I had 9 Pickering fruits from 2 different counties this season, they were all very good, but I would never venture to say Pickering has ever “WOW”d me… to me it’s just a very good medium/fairly sweet mango with maybe some coconut flavor sometimes, but I’ve had them what I consider bland wuite a few times where now it doesn’t surprise me. In my opinion. I do think it shines in growth habit/small Size and it’s famous ability for being the most precocious of
All Florida mangos, but I don’t think the flavor aspect was ever in the elite category. I’ve even had some at seemingly perfect ripeness that I would consider bad tasting, with a very funky/displeasing flavor. That being said It sounds like it may be making its name as the most consistent bloomer and producer and most precocious and maybe most disease resistant well rounded south Florida mango of all time.
Completely unrelated, Best mango of season for me was CAC from Alex Salazar in Palm Beach, I told him how good it was and he said it’s an “elite” mango. Which is big words from a guy like that.