I bought one of those at Central Market here in Fort Worth, Texas. Mine said the same thing. I had never seen such a large green mango that was ripe. Very good flavor!!

Leona

I went back to Central Market today and bought two more of the large green mangoes. Today the tag said California "Keitt"!! At least now I know and they are the best and biggest mangoes I have ever eaten.

Leona

Its Keitt I saw some at the CRFG fruit festivle and was amazed by the sise and greenness. I have never seen them forsale tho.

Do you guys know how I could get my hands on a Keitt mango tree? I could trade a Theobroma cacao tree for one.

Ryan

I guess that means that what I thought were Keitt seedlinsg in my greenhouse actually Tommy Atkins. I was sure they were Peruvian keitt as they were smallish fruit with a pronounced blush and excellent flavour. And yes, i know there is only a 1 in 3 chance of getting good fruit from a Mono seedlings.

Hey! Please send some mangos my way! I have not had the pleasure of eating this variety. My grandmother's Hayden mango tree in Hawaii, bore the best fruit for years! Her dog would get fat during mango season, eating a hole through the tough skin and licking around the seed, leaving an empty shell of skin w/ seed. Too bad it was cut down and the house was sold years ago. I'll gladly pay postage if you should need to dispose of some fruit! Your Pal, Mangoless in Maryland. [Eat some for me!]

Damn fine fruit they were too. Perfect blend of sweet, fibre and slight hint of turps. Dare I say it, better than Nam doc mai or Manilla!

Does anyone know where in Cali these are grown [ south is a given]?

I read that its grown in Coachella Valley. An area of desert like climate just with irrigated water. Interesting they grow dates there too.
I certainly agree with all of you, those California "Keitt" are some of the best quality mango I had. And the size. Wow. Most fruit chosen for size and appearance are just horrible. At least now we know maybe the bad tasting genes attach themselves to the good looking fruit genes. hehe.
I've never seen it in any of the mainstream markets here though. I gotta hit the Asian markets, they come in boxes.

They are without a doubt the very best Mango I have ever eaten. I'm going back to the Market today to stock up on them if they have any left. I hope I can find one of these trees for sale. Anyone know where?

Leona

They are indeed mangos from California. I saw boxes of them on sale at Costco yesterday. They are grown by a company called Triple Flag Farms somewhere in So. California. I have a Haden mango tree and now I want one of these as well.