Author Topic: Cogshall Mango in fruit (Read 14589 times)

FloridaGreenMan · « **on:** April 06, 2012, 10:47:06 PM »

Here's my Cogshall mango (4/6/12). It has approx. 75+ good sized fruits. It is 7 years old and is very compact at around 12 feet high. A true condo mango perfect for pots or small properties. Who else is growing and how does yours compare this season? This crop is a little above average although it had a couple of bad years with only 30 to 40 fruits. I have sprayed with Copper a few times this year. These is a luscious fiber free mango that holds the fruit once they set. They also color up nicely as they mature.

Squam256 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2012, 11:46:45 PM »

One of my personal favorites. Really nice, well rounded flavor on these and the growth habit is so easy to manage, even though they aren't really 'dwarf'.

Mr. Clean · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2012, 11:53:42 PM »

Nice pics.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2012, 12:05:08 AM »

The cogshalls I had were in 15 gal pots, and got covered with scale.

The winter this year took the scale off, and the ants that fostered them as well.

Despite being left out in the cold (only about 32 F briefly), the tree flowered and set around 10 very nice fruits....luck would have it, that the tree would get all of its fruits knocked off one by one..either by clumsy visitors to my garden, and my own clumsy self, or the wind!

My pickering has endured the wind much better, and seems to have stems attached to the fruits that aren't as brittle as cogshall.

Has anyone experience nice sized fruits falling off of cogshall due to wind? or are they easy to bust off?

I swear the pickering is much more resistant to wind!

But I'd rather have both mango types in fruit, than just one type...so I grow as many as I can in pots...icecream pickering cogshall for now....I'd like to get some new dwarfs! but not fungus prone cultivars like icecream and julie! Can't wait for some new dwarf varieties like improved Pickering!

stressbaby · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2012, 08:00:35 AM »

This is the only mango I have. It is about 4 feet tall, in a large pot, and holding 4 golf-ball sized fruit, 8 bean-sized fruit, and now blooming again. Production to date has been limited but I am very hopeful this year.

bsbullie · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2012, 08:00:44 AM »

Quote from: Anikulapo on April 07, 2012, 12:05:08 AM

The cogshalls I had were in 15 gal pots, and got covered with scale.

The winter this year took the scale off, and the ants that fostered them as well.

Despite being left out in the cold (only about 32 F briefly), the tree flowered and set around 10 very nice fruits....luck would have it, that the tree would get all of its fruits knocked off one by one..either by clumsy visitors to my garden, and my own clumsy self, or the wind!

My pickering has endured the wind much better, and seems to have stems attached to the fruits that aren't as brittle as cogshall.

Has anyone experience nice sized fruits falling off of cogshall due to wind? or are they easy to bust off?

I swear the pickering is much more resistant to wind!

But I'd rather have both mango types in fruit, than just one type...so I grow as many as I can in pots...icecream pickering cogshall for now....I'd like to get some new dwarfs! but not fungus prone cultivars like icecream and julie! Can't wait for some new dwarf varieties like improved Pickering!

Mallika is a dwarf, and an excellent tasting mango (would rank right up in the tops in most taste tests). There are also a handful of varieties that are being grafted onto dwarfing rootstock. So far, from what I have seen, it seems to work.

There are also a number of varieties that are not absolute dwarfs but with handy work with the pruners you could easily keep them in and fruit them in containers.

mangomandan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2012, 08:49:28 AM »

I got my first real taste of Cogshall last summer. (Thanks, Alex)

A very nice full-flavored mango, and pretty to boot. So I bought one and hope to be tasting my own in a couple years.

It seems like a nice one to recommend to non mango-crazed friends who want one nice mango.

Carbo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2012, 10:44:01 AM »

My one mango tree is a Cogshall, four years in the ground this summer. It's about 7 feet tall and is producing its first fruit this season. Looks like I'll have about a dozen mangos to enjoy come June or July. Yesterday's brief but powerful storm didn't knock off any of the fruits.

puglvr1 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2012, 11:09:20 AM »

NICE mango tree...love all those fruits!! I have 3 of them. One is by accident (sold as a Carrie)...but after it fruited for the first time last year found out its another Coghsall.

Your tree is several weeks ahead of mine by the looks at the size of your fruits.

This one has the most fruits out of the 3 I have. This one is almost 5 years old a little over 5 ft.

This one only fruited on one very small section of the tree...the rest of the branches got "nipped" by a cold snap and the buds froze, but the rest of the tree is in a growth spurt.
This tree is around 5 ft. tall planted 5 years ago.

This is the one I bought as Carrie (labeled that way) and turned out to be another Cogshall...it only bloomed on 3 branches this year. I didn't really want 3 Cogshall but its too late now. I can't graft worth a darn. Tried it several times and failed miserably!! This one is about 4 ft tall and about 5 years old also.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2012, 12:34:51 PM »

Why not sell or trade that cogshall u don't want??? I really want it...so contact me if u want to sell or trade the tree.

