Who still has mangos on the tree in Florida and what varieties are they?

[TonyinCC]

It has been an early mango season this year that apparently also ended early at least in Southeast Florida. My Dad's Valencia Prides in North Ft Myers were done by mid July this year,usually a few hold til at least the 10th of August so maybe SW Florida also is about done.
 I still have Little Gem hanging in Southwest Florida and have seen a few Keitt trees still holding a lot of fruit. I am trying to see how long Little Gem will hold this year but am fighting a losing battle with the animals. I have less than a dozen fruit left and The Possums are getting one or two almost every night. I have resorted to scattering apples and starfruit on the ground to try to keep them out of my tree. It seems I am catching one almost every night and relocating them alive far enough away that they won't come back.

[Orkine]

Beverly, Keitt and a few stragglers of Choc Anon.

[fliptop]

I still have Neelam on the tree.

[roblack]

lots of Keitts in the Homestead area.

[FLnative]

Picked last Maha Chanok yesterday, have one Lemon Zest hanging, and a dozen+ Honey Kiss left.

[pineislander]

All mine are finished, picked last 75 pounds of Kent this past week. I see some Keitt hanging down the street.

[johnb51]

All mine are finished, picked last 75 pounds of Kent this past week. I see some Keitt hanging down the street.

Do your Kents get a lot of MBBS?

[pineislander]

I have seen some, less than Haden and some other varieties. This summer has been exceptionally dry in my area and the Kents were not so bad this year, pretty good. I have a fairly large Kent tree about 10 years old and this year got in excess of 100 pounds of good clean harvestable fruit.

[johnb51]

I have seen some, less than Haden and some other varieties. This summer has been exceptionally dry in my area and the Kents were not so bad this year, pretty good. I have a fairly large Kent tree about 10 years old and this year got in excess of 100 pounds of good clean harvestable fruit.

Nice!

[Triphal]

I remember Neelam was the last type of mango available in the markets till late September, and the end of the monsoon season in India. Looking at your Neelam fruit picture it may need some more time before harvesting and then storing it to ripen on a straw bed before it is ready to be consumed.

[fliptop]

Thanks, Triphal, I was wondering about harvesting them. From what I gathered from a Truly Tropical video, I'm looking for a full body, brown stem, and a yellow color breaking on them? Also, are they eaten when firm soft, soft, or really soft for best flavor?

I'm guessing (hoping) a countertop works as well as straw, as I went with Formica in the kitchen as opposed to sticks or straw? Thanks!

[skhan]

I have a few Neelams left on the tree.
I had to harvest the majority of else the wildlife wouldn't let me get any.

[Triphal]

Sorry. I am out of touch in that aspect for 60 years! But I remember eating a fresh whole Neelam during a match lunch break in early October!

[bovine421]

Sorry Rob I only have one Valencia Pride or I would share

In 2019 the last one was picked third week in September





I still have not learned mango edicate I eat out of a bowl with a fork

[Brev Grower]

I still have a tree full of keitt, 2 NDM, 1 LZ, and 2 of a seedling tree. Still eating ST from the fridge.

[TonyinCC]

My starfruit is dropping enough fruit that the animals are leaving my remaining Little Gems alone for the moment. Gave them a tug today and they were still firmly attached.
 I have a Maha Chanok in full bloom right now.That Maha tree never cropped before and it dropped its spring bloom due to drought.

[johnb51]

My starfruit is dropping enough fruit that the animals are leaving my remaining Little Gems alone for the moment. Gave them a tug today and they were still firmly attached.
 I have a Maha Chanok in full bloom right now.That Maha tree never cropped before and it dropped its spring bloom due to drought.

How many Little Gems are left, Tony?

[JakeFruit]

There's a big Haden I go by fairly regularly that still has a few dozen fruit on it, but they are all about 40' up. Can't imagine there's much good left to eat on the fruit after the drop.

[FMfruitforest]

There's a big Haden I go by fairly regularly that still has a few dozen fruit on it, but they are all about 40' up. Can't imagine there's much good left to eat on the fruit after the drop.

Large Haden here stopped dropping mangoes back Early July, or maybe these aren’t hadens

[palmcity]

There's a big Haden I go by fairly regularly that still has a few dozen fruit on it, but they are all about 40' up. Can't imagine there's much good left to eat on the fruit after the drop.

Large Haden here stopped dropping mangoes back Early July, or maybe these aren’t hadens

Haden are usually maturing much earlier than now as you described. I'm not saying it's impossible to have Haden still on your tree but It would be much more likely for it to be Kent mangos and not Haden at this time of the year in South Florida.

[TonyinCC]

Three Little Gems are still hanging and I estimate they would stay on the tree another week if I don't pick them earlier. Yesterday we tried one that had come easily off the tree two weeks earlier and then was directly refrigerated as an experiment. It shriveled a bit and was soft but had no off flavors. Most mangoes develop increasingly nasty off flavors within a day or two of reaching a semisoft "overripe" status. This mango reaches its best eating state when it nears the texture of a soft peach with at least a portion of the flesh turning a darker orange.  (at least in my opinion)
 I think it can be added to the short list that can be refrigerated if nearly ripe for more than just a day or two with minimal loss of quality. One taster actually preferred the slightly shriveled fruit to one ripened off the tree on the counter indoors for a week.

[JakeFruit]

Haden are usually maturing much earlier than now as you described. I'm not saying it's impossible to have Haden still on your tree but It would be much more likely for it to be Kent mangos and not Haden at this time of the year in South Florida.

Here's a pic of three that (mostly) survived the drop today. Really delicious, classic mango flavor with hints of coconut and fruit cocktail syrup. They get jelly-seeded pretty severely when they are ripe like this. The jelly seed along with the blush had me thinking they were Hadens, but they are also really large (some get cannonball-sized). Maybe they are Kents....

[TonyinCC]

Anyone still have fruit on their trees? My last Little Gem held on the tree and came off at a touch on September 10th.

[palmcity]

Anyone still have fruit on their trees? My last Little Gem held on the tree and came off at a touch on September 10th.

Yes, many Keitt mangos