Mango Trees

[Palms1984]

Here's some photos of the many mango trees growing in San Diego, CA. I took most of the photo over the last couple of days...as the trees are flushing with growth. In one neighborhood south-east of downtown San Diego, almost every yard has a mango tree or two. (This pic was taken in this neighborhood) The next photo was taken in the same yard.

Photo taken July 28, 2011.

[Palms1984]

This mango tree was in the same yard as the previous posting.

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Another mango tree in the same neighborhood.

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Another tree in the same neighborhood.

[paulgila]

wow,those are HUGE.

i mean the pix.

seriously,i have never come across any mango trees that big in SD. mine just flowered for

the 1st time & is setting fruit,but its still kind of a gangly-looking tree.

these look fantastic.

[Palms1984]

The same neighborhood.

[Palms1984]

This is in the same neighborhood...this tree is taller than the 2 story apartment building. Some of the mango trees in this neighborhood are close to 30ft/10m tall.

[Palms1984]

This tree which is in the same neighborhood is getting close to the second story of this apartment building. Photo taken July 28, 2011.

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Another in the same neighborhood. This tree had mangoes and was flowering again. Photo taken July 28, 2011.

[Palms1984]

The mango tree on the left and an avocado tree on the right. Photo taken July 28, 2011.

[Palms1984]

There's several mango trees around my neighborhood (College District), also. This photo was take a few blocks from my house. Photo taken July 21, 2011.

[Palms1984]

  On 7/29/2011 at 4:08 AM, pohonkelapa said:

wow,those are HUGE.

i mean the pix.

seriously,i have never come across any mango trees that big in SD. mine just flowered for

the 1st time & is setting fruit,but its still kind of a gangly-looking tree.

these look fantastic.

Thanks! I live in the College District close to Rolando....and you'd be surprised how many mango trees are in these neighborhoods.

Some of the largest trees I've seen were grown in the neighborhood where I took many of the photos above. There's one in Point Loma which is more than 30ft/10m tall.

Here's a photo of a mango tree loaded with fruit...it's located close to Mission Bay. The photo was taken August 26, 2010.

[dalmatiansoap]

Nice sight! Love the blush.

[MattyB]

yeah baby!!!!!!!! I love it! Whenever we work down in Sherman Heights, Barrio Logan, National City, etc., I always see some cool old stuff like that. Thanks for the pics man!

[Palms1984]

  On 7/29/2011 at 3:39 PM, MattyB said:

yeah baby!!!!!!!! I love it! Whenever we work down in Sherman Heights, Barrio Logan, National City, etc., I always see some cool old stuff like that. Thanks for the pics man!

Many of these pics were taken around Sherman Heights and the neighborhood south of there (not sure of the district name). There were so many mango trees in this area...I thought I was back in Kalihi Valley, Honolulu, HI (where I'm from originally). Many of the really nice mango trees were in people's back yards (where I couldn't take photos).

[Walter John]

So, are mangoe trees rare there or somethin' ?

[paulgila]

it seems not as much as i thought,wal!

you definitely dont see "local" mangos for sale in the grocery stroe,they are brought up from mexico.

[Palms1984]

  On 7/30/2011 at 1:16 AM, pohonkelapa said:

it seems not as much as i thought,wal!

you definitely dont see "local" mangos for sale in the grocery stroe,they are brought up from mexico.

Have you ever hear of the the Coachella Valley Keitt mango season? There's huge acreage of commercial mangoes growing out there. They're the best California mangoes you will ever taste. The season is at the end of the Mexican mango season, because the California mangoes are more expensive. They start coming in the markets (Henry's, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's) around the end of August.

[bubba]

Several years back, I was suprised to encounter these very large Mangoes growing near Carmel By The Sea, Ca.:

It seemed like a dream.I was headed to Cypress Point.Heaven.

[Kumar]

I'm also surprised that mango trees are uncommon in a area where plaintain is growing well.

[Palms1984]

  On 7/30/2011 at 12:24 PM, bubba said:

Several years back, I was suprised to encounter these very large Mangoes growing near Carmel By The Sea, Ca.:

It seemed like a dream.I was headed to Cypress Point.Heaven.

Are you sure these mango trees are growing at Carmel By The Sea, CA? Exactly where are these trees located?

I've been to Carmel By The Sea many times...I know the climate is very mild and many tropical plants thrive...however, it doesn't get a lot of heat.

