I'm Jay, Mark, and posted the question because a neighbor lost a 30 year old Starch mango tree during hurricane Irma and is seeking a replacement. Some folks enjoy the fruit but I wasn't particularly fond of it though I only tried it one season, and most were windfalls. It is probably one of those things where a taste you grew up with can evoke very strong personal feelings and loyalty.
Hi Jay. Interesting how that works, like some kind of taste/smell deja vu. As long as it doesn't smell like turnip greens smothered in onions boiling away on a stove top.....
Here in Texas folks growing tropicals in large greenhouses suited for protecting tall fruit trees are few and far between. In fact as far as I know I'm the only one "crazy" enough to be growing in a greenhouse with 10' columns and an 18' peak. Where I'm going with this is there's hundreds of backyard growers in Texas growing mangos when they shouldn't be except for the fantastic dwarf, Pickering. They have to haul them in to a hoophouse, the garage or the bathroom come freezes.
We just had a 5 day spell of very frigid weather and a Houston grower posted a 15' tall backyard mango tree with Lemon Zest and Mahachanok grafted high and asked, "how do I protect this"?...a bit tongue in cheek. I advised he cut it down to 1' above the ground and graft low.
He actually got it covered and it's loaded with blossoms now!