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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fallen mangos
« on: October 12, 2012, 09:32:15 AM »
I think that most mangos, if they fall to the ground when ripe or nearly so, will bruise pretty badly. And most of the flesh will be icky.
I wonder if anyone can think of cultivars where this isn't necessarily so, where all or most of the fruit will still taste good if you pick up the mango off the ground soon after it falls. Years ago a neighbor had such a tree, but didn't know the variety. The fruit was fairly large, like a Hayden, but a bit rounder I think.
Perhaps some of the smaller, Asian mangos might have this quality?
I wonder if anyone can think of cultivars where this isn't necessarily so, where all or most of the fruit will still taste good if you pick up the mango off the ground soon after it falls. Years ago a neighbor had such a tree, but didn't know the variety. The fruit was fairly large, like a Hayden, but a bit rounder I think.
Perhaps some of the smaller, Asian mangos might have this quality?