit and Spice last week and it was fantastic (side by side tasting with PPK). What don't you like about it?
Taste and texture are average at best (I think you will pretty much find the majority here will agree). I would more classify PPK as fantastic...
Unless it was at a special tasting where the fruit was hand picked from the trees, what you ate would have been drops (please correct me if I am wrong). A dropped PPK, which would quickly turn to being overripe, would have serious issues with taste and texture that would make it not representative of what it should be.
As to Choc Anon, I may call you crazy
by you saying you really like it however when it all comes down to it, if you like it that is what is important. I would recommend you trying one again that was known and picked and ripened so you know what you are eating and it is what you like prior to grafting it. Just my 2 pennies...
These came from the tasting table and were supposedly picked ripe (not off the ground). We did fill up on PPK that were on the ground prior to tasting the choc anon and PPK that were inside. The lady that gave us a tour then gave me another choc anon she had picked but hadn't cut up yet. Good idea - I will look for another one to taste sometime prior to putting one in our yard. We picked up PPK from two different places on Pine Island the week before - one was amazing, the other was very good. Possible that the PPK at F&S were over ripe - thus making the texture of the choc anon better at the time.
