I do enjoy reading the annual mango thief stories this time of year; not for the tragedy of the loss, but the continual education in the depths some people will stoop to. I've never had a tree close to the road, and (so far) even the squirrels have left my fruit alone. The bell has not tolled for me thus far, but that's fixing to change.
I'm planning a ~5 tree line between my neighbor's house and mine. I told him I'd take care of everything and share the fruit. Wouldn't you know, he was all for it
Anyway, so the line will end pretty close to the street; the closest tree will be probably ~15' from the road. Lots of foot and car traffic continually, so I'm sure the trees will attract attention. I'm thinking it would be wise to pick a mango (or two) that stays green when ripe or can be picked green and ripen reliably off the tree.
Hoping some of you could share your favorite green mango(es). Ideally it would be low/medium vigor, but I'm planning to prune aggressively, if needed.