I should just get them all! I have read some bad stuff about Julie and ice cream but havent heard much about the others

Subtropix- what are the reasons for waning a vigorous grower vs slower grower?

I have not tasted all those varieties, but have tasted Glen....the most delicious mango I've ever had...sweet, juicy and almost fiberless. Subtropix, how big is you tree and have you gotten fruit? I tried to grow mangoes a few years ago and was unsuccessful here in MD.

No, Laura, so far no fruit. Still a little guy (two feet--I'll get back to that), I know Glen is a bigger tree (compared to Cogshall) but they also do reasonable well in containers (learned this from a Florida grower). I guess the reason for liking a faster grower is wanting a bigger plant without the wait..., but where space is the limiting factor, cogshall is definitely the superior choice! Fruit is also attractive.

I knew a guy who was also crazy into plants, having converted his garage into a subtropical garden/party room. He was growing Ponderosa lemons, guavas, avocados, etc. inside and outside there were luxuriant kiwi vines (warning..., they grow and cover everything like kudzu in the South..., only the leaves are large and fuzzy). It was a source of inspiration. Well, I see a potted mango plant (must have been maybe only 18" inches tall). I said, "nice mango". He said it was NOT a mango! So, I take a sniff of a leaf, and definitely state..., MANGO! He was stubborn. Well, fast forward a year later, and he tells me that I was right after all about my identification. Why? This little guy actually FRUITED! Moral: They don't need to be massive until they fruit in containers.

My cogshell, Julie and fruitpunch are in pots and do well but the squirrels never leave any fruit for me. They come inside for winter and all bloom each season I put them back outside in April.

They bloom around May the small ones when I take them out.