Yeah, I mean you’ll always be missing something no matter when you go, but early/mid summer is best for many reasons, not least of which is mangos. I’d put cocoplums very low on the list of priorities, but they are at the same time as many better things.
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Well I’d rather encounter things I can’t access, mango season is great and I love mangos. However they are readily available, and I can order from frank, but I can’t routinely order some more harder to find fruits. But yeah I will overlap with mango season haha it just won’t be my main focus I think.
Mangos tree ripened are far better than anything you can order, that includes from Frank. But also lychees and other things are in early summer, definitely a good time to visit.
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I second this. Not only is it backyard mango season (and the first cocoplums start to ripen) but its also sapodilla and lychee and longan season. I keep finding longan seeds in the yard from birds picking at the neighbors tree here. Alot of other tropicals are everbearing or have multiple harvests and theres alot of early/mid summer ones. Not sure if tamarinds are everbearing, but the one in the yard here is full of fruit and loaded with new flowers.
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I thought mangos like avocados don’t actually ripen on the tree. When I was in PR the mango tree at the Airbnb was loaded with what looked to be ready to harvest mangos and none even counter ripened to edible status during our stay.
Some soaked and some dried seeds. We have a grant for giving away native trees for work, and this is our most used tree. Consistently start from seeds and transplant decently well. And the boss has two giant trees that drop hundreds of seeds a year.
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That’s not really true for most mangoes, but some people prefer the tartness and firmness you get when you counter ripen them, since sometimes they get soft and sickly sweet when tree ripened. I prefer mangoes that drop/fall easily. I would generally not pick a mango that doesn’t already have a strong perfume, a little give when squeezed, and comes free easily when tugged. I’ve eaten so many mangoes right from the tree or picked up as drops, and my personal opinion is those are better than ones picked “mature” and counter ripened.
Also: Even though they can be counter ripened earlier, most avocado varieties drop when they are ripe or almost ripe, especially the Mexican and WI varieties. Hass was such a commercial success in part because of the unusually good “tree storage” (i.e., long hang time from maturity to dropping). Some other Guatemalan types and hybrids have that same quality. But for most Mexican types, you’re best waiting until they drop when the branch is lightly shaken, and they are likely ripe or nearly so at that point. You can definitely still pick them earlier to counter ripen, though.
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