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White Pirie and Bombay I love ,both have a honey richness.The only draw back is Bombay does not always bloom well and have to trim well to keep growth in check.But good market for bombay
In Florida, it is thought that Pirie (or Pairi, or Paheri) is the same cultivar as the Jamaican ‘Bombay’ Mango.
Quote from: Squam256 on February 15, 2018, 08:22:33 AMIn Florida, it is thought that Pirie (or Pairi, or Paheri) is the same cultivar as the Jamaican ‘Bombay’ Mango. Just for fun: Trini(dad) claims this one...too.
Aaaah. I was under the impression that they were related. Good to know they are not. I guess the vendor was making up the yellow/gold pirie to sell it. Our China town sell only 3 types of mango Pirie, Haden, and “local mango” which means any/all other mangoes. Often times they falsely label mangoes pirie which is frustrating. Wslau, they are all locally sourced but not sure from which island. It definitely is way to early in the season, but my friends Haden and my moms white pirie both have super small early crop of about 10-20 mangoes that are presently ripening while the rest of the tree is in full bloom. Not sure why this happens. I have seen this happen with my moms white pirie before but not haden. I just had one of each the other day and They were both pretty good.
Most Hawaiians prefer White Pirie, although both are definitely good tasting (piney) mangos.