Mango/Chico Sapote

[Kelena]

I am at sea level + 40 feet or so and have a 7 year old mango.It is beautiful and quite large but has never flowered or fruited. I did not plant the mango. It was a little twig when I bought the house. I am kind of wondering whether it would have been better to put in a nice avocado tree, or some other fruiting tree that does well on the Eastside. The mango risks getting enormous and I only have 1/2 acre. On the other hand, the orchids I throw in it absolutely love it there. So, my mango is just a very large perch for orchids. Others may have a different experience. Have a friend about a mile back from the ocean. Her mango is older and does produce fruit. It is not prolific, though and, I'm told, takes a year off now and then. It's temperamental. I know there are acres of giant mangoes down by Wa'a Wa'a and they seem to drop fruit. So maybe you just have to wait until your mango is 80 feet tall.

There was also a "Mango" on Saturday Night Live. Miss her! This exhausts my knowledge of mangoes. I just go to the farmer's market for them. I'm tired of babying these things.