Edited July 30, 2011 by Palms1984

[bubba]

Palms, I have found that my attempts at humor on the internet fail worse than plane crashes! Carmel By the Sea may not even have mangoes but it is one of my favorite spots on the orb, bar none.

[Palms1984]

  On 7/31/2011 at 12:25 PM, bubba said:

Palms, I have found that my attempts at humor on the internet fail worse than plane crashes! Carmel By the Sea may not even have mangoes but it is one of my favorite spots on the orb, bar none.

Bubba,

That's funny! I think the Ixoras below the mango trees and the Sabal against the building gave it away.

Yes, Carmel by the Sea is a very beautiful and special place.

[Palms1984]

I'm adding a few more San Diego mango trees. Photos taken on August 8, 2011.

[Palms1984]

Here's another.

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And the last one. This tree has a very fat trunk.

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Edited September 25, 2011 by Palms1984

[Jubaea]

Thanks for all the pictures. I only wish I could grow some to more than a shurb.

[Palms1984]

  On 9/25/2011 at 3:09 AM, Jubaea said:

Thanks for all the pictures. I only wish I could grow some to more than a shurb.

You're welcome! Where in California do you live?

[Jubaea]

I planted a Manila mango in july of 2002 in Santa Barbara. The first several years we draped a blanket over it on the coldest of nights. I think it was in the third year or fouth year that it set and matured its first fruit. We heated it in January of 07 since it got below 25 for 3 nights in a row and below freezing at night for over a week. I got maybe 10 fruit to mature on it from 2002 to 2010 when I removed it. It had not fruited in 2 years and would put 1-2 flushes of growth in the summer only to lose 1-2 in the winter. Small fruit would form and abort without an embryoinside. There was not enough heat for it to grow well in the summer and too much cold frosty weather in the winter for it to not suffer. Currently I have one I am trying to grow one from seed in Central Valley of Northern CA. It is from a California grown mango and germinated but has since stalled out before finishing its first flush with all the cool rainy weather we have been having.

  On 10/10/2011 at 9:57 PM, Palms1984 said:

  On 9/25/2011 at 3:09 AM, Jubaea said:

Thanks for all the pictures. I only wish I could grow some to more than a shurb.

You're welcome! Where in California do you live?

[Palms1984]

Just though I add some new San Diego mango pics I took over the last couple of weeks. Some of the mango trees are loaded with large fruit now.

[Palms1984]

This little mango tree in Rolando has grown 4 ft in the last year.

[Palms1984]

This tree was recently cut back. It used to be much fuller. It is loaded with small mangoes. Photo taken July 17, 2012.

[Palms1984]

This large tree in the Rolando District of San Diego is full of very large mangoes. Photo taken August 1, 2012.

[JakeK]

Nice! For some reason I wasn't expecting mango trees to grow well outside the true tropics. I'm assuming they do well around L.A. too?

[DoomsDave]

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:12 PM, JakeK said:

Nice! For some reason I wasn't expecting mango trees to grow well outside the true tropics. I'm assuming they do well around L.A. too?

Yes, they do.

They also grow in La Habra, including one at a motel right on Whittier Boulevard . . . .

Most of the Mexican neighborhoods are full of avocados, papayas, bananas and mangoes if they're reasonably frost-free.

[Palms1984]

  On 9/24/2012 at 8:12 PM, JakeK said:

Nice! For some reason I wasn't expecting mango trees to grow well outside the true tropics. I'm assuming they do well around L.A. too?

Yes, you're correct. Like DoomDave said there's many in Mexican and Asian neighborhoods. I've seen many papayas, beautiful, large bunches of bananas, Lychee, Tamarind, Longan, Wax Jambu (Syzygium samarangense) and even some Jack fruit trees close to my neighborhood here by San Diego State University.

[JasonD]

Bought my first California-grown mango this week.

[Palms1984]

  On 10/2/2012 at 5:51 AM, JasonD said:

Bought my first California-grown mango this week.

There's been many California-grown mangoes in our San Diego stores for several weeks. From what I've been told by a produce manager, these smaller mangoes are grown in San Diego County, somewhere. Typically, the larger Keitt mangoes are grown in the Coachella Valley. The San Diego County mangoes are very sweet and super juicy! The ones from the Coachella Valley are of very high quality, also.

Edited October 2, 2012 by Palms1984