Truly Tropical Mango Varieties- ‘Pickering’

‘Pickering’ mango is likely a seedling of ‘Carrie’ from Lawrence Zill’s mango grove. The variety was selected by Walter Zill and he named for a mango enthusiast, Wayne Pickering. This semi-dwarf tree is popular for its productivity and the flavor of its fruit.

Special appearance by Walter Zill!

In this video, find out more information on the origin of ‘Pickering’, the tree and its fruit.

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[nothingincommon]

Has a hint of coconut flavor in my opinion. Delicious!

[FelipeRubio]

Just recently got my Pickering mango tree definitely looking forward to when it starts fruiting in a couple years.

[OffshoreBluewater]

My first mango tree. I started growing it in Miami then after a few years transplanted it to Orlando. It's doing wonderful and produces a good crop year after year. Very compact bushy grower. Does not require much fertilizer to do well. Highly recommend.

[agriperma]

Pickering is usually the variety I recommend to friends and family that are looking for a Mango tree for the first time. not everyone is patient, and Pickering delivers fast, it is easy to keep small, so great for limited spaces. and the flavor profile, is one that most people like, your basic mango flavor, with maybe a hint of coconut.

I was surprised to see in this video that Pickering has a poly embryonic seed, I never bothered to check my fruit for that. that's good news for people that enjoy planting seeds and watching them grow like that.

[orlandogardener]

I have one and going to purchase another ! Good Good Good

[MsFishingdog]

another great mango video. thank you for making this video.

[HaibTshajHaib]

I have one too. Can't wait for it to give me some delicious fruits.

[johannesvanhoek]

Oh my goodness, am I seeing what I think I’m seeing, Chris with no hat on, a T-shirt and shorts, I must be seeing things, LOL
PS. Thank you for the video I very much enjoyed Pickering Mango also 😊

[ИгорьГоршенин-яд]

Truly Tropical
.Good afternoon ! I always enjoy watching your videos with such pleasure Tell me If I plant a stone from a Pickering mango Will the tree retain maternal characteristics ? Or the fruits will later be different both in taste and in shape and color. I will really look forward to hearing from you

[deborahmeijer]

Would this be a tree i could try here in Holland??
Given i would protect it from hard frost.
Or would there be other variety's you would recomend?


I've been growing 3 here just from store bocht fruit but concidering they can't grow too big given they would need to stay in our house for the winter's so chances are they would never bare fruit (i think).
But i would love for one to stay in the garden and grow in the full soil.
I still could not let it grow to full size given i need to cover it in the winter and the bigger the tree the harder it would get 😅

Before you think i'm nuts for trying😅
Don't think it its a given fact 😅
I'm trying leechee's and citrus too 😇
And if i can get my hands on other seeds or tree's they too will be subjected to my grazyness 😅🤣

Perhaps in the future i will get my huge greenhouse for all the tree's i have grown 😇

[Savingusnow]

These are great videos. VERY interesting. I hope you are right about PIckering being polyembryonic, because I have a two year old seedling I am hoping will be true to type.

[miabhlub]

My tree is not blooming this season. Hopefully it will later. 😔

[originaldanman]

Hello, thank you for your videos, I've been enjoying them. I currently have a Keitt, Irwin, Zil, and Pickering, and have just recently managed to get a Fascell graft to take that I got from a friends tree. I have not been able to find hardly anyone who has even heard of the Fascell, have you? So far it's my favorite mango, though the Zil (which was my dad's favorite) is hard to beat.

[MrJapethJarreau]

these are the most informative and well done mango profiles videos I have seen. have you heard of the Mahachanook or the new Zills releases for 2017 named Pheonix?

[publiuszero]

Love watching your videos. Can I request a video on Sweet Tart?

[yulwalton]

Around 8:12, what are those spots on the leaves?

[meethu]

Hi can you please confirm whether the seed is poly or monoembryonic?

[jeff]

Ha ! Waited for this one as well :) My Pickering tree is nearly 2 full yrs old and I left some fruit on it this yr...it wanted to fruit like crazy, but I removed the vast majority down to only 4--one is ripening on the counter right now. Not sure how the young tree will taste just yet, but glad to see you also show some variation in the coloring--it otherwise has all the traits of an attractive Pickering dwarf...we also need Dr. Pickering on this one ! Interestingly, my Pickering is planted right next to my Carrie...what was that variety though in between the Carrie & the originator Julie mango he mentioned ? Just want to make sure I heard that correctly... Great video--as usual ! (btw, what is that plant growing out of the top of your head ?? :) :) )

[donovanvasta]

I've got one growing here in California. The tree is entering it's second year.

[jeff]

Quick Question: Don't think I have found this to be completely true yet, but I know many who suggest not to completely prune a mango tree each yr, as much of the fruiting may be compromised that yr...do you find this to be true ?? I hope (may need to) to keep many of my current 7 mango variety trees smaller, though many are said to be dwarf or semi-dwarf...