The Tropical Fruit Forum

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Quote from: gychang on June 13, 2019, 11:16:19 PM

So which are you planning to get?  Sugar Loaf and why?  I'm having similar dilemmas picking out here in hawaii.  Thanks!

if I didn't get sugar loaf I would've gotten an m-4

sugar loaf seems to be spreading and fairly disease resistant like a honey kiss, plus it's a green mango which will deter thieves a bit

Does sugar loaf tree produces lots of fruit in South Florida?

don't know it's still too new to tell

Ok thanks, from your research did you find anything about sugar loaf production?
The taste is excellent, tastes like a pina colada, creamy and sweet.

Hello folks, what a wealth of information on these mangoes in here!     Only have room for one more tree, must choose wisely. 

Should I go with Coconut cream, Sugar loaf E4 or M4?

Considering:
1st  - Production
2nd - Growth habit
3rd  - Fruit Size
4th  - Fruit Taste

I know they all taste really, really good - love the coconut flavor!

Quote from: gychang on June 13, 2019, 11:16:19 PM

So which are you planning to get?  Sugar Loaf and why?  I'm having similar dilemmas picking out here in hawaii.  Thanks!

if I didn't get sugar loaf I would've gotten an m-4

sugar loaf seems to be spreading and fairly disease resistant like a honey kiss, plus it's a green mango which will deter thieves a bit

Does sugar loaf tree produces lots of fruit in South Florida?

1. Sugar Loaf: pineapple/coconut flavor, fairly fast growing tree with a spreading habit. Green mango, gets a little bit of yellow when it's ripe.

2. orange essence: not very disease resistant, seems to be a huge tree that doesn't like to branch laterally, fruit is similar to orange sherbert. Medium sized yellow fruit.

3. honey kiss: dwarf slow growing tree, very precocious, highly productive, highly disease resistant, essentially the perfect tree. Fruit is 8/10 traditional mango flavor, polyembryonic, small red/yellow mango that will ripen on the tree. The fruit are also very easy to peel.

those are the 3 in my yard, if I had to get more then it'd be

4. Cac: highly vigorous, probably not precocious since it's a huge tree, highly disease resistant, best Indochinese mango (that I've tried) very sweet and very acidic, kind of similar to sweet tart.

5. sweet tart: vigorous, vertical growth habit, not sure about precocity, fairly disease resistant. Fruit is small and has a strong Indochinese flavor. May have trouble flowering.

6. po pyu kalay (lemon meringue): early season, easy to tell when to pick, great citrus flavor, very consistent producer. Fruit falls off the tree and bruises easily though. Parent of Lemo

7. pickering: dwarf tree, very precocious, good coconut flavor, fairly disease resistant

but it's probably a better idea to get fruit that will ripen out of mango season like sapodillas, jackfruit, avocados, etc. than be awash in a sea of mangos

Thanks for sharing your list and flavors on the mangoes.

What is the production like for the sugar-loaf tree?

Thank you guys for the replies and comments!!!
One mango tree that I have already planted was Keitt, because it is a very late season, consistent and good flavor with minimal strings.

I was thinking of Coconut Cream or Sugar Loaf mango or maybe Pina Colada.