Author Topic: Extreme Mango Bloom (Read 9956 times)

FloridaGreenMan · « **on:** February 09, 2012, 08:05:59 PM »

A couple of extreme flowering mango fotos taken today. The first is a tiny Pina Colada mango blooming in a one gallon pot. The trunk is only seven inches high! The second one is my 6 yr old Pin Saen Mun (PSM) that is overloaded with bloom.

Tim · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:12:31 PM »

that's so beautiful

Noel, did you graft that Pina Colada or was it purchased in 1-gal size? That's an inch from the soil ...insane!!!

JF · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:14:08 PM »

Hi Harry

Very impressive! Do the extreme mangos make your top ten list?
JF

Tim · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:16:52 PM »

Quote from: JF on February 09, 2012, 08:14:08 PM

Hi Harry

Very impressive! Do the extreme mangos make your top ten list?
JF

lol ... must be a knee jerk response seeing a beautifully blooming mango

HMHausman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:18:29 PM »

Quote from: JF on February 09, 2012, 08:14:08 PM

Hi Harry

Very impressive! Do the extreme mangos make your top ten list?
JF

That was Noel that posted that, not me. For the record I have not tried Pina Colada. Pim Saen Mun is good for eating green and only mediocre as a fully ripened mango. So, in aner to your question,.......no.

Harry

Tropicalgrower89 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:24:04 PM »

Quote from: HMHausman on February 09, 2012, 08:18:29 PM

Quote from: JF on February 09, 2012, 08:14:08 PM
Hi Harry

Very impressive! Do the extreme mangos make your top ten list?
JF

That was not Noel that posted that, not me. For the record I have not tried Pina Colada. Pim Saen Mun is good for eating green and only mediocre as a fully ripened mango. So, in aner to your question,.......no.

Harry

Not Noel and not you?

Tropicalgrower89 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:24:31 PM »

Quote from: FloridaGreenMan on February 09, 2012, 08:05:59 PM

A couple of extreme flowering mango fotos taken today. The first is a tiny Pina Colada mango blooming in a one gallon pot. The trunk is only seven inches high! The second one is my 6 yr old Pin Saen Mun (PSM) that is overloaded with bloom.

Nice pics!

SWRancher · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:32:47 PM »

Thats one very determined little tree.

JF · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:37:23 PM »

LOL sorry Harry

but that was an unconditional response to a mango subject lol can anyone dispute your elite mango status??

DuncanYoung · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:43:23 PM »

Very determined and impressive! Looks like a low down cleft, nice work!

FloridaGreenMan · « **Reply #10 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:16:38 PM »

That graft was done by Master Grafter Jeff Hagen. The man is a true artisan! By the way, I think PSM is a very good mango. Could be that they taste different in my sandy soil that in Harry's soil. They are probably one of the sweetest mangos when ripe. Taste like sugar.
NR

lycheeluva · « **Reply #11 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:17:04 PM »

awesome psm blooms, Noel. Dont think Ive ever seen so many blooms. Harry, I ate a (ripened) PSM mango at Noels house last year and enjoyed it so much I bought a tree from Jeff. surprised you didnt like it.

lycheeluva · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:19:06 PM »

yeh thats right Noel- you lay into Harry. I didnt think it was especially sweet but I thought it was really flavorful.

FloridaGreenMan · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:35:59 PM »

But it's a fact that fruits taste different depending on the local conditions. I am sure that some fruits taste better growing in Harry's soil than in mine and vice-versa. That's why you can't judge a fruit from one location. Even from season to season they can taste different even on the same tree. I have struggled with Jaboticaba in my soil while my buddy in nearby Parkland grows them in Everglades muck soil does fantastically with them.

zands · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:38:18 PM »

Quote from: FloridaGreenMan on February 09, 2012, 08:05:59 PM

The second one is my 6 yr old Pin Saen Mun (PSM) that is overloaded with bloom.

I thought Pin Saen Mun were supposed to grow upright in habit. Yours is a low rider PSM...low and loaded. Here is a PSM I just planted (another Jeff Hagen graft) front of my air conditioner to beautify it. The town requested people plant shrubs or decorative fences so A/C units are not street visible

HMHausman · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:42:34 PM »

Well, when I said mediocre, I was referring to as compared to other mangoes in my yard. Since I have only planted out mango cutivars that some person of reasonable mango repute thought was excellent, the mediocre moniker doesn't equal a bad mango. Neither does it mean I didn't like it. It is a typical SE Asian flavored mango.....sweet with no real complexity. It is more superlative as a green eating mango for those that like mangoes that way. It is especially good for cooking while green. My Trinidadian neighbores use this mango to make a cooked spiced mango dish I think they call Anchar or something like that. It is one of my all time favorite ways to enjoy mangoes.

Harry

Tropicalgrower89 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2012, 09:43:25 PM »

Another Jeff Hagen graft here.

Carrie mango:

Cookie Monster · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:01:39 PM »

HAHAHAHA I like the PSM 'shrub' to cover the A/C :-)

The PSM is an incredibly beautiful mango tree. It has a fantastic, symmetrically rounded canopy and dark green leaves. Under normal growing conditions, Noel's tree would be much bigger. But, he prunes it to keep it small.

As for flavor, I really like the mangoes from Noel's PSM tree. My wife puts it in her top 5, with Lemon Zest and Okrung being her two favorites.

The PSM is a mango that really appeals to foreigners (eg, hispanics and islanders). Unlike the American palate, which craves sweet and tart, the foreigner much prefers a fruit that has much less of a tart component. Being that my wife is from Central America, I've grown to appreciate that end of the fruit spectrum.

lycheeluva · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:05:17 PM »

interesting that everyone is describing psm as very sweet- my recollection of the one I at at Noel's house was that it did have an acid component. maybe it was a little underipe? either way, I enjoyed it. Now if I could just get my psm tree to put ona flush- it has only had one flush in 18 months despite looking like its in excellent health

HMHausman · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:07:04 PM »

I my years, I have never been at a mango tasting where Pim Saen Mun cracked the top five.

Harry

zands · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:12:15 PM »

JH--Your grafted PSM is nicely budding and will graduate from shrub to tree very soon ...... Then I'll have to make sure tree sheddings don't clog up the A/C coils. But should not be a big issue to keep on top of.

Cookie Monster · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:13:18 PM »

I guess it depends on who is doing the tasting :-). If we exclusively invited my wife's friends over for a mango tasting, the results would be inverted :-). What's 'good' varies fairly dramatically depending on culture.

Quote from: HMHausman on February 09, 2012, 10:07:04 PM

I my years, I have never been at a mango tasting where Pim Saen Mun cracked the top five.

Harry

lycheeluva · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2012, 10:22:31 PM »

harry, id give anyhting to go to one those mango tastings

HMHausman · « **Reply #23 on:** February 10, 2012, 08:07:44 AM »

Quote from: lycheeluva on February 09, 2012, 10:22:31 PM

harry, id give my left nut to go to one those mango tastings

Please keep your nut. Just come down during mango season and either come by my house on a Saturday or my office any week day. You, and anyone else are always welcome!

Harry

adiel · « **Reply #24 on:** February 10, 2012, 08:22:07 AM »

Noel, can you imagine if the Piña Colada holds a fruit?

I tried the Pim Saen Mun once and it was a nice, fiberless and sweet mango. That was a good idea for covering the A/C!!

Adiel

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