Hello ashleysf, there are a few online sources that you can order Alphonso mangoes. PineIsland Nursery carries Alphonso and I believe Jenes Tropicals may have Alphonso as well. I do not know of any sources of the other two you mentioned. I would recommend you do a search for your local chapter of the Rare Fruit Growers Association to find Scionwood. The Kesar Mangoes are great!

Ashley:

I have an Alphonso tree and could send you scion wood once the blooming cycle is over. However, I would agree Mango Kush's comments about trying to grow it in a container.

Harry

Thanks Simon, mango_kush and Harry for your responses.
I was not aware that Alphonso had a vigorous growth habit. And if you pros have trouble getting good crops from it in your fantastic weather, I do not stand much of a chance. I will stick with Mallika, then. In my area, there are a few frosts every year (goes down to 27 degrees at times) and I need to provide protection or grow in pots. I saw some good feedback on this forum for Top T and Nipa Hut and might go with either one of them.

This week I purchased the Thomson (it is supposed to be a seedling of Manila) mango tree at a local nursery and they said that some local people have had success growing it without protection in ground. Apparently there is a cultivar of Indian mango called EdgeCliff (named after the property where it was first grown in California) and they are suitable and hardy to grow. I am on the lookout for those, but do not know what Indian type they resemble.
I am so excited to start afresh growing my favorite tropical fruit again (I had stopped after a frost killed my Lychee tree a few years ago).

Your pictures and posts keep inspiring me all the time!

Correction: the Indian type mango suitable for California is actually "Edgehill" and not "EdgeCliff". It is from Paul Thomson's property and it is said that he obtained it from India.

this winter we hit freezing temps and our mango trees survived.

neelum is supposed to be cold hardy.

Alampur Baneshan is another condo mango from North India, so i assume its cold hardy.
im growing one but no fruit to comment on its flavor yet, its supposed to have a strong flavor.

Ashley
Where did u see the edward. Thatd what i want. I am trying to grow mangoes in marin. I had my glenn out unprotected all winter.

tammy, your blog is another inspiration to me!
give Summerwinds nursery a call and check availability. They had a couple of Edward mango trees in their SJ location almost 10 days ago.

mango_kush, since Neelum is a parent of Mallika, I will skip that one in lieu of Mallika (though, I had a Neelum tree in my backyard when I grew up in India!). But, Alampur Baneshan is something i need to research further and seems like a good mango from what little I have read of it. Thanks again for the help!

ashley i agree with your decision. Neelum is an old important cultivar like Haden, in that there are many varieties it is a parent of.

another interesting Indian variety you can google is Imam Pasand. i couldnt find one but Harry was able to get some wood to graft.

Hi All,

I live in southern California.
I have a four foot alphonso-kesar mango tree.
I already had one alphonso-kesar tree and it slowly drien from top trunk to the graft and died. Similar problem is happening with my second tree. i've had it for 2 years now.
Can anyone help save my tree. I tried spraying it with captan. Should I try copper spray or anything else ? Should i build a green house for it ?
Any help regarding this is really appreciated.

MALLIKA IS INDIAN MANGO FUSION OF NEELUM AND DUSHEHRI IS VERY LARGE MANGO DELICIOUS.PLANT IS DESEASE RESISTANT. I HAVE TWO PLANTS. THEY BOTH FRUIT.

S.PARMAR,FL