Mangoes
(Mangifera indica)
Brook's Late
Brook's Late is sweet, has a great aroma and fiberless texture. Large fruit with green/yellow skin color, can be eaten green or ripe. One of the latest ripening varieties, perfect to grow for extended harvest through the end of summer. Tree is medium sized and can be pruned to keep around 10 feet tall. This variety is fruiting in the rainy areas in Hawaii. It does best below 1000 feet elevation.
Carabao
Carabao mangoes are one of the most popular and widely cultivated mangoes in the Philippines. It has an exotic taste and was listed as the sweetest fruit by the Guinness Book of World Records. This mango is about 5 inches in length and 3.25 inches in diameter. When ripe, this fruit is bright yellow inside and out, and the flesh is extremely sweet yet not mushy at all.
Chandrakaran
We are grafting this variety and it will be posted when it's available.
Excel
Excel mangoes are known for their high quality, low fiber, and thin seed. Fruits average about a pound, and trees bear fruit regularly in the summer months. Trees grow upright, so regular pruning is needed. They are best planted in dry areas.
Fairchild
Fairchild mangoes have a smooth, fiberless texture and an aromatic quality. Fruits are 6 to 8 ounces and ripen in June to July. Trees are compact, making them ideal for small spaces. Known to fruit well in the areas of the Big Island below 1000 feet.
Florigon
The Florigon mango is a fiberless mango variety from south Florida. This mango is fruiting in Hilo and HPP abundantly. It is one of the easiest mangoes to grow. This mango variety produces exceptionally flavored yellow skinned fruit. The flesh is firm with a deep yellow color and mild flavor. The Florigon mango is one of the earliest mango varieties to fruit, and the tree showcases excellent disease resistance.
Ice Cream
Ice Cream Mangoes are small and flattened, weighing 8 ounces, with a greenish-yellow color when ready to eat. The fiberless, soft, melting, juicy golden orange flesh tastes like a mango sorbet. Each fruit bears a strong, sugar-sweet aroma. It is a semi-dwarf mango cultivar that can be maintained below 10 feet in height. Fruiting season is in the summer.
Imam pasend
We are grafting this variety and it will be posted when it's available.
Iwalani
Iwalani mangoes grow well in a wet climate. The name refers to Iwalani Street where the original tree currently grows in a small backyard in Hilo. These grafted trees were cloned from this tree. It is the only mango in the neighborhood that produces an abundance of fruits regularly. This fruit is a classic sweet, juicy, and fiberless mango. Fruits can weigh up to 24 ounces. Summer variety. Sometimes it fruits twice a year.
Keitt
Keitt mangoes are large-sized mangoes ranging from 2 to 4 pounds, with golden-orange flesh, a very thin seed, and the skin is green with a blush of red when ripe. The flesh is very sweet, low fiber, creamy, and has a honey-sweet flavor with a hint of lemon. The fruit has a long shelf life after picking. The fruiting season is from August to October.
Kent
Kent mangoes have a large oval-shaped fruit ranging in size from 1 to 2 pounds. They have an excellent flavor and very little fiber. The fruit's skin is dark green in color, often with a dark red blush. The fruiting season is from August to October. Best planted in dry areas only.
Kuhio
The Kuhio mango grows well in wet climates. The name refers to Kuhio Street where the original tree currently grows near the Port of Hilo. These grafted trees were cloned from this tree. Locals tasted this fruit and recommended to us to clone it. This fruit is a classic sweet, juicy, and fiberless mango. Fruits weigh about 16 to 24 ounces. Sometimes fruits twice a year.
Manila / Pico
The Manila mango, also known as the Pico Mango, is the second most popular and widely cultivated mango in the Philippines. It has an exotic taste with a floral note and has no fiber at all. This mango is about 3-4 inches in length. When ripe, the skin of this fruit is amber in color, and the flesh is extremely sweet, rich orange in color, soft, and not mushy at all. The tree is a prolific fruiter and ripens from May to July, but can also produce two crops in a year.
Nam Doc Mai
The Nam Doc Mai mango is a prized variety known for its sweet, juicy, and fiberless flesh as well as its fragrant aroma and silky texture. It has a slender, elongated shape with smooth, canary yellow skin. The Nam Doc Mai mango is often enjoyed fresh, in desserts, or as part of savory dishes, making it a versatile choice for mango lovers. Fruits typically weigh 16 to 20 ounces. The tree is medium-sized, ripens from June to July, and is anthracnose resistant. It can be grown in both wet and dry climates.
Rapoza
The Rapoza mango tree is a Hawaii selection that is an abundant producer of large, delicious, excellent quality fruits with thin seeds and fiberless textures. The flesh of the fruit has a deep orange color and an amazing sweet Indian spice aroma and flavor. The fruiting season is from mid-July to October. This compact tree can grow well in both wet and dry climates.
Rare Species of
Mangoes
Kasturi (Mangifera kasturi)
The Kasturi mango is a species well suited to grow in the wetter climates in Hawaii below 2000 feet elevation. From the outside, Kasturi mangoes look more like large plums than mangoes. The fruit starts out green and turns a deep purple when ripe. Beneath the skin, the sweetly aromatic flesh of the Kasturi mango is a dark orange. There are small fibers near the seed, but otherwise the flesh is not stringy. The Kasturi mango has a distinct, excellent flavor that is more intense than other species of mangoes. This mango is very juicy. For us, it is the most flavorful mango.
Kuini (Mangifera odorata)
The Kuini mango is a species well suited to grow in the wetter climates in Hawaii below 1200 feet elevation. It is sometimes referred to as the "Durian mango" because of its strong resinous smell when ripe. The tree's maroon flowers are scented with a sweet smell. The tree can flower throughout the year but the fruit is usually the most abundant in the winter season. The Kuini mango is sweet and juicy when ripe, and has some fibers near the seed. Some people prefer to eat this mango when still unripe and crunchy. Both the fruits and the tree are anthracnose resistant.
Lalijiwa (Mangifera lalijiwa)
The Lalijiwa mango is a species well suited to grow in the wetter climates in Hawaii below 1000 feet elevation. This mango tree is native to Java, Indonesia and produces oval green fruit that is medium to large in size. When ripe, the flesh is fiberless, juicy, and sweet. Some people prefer to eat this mango when still unripe and crunchy. This mango is moderately anthracnose resistant.
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Rubropetala (Mangifera rubropetala)
The Rubropetala mango is a species well suited to grow in the wetter climates in Hawaii below 1200 feet elevation. The thin skin ranges in color from greenish-yellow to yellow-orange, and the flavor is classic mango, very delicious, with low fiber content. This rare mango tree is not found in the wild, but is being cultivated in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia. This small to medium-sized tree usually grows to a height of about 10 to 15 feet when mature.