And the winner is......................................................................................Pickering!!!

Thanks for the advice guys.  My plan is to grow the trees in pots until I can taste the fruit and then plant them in the ground.  I have several reasons for this.  Peoples favorite fruits is a subjective opinion.  Until I taste the fruits I won't know what my favorites are.  I figure I can sell the trees that I don't like and recoup most of my money.  Secondly if a cold spell comes thru I can put my plants together and put a couple space heaters on them.  I afraid of planting small trees in the ground only to have them die.  The larger I can get the plants in pots the safer they will be in the ground.

I have all the trees in 15 gallon pots for now.  If I need to I can repot them into 24" pots or 45 gallon pots.  Do you guys think that 15 gallon pots are large enough?  Since the plants are going to be permanently kept in pots I planted them in half Kellogs palm mix and half Supersoil palm mix.

Mangodog and others, about how long does mango fruit take to mature in SoCal?  The two varieties I'm seriously thinking about letting hold one fruit is the Edward and Pickering.  The Edward is the largest of my trees so I figure it can handle it.  It is also an early variety so I figure I have the best chance of its fruit maturing before winter sets in.  How long do Edward and Pickering fruit take to mature in SoCal?

Nullzero, it's good to hear that your Julie is flushing for a second time this year.  That is one of the major reasons I wanted to try that type.  I was hoping that in SoCals dry weather the tree would fruit twice a year like it does in Jamaica.  Now you just have to see if it will hold the fruit and if the fruit will mature before winter sets in.

Bill

Alright a little update on my mango trees.  I have had these for almost two months now.  They are all in 15 gallon pots.

Dot, getting ready to flush.



Edward flowering.



Julie flowering.



Pickering, this was the first one to flower.



Rosigold flush.



Southern Blush flush.  This tree was pathetic looking when I got it from TT. 



Maha Chanok, getting ready to flower or flush?



I think all these plants internal clocks are messed up from the shipping and change in weather from Florida to Calilfornia.  I think this is what is causing the late season flowering.  I also read that dry weather can cause mangos to flower.  So the dry SoCal air is also making them flower.  I would really rather have them having growth flushes instead of flowering.  So my questing is on the trees that I think are big enough to hold fruit should I let them?  If I let one fruit hold on the Pickering will it mature before the winter stops it from maturing?  I don't want the plant to put 4-6 months of energy into a fruit only to have it stop ripening when winter hits and I have to remove it.  Any advice?  How long do these fruit take to mature in SoCal?

Bill

Is Cogshall early?  Pine Island says it ripens June and July.  Does that sound right?

Bill

Common Fang. Where are the pics?  I want to see how your trees are doing in that 110 degree heat.

Bill

BSBullie, thanks for the response.  When someone has tasted a lot of mangoes I always find it interesting what their favorites are.

Bill

The whole printing, writing, labeling conversation.  I read it three times and still don't understand what you guys are talking about.

Bill

Last winter here in Southern California several of the Home Depots had the Vigoro palm fertilizer on sale for $4 for the large bag.  I don't remember how much it weighed.  Maybe 20 pounds.  40 pounds sound like too much.  The point is watch for it and when it goes on sale buy in bulk.  The palm fertilizer appears to have all the minor elements needed for mangos.

Bill

I've read this post 3 times and still don't understand what the heck you guys are talking about.

Very nice photo.  Thanks for posting.  Definitely a lot of mango goodness there.

Bill

Very cool.  Thanks for sharing the pics.  I have to ask the usual question.  What is your favorite variety?

 And also what are your earliest varieties?

Thanks,
Bill

I'm having the same problem.  It looks like someone deleted a lot of mangos from the list.

The list is also showing Southern Blush and Spirit of 76 as early?  I thought they both fruited about the same time in June or July. 

The list also shows San Felipe as early.  PIN says it fruits in June.  Is June considered early?  I thought that was mid season.

Bill

And I didn't realize Edward was such an early bearer. Would you guys say it is normal in Florida for Edward to fruit in April and May?  Or was it an abnormally early year for them for some reason? 

Plus the talk of possibly fruiting twice in a year and now I'm really excited about my Edward tree purchase.  Just a chance of two harvests makes me want to buy a tree.
Bill

Another So Cal Mango grower!  Cool!

Nice trees.

Bill