will mangoes grow/produce... Melbourne Beach (beachside)

[savemejebus]

Very likely purchasing property on the beach in Melbourne Beach/Sebastian area. Worth it to plant a mango or two? If not, anyone know what will grow relatively well? This would right along A1A on the beachside.

[kapps]

Yes definitely. I’m a couple miles inland in Sebastian and have a couple producing mangoes.

[Jaboticaba45]

I’ve seen mangoes literally right next to the ocean. Maybe 100 yards out from where the sand starts. Huge wild one probably turpentine at least 50+ years.

[JR561]

Am I wrong but havent some people fruited mamey up there in Melbourne?

Im sure mango would work.

[shaneatwell]

One of the cross streets just south of whiteys bait and tackle (river oaks?) has a house with several mango trees. I understood from the owner they fruit just fine but wildlife gets most of it.

[achetadomestica]

It helps to look around the surrounding neighborhoods to see what's already growing.
Be prepared to protect the younger trees the first couple years. I lost a couple young mangos
this past Winter when we had 2 nights of frost. My bigger trees are loaded with flowers/fruit

[Calusa]

One of the cross streets just south of whiteys bait and tackle (river oaks?) has a house with several mango trees. I understood from the owner they fruit just fine but wildlife gets most of it.

Whitey's is still there? Wow I haven't been over there in about 40 years. 

[ofdsurfer]

Climate wise yes they will fruit well in Melbourne Beach.  Your main problem if you are right on A1A will be salt spray.  I am four houses West of A1A in Mel Beach.  Before my sapodilla and seagrape windbreak got big enough my mangos would suffer anytime we got hard onshore winds.  I have friends who have given up trying to grow them beachfront, because even on the West side of their house they die after a few days of onshore wind.  Hope it helps.

[JR561]

Climate wise yes they will fruit well in Melbourne Beach.  Your main problem if you are right on A1A will be salt spray.  I am four houses West of A1A in Mel Beach.  Before my sapodilla and seagrape windbreak got big enough my mangos would suffer anytime we got hard onshore winds.  I have friends who have given up trying to grow them beachfront, because even on the West side of their house they die after a few days of onshore wind.  Hope it helps.

Would this rootstock help with that?
https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/13-1

[ofdsurfer]

Climate wise yes they will fruit well in Melbourne Beach.  Your main problem if you are right on A1A will be salt spray.  I am four houses West of A1A in Mel Beach.  Before my sapodilla and seagrape windbreak got big enough my mangos would suffer anytime we got hard onshore winds.  I have friends who have given up trying to grow them beachfront, because even on the West side of their house they die after a few days of onshore wind.  Hope it helps.

Would this rootstock help with that?
https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/product-page/13-1

I doubt it.  It is salt spray from the ocean that is the problem not high salt content in the soil. 

[Pan Dulce]

OFDSurfer, I was at your place 7 or so years ago, to drop off some 3 gallon Luc's garcinias. I remember you having jackfruit, is your tree still doing well? I've got friends that just moved to Indialantic and were wondering what tropical fruit they could grow.

[johnb51]

My son just moved to Melbourne.  I've noticed that the salt spray can be pretty outrageous along A1A there.  It's never like that around here.  I was living about a half-mile from the beach in Deerfield, and all my trees were very healthy.

[JakeFruit]

A pitch apple hedge might help with the sea spray issue and provide privacy fairly quickly.