I live near u.

Thanks!

Quote from: puglvr1 on April 07, 2012, 11:09:20 AM

NICE mango tree...love all those fruits!! I have 3 of them. One is by accident (sold as a Carrie)...but after it fruited for the first time last year found out its another Coghsall.

Your tree is several weeks ahead of mine by the looks at the size of your fruits.

This one has the most fruits out of the 3 I have. This one is almost 5 years old a little over 5 ft.

This one only fruited on one very small section of the tree...the rest of the branches got "nipped" by a cold snap and the buds froze, but the rest of the tree is in a growth spurt.
This tree is around 5 ft. tall planted 5 years ago.

This is the one I bought as Carrie (labeled that way) and turned out to be another Cogshall...it only bloomed on 3 branches this year. I didn't really want 3 Cogshall but its too late now. I can't graft worth a darn. Tried it several times and failed miserably!! This one is about 4 ft tall and about 5 years old also.

puglvr1 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2012, 02:01:41 PM »

If they haven't been in the ground for all those years I probably would take you up on it...but I really don't want to dig them up now. Especially since there's really not a lot of fruit I'll be getting from them this year. But Thanks for the offer though!

Also forgot to mention that all 3 of these Mango trees have been severely damaged by freeze at least a few times...I would never trade or sell these since they have been damaged so badly. It wouldn't be fair to you...to this day the freeze damage is still very visible if you really look at the trees up close.

JF · « **Reply #11 on:** April 08, 2012, 11:22:58 AM »

Noel, that's a very nice compact tree that the reason I bough mine. Thanks for sharing the pics.
JF

lycheeluva · « **Reply #12 on:** April 08, 2012, 11:30:43 AM »

gorgeous trees pug
just threw away 3 huge mangoes that i bought in china town- i left them to ripen at home and when they did, they were incredibly fiborus and bland as watermelon rind.

puglvr1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2012, 08:07:44 PM »

Thanks Lycheeluva!!

HMHausman · « **Reply #14 on:** April 09, 2012, 05:25:55 PM »

Quote from: lycheeluva on April 08, 2012, 11:30:43 AM

gorgeous trees pug
just threw away 3 huge mangoes that i bought in china town- i left them to ripen at home and when they did, they were incredibly fiborus and bland as watermelon rind.

You eat a lot of watermelon rind up your way, Gerry?? LOL.

Harry

DRFixembones · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2012, 09:50:50 PM »

Surprisingly watermelon rind is rich in nitric oxide. The active ingredient in Viagra. Vasodilator. LOL

Tropicalgrower89 · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2012, 09:53:53 PM »

Quote from: DRFixembones on April 11, 2012, 09:50:50 PM

Surprisingly watermelon rind is rich in nitric oxide. The active ingredient in Viagra. Vasodilator. LOL

lmao.

Tim · « **Reply #17 on:** April 12, 2012, 12:52:07 AM »

Hahaha I wonder how many of you braving this challenge to report back some results

anaxel · « **Reply #18 on:** April 12, 2012, 04:54:46 PM »

hi,
nice mango tree

lycheeluva · « **Reply #19 on:** April 13, 2012, 02:08:05 AM »

Quote from: HMHausman on April 09, 2012, 05:25:55 PM

Quote from: lycheeluva on April 08, 2012, 11:30:43 AM
gorgeous trees pug
just threw away 3 huge mangoes that i bought in china town- i left them to ripen at home and when they did, they were incredibly fiborus and bland as watermelon rind.

You eat a lot of watermelon rind up your way, Gerry?? LOL.

Harry

na, i didnt eat it- threw all 3 mangoes away after one bite. with mangosteen, longons and jakfruit now available on a steady basis, a fruit has to be tp notch to make it into my stomach

puglvr1 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 13, 2012, 08:06:58 AM »

Lol...I've had my share of those 'watermelon rind' tasting mangoes more often than I care to admit from the grocery stores...definitely NOT worth eating!

The one mango that I've had the best luck with from the produce grocery/stores are the Ataulfo/Champagne/Manila those have been very good to excellent most of the time I've bought them.

lycheeluva · « **Reply #21 on:** April 13, 2012, 08:18:49 AM »

agreed Pug!
the champagne mangoes are about the best store bought mangoes but i would only rate them as good. i have never ha an excellent champagne mango.

puglvr1 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 13, 2012, 09:31:31 AM »

Well...excellent to me compared to most of the Tommy Atkins I've bought from Walmart and other grocery stores that is,lol...

WhitH · « **Reply #23 on:** April 13, 2012, 04:39:42 PM »

Great looking tree, FloridaGreenMan! Love the compactness.

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