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| Mimosa nursery had 'Elephant mango' trees (various sizes), anyone ever heard of this variety of mango?
-Ethan |
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| Sounds like this variey. Xoai Tuong, one of the green eating varieties... http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/5332.html I've also heard of a mango species that goes by the name of Elephant. It's suppose to be a wild species producing huge gigantic fruits. Very sour and large when unripe. But very poor flavor/unedible when ripe. But in this case, I think the nursery is probably carrying the Xoai Tuong, Vietnamese cultivar. |
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- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Wed, May 5, 10 at 9:12
| the description says the fruit can get 800 grams, which is 1.7 lbs. ive seen Lancetillas that were way over 2 pounds. |
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- Posted by red_sea_me CA9 (My Page) on Wed, May 5, 10 at 11:57
| thanks guys for the info, they had a bunch of different sizes but I had never heard of the cultivar so I passed. -Ethan |
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- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Sat, May 8, 10 at 11:32
| there are so many unique asian varieties of mango that i think would all grow easily here.
Common Name: Golden Queen Mango Description: image and description are from the link below |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.rarefruitnursery.com/products.php
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- Posted by tropicdude (My Page) on Tue, May 11, 10 at 19:50
| There is a variety of mango, thats called "Caco de hombre" locally, which means "mans head" in English. Way way back in the 70s, my Uncle brought a couple to his house, one weighed in at 13Lbs !! the other one was around 7lbs. it was a bit more ripe and we tried it, didn't have much flavor as I recall. A local mango expert told me they can still be found in only one location, I will try and get a picture of these monsters. maybe a plant also, just to propagate another to keep that variety alive, I feel they are almost extinct. anyway, this variety was only slightly yellow, and was round, the big one was about the size of a basketball. I filmed him last year, giving a tour of an experimental Mango farm. I have posted the link. By the way the whole video is in Spanish. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cultivo de mango
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- Posted by mango_kush 10b Hollywood, FL (My Page) on Tue, May 11, 10 at 20:54
| i have an old trini neighbor who tells me about a huge mango from their island dubbed "bellyful" |
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| 'Elephant Tusk' maybe??! http://www.flickr.com/photos/camillenoir/4488575867/ |
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