mango variety suggestions New Orleans (9b)

11 years ago

i want to buy 3 Mango trees in a few weeks
2 months tops (i cant wait)

In New Orleans we get a lot of rain and humidity
the rain stays all year round.
We are one of the highest rainfall cities in the USA.

the next problem is i am in zone 9b
it freezes here a couple times a year on average.
rarely under 28F for more than a few hours
the sun always warms things up down here.

i heard a fast growing vigorous p[plant is best
so, if there is any cold damage,
it will come back easier in spring.

i should really be trying to keep them all height restricted,
but, i have a spot i figure i can let at least one of them get rather large. the other 2 will have to be trimmed to
10-12ft and 12-15ft
that said, someone told me to get a vigorous plant, so that if it does get cold damaged, it will bounce back easily.

i was going to go with 3 from this list
(it took me a week to narrow it down to these )

Top Tropi***als list Bailey's Marvel
and Glenn as more cold-hardy than other varieties...
Is this true ?

in order as of now...

- Glenn,
- Nam Doc Mai,
- golden nugget,
- Alphonso,
- Angie,
- Pickering,
- Valencia Pride,
- choc-anon,

reason for the picks
for each mango listed...

Alphonso
trees tolerate the abundant rain and high humidity of South Florida very well
ripens late June to July.
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/alphonso-mango.shtml

Angie
originated in South Florida.
relatively small growth habit, rich and complex flavor, and good disease (TT)

Baileys Marvel
Best cold tolerance.
t has the same flavor with the Haden, with less fiber.
fruit are bigger and less prone to fungus problems.
(TT)

Valencia Pride
ripens July to August. vigorous large grower
developed in South Florida
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/valencia-pride-mango.shtml

Glenn
consistent production, and effortless to grow.
Trees are typically fifteen feet
ripens June to July
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/glenn-mango.shtml

Relatively cold hardy variety. (TT)

choc-anon
ripens from November-January
and sometimes July as well.
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/choc-anon-mango.shtml

golden-nugget
extremely prolific,
large vigorous grower .
ripens late July to August.
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/golden-nugget-mango.shtml

Pickering
"condo mango" ripens in June.
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/pickering-mango.shtml

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Comments (4)

warrior25
11 years ago
I planted 14 mango trees over the past 12 years and the Glenn is by far the best grower and everyone's favorite. I planted it 12 years ago and last year I harvested over 150 mangoes from it. They normally come ready at the end of May thru June. I planted a Fairchild 5 years ago and it produces an excellent tasting mango. I have a Pickering and it has a very unique taste...mango flavor with a hint of coconut. Really good however it seems to be a slow grower.
Well that's my suggestions. By the way I planted a choc-onon 6 years ago the first year I had excellent tasting mangos at Christmas however I have only gotten a hand full of mangoes since then...
Good luck.
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Seoj
11 years ago
Hi Greenman,

My Choc Anon is moderately susceptible to Anthracnose. Consequently I must watch my ripening picked fruit carefully and eat it before the Anthracnose skin spots grow into the flesh. Unfortunately, sometimes that is before the fruit is fully ripe.

My advice is grow a Choc Anon if you want winter mangos (I just ate one this evening.) However, you may want to apply a fungicide (I use copper) from the start of pinnacle formation until the fruit is set. Also, you will want to keep the ants off. They will cultivate and defend scale insects for the sweet honeydew they exude. Tanglefoot is non-toxic and effective.

Enjoy.
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emmylovesmango
11 years ago
I get so stoked when I get a new mango tree. Ohhh and coming home from work to see the box on your doorstep.. like Christmas. It's hard to decide, so, get them all! Pickering is the only one I have from your list. I haven't had it long so I can't comment about the flavor because I haven't seen fruit from it yet, but one of the reasons I bought it was for the reputation of its flavor. I can say, that it's the healthiest & hardiest of all my mango trees so far and it was the fastest to recover from shipping and transplant shock.

To be honest, it wasn't really fazed by shipping (4 days in transit) and transplant. Never lost a leaf and started flushing new growth almost right away. Whatever you decide, post pics of your new babies!
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myamberdog
11 years ago
Greenman - i would go with Alphonso, Valencia Pride and LEMON ZEST (my most incredible tasting mango)...my Golden Nugget tasted chalky to me last year, but it was it's first crop....

go luck....MADee
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