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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango alongside Durian
« on: July 13, 2022, 03:23:51 PM »I was very bummed that when I went to malayasia (Christmas and new years) it was out of season for the fruits. Although I got to try many different types of durian imported. However, I did see many mango trees with young fruits developing on them all the way from Penang to Singapore
Thanks. I know what you mean. But when it comes to mango, and for SpenceW’s benefit mangifera indica is the default thing people here mean when they say mango, only a small % of trees in Penang appear to set fruit. There’s is at least one famous (within Malaysia) mango: Harumanis - know to grow well in Perlis. I do not know if either other mangoes do well there or not (Maybe it’s a low chill mango?) or if Durian does well there.
So yes SpenceW, their similar yet somewhat different needs is the point of this thread. Hawaii’s split environments fairly close within the same country makes an interesting case (although not quite what I’m looking for).
If the number of mango trees planted in Malaysia is anything to by, people love the fruit and continue to take their chances, probably with seedlings from Thai mangoes. I did get some local mango, what we call Golden Queen, and did see some flower and fruit set. Also interesting, Malaysia gets about 110 inches of rain - double what we get in Bermuda - yet farmers still irrigate even mature durian trees.