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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Varieties for CA Central Coast
« on: March 31, 2024, 10:59:08 PM »Most (if not all) Manila mango trees found in commercial nurseries (home depot, lowes etc) are laVerne grown seedlings.
That's interesting. So am I actually better off going to a Home Depot/Lows/etc than any of the nurseries listed above?
My wife would be happy with a Manila Mango, which sounds like a fairly common variety.
There are 2 varieties usually called Manila that are commonly found here in California. Both are NOT true Manila. One of the variety found in the large box stores like HD, Lowe's & Armstrong which is sometimes referred to as the La Verne(Everde) Manila. These seedlings mostly produce fibrous ripe fruits and on a very rare occasion u get a fiberless fruits. They make excellent green eating sour mangos if that's ur thing. The other are the Ataulfo mangos we get from Mexico. Many times they are referred to as Manila and many mom & pop nurseries will call these Manilas. Most seedlings produce identical fruits to the store. They are fiberless fruits just like what u find. They are however I would say one of the worst for eating sour green. Both make excellent rootstocks here.
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Oye. So most Manila Mango trees out there aren't actually Manila? My understanding is a Manila mango should taste quite sweet and be fiberless. I would hate to put a lot of work into growing one if it's not actually going to taste like that...
So is Manila a variety I should avoid in general?
It will depend on what it is you are trying to accomplish. If u do not plan to graft. The La Verne Manila will produce very sweet but very fibrous stringy fruits. The Ataulfo seedlings which you can start your own produces sweet fibor free ripe fruits. The true Manila from the Phillipines we never get here and I have never tasted is probably the Carabao. All the long yellow mangos we get whether it's the brand Honey, Bunny, Champagne, Phillipines, etc. are all Ataulfos. If grafting is not your thing try to obtain some seedlings of poly varieties like Sweet Tart.