Tropical Fruits in Southern California (Sapodillas, Sugar Apples or custard apples, StarFruit, Mangoes, Lychees and more)

[SoCalBackyard]

Quick update on Mangoes in Southern California. I posted the following on another thread but thought to cross post the quote here given this thread is about tropical fruits in SoCal

Note that this is advice from local members who have apparently grown a lot of mangoes. It is NOT stuff I’ve tested.

@SoCalBackyard

Some folks from the local CRFG here have recommended the following mango varieties.
Lemon Zest
Sweet Tart
Peach Cobbler
Venus
Guava
M-4
Sugar Loaf
Pickering - slow growing but delicious
Crème Brûlée
Orange Sherbet
Honey Kiss

I managed to get a Lemon Zest and an Orange Sherbet grafted onto Manilla by some CRFG members. Still in pots but leafing out and I’ll be getting them into the ground soon.